No Man's Sky overview

Overview

No Man's Sky comes from Hello Games and is published by Hello Games. It arrived on Steam on Aug 12, 2016, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Multi-player, PvP, Online PvP, Co-op, Online Co-op, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, and Steam Achievements. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows, macOS, Steam, Xbox, and PlayStation so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

No Man's Sky's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 29,776 players at 3 October 2026 - 15:41:12 UTC, with a tracked peak near 212,321. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 85% positive across 412,546 reviews.

Language and system requirements

No Man's Sky is available in 14 languages including:

5 regional rating boards including esrb, usk, dejus, steam germany, and igrs

Sales, recommendations, and streams

No Man's Sky has sold up to 4,171,489 units and has 317,339 Steam recommendations. The estimated VGI revenue is $156,612,922. On Twitch, 75 streamers are live with around 669 total watchers.

No Man's Sky overview details

No Man's Sky combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

Inspired by the adventure and imagination that we love from classic science-fiction, No Man's Sky presents you with a galaxy to explore, filled with unique planets and lifeforms, and constant danger and action. In No Man's Sky, every star is the light of a distant sun, each orbited by planets filled with life, and you can go to any of them you choose. Fly smoothly from deep space to planetary surfaces, with no loading screens, and no limits. In this infinite procedurally generated universe, you'll discover places and creatures that no other players have seen before - and perhaps never will again. Now including... Play with all major updates since launch: Foundation, Pathfinder, Atlas Rises, NEXT, The Abyss, Visions, the 2.0 BEYOND update, Synthesis, Living Ship, Exo Mech, Desolation and the 3.0 update, ORIGINS, Next Generation, Companions, Expeditions, Prisms, Frontiers, Sentinel, Outlaws, Endurance, WAYPOINT (4.0), Fractal, Interceptor, Echoes, Omega, Orbital, WORLDS PART I (5.0), Worlds Part II, Relics, Beacon, VOYAGERS (6.0), Remnant, Xeno Arena, The Swarm and COSMOS (7.0). And now with added Cross-Save ! No Man’s Sky now supports Cross-Play and Cross-Save between a huge number of platforms including PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 5 Pro, Xbox One and Series X/S, Game Pass, GOG, Nintendo Switch, Steam Deck, PlayStation VR 1 & 2 and PCVR. Available for PC and Mac (see recommended and minimum specs for details). An epic voyage to the centre of a shared universe awaits, allowing you to explore, trade, fight and survive alone or with friends. Embark on a…

SteamPulse editorial summary

No Man's Sky is listed as a game with $59.99. It supports Windows and macOS, belongs to Single-player, Multi-player, PvP, Online PvP, Co-op, Online Co-op, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, and Steam Achievements, and is associated with Action and Adventure. SteamPulse's latest observation records 29,776 players at 3 October 2026 - 15:41:12 UTC, a tracked peak of 212,321, and 85% positive reviews.

Overview tags

Open WorldOpen World Survival CraftSpaceExplorationSci-fiSurvivalProcedural GenerationAdventureFirst-PersonMultiplayerSandboxSingleplayerAtmosphericCraftingSpace Sim

Highlighted achievements

Support and legal notes

Real questions answered from SteamPulse data, including live players, monthly momentum, review sentiment, regional audience signals, Twitch activity, and current Steam pricing.