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No Man's Sky Release Date, Current Status, and Editions
No Man's Sky is released; Steam lists 2016-08-12 as its release date. The official store credits Hello Games and Hello Games.
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No Man's Sky is a game about exploration and survival in an infinite procedurally generated universe.
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No Man's Sky is a game about exploration and survival in an infinite procedurally generated universe. This hub separates confirmed store facts from unannounced details and records every verification date.
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- Developer
- Hello Games
- Publisher
- Hello Games
- Release date
- 2016-08-12
- Platforms
- PC, macOS
- Genre
- Action, Adventure
- Structure
- Single-player, Multi-player, PvP, Online PvP, Co-op, Online Co-op
- Last updated
- 2026-09-01
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- Release status: released
- Official Steam date: 2016-08-12
- Platforms: PC, macOS
- Developer: Hello Games
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No Man's Sky Release Date, Current Status, and Editions
- No Man's Sky is released; Steam lists 2016-08-12 as its release date.
- The official store credits Hello Games and Hello Games.
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No Man's Sky PC System Requirements and Platforms
- No Man's Sky is listed for PC, macOS.
- Its official PC minimum and recommended requirements are reproduced below.
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No Man's Sky Multiplayer, Co-op, and Player Count
- No Man's Sky officially lists these network modes on Steam: Multi-player, PvP, Online PvP, Co-op, Online Co-op.
- Steam does not publish a numeric maximum player count in the captured store metadata.
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