Starfield vs No Man’s Sky - Details and Physics Comparison 

Starfield has its advantages, like free movement in a spaceship, good action, and story. No Man Sky is more of a survival game, the goal of which is primarily to farm resources and explore different planets. Animals in No Man Sky are generated, but not in Starfield, also No Man Sky on the one hand feels like an arcade game which many players don’t like. Both games are good, the main thing is which aspects of the game are more important to you.

I would like the people to remember that 12 people worked on NMS. Development time was 3 years tho it would be around 7-8 years before it became legitimately good. 250 from a major AAA developer worked on Starfield. Development time was 7 years.

For me the key difference lies in the fact that in NMS, planets are truly planets and space is truly space, whereas in Starfield, a planet is just a piece of surface generated after a long loading time and space is just bubbles between which you need to move with more loadings. Because of this the atmosphere of a space adventure is completely killed in Starfield. You just don't believe in that world.

Space exploration VS Loading Screen

*You missed one thing in the meteorite details* In No Man's Sky, the smaller ones will blow up when shot, *but you can dig holes with your guns in the bigger ones.* You can even fly trough them if the hole is wide enough.

I am thoroughly enjoying Starfield, but after putting in 200+ hours into NMS VR….I’ve never experienced anything like it. Being able to build your own outpost and actually sit inside of it and then just fly aimlessly through the ozone layer into the galaxy….Starfield could never.

Reach 150 hours in No man Sky and still so many things to discover.. 35 years of gaming I can judge what’s a good game and I can say NMS is almost perfect.

starfield transport - just standing there no man's sky transport - drives around in a monster stuck

In terms of gameplay. No man's sky is WAAY more fun. In terms of graphics Starfield is bettter. But in a videogame I think we can all agree that gameplay is more important...

I'm sure starfield is fine in its own way, but Nms is absolutely perfect for me, so much things to discover.

My fun with NMS is to play that game in VR. The feeling in a ship to see it front to back and all around inside and outside without moving the ship is very nice, something you can't see when you play non-VR

The mere fact that this comparison even exists, makes me an unbeliever in Starfield.

shooting into water from a firearm and from a plasma weapon, the effect will of course be different... it cannot even be compared.

The funny thing is, he's also doing NMS really dirty by picking some of the worst looking planets he could find XD

Wish someone could mix the best aspects of both games and make the ultimate Star Wars online experience. Loving no man’s sky though

There's 2 kinds of Meteorites in NMS. There's solid objects and ones that you can completely harvest via terraforming. 7:12 There are fire patches on scorched planets that use more thermal hazard protection than usual, and going in the middle of one will cause you to take damage, first to your shield then your health cores.

This comparison made me appreciate how good No Man's Sky actually is. NMS is from 2016 and the first game released from dev's 'Hello Games'. The only problem with NMS is the story in my opinion.

I feel more alive in no man’s sky then star field in my opinion

I'm a new NMS player in 2023 because Starfield bombed. Perhaps if Bethesda put in 7 years of updates to make it good, I'll pick up Starfield on sale in 2030. If Bethesda has no plans to take the game multiplayer, then the game has no chance. I really enjoy the community putting out glyph portal addresses and coordinates to S class starships and multi-tools. 50 hours in NMS and I already got an OP starship and multi-tool. Now I work my way towards earning parts for base building. Taking portals to see other peoples bases is enjoyable. There are some really nice community bases out there in the galaxy.

NMS freedom is unbelievable soo many things to do love my hauler

maybe 10 years later starfiled can reach no man sky level

One is independent the other one is supposed to be a AAA but well I hope starfield will get better over years

I see its not 100% accurate, because you are taking fire damage in the incorrect site in NMS, you actually can die by taking fire damage from enemies, or from the atmosphere. Also you can die by falling from high sites but the most common thing is to take great damage. Another thing is in NMS the ground can be mined too. And something important in both games is the effect of the atmosphere to the player, beacuse of that, the gravity can change and also the damage you take every certain time, but after all its a good comparison

You should also compare dev team sizes and budget.

As someone who played no man’s sky extensively and went into starfield expecting at least space travel/flight not just fast travel. I was severely let down. And wasted money on it XD I played the first two days of launch and never touches it again

I haven't played Starfield but I have played both Elite Dangerous and currently atm No Mans Sky. like Starfield, ED and NMS didn't start out with ground transportations when they first came out. They added ground transportation on later free DLC updates. I would Assume Starfield will do the same.

Combining all the good parts of nms and starfield would be a dream Sprawling alien cities, foot combat and the graphics from starfield Gameplay, immersion and basically everything else from nms

In every Bethesda game I have ever played I have always suspected that there is a contest among the Bethesda graphics people to see how many different shades of brown they can come up with.

you can actually get fire damage in No Man's Sky... some planets have fire storms and have fire on the ground, if you stand in that fire you get damage.

