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Game entry

No Man's Sky

2016 · Sandbox, FPS, Action-adventure, Survival, Simulation, Arcade · PC, Mac, SteamVR, Oculus Rift, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, PlayStation VR, PlayStation VR2, Nintendo Switch 2, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S · 505 Games

GameForever voters place No Man's Sky no. 443 in the world ranking, with 1,710 ELO points and 54% of wins across 437 duels settled. Against Half-Life 2, the opponent it meets most often, the tally stands at 0 wins to 5 losses in 5 duels. Its best rank by family puts it at no. 2 out of 45 (Sandbox).

World rank

no. 443

ELO score

1,710

Wins

54%

Duels played

437

About No Man's Sky

No Man's Sky is an action-adventure survival game set in a procedurally generated universe containing over 18 quintillion planets. Players explore star systems, gather resources, trade with alien species, and upgrade their equipment while following an overarching narrative involving a mysterious entity called the Atlas. The game is built around four pillars: exploration, survival, combat, and trading. Since its 2016 launch, it has received numerous free updates adding multiplayer, base building, fleet management, and virtual reality support.

ELO progression

Score moved from 1,500 to 1,710 ELO points over the last 170 days.

Head-to-head

Direct record on the most played match-ups.

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The standing

Where No Man's Sky ranks

The world rank mixes every family of games. Here is where No Man's Sky stands in each of the ones it belongs to. Its best standing, all families considered: 2 out of 45 (Sandbox).

Where No Man's Sky ranks
Ranking Position Games competing
World ranking 443 5,035
Sandbox 2 45
2010s 185 2,050
2016 23 243

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