Over eight years after the controversial launch of No Man’s Sky, Steam user reviews have steadily climbed for Hello Games’ magnum opus. It recently reached a new milestone, with All Reviews turning “Very Positive” for the first time. At this time of writing, 248,701 user reviews give the space-faring title a thumbs-up.
Of course, it wasn’t just time and forgiveness that resulted in this shift, as Hello Games has released one major update after another. Engine programmer Martin Griffiths reflected on this in a new tweet, noting the importance of resilience and “to try and try again if you initially fail.”
Studio founder Sean Murray post-launch echoed this post-launch to Griffiths, who was “thankful for that synchronicity.” He said the rating “means an awful lot” and that the team isn’t “even close to being finished yet.”
It’s saying a lot considering everything Hello Games has added thus far, including mechs, derelicts, underwater base-building, living ships, fishing, ship salvaging, corrupted planets, a Sentinel revamp, and much more. It even overhauled planet generation, wind simulation, water, and more while continually improving the visuals (including adding 8K support on PS5 Pro).
No Man’s Sky is available for PS4, PS5, PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, and Nintendo Switch.