‘No Man’s Sky’ News & Update: Another Headache For Hello Games & Sean Murray; Rival Game Tops Steam Greenlight Rating

By Tony Park - 23 Nov '16 08:04AM

The Steam gaming community has chosen "Evolution: The Ultimate Creative Sandbox" as the best game on Greenlight after just five days despite the debacle facing rival "No Man's Sky." The Hello Games title received an overwhelmingly negative aggregate score on Steam.

According to the website Kotaku, the crisis facing Sean Murray's long-delayed "No Man's Sky" did not affect the performance of the not-so-popular game "Evolution: The Ultimate Creative Sandbox." This is another blow for Hello Games following the departure of "No Man's Sky" designer Gareth Bourn who was pirated by Foundry42, the campaign developer of "Squadron 42."

Steam Greenlight's user-driven selection system is developed for lesser-known games such as "Evolution: The Ultimate Creative Sandbox" and "Spore". The early support received by "Evolution" can be attributed to Steam users' fondness with "Spore." However, "No Man's Sky" is on every user's shit lists due to the continued crisis it is facing.

Steam is an entertainment platform where members of the gaming community can play, connect, and create games. The website features thousands of games from action to indie and everything in-between. "No Man's Sky" and "Evolution: The Ultimate Creative Sandbox" are widely discussed on the platform.

The increasing popularity of "Evolution: The Ultimate Creative Sandbox" is a threat to "No Man's Sky" whose controversy forced Steam to implement a new policy, according to iTech Post. The new rule requires developers to only display photos or screenshots that are available in the game - something that Hello Games failed to do.

"Evolution: The Ultimate Creative Sandbox" is being developed by a YouTube channel called DalasReview. The future of the "No Man's Sky" competitor will depend on the response to the developer's Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign. The fate of both games now depends on Steam users who will decide on where to put their money's worth.