Games like No Man's Sky
Steam players tag No Man's Sky first as open world, open world survival craft and space. By Hello Games, on Steam since 2016, with 413,876 Steam reviews, 85% positive.
Liked No Man's Sky? Each game below says what it keeps from it and what it changes.
Steam data checked Aug 17, 2026 · How matches are scored
At a glance
- Closest match: Green Hell.
- Best rated: Terraria, 97% positive from 1,554,677 reviews.
- Newest on Steam: Nightingale, since 2024.
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What No Man's Sky players compare it to
We read the 500 most helpful English Steam reviews of No Man's Sky and counted those that name another game. Being named is not being alike: some reviews name a game to say this one plays differently.
- Starfieldnamed in 10 reviews
- Elite Dangerousnamed in 7 reviews
- Terrarianamed in 3 reviews
Steam reviews read Sep 26, 2026
How Steam players describe No Man's Sky
The tags below come from Steam, in the order players voted them. The first ones weigh most in the matches above.
- Open World
- Open World Survival Craft
- Space
- Exploration
- Sci-fi
- Survival
- Procedural Generation
- Adventure
- First-Person
- Multiplayer
- Sandbox
- Singleplayer
Matches for No Man's Sky start from the tags Steam players vote on: a tag near the top counts more, and a rare tag counts more than one every game carries. Solo, co-op and competitive games are kept apart, and games from the same series are left out.
FAQ
Is this a Steam tag clone list?
It starts from Steam tags, weighted by how many players voted them and how rare they are, then drops games that play differently: a solo story is never offered to someone looking for a competitive game.
Why is a famous game missing?
Either Shypiard has not profiled it yet, or it shares too little with No Man's Sky to be a fair match. The list is never padded to reach a round number.