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No Man's Sky

Hello Games

2016•Shooter•PEGI 12•About 77 hours

Taste attributes: actionadventurescience fictionmonster/alien/supernaturalrobots/ai/spacevehiclesfastfresh & originalunsavouryimaginarysimplebig & variedemotionally undemandingall consuming questfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalsolving the riddle/not as it seemsunderdog triumphs

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Boxlist takeExpect an otherworldly, sweeping shooter, fast rather than slow-burning. Best if you like spectacle over intimacy.

Pace: very fast · Originality: fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: simple · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: undemandingHow we score

IGDB rating

73 / 100

677 ratings

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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, fleet management, and virtual reality support.

Summary: IGDB

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...

Characteristics

Where this game sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

ActionAdventureScience fictionMonster/alien/supernaturalRobots/ai/spaceVehiclesAll consuming questFighting evilHuman spirit/resilience/survivalSolving the riddle/not as it seemsUnderdog triumphs

Keywords

AliensSpace simulationSpace combatExplorationCraftingUpgradable weaponsProcedural generationVoxel

Where to play

Details

Developer: Hello Games
Publishers: 505 Games, Sony Interactive Entertainment, Hello Games
Released: 9 August 2016
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation VR2, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation VR, PC (Microsoft Windows), SteamVR, PlayStation 5, Mac, Oculus Rift, Xbox One
Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Perspective: First person, Third person, Virtual Reality
Time to beat: 31h rushed, 77h normally, 132h complete
Age rating: PEGI 12
Taste scores: How we score
Source: IGDB

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