No Man's Sky

by Hello Games

Steam · Very Positive

Steam Facts

Data current as of Apr 26, 2026. We re-crawl reviews and metadata every 14 days.

Steam Sentiment83

Very Positive

This puts the game in the top 30% of all reviewed games on Steam.

Quick Stats

Reviews

228,272en

405,640 total (all languages)

Current as of Apr 26, 2026

Released

Aug 12, 2016

Price

$59.99

Velocity

53/day

Slowing

Metadata current as of May 2, 2026 · Source: Steam

Market Reach

Estimated owners±40%

≈9.6M

Estimated gross revenue±40%

≈$580.0M

Based on 405,640 reviews (all languages)

boxleiter_v2

Based on review count × genre/age/price-adjusted Boxleiter ratio. Gross revenue before Steam’s 30% cut, refunds, and regional pricing.

About

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

Sentiment History

Sentiment over time

Playtime Sentiment

Sentiment by time invested

· 11,439 post-launch reviews

57%176 rev

<2h

59%144 rev

2-10h

89%1,680 rev

10-50h

93%3,479 rev

50-200h

95%3,949 rev

200h+

96%2,011 rev

Players who invest more time rate this game significantly higher (+36pts) — a strong signal of a slow-burn experience that rewards patience.

Competitive Benchmark

Compared to 14 similar games in the Action genre released in 2016.

Sentiment vs. similar gamesTop 23%

Popularity vs. similar gamesTop 8%

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