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…
No Man's Sky is an adventure developed by Hello Games, released 9 August 2016 on Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, PlayStation VR2 and Xbox Series X|S. The main story takes about 77 hrs to finish.
What No Man's Sky is
No Man's Sky is an adventure game developed by Hello Games and released in 2016. It was published by 505 Games. It is available on Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, PlayStation VR2, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PlayStation VR, Xbox One, Mac, Oculus Rift, PC (Microsoft Windows) and SteamVR. It runs on Custom built engine.
The premise, in the publisher's words
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.
How it plays
It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action, open world, sandbox and science fiction. It supports multiplayer for up to 32 players online, and includes co-op. Local play supports 1 players. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player. There are 27 achievements to unlock.
How it was received
No Man's Sky holds a critic score of 74 out of 100. That places it above 47% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2016 averaged 68, so it scored 6 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 73, across 674 votes.
How long it takes, and what that costs
The main story runs about 77 hrs.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for Intel Core i3, 8 GB RAM and Nvidia GTX 1060 3GB, AMD RX 470 4GB, Intel UHD graphics 630. An 8GB memory requirement is modest by current standards; most machines sold in the last five years clear it. Install size is roughly 15GB.
What it costs, and where
Storefront pricing varies enormously by country: Pakistan is the cheapest region we track at $19.99 (about $19.99), while United Kingdom pays £49.99 — 3.3 times more. In Pakistan it is priced at Rs 20 on Steam, which is about $19.99.
What it launched against
No Man's Sky launched on 9 August 2016, within three weeks of The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt - Complete Edition, Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Complete Edition and Abzu. All of them reviewed better. It was a PlayStation 5 launch-window title.
Released around the same time: The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt - Complete Edition, Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Complete Edition, Abzu.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for No Man's Sky yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
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Screenshots
All media
Dlc
No Man's Sky: Foundation
No Man's Sky: Pathfinder
No Man's Sky: Atlas Rises
No Man's Sky: Next
No Man's Sky: Abyss
No Man's Sky: Visions
No Man's Sky: Beyond
No Man's Sky: Synthesis
No Man's Sky: Living Ship
No Man's Sky: Exo Mech
No Man's Sky: Desolation
No Man's Sky: Origins
No Man's Sky: Next Generation
No Man's Sky: Companions
No Man's Sky: Prisms
No Man's Sky: Frontiers
No Man's Sky: Sentinel
No Man's Sky: Expeditions
No Man's Sky: Outlaws
No Man's Sky: Endurance
No Man's Sky: Waypoint
No Man's Sky: Fractal
No Man's Sky: Interceptor
No Man's Sky: Singularity
No Man's Sky: Echoes
No Man's Sky: Omega
No Man's Sky: Orbital
No Man's Sky: Worlds Part I
No Man's Sky: Aquarius
No Man's Sky: Starborn Phoenix Ship
No Man's Sky: Worlds Part II
No Man's Sky: Relics
No Man's Sky: Beacon
No Man's Sky: Voyagers
No Man's Sky: Remnant
No Man's Sky: Xeno Arena
No Man's Sky: The Swarm
No Man's Sky: Cosmos
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