Overview
- Number of Players
- 1 (Single Player)
- Genre
- Release Date
Nintendo Switch
7th Oct 2022
Switch eShop
- 7th Oct 2022 — $59.99
7th Oct 2022 — £39.99
- Demo Available
- Yes
- Also Available On
- Tags
- Upgrade To
- No Man's Sky - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition (Switch 2):
- Free —
Free — Free
- Multiplayer - Meet other Travellers and discover, build, and fight together.
- Enhanced visuals - Explore a more beautiful, higher-resolution universe.
- Settlements - Become Overseer of growing planetary settlements.
- Official Site
- nintendo.com
Reviews
Review No Man's Sky (Switch) - Right Up There With The Very Best Switch Ports
Galaxy Quest
This article was originally published as an in-progress review without a score prior to the arrival of the 4.0 Waypoint update, which brought a raft of new features in the days after launch. It has now been updated with our impressions of Waypoint and awarded an overall score. It's been a long old road for Hello Games' No Man's Sky...
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No Man's Sky Guides
Guide Best Open World Games On Nintendo Switch 1 & 2
Everything the light touches
With The Lands Between now accessible on a Nintendo platform, it's time we updated this list to include Switch 2 games. Enjoy! You see that mountain on the horizon? You can go there! That old gaming chestnut has been around for a very long time now, but for old-school gamers who remember the compartmentalised...
Guide Best Space And Sci-Fi Games On Nintendo Switch 1 & 2
The answer to the Ultimate Question
The launch of Artemis II has gotten us excited here at Nintendo Life. For everyone at NL Towers, NASA's latest mission is the first in our lifetime to see humans journey to the moon, and potentially travel further from Earth than anyone has gone before. The astronauts' and global team's inspiring efforts have put...
Guide 36 Longest Switch Games Worth Playing To The End
Playing the long game
With Switch 2 not launching until sometime after April 2025, you might be looking to fill the time while you wait for the next Nintendo hotness. Fortunately, there are plenty of very big, very long games on Switch if you're a time-rich gamer. Sometimes you just want a quick hit of video game goodness to fill a half-hour gap in...
Guide How To Redeem No Man's Sky Switch Exclusive Ship & Multitool
To the Space Anomaly!
No Man's Sky has finally launched on Nintendo Switch and we've been mighty impressed with Hello Games' surprisingly solid port. Even more excitingly, now that the game's huge new Waypoint update has dropped on Nintendo's console, Switch players can go ahead and redeem some lovely exclusive rewards in the form of a super slick...
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No Man's Sky News
News Embark On An Epic Voyage With The Latest Switch Online Game Trial (Europe)
No Man's Sky is currently celebrating its 10th anniversary
No Man's Sky may not have launched in the best state, but over the last decade, Sean Murray and his team at Hello Games have continued to update the title with new content and features to improve the overall experience. During this time, the developer has also released the game on the...
News A Decade Later, No Man's Sky Fans Have Explored Less Than 1% Of Its Planets
Hello Games celebrates its 10th anniversary
No Man's Sky, unbelievably, launched a decade ago on 9th August 2016. Though it was met with mixed reviews at the time, developer Hello Games persevered and produced over thirty major updates for the game, transforming it into an impressive experience that you can play on both Switch and Switch 2. To...
Thank you, Nex(us)
Ahead of its 10th anniversary later this year, Hello Games is back with another No Man's Sky update, and it sounds like a big one. The Swarm update arrives in the game today, throwing the entire galaxy into all-out war. Hey, we said it was a big one! Huge objects, the 'Hive of Glass', have appeared in the sky over NMS' planets,...
News No Man's Sky Goes Full Pokémon In New Creature-Catching 'Xeno Arena' Update
No Man's Skarmory
We've seen Hello Games add all kinds of crazy content to No Man's Sky over the last 10 years (!!), but today's update might take the biscuit for the feature we were least expecting to see. The new Xeno Arena update is Pokémon. Nope, we're not joking. The latest patch adds mechanics that cover everything from creature catching to...
