The basic goal of the game is to reach the center of the universe, but that sells the experience short by a long shot.
No Man’s Sky’s development, release, and subsequent improvement is a redemption arc worthy of admiration. Developer Hello Games promised big and missed the mark upon release, delivering a bare-bones, procedurally generated planetary exploration game. Post-launch, No Man’s Sky has received a steady stream of enhancements since 2016, including multiplayer, vehicles, base-building, and cross-platform play. Virtual reality support has also been added, which gives the first-person space adventure a fresh and immersive new perspective. The basic goal of the game is to reach the center of the universe, but that sells the experience short by a long shot.