7 years of No Man’s Sky: How the indie game evolved past a shaky launch to become global success
In the summer of 2016, a surge of industry hype propelled No Man’s Sky into one of the biggest releases of the entire year. The game, made by indie studio Hello Games, promised players the opportunity to explore a seemingly endless procedurally generated universe.
However, as the first No Man’s Sky copies began to sell and reviews were posted, the tide turned against the hopeful developers.