NieR: Automata is an action role-playing video game developed by PlatinumGames and published by Square Enix for PlayStation 4 and Windows. NieR: Automata is a sequel to the 2010 video game Nier, a spin-off of the Drakengard series.

Upon release, NieR: Automata was met with very positive reviews, with critics praising the game’s narrative, characterization, thematic depth, music design, combat system, and mixture of different gameplay genres, as well as its usage of the video game medium to tell its story, while criticism was leveled at the game’s visual and technical problems.