18 quintillion planets created in a shed for No Man's Sky

A new computer game created by a team of 15 people in a shed in southern England made its highly anticipated debut this week after creating buzz for conjuring a mind-bogglingly large universe of 18 quintillion planets for players to explore.

Hot on the heels of Pokemon Go’s runaway success, No Man’s Sky has captured the imagination of gaming fans for creating a video game universe so expansive that no player could possibly discover its reaches in a lifetime.

Video games website GamesRadar called it “perhaps one of the most anticipated games ever made” while Britain’s Independent newspaper said: “It’s that huge world and stunning concept that has made the game so famous, and led to perhaps the most hype ever generated for a game and appearances on American TV shows.”