NieR: Automata

Platforms

• Microsoft Windows

Genres

• character-action video game
• post-apocalyptic video game

• hack and slash

• action role-playing game

• action game^*

• role-playing video game^*

Play modes

• single-player video game

Players by platform

• Microsoft Windows^*

  Maximum players (mode unspecified)

  1^*

Content classifications

• ESRB · Microsoft Windows^*

  Classification

  M - Mature^*

Series

• Drakengard

Localized titles

• Nier: Automata

Steam version platforms

• Windows^*

  Supported

  Yes^*

• macOS^*

  Supported

  No^*

• Linux^*

  Supported

  No^*

Store genres

• Action^*
• RPG^*

Game features

• Single-player^*
• Steam Achievements^*
• Steam Trading Cards^*
• Partial Controller Support^*
• Steam Cloud^*
• Remote Play on Phone^*
• Remote Play on Tablet^*
• Family Sharing^*

Interface languages

• English^*

  Full audio

  Yes^*

• French^*
• Italian^*
• German^*
• Spanish - Spain^*
• Japanese^*

  Full audio

  Yes^*

Audio languages

• English^*
• Japanese^*

Community tags · historical

• Great Soundtrack^*

  Votes · historical

  4,061^*

• Story Rich^*

  Votes · historical

  3,880^*

• Female Protagonist^*

  Votes · historical

  3,501^*

• Hack and Slash^*

  Votes · historical

  3,327^*

• Action^*

  Votes · historical

  3,218^*

• Open World^*

  Votes · historical

  2,587^*

• RPG^*

  Votes · historical

  2,548^*

• JRPG^*

  Votes · historical

  2,344^*

• Anime^*

  Votes · historical

  2,235^*

• Post-apocalyptic^*

  Votes · historical

  2,183^*

• Singleplayer^*

  Votes · historical

  2,109^*

• Robots^*

  Votes · historical

  1,893^*

• Atmospheric^*

  Votes · historical

  1,753^*

• Sci-fi^*

  Votes · historical

  1,708^*

• Nudity^*

  Votes · historical

  1,636^*

• Adventure^*

  Votes · historical

  1,427^*

• Spectacle fighter^*

  Votes · historical

  1,408^*

• Bullet Hell^*

  Votes · historical

  1,406^*

• Character Action Game^*

  Votes · historical

  1,388^*

• Violent^*

  Votes · historical

  878^*

System requirements

• Windows · Minimum^*

  Operating system

  Windows 7 /8.1 /10 64bit^*

  Processor alternatives

  Intel Core i3 2100 or AMD A8-6500^*

  Memory

  4 GB RAM^*

  Graphics alternatives

  NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 VRAM 2GB or AMD Radeon R9 270X VRAM 2GB^*

  Graphics API

  Version 11^*

  Network

  Broadband Internet connection^*

  Storage

  50 GB available space^*

  Audio hardware

  DirectX® 11 supported^*

  Conditions

  Mouse, keyboard and game pad (XInput only). Screen resolution: 1280x720. This product only supports MS-IME keyboard input. There is a possibility that other IME will not function correctly with it.^*

• Windows · Recommended^*

  Graphics alternatives

  NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 VRAM 4GB or AMD Radeon R9 380X VRAM 4GB^*

  Processor alternatives

  Intel Core i5 4670 or AMD A10-7850K^*

  Memory

  8 GB^*

• Windows · Recommended memory · 2026-06-27^*

  Memory

  8 GB^*

  Video memory

  4 GB^*

Compatibility and community reports

• Controller support · 2026-06-27^*

  Controller support

  Partial^*

• Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27^*

  Community Linux compatibility tier

  Platinum^*

  Reports

  492^*

  Community confidence

  strong^*

• Steam Deck · 2026-06-27^*

  Compatibility category

  Playable^*

Developers

• Square Enix^*
• PlatinumGames Inc.^*

Publishers

• Square Enix

• 2017-02-23

  Date precision

  Exact date

  Market

  Japan

• 2017-03-07

  Date precision

  Exact date

  Market

  North America

• 2017-03-10

  Date precision

  Exact date

  Market

  PAL region

• 2017-03-17

  Date precision

  Exact date

  Platform

  Microsoft Windows

• 2018-06-26

  Date precision

  Exact date

• 2022-10-06

  Date precision

  Exact date

• 2017-03-17 · Microsoft Windows^*

  Release date

  2017-03-17^*

  Date precision

  Exact date^*

  Platform

  Microsoft Windows^*

Store release history

• Steam^*

  Release date

  Mar 17, 2017^*

Detailed specifications