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NieR:Automata™

Square Enix · 2017-03-17

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ActionRPG

Franchise: Drakengard · Modes: Single player

Releases: Feb 23, 2017 (PlayStation 4), Apr 27, 2017 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Jun 26, 2018 (Xbox One)

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

729
playing now
87%
positive of 153k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
2,000,000–5,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
87
twitch viewers (latest)
86/100
critic score (24 outlets, IGDB)
90/100
IGDB user rating (1550 ratings)
33h
to beat · rushed 22h · completionist 77h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$39.99
steam price (US)

729 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 00:00 UTC (census sample)

Nier: Automata is a 2017 action role-playing game developed by PlatinumGames and published by Square Enix. It is the sequel to Nier (2010). 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.

Trailer

NieR:Automata™ trailer thumbnail

NieR:Automata Game of the YoRHA Edition | Launch Trailer

≈14,589 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 729 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 6,475 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~809/week).
  • · Review velocity down 12% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 2% of 10,791 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 3.8M–9.2M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 152,730 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $13.99 at Steam (2025-08-07)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $39.99 · on sale 21 of 40 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
3.1k3.1k20182026Week of 2018-01-01: 573 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 54 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 278 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 1,665 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 503 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 749 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 145 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 746 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 134 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 468 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 67 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 339 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 44 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 282 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 46 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 442 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 119 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 440 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 84 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 2,645 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 126 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 466 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 68 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 310 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 362 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 314 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 364 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 345 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 237 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 52 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 387 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 68 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 734 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 70 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 971 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 131 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 439 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 81 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 268 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 276 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 924 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 1,241 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 90 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 816 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 47 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 1,080 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 131 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 3,059 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 289 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 1,290 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 105 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 884 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 67 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 777 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 50 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 872 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 57 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 700 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 58 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 1,252 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 191 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 2,204 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 227 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 1,155 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 99 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 1,420 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 164 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 2,002 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 170 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 1,065 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 87 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 1,027 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 2,138 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 1,083 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 652 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 2,248 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 395 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 840 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 183 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 992 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 185 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 775 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 64 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 583 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 64 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 1,927 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 172 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 1,004 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 67 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 1,293 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 118 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 1,389 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 121 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 750 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 48 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 1,121 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 101 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 908 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 57 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 580 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 41 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 567 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 43 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 680 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 46 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 558 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 470 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 441 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 594 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 612 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 42 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 928 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 54 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 548 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 1,560 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 149 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 1,249 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 87 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 996 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 98 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 571 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 52 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 1,156 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 110 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 676 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 67 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 602 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 43 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 382 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 600 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 1,197 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 104 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 1,143 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 96 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 627 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 59 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 1,102 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 143 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 908 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 112 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 1,135 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 123 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 656 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 64 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 1,272 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 151 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 789 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 65 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 891 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 112 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 740 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 74 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 609 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 52 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 1,147 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 105 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 978 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 105 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 779 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 83 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 929 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 105 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 686 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 64 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 905 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 114 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 862 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 123 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 1,026 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 90 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 1,092 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 141 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 653 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 97 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 712 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 102 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 639 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 62 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 787 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 68 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 793 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 93 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 586 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 65 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 980 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 135 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 742 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 73 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 707 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 72 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 549 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 68 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 680 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 77 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 321 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 36 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1.3k4972026-08-06 21:00 — 872 players2026-08-07 05:00 — 681 players2026-08-07 13:00 — 950 players2026-08-07 21:00 — 952 players2026-08-08 05:00 — 821 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 1,167 players2026-08-08 21:00 — 1,130 players2026-08-09 05:00 — 955 players2026-08-09 13:00 — 1,315 players2026-08-09 21:00 — 1,223 players2026-08-10 05:00 — 742 players2026-08-10 13:00 — 1,083 players2026-08-10 21:00 — 959 players2026-08-11 05:00 — 759 players2026-08-11 13:00 — 1,089 players2026-08-12 21:00 — 823 players2026-08-14 04:00 — 657 players2026-08-15 12:00 — 942 players2026-08-16 20:00 — 1,185 players2026-08-18 03:00 — 685 players2026-08-19 11:00 — 610 players2026-08-20 18:00 — 767 players2026-08-22 02:00 — 674 players2026-08-23 09:00 — 706 players2026-08-24 17:00 — 821 players2026-08-26 01:00 — 631 players2026-08-27 09:00 — 518 players2026-08-28 17:00 — 801 players2026-08-30 00:00 — 729 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$59.99$14.002017-03-032026-08-112017-03-03 — best price $59.992017-03-22 — best price $49.952017-06-02 — best price $41.992017-07-31 — best price $39.992018-01-10 — best price $56.302018-04-22 — best price $29.992018-07-14 — best price $59.992018-10-10 — best price $53.992018-12-11 — best price $39.992019-03-26 — best price $23.992019-07-14 — best price $26.392019-11-03 — best price $22.992020-01-13 — best price $26.722020-01-27 — best price $23.992020-02-13 — best price $26.092020-03-22 — best price $19.982020-08-02 — best price $17.992020-10-20 — best price $33.992021-04-29 — best price $19.992021-12-16 — best price $19.992022-04-01 — best price $39.992023-04-28 — best price $19.992023-07-26 — best price $39.992024-03-14 — best price $15.992024-05-15 — best price $39.992024-09-16 — best price $15.992024-12-05 — best price $39.992025-02-06 — best price $16.002025-04-28 — best price $15.992025-07-23 — best price $39.992025-11-18 — best price $15.992026-01-05 — best price $39.992026-03-18 — best price $15.992026-05-07 — best price $39.992026-07-30 — best price $39.992026-08-11 — best price $39.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

