NieR: Automata
- First release
- Feb 23, 2017
- Developer
- PlatinumGames, Square Enix Business Division 6
- Publisher
- Square Enix
- Genres
- Role-playing (RPG), Hack and slash/Beat 'em up · Drama, Open world, Action, Fantasy, Science fiction
- Platforms
- PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, Xbox One
Attributes
Details
Storyline, release dates, time to beat, age ratings, modes, links, keywords
- Storyline
The distant future… Invaders from another world attack without warning, unleashing a new type of threat: weapons known as “machine lifeforms.” In the face of this insurmountable threat, mankind is driven from Earth and takes refuge on the Moon. The Council of Humanity organizes a resistance of android soldiers in an effort to take back their planet. To break the deadlock, the Resistance deploys a new unit of android infantry: YoRHa . In the forsaken wasteland below, the war between the machines and the androids rages on. A war that is soon to unveil the long-forgotten truth of this world...Read more
The distant future… Invaders from another world attack without warning, unleashing a new type of threat: weapons known as “machine lifeforms.” In the face of this insurmountable threat, mankind is driven from Earth and takes refuge on the Moon. The Council of Humanity organizes a resistance of android soldiers in an effort to take back their planet. To break the deadlock, the Resistance deploys a new unit of android infantry: YoRHa . In the forsaken wasteland below, the war between the machines and the androids rages on. A war that is soon to unveil the long-forgotten truth of this world...
- Release dates
- PlayStation 4
- Feb 23, 2017
- PlayStation 4
- Mar 07, 2017
- PlayStation 4
- Mar 10, 2017
All 7 release dates
- PC (Microsoft Windows)
- Mar 17, 2017
- PC (Microsoft Windows)
- Apr 27, 2017
- PlayStation 4
- Apr 27, 2017
- Xbox One
- Jun 26, 2018
- Time to beatIGDB · recorded
- Main Story
- 22h
- Main + Extras
- 33h
- Completionist
- 77h
- Game modes
- Single player
- Perspective
- Side view, Text, Third person
- External links
- X (opens in a new tab)PlayStation Store (opens in a new tab)Facebook (opens in a new tab)Steam (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Instagram (opens in a new tab)Fandom (opens in a new tab)YouTube (opens in a new tab)Wikipedia (opens in a new tab)Twitch (opens in a new tab)Reddit (opens in a new tab)
- Keywords
- post-apocalyptic, sword, 3d, fast paced, robots
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At a Glance
- Critic Score
- 86
- Main Story (IGDB)
- 22h
- Main + Extras (IGDB)
- 33h
- Completionist (IGDB)
- 77h
Overview
Steam review summary
Steam users rate this Very Positive, 115,800 reviews in all languages, recorded 16 October 2026
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How it plays
From Steam
- Hack and Slash
- RPG
- Great Soundtrack
- Story Rich
- Female Protagonist
- Action
- Spectacle fighter
- Open World
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Accessibility features
Developer lists on Steam:
Steam · recorded 16 Oct 2026Gameplay
- Adjustable difficulty, listed by the developer on Steam, recorded 16 October 2026
- Playable at your own pace, listed by the developer on Steam, recorded 16 October 2026
- Playable without timed input, listed by the developer on Steam, recorded 16 October 2026
Audio
- Custom volume controls, listed by the developer on Steam, recorded 16 October 2026
- Stereo sound, listed by the developer on Steam, recorded 16 October 2026
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Languages
- Englishinterface, audio, subtitles
- Deutschinterface, subtitles
Language data: IGDB · recorded 1 Nov 2026
Features
Input and devices
- Partial controller support
- Steam Remote Play on phone
- Steam Remote Play on tablet
Steam features
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Cloud saves
- Steam Family Sharing
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Steam Deck
Valve rates this game Playable · recorded 16 Oct 2026
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Media
Screenshots
Videos
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Behind the game
Credits
Director
Composer
- Keigo Hoashi
- Keiichi Okabe
- Kuniyuki Takahashi
Voice cast
- Kira Buckland — 2B (English)
- Kyle McCarley — 9S (English)
- Cherami Leigh — A2 (English)
- Greg Chun — Adam (English)
- Erin Fitzgerald — Beauvoir (English)
- Eden Riegel — Devola (English)
- Ray Chase — Eve (English)
- Alexis Tipton — Pascal (English)
- D. C. Douglas — Pod 042 (English)
- Abby Trott — Pod 153 (English)
- Eden Riegel — Popola (English)
- Erin Fitzgerald — Simone (English)
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Won
- D.I.C.E. Award - Role-Playing Game of the Year — D.I.C.E. Awards 2017
- Game Developers Choice Award - Audience Award — Game Developers Choice Awards 2017
- The Game Awards − Best Score and Music — The Game Awards 2017
Nominated
- British Academy Games Award for Game Design — BAFTA Games Awards 2018
- British Academy Games Award for Game Innovation — BAFTA Games Awards 2018
- The Game Awards − Best Narrative — The Game Awards 2017
- The Game Awards − Best Role Playing — The Game Awards 2017
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Story & setting
Setting
- Set in Earth–Moon system
- Set in North Atlantic Ocean
- Set in 11945
Adaptations
- Adapted as NieR:Automata Ver1.1a (anime)
- Adapted as Nier:Automata: Short Story Long (literary work)
- Adapted as YoRHa Boys Ver. 1.0 (play)
- Adapted as YoRHa Stage Play Ver. 1.0 (play)
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