About r/NoMansSkyTheGame
In its own words:
The unofficial subreddit for the discussion of No Man's Sky. A fantasy science-fiction game set in an infinite, procedurally-generated universe.
Community guide
r/NoMansSkyTheGame (#893, about 1.2 million) is the unofficial discussion community for No Man’s Sky—the procedural sci-fi exploration game—covering gameplay, updates and player stories.
What belongs
Game discussion and media (about 197 posts/day). The rules cover spoilers, off-topic posts, first-post standards, posting limits and advertising.
Versus general gaming hubs
Platform-wide gaming subs dilute NMS detail. Come here for No Man’s Sky-specific questions, builds and update talk under its spoiler/ad rules.
Practical pointers
Mark spoilers; stay on-game; read posting standards before heavy media dumps or ads.
The community was created on Jun 12, 2014, which makes it 12 years old. Since Nov 2, 2026, it has gained 1,651 subscribers (+0.14%). It sits just behind r/HollowKnight (#890) and ahead of r/oldpeoplefacebook (#892) in our ranking. Reddit files it under the “gaming” category and its main language is English.
What sets r/NoMansSkyTheGame apart
For its size it is unusually busy: about 165.3 new posts a day per million members, more than 99% of the Top 100. It is also one of the faster-growing big communities: its 1.26% gain since Sep 19, 2026 beats 94% of the Top 100.
Subscriber growth
Between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 9, 2026, r/NoMansSkyTheGame climbed from 1,177,355 to 1,192,216 subscribers (+14.9K, +1.26%). That is about 291 new members per day. The chart shows 10 weekly subscriber counts.
Top posts on r/NoMansSkyTheGame this week
This week’s highest-ranked posts, in Reddit’s own order (collected Nov 8, 2026).
- In light of Sam Altman's recent interviewu/VladDBA · Nov 1 · image
- Is No Man’s Sky slowly becoming the sci-fi game we’ve all been waiting for?u/Esaren_ · Nov 4 · video
- Found a monochrome world that compelled me to build Geidi Prime Arena from Dune Part IIu/Aeromidd · Nov 5 · gallery
- Patrick Stewart Memorial picsu/stalincat · Nov 1 · gallery
- Memorial Siteu/Disastrous-Ad-8297 · Nov 3 · image
- This might not have been entirely necessary.u/-random-name- · Nov 1 · video
- How I hate this stair...u/ClaudiusAetius · Nov 1 · image
- I am lazy and dont like to walk long to the cockpitu/de1hagar · Nov 1 · video
- Made a logo so good the reddit keeps removing for "advertising"u/_herbologist · Nov 6 · gallery
- Sometimes the Phono Filter delivers HARDu/AcoupleofIrishfolk · Nov 7 · image
All-time top posts
The highest-ranked posts in the history of r/NoMansSkyTheGame, from 2016 to 2026, ranked by Reddit.
- Behold! The most INDESTRUCTIBLE ship in NMS historyu/AcoupleofIrishfolk · Sep 1, 2025 · image
- It looks like you're trying to explore the Galaxy...u/AcoupleofIrishfolk · Sep 8, 2025 · image
- No Man's Sky Wins Best Ongoing Game at The Game Awards 2025Dec 12, 2025 · image
- Sean Murray shared my boyfriend's post on Twitter, he's asleep and won't see this for a few hours 😭😭😭Sep 25, 2020 · image
- After I *accidentally* found the perfect Halloween planet, my buddy and I decided to attempt to recreate the Nightmare Before Christmas poster. How did we do?u/reefguy007 · Oct 21, 2018 · 18,900 points · 321 comments · image
- LETS GO. Well deserved Hello Games !Apr 7, 2022 · 24,138 points · 533 comments · image
- The Billboard is up!Aug 16, 2019 · 20,442 points · 695 comments · image
- I think I’ve peaked… The Sea Duck…u/Own-Astronomer-1296 · Sep 15, 2025 · gallery
- Feel good about this oneu/LostxWoods · Sep 9, 2025 · gallery
- Basically what happened with No Man's Skyu/ClassyJacket · Oct 31, 2016 · 6,334 points · 533 comments · link
What r/NoMansSkyTheGame talks about
We read the titles of 700 recent posts (Oct 29–Nov 5), the words that come up most are “corvette”, “ship”, “space”, “planet” and “game”. Other frequent themes are found, base, parts, system, expedition and build. Recurring phrases include “man sky”, “space station”, “patrick stewart” and “sir patrick”. By format, 33% are text posts, 30% are galleries and 23% are images.
Popular post flairs: Screenshot (196), Question (138), Ship Builds (78), Discussion (60), Bug (59), Video (50).
Activity and best time to post
r/NoMansSkyTheGame gets about 200 new posts a day. The public archive holds 1,056,899 posts and 10,874,424 comments in total, about 10.3 comments per post.
Rules of r/NoMansSkyTheGame
The moderators of r/NoMansSkyTheGame list 7 rules. In short:
- Spoilers
- Not about No Man's Sky
- User's 1st post to NMSTG
- Posting Standards & Limits
- Advertising
- Request & offers of in game items or common questions
- Respect other members of the community
How to join
Open reddit.com/r/NoMansSkyTheGame and press “Join”. Read the community rules in the sidebar before you post: every subreddit is run by its own volunteer moderators.
Frequently asked questions
How many subscribers does r/NoMansSkyTheGame have?
r/NoMansSkyTheGame has 1,192,216 subscribers (Nov 9, 2026), which makes it the #891 safe-for-work subreddit in the SubMouse ranking. It added 14,861 members between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 9, 2026.
How old is r/NoMansSkyTheGame?
r/NoMansSkyTheGame was created on Jun 12, 2014, so it has been around for 12 years.
How active is r/NoMansSkyTheGame?
Very active: r/NoMansSkyTheGame gets about 200 new posts a day (average of the last four weeks). Over its lifetime the archive counts 1,056,899 posts and 10,874,424 comments. In a sample of 700 recent posts we counted 580 different authors.
What is r/NoMansSkyTheGame about?
The community describes itself as: “The unofficial subreddit for the discussion of No Man's Sky. A fantasy science-fiction game set in an infinite, procedurally-generated universe.” Recent post titles often mention corvette, ship, space, planet and game. Most posts are text posts (33%).
Is r/NoMansSkyTheGame safe for work?
Yes. Reddit does not mark r/NoMansSkyTheGame as an 18+ (NSFW) community. SubMouse lists safe-for-work subreddits only.
How do I post on r/NoMansSkyTheGame?
Join the community on Reddit first, then use “Create post”. r/NoMansSkyTheGame accepts both text and link posts, with images, videos and galleries enabled. It has 7 posted rules, starting with: “Spoilers”; “Not about No Man's Sky”; “User's 1st post to NMSTG”. Moderators remove posts that break the rules, so read them in the sidebar before posting.
Which communities are like r/NoMansSkyTheGame?
Communities with similar topics include r/Fantasy (4M), r/EscapefromTarkov (1.2M), r/scifi (4.5M), r/worldbuilding (1.9M) and r/Overwatch (6.2M).
Stats from public data (data updated Nov 9, 2026; activity, rules and archive totals via the Arctic Shift archive, Nov 6, 2026; top posts from Reddit’s public feeds). Point and comment counts are archive snapshots and can be lower than on Reddit today. SubMouse is an independent directory and is not affiliated with Reddit or the moderators of r/NoMansSkyTheGame.