If No Man's Sky had the shooting mechanics of Starfield, it would literally be the perfect space faring, wanderer game.

Starfield is a pretty game but no mans sky has things that actually make that kind of game fun.

Graphics style of NMS isn't meant to be realistic, it's loosely based on a 70`s sifi comic book look. Hence the arcade game mechanics. Whereas Star field is going for a more realistic look

В Старфилд визуал хороший, но вроде как делать нечего, зато в No man's sky интрига в игре, хочется исследовать игру.

left out that you can actually ride the animals in nms

Also I just now noticed, apart form fire damage that was shown not fairly between games, there was no showing of landing and taking off sequence from both games starships 1st person views, in NMS before you take off, your starship will show "Main Engine Ignition Started" with loading bar on main panel, when you are landing, in NMS your ship will show "Initiating landing sequence" and depending on starship type, like Solar Sail ship and Sentinel Interceptors - you get extra animations when taking off and landing by your starship unfolding and folding it's wings depending if you land or take off, plus for Solar Sail ships - if you get into upper atmosphere of planet, your ship will unfold the sails that regenerate your launch thrusters and if that ship goes into hyperjump to another star system - your ship folds in and tucks in sails which makes sense cuz if we would have such starships IRL, a hyperjump might break them off and yes when you do land with sail ship it doesn't just fold in wings but also sails.

3:42 cool transition

No Mans Sky is beautiful.

The transport part😂😂

How can you release a space game where you cannot fly your own spaceship across the universe? What does that even mean?

In NMS you can have a life and enjoy the game without actively following the story/missions.

Hab beides gespielt und No man sky ist meiner Meinung nach, das gelungenere spiel!

Got NMS when it came out and I’m still learning things in the game.. I have played star field a total of 30 minutes and I know every detail…

The fact that Starfield doesn't have vehicles and underwater swimming is so deal breaking... Shame

I’m in line with NMS. So many amazing things to do, so much to see

No mans sky will be played for years and Starfield will be forgotten after 1st year and collecting dust

I enjoy both games. Sure both games has its pros & cons, but I do enjoy both games.

A Liberdade de No Man’s Sky e surreal, sair sem dos planeta sem carregamento, os mods, os proprios update da empresa mt bons

I gave starfield a try, but the loadingscreens just turned me off, despite no mans sky not having the graphics like statfield, its way more immersive in my opinion

That thing you stood on for the fire wasn't actually on fire you have to go to a fire olanet to display the fire in the game. If you play no mans sky for real you would of known that!

No Man's Sky od roku 2016 ušlo skoro až neuvěřitelnou změnou a má obrovský svět a obrovským množstvím činnosti.Hodně často přicházejí speciální časově omezené výpravy (expedice) a už jich bylo 12 ! Navíc vylepšování a přidávání nového obsahu jen bezplatných což je v dnešní době neskutečný luxus.Navic multiplayer a 7 herních platforem ! Hra má i 4 herní obtížnosti a může ji hrát úplně každý.Ano miluju No Man's Sky a ano hrál jsem i Starfield,ale hrát či pokračovat budu až vyjde na ps5.Někdo ho miluje,ale pro mě to není i Starfieldu takový relax jako u No Man's Sky.Hraju ho cca 7 let.Rád bych si zahrál i "Light no fire",ale je oznámen jen na PC.Snad časem 😢...

I haven't played either of these games but from this video it seems like no-mans-sky is more cartoony. Even the space ship looks 'drawn' rather than an immersive game. Kinda surprises me really considering the ages of each game.

Ambos son bonitos

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you can take fire damage in no mans sky on volvanic planets when a firestorm occurs and fire spawns

Deux jeux absolument magnifiques et magiques

No man sky psvr2 with the new Update is outstanding, and the only game i PLAY right now. Starfield was a disapointment🤮

What is the name of the Starfield ship in this video? this ship 02:33

Woah Woah hold on ! There's a beaches in Starfield?

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No es justo comparar un juego que lleva desde 2016 sacando actualizaciones a un juego que se estrenó en Septiembre 6. Recientemente.

No man's sky a Open universe Starfield...loading universe.

Let me remind you that every planet in Starfield is handmade by the developers and still don't look as good as most of No Man's Sky's proceedurly generated planets. That's sad.

Now compare the launch games. No updates 😂

Sir you forgot to compare Physics like the ones within a Star System and gravity on planets. For example. When your ship is still in Starfield the simulated orbit around you completes its cycle. When your ship is still in No Mans Sky everything else is still too because No Mans Sky doesn't have a simulated orbit.

Totally different games with totally different purposes

People keeo comparing NMS to SF but NMS took YEARS to even reach this point. These are the same people who was probably crapping on NMS at release. NMS didn't release on this level. They developed over YEARS.

No Man's Sky > Starfield.

