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NieR: Automata
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2017 action role-playing video game
Game data
Metacritic 86- Released
- 2017-03-17
- User rating
- 4.37 / 5
- Genres
- Action, RPG
- Platforms
- PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch
- ESRB
- Mature
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Game details · IGDB
NieR: Automata tells the story of androids 2B, 9S and A2 and their battle to reclaim the machine-driven dystopia overrun by powerful machines.
- Released
- 2017
- Genres
- Role-playing (RPG), Hack and slash/Beat 'em up
- Platforms
- PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One
- Game modes
- Single player
- Engine
- Proprietry in house engine
- Franchise
- Drakengard
- Developer
- PlatinumGames, Square Enix Business Division 6
- Publisher
- Square Enix
Key facts
- Developer
- PlatinumGames
- Publisher
- Square Enix
- Director
- Yoko Taro
- Producers
- Eijiro Nishimura Yosuke Saito
- Designers
- Takahisa Taura Isao Negishi
- Programmer
- Ryo Onishi
- Artists
- Akihiko Yoshida Yuya Nagai Toshiyuki Itahana
- Writers
- Yoko Taro Hana Kikuchi Yoshiho Akabane
- Composers
- Keiichi Okabe Keigo Hoashi Kuniyuki Takahashi
- Series
- Drakengard NieR
- Platforms
- PlayStation 4 Windows Xbox One Nintendo Switch
- Release
- PlayStation 4 JP : February 23, 2017 NA : March 7, 2017 PAL : March 10, 2017 Windows WW : March 17, 2017 Xbox One WW : June 26, 2018 Nintendo Switch WW : October 6, 2022
- Genres
- Action role-playing , hack and slash
- Mode
- Single-player
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Encyclopedic overview
Nier: Automata is a 2017 action role-playing game developed by PlatinumGames and published by Square Enix. It is a sequel to Nier (2010), itself a spin-off of and sequel to the Drakengard series. Nier: Automata was originally released for the PlayStation 4 and Windows via Steam. It was ported to Xbox One in June 2018, and Nintendo Switch in October 2022.
Nier: Automata is set during a proxy war between alien-created Machines and human-crafted androids, focusing on the actions of combat android 2B, scanner android 9S, and rogue prototype A2. The story requires multiple playthroughs, with each playthrough revealing new story elements. The gameplay combines role-playing elements with action-based hack-and-slash combat. It also includes gameplay from other video game genres, with elements varying from shoot 'em up to text adventure.
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