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NieR: Automata
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2017 action role-playing video game
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NieR: Automata is an action role-playing game developed by PlatinumGames and Square Enix Business Division 6. It belongs to the Drakengard franchise and utilizes a proprietary in-house engine. The game supports single-player mode and is rated Mature by the ESRB. It was released for PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and Nintendo Switch.
The title was announced on October 29, 2015, with releases occurring on February 23, 2017, March 17, 2017, June 26, 2018, and October 6, 2022. It has sold 10,000,000 units. Critical reception includes scores of 88/100, 84/100, 90/100, 8.5/10, 86 on Metacritic, and 4.37 on RAWG. User ratings on IGDB stand at 90 based on 1,530 counts, while critic ratings there are 86 from 24 sources.
Synthesized by Vinony from 22 facts across 3 sources: Wikidata, RAWG, IGDB. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.
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
via RAWG
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
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- video game
- Country of origin
- Japan
- Publisher
- Square Enix
- Series
- Drakengard
- Follows
- NieR
- Director
- Yoko Taro
- Screenwriter
- Yoko Taro
- Voice actor
- Erin Fitzgerald
- Narrative location
- Earth-Moon system
- Record label
- Square Enix
- Developer
- PlatinumGames
- Platform
- Nintendo Switch
- Game mode
- single-player video game
- Distribution format
- digital distribution
- Official website
- www.square-enix-games.com/zh_TW
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- publication date
- 2017-03-10
- distributed by
- Microsoft Store
- digital rights management system
- Denuvo
- review score
- 89/100
- art director
- Akihiko Yoshida
- announcement date
- 2015-10-29
- character designer
- Akihiko Yoshida
- title
- ニーア オートマタ
- Commons category
- NieR: Automata
- language of work or name
- Japanese
- units sold
- 10000000
- compatible with
- Steam Deck
Sources (15)
via Wikidata · CC0
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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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