No Man's Sky
Aug 9, 2016
- Shooter
- Simulator
- Adventure
- Indie
- Arcade
Platforms: Mac, Nintendo Switch 2, Oculus Rift, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, PlayStation VR, PlayStation VR2, SteamVR, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S
IGDB community rating 7.2IGDB638 votes
Overview
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.
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.
- Developed by
- Hello Games
- Published by
- 505 Games, Sony Interactive Entertainment, Hello Games
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Facts
- Game modes
- Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
- Player perspectives
- First person, Third person, Virtual Reality
- Themes
- Action, Science fiction, Survival, Sandbox, Open world
- Game engine
- Custom built engine
- Release dates
- PlayStation 4: Aug 9, 2016
- PC (Microsoft Windows): Aug 12, 2016
- Xbox One: Jul 24, 2018
- Oculus Rift: Aug 14, 2019
- PlayStation VR: Aug 14, 2019
- SteamVR: Aug 14, 2019
- Xbox Series X|S: Nov 10, 2020
- PlayStation 5: Nov 12, 2020
- PlayStation VR2: Feb 22, 2023
- Mac: Jun 1, 2023
- Nintendo Switch 2: Jun 5, 2025
