No Man's Sky

Players explore a shared galaxy, trade, fight and survive alone or with friends.

Hello Games · published by Hello Games, 505 Games, Sony Interactive Entertainment

Playing together

Online co-op
Confirmed
Online versus
1 source
How co-op works
1 source
Crossplay
1 source
Free to play
1 source
Plays like
Not known yet
Online multiplayer, Players in online co-op, Players online, Best with, Local co-op, Multiplayer through mods, One copy is enough, Plays in browser, Demo, Playtest, Early access

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How you talk

Not known yet
Plays without voice or typing, Wordless tools, Public matchmaking, Friendly with strangers

About the game

No Man's Sky is a game about exploration and survival in an infinite procedurally generated universe.
From Steam

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Why we rate it this way

  • 85% positive from 424,347 Steam reviews.
  • Critics rate it 74/100 from 38 reviews.
Steam, checked 1 Nov 2026Num reviews: 1Review score: 8Review score desc: Very PositiveTotal positive: 362099Total negative: 62248Total reviews: 424347{"num_reviews":1,"review_score":8,"review_score_desc":"Very Positive","total_positive":362099,"total_negative":62248,"total_reviews":424347}IGDB, checked 1 Nov 2026Id: 3225Name: No Man's SkyUrl: https://www.igdb.com/games/no-man-s-skyCreated at: 1386530625First release date: 1470700800Total rating: 72.75019891627402Total rating count: 676Aggregated rating: 73.84210526315789Aggregated rating count: 38Hypes: 226Release dates: [{"id":234944,"date":1565740800,"human":"Aug 14, 2019"},{"id":234945,"date":1565740800,"human":"Aug 14, 2019"},{"id":297618,"date":1604966400,"human":"Nov 10, 2020"},{"id":54808,"date":1470960000,"human":"Aug 12, 2016"},{"id":108434,"date":1470787200,"human":"Aug 10, 2016"},{"id":157511,"date":1532390400,"human":"Jul 24, 2018"},{"id":218899,"date":1605139200,"human":"Nov 12, 2020"},{"id":480290,"date":1685577600,"human":"Jun 01, 2023"},{"id":507198,"date":1677024000,"human":"Feb 22, 2023"},{"id":755701,"date":1749081600,"human":"Jun 05, 2025"},{"id":314498,"date":1565740800,"human":"Aug 14, 2019"},{"id":108435,"date":1470700800,"human":"Aug 09, 2016"}]Game type: {"id":0,"type":"Main Game"}Involved companies: [{"company":{"id":445,"name":"505 Games"},"developer":false,"publisher":true},{"company":{"id":10100,"name":"Sony Interactive Entertainment"},"developer":false,"publisher":true},{"company":{"id":1641,"name":"Hello Games"},"developer":true,"publisher":true}]{"id":3225,"name":"No Man's Sky","url":"https://www.igdb.com/games/no-man-s-sky","created_at":1386530625,"first_release_date":1470700800,"total_rating":72.75019891627402,"total_rating_count":676,"aggregated_rating":73.84210526315789,"aggregated_rating_count":38,"hypes":226,"release_dates":[{"id":234944,"date":1565740800,"human":"Aug 14, 2019"},{"id":234945,"date":1565740800,"human":"Aug 14, 2019"},{"id":297618,"date":1604966400,"human":"Nov 10, 2020"},{"id":54808,"date":1470960000,"human":"Aug 12, 2016"},{"id":108434,"date":1470787200,"human":"Aug 10, 2016"},{"id":157511,"date":1532390400,"human":"Jul 24, 2018"},{"id":218899,"date":1605139200,"human":"Nov 12, 2020"},{"id":480290,"date":1685577600,"human":"Jun 01, 2023"},{"id":507198,"date":1677024000,"human":"Feb 22, 2023"},{"id":755701,"date":1749081600,"human":"Jun 05, 2025"},{"id":314498,"date":1565740800,"human":"Aug 14, 2019"},{"id":108435,"date":1470700800,"human":"Aug 09, 2016"}],"game_type":{"id":0,"type":"Main Game"},"involved_companies":[{"company":{"id":445,"name":"505 Games"},"developer":false,"publisher":true},{"company":{"id":10100,"name":"Sony Interactive Entertainment"},"developer":false,"publisher":true},{"company":{"id":1641,"name":"Hello Games"},"developer":true,"publisher":true}]}

Sources

First listed 1 Nov 2026. Updated 1 Nov 2026.