No Man's Sky — Fix & Refund Help
2016 · Adventure, Action, RPG, Simulation, Indie · Hello Games · ESRB Teen · Metacritic 75
Fix No Man's Sky or build a refund appeal
Pick your platform and playtime for a refund verdict with a printable appeal letter, or pick your GPU class and symptom for an ordered fix plan.
Refund eligibility & appeal
Informational consumer reference — not legal advice.
My appeal package — No Man's Sky
Refund window: under 2 hours played and within 14 days of purchase — no questions asked.
Appeal letter draft
Subject: Refund request — No Man's Sky (Crashes / won’t start) Dear Steam Support, I am requesting a refund for No Man's Sky, purchased on [purchase date]. The game is game crashes at launch or during play, which makes it unusable for me. Purchase details: - Game: No Man's Sky - Platform: Steam - Purchase date: [date] - Playtime: 1 hour(s) - Issue: game crashes at launch or during play This is a genuine technical issue rather than a change of preference. I have included my system information and steps already tried. Please process a refund or offer an alternative resolution. Thank you, [Your name] [Account/order number]
Evidence checklist
- Receipt / order confirmation with date
- Screenshot or clip of the issue (error code, crash, FPS counter)
- System specs (CPU, GPU, RAM, OS, driver version)
- Steps already tried (driver update, file verify, reinstall)
- Server-status screenshot if the issue is online/matchmaking
Generated at GameFixPro · 2026-08-21
Official PC requirements
Publisher-published values via RAWG, retrieved 2026-08-21.
| Spec | Minimum | Recommended |
|---|---|---|
| OS | Minimum: | — |
| Processor | OS: Windows 7/8.1/10 (64-bit versions) | — |
| Memory | Processor: Intel Core i3 | — |
| Graphics | Memory: 8 GB RAM | — |
| Storage | Graphics: nVidia GTX 480, AMD Radeon 7870 | — |
| DirectX | Storage: 10 GB available space | — |
About No Man's Sky
No Man's Sky is a space action-adventure survival game developed by Hello Games.
The overall visual style of the game is inspired by various science fiction books. Demoscene also served as a source of inspiration for the developers.
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Fix & refund help →Sources & attribution
- Game metadata and requirements via RAWG.io, retrieved 2026-08-21.
- Refund verdicts summarize each platform's published policy (Steam, Epic, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo) and are not a guarantee of outcome.
- Fix steps are ordered troubleshooting guidance based on common causes — they are not official developer support.
How the refund verdict works
The verdict compares your playtime and purchase date against the platform's published window (14 days / 2 hours on Steam and Epic; discretionary on PlayStation; 14-day capped on Xbox; no-refund policy on Nintendo eShop for downloaded software). Technical defects are weighed more favourably than preference changes, which is why the appeal letter template asks you to state the specific issue and attach evidence.