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Video Game No Man's Sky Review
No Man's Sky (2016) is a space simulation about exploring endless planets and galaxies. It invites you to take your spaceship to explore and colonise a universe rich with diverse planets, creatures and fauna. Facing so vast a space is daunting at first, but a rhythm of survival, combat and trading draw you into a space drama of your own making. Choose a home planet and join other players to subdue the wilds of this breathtaking universe.

Our examiner, Andy Robertson, first checked No Man's Sky 3 years ago. It was re-examined by Goran Wallgren and updated 8 months ago.

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No Man's Sky is a space simulation about exploring endless planets and galaxies. It invites you to take your spaceship to explore and colonise a universe rich with diverse planets, creatures and fauna. Facing so vast a space is daunting at first, but a rhythm of survival, combat and trading draw you into a space drama of your own making. Choose a home planet and join other players to subdue the wilds of this breathtaking universe.

You can play No Man's Sky in an optional VR mode, with several different options for comfort and movement.
 

BenefitsBenefits

This game is good if you want to:

This game has helped players develop their Disposition as part of the following pathways:

Play StylePlay Style

This is an Adventure game with Creative, Role-Play, Simulation and Traversal elements. You can play this by yourself or as a 32-player online game. You can play online with up to 8 people in your game on consoles and up to 32 players on PC. Of these players, you can play together directly in a party of 4.

Cross-Platform: PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC players can play together on different systems.

 
You can play this game in the following styles:

DurationDuration

Play Time: This game will take between 30 hours and 90 hours to complete.

Age RatingsAge Ratings

Content Rating

Rated PEGI 7 for violence against humans that is not shown but is implied, mild violence that lacks any apparent harm or injury to human like characters and violence that lacks any apparent harm or injury to fantasy or mythical beings and creatures. Players can battle other human-like characters in a space suit. Shooting them with energy weapons does not result in obvious harm. When defeated, they fall down in an unrealistic fashion without any injuries shown. While flying through space, players can engage in combat with hostile alien ships. These battles are typical space shooter dogfights, where laser beams are flying all over the screen. However, you do not see those inside the ships harmed. The player can also harm the non-human creatures living on the planets. However, the violence depicted is unrealistic with no physical injuries or blood.
 
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:

CostsCosts

No Man's Sky usually costs £39.99 to £49.99.
 

No Man's Sky

XBox Store Xbox Series X|S £39.99
XBox Store Xbox One £39.99
Steam Store PC £49.99
Switch Store Switch £39.99

No Mans Sky

There are no additional in-game purchases, loot boxes, adverts or subscription costs.
 
After its initial release, No Man's Sky: Next and No Man's Sky: Beyond free updates substantially expanded the depth and features of the game. 
 

DetailsGame Details

Release Date: 10/08/2016, updated in 2022

Out Now: PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S

Content Rating: PEGI 7

Skill Rating: 12+ year-olds

Players: 1 (32 online)

Genres: Adventure (Creative, Role-Play, Simulation and Traversal)

Accessibility: 23 features

Components: 3D First-Person, Day and Night and Open World

Developer: Hello Games (@HelloGames)


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