10 Video Games That Didn't End The Way Any Of Us Wanted

7. No Man’s Sky

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The argument for No Man’s Sky not being on this list is twofold. Firstly, it is way better now and I don’t want to discredit that and secondly, you could say it doesn’t even have an ending.

Or at least it didn’t. Originally No Man’s Sky ran you through the gamut of world types and planet exploration only to bring you to the end of an enormously long journey to the centre of the galaxy. Which sounds pretty cool. Spoiler alert: it was not cool. Upon reaching your hard-fought objective what waits for you is, well, nothing. You get a galaxy rollback montage and you get dropped back in to find more centres.

Unless you hadn’t already guessed it, this does not get any more compelling. Allegedly the current ending is better but you’d be forgiven for not having experienced it.

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Jess has been a journalist and content creator in the games industry for over 15 years and has been WhatCulture's resident Australian import and sorry cop since 2020, upping the quotient of swearing and apologising in WhatCulture Gaming's annual blooper videos considerably. She previously worked at GameSpot for 10 years, most notably hosting GameSpot News in addition to E3 live shows, and PAX panels. She regularly livestreams a variety of games on her 'jessmcdonell' YouTube and Twitch channels and hosts the 'Do It On The Day' podcast. She has won awards for her news and feature work in gaming as well as an accolade for her comedic writing (likely an admin error). She can be found on X at @jessmcdonell and Instagram at @jessicamcdonell sharing her current videogame fixations, industry insights, and videos of her cat, Karma.