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No Man's Sky cover art

No Man's Sky

Hello Games · 2016-08-12

SteamGOGPlayStation StoreAmazonMicrosoft Store

ActionAdventure

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative

Releases: Aug 14, 2019 (PlayStation VR), Aug 14, 2019 (SteamVR), Nov 10, 2020 (Xbox Series X|S), Aug 12, 2016 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Aug 10, 2016 (PlayStation 4), Jul 24, 2018 (Xbox One)

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

No Man's Sky is a $59.99 game released in 2016, estimated to have 5,000,000 .. 10,000,000 owners, with Very Positive (85% of 413,434 reviews) in the Action and Adventure genres.

8,916
playing now
85%
positive of 413k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
5,000,000–10,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
186
twitch viewers (latest)
74/100
critic score (38 outlets, IGDB)
72/100
IGDB user rating (623 ratings)
71/100
opencritic · fair · 37% recommend
77h
to beat · rushed 31h · completionist 99h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$59.99
steam price (US)

8,916 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 00:00 UTC (census sample)

No Man's Sky is an action-adventure survival game developed and published by Hello Games. It was released worldwide for the PlayStation 4 and Windows in August 2016, for Xbox One in July 2018, for the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X and Series S consoles in November 2020, for Nintendo Switch in October 2022, for macOS in June 2023, and Nintendo Switch 2 in June 2025.

Health check

Cooling
  • · 8,916 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 18,839 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~2,355/week).
  • · Review velocity down 41% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 1% of 10,710 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 10M–25M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 413,434 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$59.99
Microsoft Store$59.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $16.76 at GameBillet (2026-08-05)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $59.99 · on sale 136 of 183 observed days · $43.23 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
7.9k7.9k20182026Week of 2018-01-01: 223 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 92 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 157 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 89 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 121 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 70 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 130 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 51 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 182 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 52 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 249 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 99 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 7,055 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 1,335 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 4,149 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 1,368 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 420 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 195 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 332 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 127 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 3,506 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 202 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 980 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 259 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 376 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 131 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 289 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 99 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 368 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 108 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 331 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 93 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 392 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 107 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 1,126 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 141 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 1,502 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 222 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 3,369 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 1,593 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 605 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 228 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 597 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 169 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 2,939 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 155 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 2,962 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 226 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 2,195 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 185 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 2,232 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 229 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 1,469 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 174 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 3,405 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 391 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 1,420 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 189 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 1,971 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 265 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 2,987 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 300 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 1,312 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 155 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 2,656 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 279 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 2,702 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 304 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 3,950 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 224 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 2,137 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 221 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 1,844 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 176 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 1,924 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 263 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 1,419 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 155 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 2,426 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 358 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 1,371 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 200 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 2,774 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 282 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 1,757 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 218 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 1,609 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 134 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 5,817 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 594 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 1,827 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 231 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 3,210 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 169 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 1,690 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 224 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 1,197 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 154 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 1,437 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 198 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 934 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 118 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 2,613 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 366 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 2,210 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 274 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 2,217 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 310 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 3,180 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 361 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 2,249 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 230 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 1,192 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 100 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 1,944 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 763 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 3,019 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 158 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 1,547 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 193 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 1,141 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 135 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 940 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 235 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 1,338 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 245 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 1,864 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 312 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 804 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 129 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 1,904 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 300 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 1,318 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 212 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 1,415 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 194 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 3,847 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 310 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 2,005 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 265 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 3,690 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 141 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 1,899 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 207 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 1,126 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 115 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 1,565 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 141 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 1,686 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 154 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 2,712 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 164 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 1,109 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 98 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 1,366 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 142 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 6,807 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 588 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 3,397 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 280 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 3,319 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 373 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 1,638 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 234 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 5,761 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 177 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 5,659 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 277 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 2,151 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 200 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 3,887 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 431 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 2,104 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 213 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 1,459 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 181 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 1,020 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 120 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 2,360 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 232 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 1,897 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 202 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 3,108 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 302 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 7,882 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 881 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 3,575 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 407 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 7,839 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 242 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 3,053 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 331 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 1,862 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 216 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 2,484 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 285 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 1,577 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 213 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 2,496 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 244 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 1,688 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 205 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 2,099 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 223 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 1,688 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 175 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 491 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 45 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

