No Man’s Sky is a science-fiction video game of adventure and exploration on distant alien worlds.
Explore a universe of possibilities – With over 18 quintillion possible planets, No Man’s Sky‘s procedurally generated galaxy gives players an unparalleled opportunity to explore worlds that no one has ever visited before.
Forge your own path to the centre of the galaxy – Whether you consider yourself a trader, an explorer or a fighter, there’s no limit to how you play No Man’s Sky.
Share your discoveries – Everyone starts No Man’s Sky on the outer rim of the same unexplored galaxy.
Space combat on a grand scale – Make enemies and forge alliances by joining battles between the factions that occupy the galaxy.
Trade your way through the galaxy – Violence is not the only route to success.
Prepare yourself for exploration – By upgrading your engines, you can travel further and faster, pushing at the frontiers of the known galaxy.
Discover a social galaxy – The galaxy is a living, breathing place, with trade convoys travelling between stars, pirates, police and military ships ever ready for action, and planets teeming with life.
AUTHOR’S NOTES
Elsewhere on this site I’ve talked about my involvement with Adventures in No Man’s Sky, an original fiction collection published by Dark Horse Comics that comes packaged with the game’s PlayStation 4 Limited Edition collection.
I was lucky enough to be invited to contribute to the lore of the No Man’s Sky universe along with famous artists like Angus McKie and Dave Gibbons.I got to write a short story called “Ashes & Iron”, for which Dave has drawn some fantastic illustrations in the style of the old classic SF pulp magazines like Galaxy, Astounding and Amazing Stories.
But beyond that I was also invited by Hello Games producer Sean Murray to join his team and contribute some writing to the game itself.
The universe of No Man’s Sky contains many mysteries for players to unravel and much to explore – I am reliably informed that the game contains 184446744073709551616 planets. As much as that number looks like I just mashed my hand on the keypad, I am assured it is accurate (!)
I got to write a little of the material that intrepid explorers will find in abandoned locations across these myriad worlds, as well as lore that will peel back some of the unknowns around the strange phenomena known as the Atlas Path.
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