NieR: Automata

NieR: Automata takes place in the mysterious NieR universe and follows the story of two androids, 2B and 9S, as they attempt to undergo missions across a variety of areas while also dealing with their own strange feelings.

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NieR: Automata Tag Page Cover Art
Action RPG
Released
March 7, 2017
ESRB
M for Mature: Blood, Partial Nudity, Strong Language, Violence
Developer(s)
Platinum Games
Publisher(s)
Square Enix
Engine
Proprietary Engine
Franchise
NieR

Invaders from another world attack without warning - unleashing the machine lifeforms. To break the deadlock, a new breed of android infantry is sent into the fray: the YoRHa squad. Highly-acclaimed and award winning NieR:Automata™ is a fresh take on the action role-playing game (RPG) genre that gracefully blends mesmerizing action with a captivating story.

NieR:Automata tells the story of androids 2B, 9S and A2 and their battle to reclaim the machine-driven dystopia overrun by powerful machines. Humanity has been driven from the Earth by mechanical beings from another world. In a final effort to take back the planet, the human resistance sends a force of android soldiers to destroy the invaders. Now, a war between machines and androids rages on... A war that could soon unveil a long-forgotten truth of the world.

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