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No Man's Sky
No Man's Sky is an action-adventure survival game set in a procedurally generated universe containing over 18 quintillion planets. Players explore star systems, gather resources, trade with alien species, and upgrade their equipment while following an overarching narrative involving a mysterious entity called the Atlas. The game is built around four pillars: exploration, survival, combat, and trading. Since its 2016 launch, it has received numerous free updates adding multiplayer, base building, fleet management, and virtual reality support.
- Released
- 9 August 2016
- Developer
- Hello Games
- Publisher
- 505 Games
- Engine
- Custom built engine
- Perspective
- First person · Third person · Virtual Reality
- Age rating
- PEGI 12 · ESRB T
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Metacritic
- 61/100
- Steam recommendations
- 310,975
- Platforms
- Xbox Series X|S · PlayStation VR2 · PlayStation 4 · Nintendo Switch 2 · PlayStation VR · PC (Microsoft Windows) · SteamVR · PlayStation 5 · Mac · Oculus Rift · Xbox One
- Genres
- Shooter · Simulator · Adventure · Indie · Arcade
- Estimated owners
- 5,000,000–10,000,000 (est.)
- 73
- Player rating
- 74
- Critic rating
- 660
- Ratings counted
- 85%
- Steam reviews
- 27
- Achievements
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Quick answers
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The story
A Traveller wakes on a remote planet with amnesia and must repair their crashed starship. Compelled by an unknown force to reach the centre of the galaxy, the Traveller encounters three alien species and discovers a space anomaly housing two beings, Nada and Polo, who speak of a strange entity at the galaxy's core. Along the way, the Traveller receives transmissions from another lost Traveller named Artemis, investigates their fate, and ultimately comes face to face with the Atlas, a cosmic being managing a simulated universe. The Traveller must choose whether to reset the simulation or reject the Atlas and continue exploring freely.
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How long to beat
- Main story
- 31 h
- Main + extras
- 77 h
- Completionist
- 98.6 h
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Key facts
Platforms
- Xbox Series X|S
- PlayStation VR2
- PlayStation 4
- Nintendo Switch 2
- PlayStation VR
- PC
- SteamVR
- PlayStation 5
- Mac
- Oculus Rift
- Xbox One
Game modes
- Single player
- Multiplayer
- Co-operative
Themes
- Action
- Science fiction
- Survival
- Sandbox
- Open world
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Trailer
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Screenshots
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Reviews and languages
85% of 413,209 Steam reviews are positive. Valve labels that “Very Positive”.
21 languages in the interface, 21 of them with full voice acting. English is supported, with full voice acting.
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Platform releases
- PlayStation 4
- 9 August 2016
- PC (Microsoft Windows)
- 12 August 2016
- Xbox One
- 24 July 2018
- Oculus Rift
- 14 August 2019
- PlayStation VR
- 14 August 2019
- SteamVR
- 14 August 2019
- Xbox Series X|S
- 10 November 2020
- PlayStation 5
- 12 November 2020
- PlayStation VR2
- 22 February 2023
- Mac
- 1 June 2023
- Nintendo Switch 2
- 5 June 2025
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Official pages
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