No Man's Sky

Scoring window: since the last significant patch (May 27, 2026) · 300 reviews sampled · 7613 total reviews in window · weighted 227.2 up / 15.5 down · computed 1h ago · full methodology →

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  The Jimquisition

  trust 72CreatorAug 10, 2016

  “Even with my expectations guarded, however, I did not expect just another survival/crafting game that used randomization as a crutch to the point of losing all potential personality...And I at least expected more to fu..ing do.”

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• 90
  Slant Magazine

  trust 68Aug 17, 2016

  “The act of playing the game isn't without its problems, as far as the tedium of having to pay for and fuel your ship and suit is concerned, and yet it's all in aid of enabling us to have an experience unlike anything a game has ever delivered, or one that we're ever likely to see again. This is the first game to ever make players truly feel as if they can boldly go where no one has ever gone before.”

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• 90
  Gaming Professors

  trust 68Nov 5, 2022

  “No Man's Sky is a truly unique game, unrivaled in both scale and complexity. If I had to find a synonym to describe this title, it would be the phoenix. Hello Games has done a great job, and it’s worth noting that all their expansions are completely free, the player community is welcoming, and you won’t encounter a single microtransaction. No Man’s Sky probably won’t thrill absolutely everyone, but it should be given a chance. Once it captivates you, it will be hard to tear yourself away from the screen.”

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• 60
  Gadgets 360

  trust 68Aug 18, 2016

  “The largely solitary experience of No Man's Sky is monotonous, easily frustrating and loses its charm way too early. For a game with the promise of all the wonders of the universe, it delivers so little.”

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• 90
  Nintendo Life

  trust 68Oct 11, 2022

  “No Man's Sky on Switch is a fantastic port of a game we genuinely didn't really believe would make the transition to Nintendo's console without some serious technical issues. Hello Games has made the necessary cutbacks and downgrades to get this intergalactic survival sandbox playing at a super solid frame rate and the colourful, chunky graphical style here ensures that it all still looks pretty fantastic to boot. With all of the game's previous updates and content included - barring multiplayer at this point - and a plethora of customisation options courtesy of the massive Waypoint update, this is an easy recommendation for survival fans and one of the most impressive ports we've seen on Switch to date.”

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  PLAY Zine

  trust 67Sep 7, 2016

  “A game, a promise, which sometimes turns into a pleasant surprise, while turning into a void at others. Void that, one day, might get filled by promises that the developers made, however it still captivated us to push forward and explore.”

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  GRYOnline.pl

  trust 67Aug 17, 2016

  “No Man's Sky is a very interesting experiment and a boring videogame. First hours are really pleasant but the magic disappears pretty quickly and you're left with a repetitive and uninteresting obligation to explore new planets. In time it could be something really good but right now it's flawed both on the technical and gameplay side (and the finale is disappointing to say the least). My expectations were shattered.”

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  Paste Magazine

  trust 67Aug 15, 2016

  “When a location in No Man’s Sky isn’t being observed, it doesn’t exist. It’s just the potential in its formula in a program (possibly on a disc). When we play it, it becomes a tiny thread in an actual vast universe.”

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  The Angry Joe Show

  trust 66CreatorAug 21, 2016

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  L

  LaPS4

  trust 66Aug 12, 2016

  “Fluent space exploration videogames' dream comes true. No Man's Sky is an experiment that has its flaws when it comes to design, and you must always fight the randomness of its concept. Its creators made something unique and with unfathomable vastness. Probably, with a bigger team, with a bigger budget and with more ideas when it comes to variety in gameplay mechanics, we would be talking about a true revolution in this kind of entertainment. ”

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  Cubed3

  trust 65Aug 30, 2016

  “While No Man's Sky does suffer from some technical glitches that occasionally impact play, it's built on solid foundations, and it starts out feeling genuinely fresh and exciting. As it progresses, however, the experience peters out with the realisation that exploration is really all there is to do. Each piece of the journey only exists to further the journey itself, and there's no real reward except for additional opportunities for exploration, and any sense of personal achievement is wiped out. There's definitely something exciting about this infinite world, but infinity begins to look the same after a while.”

