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.
About 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.
Platforms
Mac Oculus Rift PC PS4 PS5 PSVR PSVR2 Steam VR XONE Series X|S Nintendo Switch 2Genres
Adventure Arcade Indie Shooter SimulatorThemes
Action Open world Sandbox Science fiction Survival
Languages: Spanish (Spain) and 15 more
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Media
Critic Reviews
Gamersky
By 细拉After seven years of updates, No Man's Sky has become a more vibrant and diverse universe. Most of the game's original promises have been fulfilled, and the developers are working hard to make it even better.
Push Square
By Stephen TailbyOn 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.
GamingTrend
By Ron BurkeNo 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.
PlayStation Universe
By Neil BoltNo 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.
GAMES.CH
By Sönke SiemensIf you currently only have one Switch, prefer to play solo and wanted to try out the title anyway, you will undoubtedly be thrilled what Hello Games delivers here. But also all Switch owners with a penchant for space exploration should quickly take "No Man's Sky" to their hearts.
