No Man’s Sky is an open world, action-adventure survival game set in space. Released in 2016 by Hello Games, it’s basically a mixture of Minecraft and Star Trek in space as you are dropped in space and left to explore, build, mine, and converse your way across the galaxy, not to mention there’s an intriguing storyline. And it’s avaliable on tons of platforms, including PS4, PC, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, macOS, Nintendo Switch, and soon iPadOS. And it’s multiplayer and cross-platform playable. And for anyone playing on Playstation or PC, you get the option of playing on your VR headset.

Pretty cool, huh? Well, it didn’t start out that way. Let’s start from the beginning to provide context.

Firewatch is one of the most unique and compelling games that I've played this year. From it’s compelling storyline, unique gameplay design and atmosphere, it’s a game unlike any other in the genre. And the game utilises all of the above to subvert your expectations of this kind of game completely.