2.1k8062026-05-29 — 1,104 pageviews2026-06-01 — 968 pageviews2026-06-04 — 997 pageviews2026-06-07 — 1,617 pageviews2026-06-10 — 1,350 pageviews2026-06-13 — 1,196 pageviews2026-06-16 — 1,058 pageviews2026-06-19 — 949 pageviews2026-06-22 — 1,041 pageviews2026-06-25 — 1,007 pageviews2026-06-28 — 1,113 pageviews2026-07-01 — 994 pageviews2026-07-04 — 1,129 pageviews2026-07-07 — 1,162 pageviews2026-07-10 — 1,054 pageviews2026-07-13 — 1,176 pageviews2026-07-16 — 1,052 pageviews2026-07-19 — 1,008 pageviews2026-07-22 — 1,078 pageviews2026-07-25 — 937 pageviews2026-07-28 — 988 pageviews2026-07-31 — 924 pageviews2026-08-03 — 1,024 pageviews2026-08-06 — 1,082 pageviews2026-08-09 — 1,145 pageviews2026-08-12 — 925 pageviews2026-08-15 — 966 pageviews2026-08-18 — 863 pageviews2026-08-21 — 980 pageviews2026-08-24 — 977 pageviews2026-08-26 — 950 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

2.3k42026-08-26 19:15 — 80 viewers2026-08-26 21:34 — 138 viewers2026-08-27 01:34 — 65 viewers2026-08-27 04:34 — 27 viewers2026-08-27 07:33 — 123 viewers2026-08-27 10:34 — 57 viewers2026-08-27 13:34 — 1,388 viewers2026-08-27 16:34 — 144 viewers2026-08-27 19:34 — 79 viewers2026-08-27 23:34 — 89 viewers2026-08-28 02:34 — 126 viewers2026-08-28 05:34 — 102 viewers2026-08-28 08:34 — 98 viewers2026-08-28 11:34 — 85 viewers2026-08-28 14:34 — 1,626 viewers2026-08-28 17:34 — 1,601 viewers2026-08-28 20:34 — 169 viewers2026-08-28 23:34 — 88 viewers2026-08-29 02:34 — 60 viewers2026-08-29 05:34 — 29 viewers2026-08-29 08:34 — 4 viewers2026-08-29 11:34 — 198 viewers2026-08-29 14:34 — 10 viewers2026-08-29 17:34 — 1,557 viewers2026-08-29 20:34 — 34 viewers2026-08-29 23:34 — 41 viewers2026-08-30 02:34 — 284 viewers2026-08-30 05:34 — 61 viewers2026-08-30 08:34 — 1,868 viewers2026-08-30 11:34 — 2,262 viewers2026-08-30 14:34 — 41 viewers2026-08-30 15:34 — 87 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

47
achievements tracked
80.8%
earned "Resuscitated Body"
22.1%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsCustom Volume ControlsAdjustable Difficulty#category_playable_at_your_own_pacePlayable without Timed InputStereo SoundPartial Controller SupportSteam Cloud8 DLC

5 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

RPGJRPGAnimeActionNudityRobotsSci-fiOpen WorldStory RichAtmospheric

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Recent updates

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