NieR
Also known as NieR Replicant, NieR Gestalt
Nier is a 2010 action role-playing game developed by Cavia and published by Square Enix for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. In Japan, the game was released as for the PlayStation 3 with a younger main character, while an alternative version titled with an older main character was released for the Xbox 360; Gestalt was released outside Japan as Nier for both platforms. A remaster of the Japanese version, was released for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Windows in 2021.
Game data
Metacritic 68- Released
- 2010-04-22
- User rating
- 4.27 / 5
- Genres
- Action, RPG
- Platforms
- Xbox 360, PlayStation 3
- ESRB
- Mature
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Key facts
- Video game.title
- Nier
- Video game.image
- Nier (game box art).jpg
- Video game.caption
- Original cover art showing (from center to left) the player-named protagonist, Kainé, and Emil
- Video game.developer
- Cavia
- Video game.publisher
- Square Enix
- Video game.director
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Article
15 sectionsContents
- Gameplay
- Synopsis
- Development
- Music
- Release
- Remaster
- Reception
- Initial release
- ''Replicant ver.1.22474487139...''
- Legacy
- Notes
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Nier is a 2010 action role-playing game developed by Cavia and published by Square Enix for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. In Japan, the game was released as for the PlayStation 3 with a younger main character, while an alternative version titled with an older main character was released for the Xbox 360; Gestalt was released outside Japan as Nier for both platforms. A remaster of the Japanese version, was released for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Windows in 2021.
The game is a spin-off from the Drakengard series, following the fifth ending of the first game, the events of which have left Earth in ruin. Set over a thousand years later, the story follows the unnamed protagonist attempting to find a cure for a terminal illness afflicting the girl, Yonah—either his sister or daughter. The gameplay borrows elements from various video game genres, occasionally switching between them and the main role-playing-based gameplay.
