The grounded, relatable setting of a certain paper distributor in Scranton, Pennsylvania might be the furthest thing one could imagine from the endless, procedurally generated galaxy of No Man’s Sky, but one virtual space explorer has put some serious digital elbow grease into recreating The Office’s iconic setting. It’s a delight to check out for fans of the show or for those who appreciate some solid base building in Hello Games’ massive space sim.
The replica’s creator, user Ok_Misterpiece_9363, showed it off on Reddit where it’s amassed more than 14,000 upvotes and tons of excited comments filled with Office memes from fans impressed by how faithfully the Scranton-based office space and warehouse has been reproduced.
What’s really neat about this office recreation is how much of the building and the experience of traveling through this space it captures. Having visited many Dunder Mifflin recreations in games like VRchat myself, I’m typically used to just seeing the main floor where most of the show’s action takes place. But this NMS version lets you walk in from the ground floor and, with a quick teleport jump, you can then explore the main office suite, the “annex” area, and even take a quick trip down to the warehouse.
Those who know the fictional office well might be able to spot a few omissions and quirks, however. Intern-turned-fraudster-turned-hipster Ryan is missing his closet office from the later seasons; the conference room leads directly to the warehouse (there’s a corridor behind it instead on the actual set of the show); and speaking of the warehouse, it doesn’t look much like what we’d seen in nine seasons of the celebrated comedy.
These deviations aside, this is an undeniably cute homage to a beloved comedy, filled with references to various memorable moments such as Pam and Jim’s rooftop date, the speedometer race scene from an episode in season five, and more.
If you want to visit galactic Dunder Mifflin yourself, Ok_Misterpiece_9363 has provided the coordinates here.