No Man's Sky Reviews

No Man's Sky is ranked in the 48th percentile of games scored on OpenCritic.
7.5 / 10.0
Aug 16, 2016

Hello Games' procedural dream is becoming a reality, but we'll probably need to wait months/years to see the process completed.

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9 / 10.0
Oct 11, 2022

No Man's Sky sits comfortably next to the best ports on the platform. Of course it doesn't sing quite as beautifully as the most high-powered console versions, but really, when you can planet hop in a decked out space ship while having a number two, who cares? Absolute wizardry.

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7.5 / 10.0
Aug 15, 2016

A great exploration game, but beyond the wow factor of infinite travel and discovering unique creatures and planets, there is little else to really do.

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Aug 11, 2016

One of the most anticipated games of the year, No Man's Sky is somewhat of a letdown. While it certainly puts its best foot forward with a beautiful audio and visual presentation, to put it bluntly, it's boring. Ambitious as the universe that's been created by Hello Games is, what lies within is a middling survival/crafting game.

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6 / 10
Aug 12, 2016

An ocean of stars, a thimble of possibilities.

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GamesBeat
Top Critic
80 / 100
Aug 13, 2016

It’s a call back to the sci-fi and adventuring stories that form the foundation of so many of today’s geeks. Roaming the galaxy as a lone explorer who has to rely on their wits to survive harsh planets nestled between light years of empty space is something I’ve played in my mind since I was a kid.

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Aug 15, 2016

No Man's Sky is a gorgeous game that gives players a satisfying sense of exploration, but the experience can be incredibly repetitive.

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5 / 10.0
Aug 10, 2016

I’ve seen so many planets, met so many aliens, and mined so much goddamn carbon and not once have I been surprised. Not once has the game thrown me a curveball. Every new location is just a different coloured home for the same old routine, and the procedural generation means that things feel far less diverse than they could be –- when randomized pools replace handcrafted designs, the lego bricks piecing everything together are far too obvious.

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8 / 10.0
Aug 16, 2016

Hello Games' massive to the point of being almost overwhelming universe provides just the right amount of (optional) guidance

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Unscored
Aug 24, 2017

With Atlas Rises, it's worth returning to No Man's Sky

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90 / 100
Mar 5, 2023

No Man's Sky returns home to Sony's newest platform, bringing with it more features, fun, and now virtual exploration than ever before. While a few bugs remain, No Man's Sky stands out among a very strong launch lineup for the PlayStation VR2.

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Aug 21, 2016

No Man's Sky is a game whose ambitious promises may have hurt it in the long run, but it's hard to deny the impressive framework and gameplay loop Hello Games created.

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80 / 100
Aug 15, 2016

No Man’s Sky is an unforgettable adventure, one plagued by lack of direction and lack of meat. It brings about one of the most incredible worlds ever seen in a video game, but it doesn’t always take advantage of that. Despite the issues, No Man’s Sky is a milestone in video game development.

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5 / 10
Aug 21, 2016
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Telegraph
Top Critic
Aug 15, 2016

No Man’s Sky is a fundamentally simple game; one that’s flawed, slow, and where the moment-to-moment activities are sometimes even... boring. But its intoxicatingly rare attitude towards pure discovery create a game that’s captivating unlike any other.

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Aug 12, 2016

Hello Games has created a gorgeously realised, constantly regenerating universe for players to get lost in, where the incredible journey trumps the destination

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7 / 10
Mar 10, 2023

On top of all that, there's good use of haptics in the controllers and the headset, and there are decent comfort settings. The default movement is teleportation and snap turning, but you can toggle smooth motion if preferred. While in some ways, the game's complexities make it potentially overwhelming to play in virtual reality, the end result is great once you get used to it. For a slight sacrifice in image quality, you're getting a deeply immersive experience which plays into that sci-fi fantasy more than ever.

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9 / 10.0
Feb 28, 2023

No Man's Sky's PSVR2 upgrade fills in a significant missing piece of its existence-spanning puzzle. Hello Games has managed to make this love letter to classic sci-fi even more poignant and romantic than ever before. An already impressive game has reached a new high in player immersion with a fantastic overhaul of its VR capabilities.

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Push Square
Stephen Tailby
Top Critic
7 / 10
Dec 7, 2020

No Man's Sky has made enormous leaps forward, and its arrival on PS5 is an opportune time to revisit this ambitious survival game. Whether you upgrade your existing game to the new version or grab it for the very first time, you'll be getting the best experience, with dozens of hours of content and a literal universe waiting to be explored. Some remaining gameplay issues mean it isn't perfect, but it has plenty to offer those who persevere.

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7 / 10.0
Aug 30, 2016

The moral of this story is: No man is an island—not even Sean Murray and his buggy mathematical superformula. No Man's Sky is an ironically small game, but it has a big, beating heart at its center, even when the procedural generation and the sometimes narrow-scoped world building tries to hide it.

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