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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
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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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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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