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Developer: Hello Games
Genres: Survival, Adventure
No Man's Sky Critic Reviews
View All (136 total)Hello Games' lush galactic odyssey is a unique work of engineering art - and an engrossing, if flawed, game.
No Man’s Sky has sci-fi spectacle of strange new worlds on its side, but not much else. Its gameplay is underdeveloped and repetitive, and in my dozens of hours played it’s introduced very few new ideas to mix up its crafting, upgrades, combat, or universe. The promise of limitless exploration ended up working against it when I lost faith that it had any more meaningful things to show me no matter how far I traveled. This ambitious game reached for the stars, but its reach exceeded its grasp by light years.
Relaxing exploration and some lovely scenery coupled with repetitive systems, frustrating menus, and a lack of real discovery.
A stunning technical achievement and a mesmerisingly addictive one, even after you realise how simplistic and repetitive it really is.
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Mass Effect's Normandy Spaceship Arrives In No Man's Sky For A Limited Time
While millions were celebrating the launch of Mass Effect: Legendary Edition, the No Man's Sky was hard at work on implementing an easter egg in the game for fans to find. The first reveal has now arrived, and more fans can get in on the limited-time quest right now.
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The First Major No Man's Sky Update of 2021 Brings Pets to Space
The first major update of 2021 for the oft-updated space-faring sim No Man's Sky is available now and brings pets to the game for all players.
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No Man's Sky: Next Generation Brings 32-Player Multiplayer and a Free Upgrade to Xbox Series X|S, PS5, and PC
No Man's Sky is getting another major update, but this time it's exclusive to next-gen platforms such as Xbox Series X|S, PS5, and PC.
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No Man's Sky's Next Big Update Releases Next Week
No Man's Sky's next big update, entitled Origins, is set to release sometime next week
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