My Ten Years in No Man's Sky: 5,000 Hours and Counting
A player reflects on a decade of exploring No Man's Sky, from the PS4 launch in 2016 to over 5,000 hours of play. The post covers the game's 286 free updates, the author's dedicated gaming PC and VR setup, community involvement, and the joy of in-game photography. It celebrates Hello Games' unprecedented support and the enduring appeal of this procedurally generated universe.
There is a lovely feeling of solitude to the whole experience of discovering a world, leaving your mark on it, and moving on to the next.
- moomin
Such a frustrating game. Feels so big but it’s so insanely shallow. Mechanics abound, but they just don’t interact.
- zbikowski
Does anyone know what the roughly square-aspect monitor in the middle of his 3-monitor setup is? Looks interesting but I can't zoom in far enough to see a logo, and the Upgrading the Gaming PC[0] post. Thanks
[0] <https://nmsspot.com/2023/01/20/upgrading-the-gaming-pc/>
- Incipient
I actually really enjoyed the game on day 1!
Unfortunately, even with all the updates - they never fixed my main gripe - each planet is just lifeless, and it's basically the same few square kilometres copy and pasted over the whole planet (I'm about 120h played).
I wished they somehow made it more exciting to explore.
- retrac98
I was so pissed off by the lies around the launch of this game and subsequently being refused a refund that I never went back to it.
- x______________
Anyone else went along and reached the center of the universe on permadeath?