Nier: Automata is an
action role-playing video game developed by
PlatinumGames and published by
Square Enix for
PlayStation 4 and
Microsoft Windows. The game was released in Japan in February 2017, and worldwide the following month.
Nier: Automata is a sequel to the 2010 video game
Nier, a spin-off of the
Drakengard series. Set in the midst of a
proxy war
between machines created by otherworldly invaders and the remnants of
humanity, the story follows the battles of a combat android, her
companion, and a fugitive prototype. Gameplay combines role-playing
elements with action-based combat and mixed genre gameplay similar to
that of
Nier.
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