Choose No Man's Sky
Choose No Man's Sky if you want the Tracked Controller Support, VR Supported, and HDR available side of the pairing. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 81.6% positive across 180,011 reviews.
No Man's Sky vs Osiris: New Dawn
No Man's Sky and Osiris: New Dawn both land in Action, Adventure on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both share Action, Adventure on Steam. No Man's Sky (2016) is 7 years older than Osiris: New Dawn (2023). No Man's Sky scores higher on Steam reviews (81.6% positive) than Osiris: New Dawn (51.3% positive). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Osiris: New Dawn
Choose Osiris: New Dawn if you want an Indie and RPG experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2023) and ships with the modern feature baseline. 8,119 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both No Man's Sky and Osiris: New Dawn sit in Action and Adventure on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online PvP, and Online Co-op, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 No Man's Sky |  Osiris: New Dawn | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2016 | 2023 |
| Genres | Action, Adventure | Action, Indie, Adventure, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Deck Playable |
| Price | 59.99 USD | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 81.6% positive (180,011 reviews) | 51.3% positive (8,119 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Hello Games | Fenix Fire Entertainment |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Adventure on Steam.
- No Man's Sky (2016) is 7 years older than Osiris: New Dawn (2023).
- No Man's Sky scores higher on Steam reviews (81.6% positive) than Osiris: New Dawn (51.3% positive).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Steam Deck: No Man's Sky is Deck Verified, Osiris: New Dawn is Deck Playable.
No Man's Sky vs Osiris: New Dawn — FAQ
- Which is better, No Man's Sky or Osiris: New Dawn?
- On Steam reviews No Man's Sky scores higher (81.6% positive) than Osiris: New Dawn (51.3% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, No Man's Sky is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play No Man's Sky or Osiris: New Dawn first?
- If you want chronology, No Man's Sky (2016) came out before Osiris: New Dawn (2023). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are No Man's Sky and Osiris: New Dawn similar?
- They overlap on Action, Adventure on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.
- Do both No Man's Sky and Osiris: New Dawn have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: No Man's Sky ships Online Co-op, Co-op; Osiris: New Dawn ships Online Co-op, Co-op.