NieR: Automata (2017)

Developer

PlatinumGames, Square Enix Business Division 6

Publisher

Square Enix

Platforms

PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One

Genres

Role-playing (RPG), Hack and slash/Beat 'em up

Rating

4.5 of 5, 1,530 player ratings

Main story

about 33 hours

Completionist

about 77 hours

Where to get it

PlayStation Store

How it feels

A melancholy, fast-paced blend of philosophical musings and chaotic, visceral combat against a desolate, beautiful world.

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About

NieR: Automata tells the story of androids 2B, 9S and A2 and their battle to reclaim the machine-driven dystopia overrun by powerful machines.

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