13k5.0k2026-08-06 21:00 — 7,164 players2026-08-07 05:00 — 5,209 players2026-08-07 13:00 — 7,033 players2026-08-07 21:00 — 7,701 players2026-08-08 05:00 — 6,404 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 8,474 players2026-08-08 21:00 — 8,968 players2026-08-09 05:00 — 7,344 players2026-08-09 13:00 — 9,756 players2026-08-09 21:00 — 10,864 players2026-08-10 05:00 — 5,868 players2026-08-10 13:00 — 7,759 players2026-08-10 21:00 — 8,309 players2026-08-11 05:00 — 6,037 players2026-08-11 13:00 — 8,707 players2026-08-12 21:00 — 8,416 players2026-08-14 04:00 — 6,162 players2026-08-15 12:00 — 9,685 players2026-08-16 20:00 — 13,146 players2026-08-18 03:00 — 7,010 players2026-08-19 11:00 — 6,889 players2026-08-20 18:00 — 9,909 players2026-08-22 02:00 — 8,335 players2026-08-23 09:00 — 9,390 players2026-08-24 17:00 — 10,532 players2026-08-26 01:00 — 7,713 players2026-08-27 09:00 — 5,999 players2026-08-28 17:00 — 9,644 players2026-08-30 00:00 — 8,916 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$59.99$16.522016-03-032026-08-302016-03-03 — best price $59.992017-12-25 — best price $59.992018-11-27 — best price $59.992019-08-13 — best price $30.002020-01-11 — best price $48.992020-04-01 — best price $29.992020-07-13 — best price $24.992020-09-18 — best price $53.882020-11-23 — best price $29.992021-01-25 — best price $36.992021-03-24 — best price $45.982021-05-21 — best price $24.152021-08-20 — best price $25.692021-11-18 — best price $30.002022-01-10 — best price $30.002022-03-12 — best price $24.992022-05-30 — best price $50.932022-08-02 — best price $47.892022-11-01 — best price $59.992023-01-12 — best price $29.992023-04-08 — best price $23.982023-06-29 — best price $29.992023-10-02 — best price $29.992023-12-18 — best price $59.992024-02-29 — best price $59.992024-05-21 — best price $29.402024-07-19 — best price $19.092024-09-17 — best price $43.902024-12-26 — best price $44.992025-04-01 — best price $23.952025-06-29 — best price $19.552025-09-02 — best price $44.992025-11-17 — best price $23.992026-02-02 — best price $21.872026-04-07 — best price $24.002026-06-11 — best price $53.992026-08-13 — best price $23.992026-08-30 — best price $59.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

2.6k4972026-05-28 — 1,732 pageviews2026-05-31 — 1,136 pageviews2026-06-03 — 981 pageviews2026-06-06 — 843 pageviews2026-06-09 — 796 pageviews2026-06-12 — 597 pageviews2026-06-15 — 600 pageviews2026-06-18 — 510 pageviews2026-06-21 — 587 pageviews2026-06-24 — 580 pageviews2026-06-27 — 939 pageviews2026-06-30 — 556 pageviews2026-07-03 — 605 pageviews2026-07-06 — 758 pageviews2026-07-09 — 585 pageviews2026-07-12 — 635 pageviews2026-07-15 — 663 pageviews2026-07-18 — 970 pageviews2026-07-21 — 1,293 pageviews2026-07-24 — 740 pageviews2026-07-27 — 629 pageviews2026-07-30 — 619 pageviews2026-08-02 — 582 pageviews2026-08-05 — 604 pageviews2026-08-08 — 682 pageviews2026-08-11 — 2,559 pageviews2026-08-14 — 1,026 pageviews2026-08-17 — 1,240 pageviews2026-08-20 — 1,004 pageviews2026-08-23 — 937 pageviews2026-08-25 — 744 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

9.6k442026-08-26 19:15 — 1,624 viewers2026-08-26 21:34 — 190 viewers2026-08-27 01:34 — 422 viewers2026-08-27 04:34 — 453 viewers2026-08-27 07:33 — 104 viewers2026-08-27 10:34 — 101 viewers2026-08-27 13:34 — 218 viewers2026-08-27 16:34 — 206 viewers2026-08-27 19:34 — 230 viewers2026-08-27 22:12 — 7,972 viewers2026-08-28 00:34 — 154 viewers2026-08-28 03:34 — 142 viewers2026-08-28 06:34 — 56 viewers2026-08-28 09:34 — 69 viewers2026-08-28 12:34 — 99 viewers2026-08-28 15:34 — 166 viewers2026-08-28 18:34 — 173 viewers2026-08-28 21:34 — 279 viewers2026-08-29 00:34 — 196 viewers2026-08-29 03:34 — 188 viewers2026-08-29 06:34 — 119 viewers2026-08-29 09:34 — 187 viewers2026-08-29 12:35 — 167 viewers2026-08-29 15:34 — 113 viewers2026-08-29 18:34 — 240 viewers2026-08-29 21:34 — 316 viewers2026-08-30 00:34 — 295 viewers2026-08-30 03:34 — 129 viewers2026-08-30 06:34 — 97 viewers2026-08-30 09:34 — 180 viewers2026-08-30 12:34 — 112 viewers2026-08-30 15:34 — 186 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

27
achievements tracked
73.1%
earned "Cradle"
28.5%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPCo-opOnline Co-opCross-Platform MultiplayerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportTracked Controller Support1 DLC

13 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Dutch, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Portugal, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian…

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)134,2212%27
PS4, PS VR (PlayStation)92,4462%28
Xbox Series, Xbox One, Windows (Xbox)63,7791%27
PS5, PS VR2 (PlayStation)36,5273%28
Switch (Nintendo)1,8840%0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

SpaceSci-fiSandboxCraftingSurvivalAdventureSpace SimOpen WorldAtmosphericExploration

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Recent updates

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Similarity via IGDB.

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