00:42 i mean ma guy you are shooting a laser beam into the water what did you expect

Hm. Are there ancient ruins or buried secrets in NMS? Special encounters with unique NPCs? Quests? Something to spice things up a bit? If not I imagine running around like that becomes boring quickly. ..sigh. Yes, I know. Starfield isn't much better.

what is the outro song

If you are looking for exploration and freedom and don't care about going far in the sci-fi = NMS If you are looking for a story-driven game, quests and interaction in a so-called "NASA PUNK" style = Starfield One day, a brand new IP will bring the best from both games and deliver the masterpiece that we expect.

No man's Sky could have some no-life planets for the reality sake, for example, 1 planet with life each 100 planets, that would add more realism in terms of physics and cosmology.

I like the background song, I thing it would be a great addition to Starfield

Love both games. More space games the better.

Some things in this comparison are stupid, like the fire damage, for instance, you just did wrong in NMS buddy, those damaged machinery can only heat you up in cold enviroments, they wont burn you, if you are going for fire damage you should go on the top of a volcano, there the player can take fire damage, also you can take fire damage from fire storms, OR the flamethrower that the Sentinel mech has. Also, caves in NMS arent POIs like they are in Starfield, they are sort of contained biome too, so much so that sometimes you need to explore to find subterranean creatures that only spawn in caves. What i saw here was mostly a safe comparison between this two games, because if we went full out on it Bethesda would only have the rpg and story elements to back it up.

but starfield has a great story with rpg dialog and fun shooting 🔫

So was this the "latest version" of No mans sky, available? Just curious b/c I only played it when it first released... but dang that was a long time ago! (or at least feels like it)

This dude compared between 2024 starfield with 2016 nms. No joke u can play nms in 2024 and feels the differences

Both games are fun and SUPER AWESOME!!!!

Starfield has way more biomes than you show.

7:03 you can literally jump in volcanoes or go to a planet full of constant Detrimental Fire Storms.

This comparison shows us that even in 2024 (more like 2023) the gaming industry has yet to create a game the encompasses all the right elements, to give us that perfect space experience. Spacebourne 2 makes an attempt at this, but lacks the budget. Hopefully, with DLC'S and mods, Starfield can make a comeback like NMS

Imo Starfield needs more color on planets and I wish I could build a massvie fleet of ships to go with me when I travel. Still early on the game's life so maybe some awesome dlcs coming

These are completely different games in terms of gameplay. It's like comparing Saints Row and Fortnite just because both are cartoonish third person shooter with cars, buildings, planes and water physics. I know that hating Starfield is hyped these days and people starve for views/clicks, but people who really play the game and understood the idea don't waste time making useless comparisons.

Microsoft (and their studios) don't see realism and immersion like we do. In the latest Forza game, grass isn't moving, sand isn't projected, trees leaves are not moving, banners in town do not move, splash of water is just some white particles ... no effort in nature or even town elements reacting to the car (yes there some stones being projected or traffic cones flying but it's very limited. In Starfield the world is dead, the grass is mostly absent and totally unmoving, even in bandits bases about nothing moves except humans. They create dead worlds.

Music?

People are so upset with starfield that they don't realize is a Bethesda game. I love this game! It's an alien version of skyrim, even physics are like in skyrim and that makes me laugh and love it even more. Yeah it can be a little laggy but so was skyrim with all its bugs and so on. On the plus side, Bethesda Devs knows how the mod community will improve their game

You forgot the part where there's nothing to do in No Man's Sky, and it looks like a toddlers game.

Why is the Starfield character's ass swirling around like that 😭

StarField did say they’re making their first land vehicle

Easy win for No man’s sky

starfield con vehiculos como no mans sky y pudiendo ir a los planetas en el espacio seria genial, no importaria que toque aterrizar con pantalla de carga

space suits make sense to have no fire damage, you think when humans are exploring the galaxy they aren't going to ad fire protection too suits

Oh i misread the initial comment. Thanks. I wondered if there was a skill i was missing.

Two of my favourite games and I love them the same, it must be said that nms had a LOT of updates in his lifetime, starfield is in his beginning and we have to wait for the mod community as well

They're two different games. Should probably compare Stanfield to other space rpg and nms to other sandbox space games, like Space engineers or something.

Never played nms, but played a lot of Elite D. Obviously, Starfield stole a bunch of ideas from ED, but nothing comes even close to the immersed darkness and vastness of the ED galaxy. I wish ED had the same ship building abiilty and "livable " interiors of the Starfield ships alongside with the rpg/shooter elements. Would be the perfect space sim ever.

Starfield - loading. . . . . 💀😂

The physics in nms are the way they are for a reason. Once you play the main game, preferably in normal mode, you'll figure that out.

No man's sky (2016) vs. Starfield (2023) There should be more fun in Starfield but it isn't. There are many things missing in Starfield.