No Man's Sky

Content Rating

Rated PEGI 12 for Moderate Violence. This game contains depictions of realistic-looking violence to fantasy characters. Players use both ranged and melee weapons to harm alien creatures. Green blood effects are shown on the impact of hits, with some smaller bug-like aliens bursting into green blood when killed. This game also features non-realistic violence to human-like characters. Players can attack other human-like players, which results in characters giving a small flinch in reaction to the violence. Players’ screens do flash and become red as they take more damage, but they take a long time to be killed. There is no injury detail shown on the players' space suits during or after combat. The game features pictures and sounds that younger viewers may find frightening. Some locations are set in dark space stations which play eerie and tense music in creature infested low light areas.
 
Users Interact: The game enables players to interact and communicate with each other, so may expose players to language usually associated with older rated games.

Skill Level

12+ year-olds usually have the required skill to enjoy this game. The huge open world is the skill challenge here. You need to have the skill and maturity to explore and find your own fun. Along with this, there is the management of resources, navigation and dealing with other players.

Our Game Pathways reveal how 38-year-olds play this game:

• 38-year-old: Embracing Aloneness At Edinburgh Fringe

Account Rating

• You need be 18-years-old to to subscribe to Xbox Live Gold for online play, but can then configure family accounts for younger players to play online with Xbox One or Xbox Series X|S.
• You need be 18-years-old to subscribe to Nintendo Online, but can then create accounts for children of any age to play online with Nintendo Switch or Nintendo Switch 2.
• You need be 18-years-old to subscribe to PlayStation Plus for online play, but can create sub-accounts for younger players of 7-years or older to play online with PlayStation 4 or PlayStation 5.

No Man's Sky

	Xbox X|S	£39.99	–	Free Xbox Game Pass
	Xbox One	£39.99	–	Free Xbox Game Pass
	PC	£39.99	–	Free Xbox Game Pass
	Switch	£39.99	–	–
	Switch 2	£39.99	–	–
	PC	£49.99	–	–
	Mac	£49.99	–	–
	PS5	£39.99	–	–
	PS4	£39.99	–	–

• You need a subscription to play online:
  • You need to purchase a Nintendo Online subscription to play online with Nintendo Switch or Nintendo Switch 2.
  • You need to purchase a PlayStation Plus subscription to play online with PlayStation 4 or PlayStation 5.
  • You need to purchase a Xbox Live Gold subscription to play online with Xbox One or Xbox Series X|S.

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