News No Man's Sky 'Remnant' Update Adds Gravity Guns, New Vehicles & More
We have lift off
2026 marks 10 years since the launch of No Man's Sky, and Hello Games is showing no signs of slowing down on the content front. Today, the studio has launched the 'Remnant' update, its first major patch of the year, and it's expectedly packed with additions. The headliner this time around is the 'Gravitino Coil', an all-new Gravity...
News No Man's Sky 'Breach' Update Gets Spooky With New Explorable Ship Wrecks
Hull no
Hello Games is back with yet another update for No Man's Sky, and this one feels suitably spooky — 'tis the season, after all. The big addition in today's 'Breach' update is a series of space wrecks that pop up across the universe, all of which are fully explorable. Using the newly added space walking abilities, you'll be able to dive...
News No Man's Sky 'Voyagers' Update Lets You Design And Build Your Own Spaceship
Part of the ship, part of the crew
Hello Games is introducing the first major No Man's Sky update since the game launched on Switch 2, and it looks like a cool one. The big new addition in the 'Voyagers' update is the chance to design and build your very own spaceship. These ships ('Corvettes') can be as big or as small as you'd like, with real...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (19th July)
Dee-Kay
Well folks, another weekend is here, which means it's time to get some gaming done! Before we find out what we're all up to, however, let's see what's been going on this week. First up, of course, Nintendo released the wonderful Donkey Kong Bananza to widespread critical acclaim, including a 9/10 review from us. We also found out who will...
News No Man's Sky Multiplayer Is Currently Broken On Switch 2, Cross-Saves Also Causing Issues
Error creating websockets?
Well, the big new Nintendo Switch 2 upgrade of Hello Games' ever-evolving No Man's Sky is now in the wild, and it's certainly looking like a much slicker, smoother experience on Nintendo's powered-up platform. Indeed, we're planning a full review in due course, so sit tight on that while we work our way through the launch...
News No Man's Sky Is Landing A Free Nintendo Switch 2 Edition Update On Launch Day
One day until liftoff
Thought your Switch 2 launch day plans were set in stone? Think again! Hello Games has arrived with yet another surprise for us all, as the studio has today announced that No Man's Sky will be landing a free Nintendo Switch 2 Edition upgrade on the console's launch day (which is tomorrow, in case you somehow missed that). In...
Previews
Video We Played Some No Man's Sky On Switch - Here's What We Thought
An early hands-on with Hello Games
We are but a few short days away from the Switch release of No Man's Sky on October 7th and it is fair to say that we have been nervous to see how this frankly massive game would run on Nintendo's little console. Following a huge update to the game as we currently find it out in the wild, it seemed unlikely that...
About The Game
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.
Embark on an epic voyage
At the centre of the galaxy lies a irresistible pulse which draws you on a journey towards it to learn the true nature of the cosmos. But, facing hostile creatures and fierce pirates, you'll know that death comes at a cost, and survival will be down to the choices you make over how you upgrade your ship, your weapon and suit.
Find your own destiny
Your voyage through No Man's Sky is up to you. Will you be a fighter, preying on the weak and taking their riches, or taking out pirates for their bounties? Power is yours if you upgrade your ship for speed and weaponry.
Or a trader? Find rich resources on forgotten worlds and exploit them for the highest prices. Invest in more cargo space and you'll reap huge rewards.
Or perhaps an explorer? Go beyond the known frontier and discover places and things that no one has ever seen before. Upgrade your engines to jump ever farther, and strengthen your suit for survival in toxic environments that would kill the unwary.
Share your journey
The galaxy is a living, breathing place. Trade convoys travel between stars, factions vie for territory, pirates hunt the unwary, and the police are ever watching. Every other player lives in the same galaxy, and you can choose to share your discoveries with them on a map that spans known space. Perhaps you will see the results of their actions as well as your own...
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Good game but where’s my update
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