No Man's Sky (2016)

Developer

Hello Games

Platforms

Windows, macOS

Genres

Action, Adventure

Rating

4.2 of 5, 411,741 player ratings

Typical playtime

about 52 hours

Where to get it

Steam

How it feels

A serene, solitary drift through an endless alien cosmos where discovery replaces urgency and quiet awe replaces combat adrenaline.

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What players say

Players praise No Man's Sky for its massive, chill exploration and the sheer volume of free updates that overhauled it from a 2016 disappointment. Yet many say the procedural planets grow same-y after a while, and base building with friends can bug out with permissions and terrain edits.

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