Overview
- Also Known As
- NieR New Project
- Number of Players
- 1 (Single Player)
- Genre
- Release Date
PlayStation 4
7th Mar 2017
10th Mar 2017
23rd Feb 2017
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Reviews
Too good 2B true
We'll probably never write a harder review. NieR: Automata is an enigma: a game with such contempt for convention that we can't even talk about two-thirds of it without spoiling the surprises that await you. This is a game that defies all expectations, flourishing with frequent playthroughs and building to a crescendo that breaks...
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NieR: Automata Guides
Guide 5 NieR: Automata Questions You May Need Answering
Fast travel! Saving! Locked chests! More!
NieR: Automata doesn't care for convention in the slightest. Yoko Taro's madcap action RPG actively does its best to defy expectations, but that means that it can be confusing at times. Because we're lovely folks who just can't resist helping you out, we've put together a list of some of the most commonly...
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NieR: Automata News
News Top Final Fantasy 16, NieR: Automata Talent Leaves PlatinumGames to Start Own Studio
Action man
One of PlatinumGames' most influential employees has confirmed that he's left the company — and has now formed his own studio. Takahisa Taura was a designer on beloved action RPG NieR: Automata, and following that project's success, he stepped up as director on Nintendo Switch exclusive Astral Chain. It's fair to say that Taura's a...
News NieR: Automata Just Keeps Winning, Passes 9 Million Copies Sold Mark
Conventional wisdom: defied
PlatinumGame's once cult-hit NieR: Automata has, since releasing in 2017, become a commercial success, in any way you cut it. Still fondly remembered and with no sequel or successor in sight, publisher Square Enix has revealed that the philosophical action game has passed the impressive 9 million copies sold mark...
News Stellar Blade Is a Better Game Than NieR: Automata, Yoko Taro Reckons
Praise from both game directors
Stellar Blade developer Shift Up quite clearly took a lot of inspiration from PS4 great NieR: Automata during the making of its soon-to-be-released PS5 exclusive, but in the case of Automata director Yoko Taro, he thinks that the student has already become the master. In an interview with IGN Japan (via Eurogamer),...
News NieR: Automata's Producer Threatened to Leave Square Enix in Order to Get the Game Made
Whatever it takes
NieR: Automata is a unique game, and while its combination of katana combat, philosophical musings on the nature of existence, and scantily-clad androids might not be to every taste, it certainly stands out amidst a sea of service games and multiplayer shooters. Getting the project greenlit couldn't have been easy, especially so...
News NieR: Automata Anime Release Date Revealed, Set to Blow YoRHa Minds in January 2023
Games are silly little things, after all
An anime series based on the excellent NieR: Automata will launch in January, 2023. Titled NieR: Automata Ver 1.1a, the series is being developed by A-1 Studios, an animation house of high repute, responsible for the virtually immaculate Persona 4: Golden adaptation. We got several minutes of footage to mull...
News NieR: Automata's Mysterious Church Ended Up Being the Work of Modders After All
Expectations > Reality
Last week we reported on the fascinating tale of a mysterious church in NieR: Automata that was previously thought to be cut content, an elaborate ARG heralding new content, a stunt to hype the upcoming Switch port of the game, or just an incredibly well-kept secret. Well, as it turns out, the whole thing was the work of...
News NieR: Automata Community Left 'in Shambles' After Discovery of 'Impossible' Door
Mind = Blown
NieR: Automata is, as anyone who has played it can attest, a beautiful and oftentimes bizarre experience. More than five years later, the title continues to blow our minds, as the discovery of what was deemed an impossible door has sent shockwaves throughout the community. The tale begins innocuously enough, with a simple question: How...
News PS Now August 2021 Games Announced with NieR: Automata, Ghostrunner, Undertale Added
A highly rated trio
Three new games will soon be added to PlayStation Now, starting from the 3rd August. This month's lineup is made up of NieR: Automata, Ghostrunner, and Undertale. That's a rather diverse trio. Action RPG NieR: Automata is available for a good few months, while Ghostrunner and Undertale are permanent additions (at the time of...
News Free NieR Replicant DLC Will Let You Dress Up as 2B and 9S
Cover your eyes
A free DLC pack for upcoming action RPG NieR Replicant has been leaked on the Microsoft Store (as per usual!). Titled '4 YoRHa', the add-on contains four costumes and four weapons from NieR: Automata. More specifically, it includes a 2B costume for Kaine, and a 9S costume for the main character. Sadly, the store page doesn't shed any...
News Secret NieR Automata Cheat Code Skips the Entire Game
Time saver
NieR Automata is famous – perhaps, even, infamous – for requiring multiple completions in order to unlock its “true” ending. What if you don’t have time to put in the legwork, though? Well, notorious video game hacktivist Lance McDonald – who’s best known for reverse engineering Bloodborne to make it run at 60...
Previews
Hands On NieR Automata Seems Like Yet Another Must Have PS4 Exclusive
Add it to the list
Wow, the PlayStation 4's on some run, eh? While many would argue the platform got off to a slow start – it's not necessarily a sentiment we agree with – it's unquestionably finding its feet these days, with the early half of 2017 bringing a cavalcade of exclusive content. And one of those titles is NieR Automata, the sequel to...
About The Game
In the distant future, an extra-terrestrial force has unleashed a ruthless army known as the "machine lifeforms" on Earth, driving mankind into exile on the moon. Android 2B, one of the latest infantry models of the newly formed organization called "YoRHa," is plunged into a bitter war to reclaim the planet.
NieR:Automata isn't just a simple entertainment product; it's a silky-smooth 60fps, open-world action RPG, sending the player through a non-stop rollercoaster of emotions.
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