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  Push Square

  trust 65Aug 8, 2016

  “Its main gameplay is simplistic but becomes totally engrossing, and the technical achievement is impressive. The atmosphere created by the graphics and sound is second to none, and there's an amazing sense of place. Some may struggle to find the fun with the lack of direction, and there are some technical issues that need addressing, but if you're able to create your own fun with the tools that you're given, you'll be playing this for a long time.”

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1. Introducing..No Man's Sky: The Swarm

   May 27, 2026significant · resets scoring window
2. Introducing No Man's Sky Xeno Arena

   Apr 8, 2026significant · resets scoring window
3. Introducing...No Man's Sky Remnant!

   Feb 11, 2026significant · resets scoring window
4. Introducing...No Man's Sky Breach

   Oct 22, 2025significant · resets scoring window
5. Introducing...No Man's Sky: Voyagers

   Aug 27, 2025significant · resets scoring window
6. Introducing...No Man's Sky BEACON

   Jun 4, 2025significant · resets scoring window
7. Introducing...No Man's Sky: RELICS

   Mar 26, 2025significant · resets scoring window
8. Expedition 17: "Titan" Now Live!

   Feb 12, 2025significant · resets scoring window
9. Introducing...Worlds Part II

   Jan 29, 2025significant · resets scoring window
10. Introducing..The Cursed Expedition!

    Oct 23, 2024significant · resets scoring window
11. Introducing...No Man's Sky Aquarius

    Sep 4, 2024significant · resets scoring window
12. Introducing Worlds Part I - the 5.0 update

    Jul 17, 2024
13. The Adrift Expedition is now on!

    May 29, 2024significant · resets scoring window
14. Introducing...No Man's Sky: ORBITAL

    Mar 27, 2024significant · resets scoring window
15. Introducing..the OMEGA update!

    Feb 15, 2024significant · resets scoring window
16. 2023 Expedition Holiday Redux

    Dec 9, 2023significant · resets scoring window
17. Seven years in. One of our biggest yet!

    Nov 22, 2023significant · resets scoring window
18. Introducing...No Man's Sky Echoes

    Aug 24, 2023significant · resets scoring window
19. The Singularity Expedition Starts Today!

    Jun 7, 2023significant · resets scoring window
20. Introducing...the INTERCEPTOR Update

    Apr 5, 2023significant · resets scoring window
21. FRACTAL 4.13

    Mar 8, 2023significant · resets scoring window
22. FRACTAL 4.12.1

    Mar 3, 2023
23. No Man's Sky Fractal Update

    Feb 22, 2023significant · resets scoring window
24. Introducing...the Waypoint (4.0) Update

    Oct 7, 2022significant · resets scoring window
25. No Man's Sky 8th Expedition, Polestar, now live!

    Jul 27, 2022significant · resets scoring window
26. No Man's Sky Endurance Update

    Jul 20, 2022significant · resets scoring window
27. No Man's Sky Expedition Seven: Leviathan

    May 25, 2022significant · resets scoring window
28. No Man's Sky Outlaws Update

    Apr 13, 2022significant · resets scoring window
29. No Man's Sky Sentinel Update

    Feb 16, 2022significant · resets scoring window
30. Missed any of this year's expeditions? Here's one last chance to jump in!

    Nov 24, 2021significant · resets scoring window
31. No Man's Sky Expedition 4: Emergence

    Oct 20, 2021significant · resets scoring window
32. Introducing...No Man's Sky Frontiers

    Sep 1, 2021significant · resets scoring window
33. Announcing...No Man's Sky Prisms

    Jun 2, 2021significant · resets scoring window
34. No Man's Sky x Mass Effect

    May 21, 2021
35. No Man's Sky Expeditions Update

    Mar 31, 2021significant · resets scoring window
36. No Man's Sky Companions Patch 3.21

    Feb 19, 2021significant · resets scoring window
37. No Man's Sky Companions Update

    Feb 17, 2021
38. No Man's Sky Next Generation Update

    Oct 28, 2020
39. Halloween Update

    Oct 26, 2020
40. No Man's Sky Origins Update

    Sep 23, 2020

…and 27 earlier patch announcements.