8 Ways You Can Accidentally Break Popular Video Games
5. Stranding Yourself On A Planet - No Man's Sky
No Man's Sky's universe-sized open-world is one that you can get lost in - literally.
When you first start the game, you're dumped on a random planet and assigned a starship that you must repair, and when the job is done, you're free to explore to your heart's content. Since the world is procedurally generated there's no telling the amount of things you'll discover, but unfortunately, the random nature of the game can also result in a few rare scenarios where you'll get yourself stranded on a particular planet.
Some players run out of fuel and are unable to take off, and are also unable to find more fuel. Some players accidentally swap their current ship for a crashed ship that they found, with the intent of fixing it and taking off - only to discover that they can't gather the necessary resources to do so. Stranded players are often forced to boot up earlier manual saves, which can cost them hours of progress.
Of course, since the game has been substantially updated and tweaked since launch, the majority of players will never find themselves in a situation like this. That being said, it's still a possibility, and players will have to accept that - in a game based purely on randomisation - there are no guarantees of a smooth ride.