No Man's Sky
Action
Science fiction
Survival
Sandbox
Open world
Shooter
Simulator
Adventure
Indie
Arcade
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.
9 Aug, 2016
20 Jun, 2026
About this game
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,...
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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 bein...
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Platforms:
PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2
Release Date:
9 Aug, 2016
Modes:
Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Themes:
Action, Science fiction, Survival, Sandbox, Open world
Genres:
Shooter, Simulator, Adventure, Indie, Arcade
Player Perspectives:
First person, Third person, Virtual Reality
IGDB Website:
IGDB Rating
3.6
User Rating
608
User Rating Count
72%
Rating %
Critics Rating
3.6
Critics Rating
646
Critics Rating Count
72%
Critics Rating %
Main Developers
Hello Games
Supporting Developers
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Publishers
505 Games
Hello Games
Sony Interactive Entertainment
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