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NieR: Automata

2017 action role-playing video game
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Summary

NieR: Automata is a video game[1]. It ranks in the top 0.35% of video game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (24,076 views/month, #67 of 19,301).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Automata — award received (P166): Game Developers Choice Award - Audience Award[3], Automata — award received (P166): D.I.C.E. Award - Role-Playing Game of the Year[4], Automata — award received (P166): The Game Awards − Best Score and Music[5]
  • Director: Automata — director (P57): Yoko Taro[6]
  • Screenwriter: Automata — screenwriter (P58): Yoko Taro[7]
  • Composer: Automata — composer (P86): Keiichi Okabe[8], Automata — composer (P86): Keigo Hoashi[9], Automata — composer (P86): Kuniyuki Takahashi[10]
  • Publisher: Automata — publisher (P123): Square Enix[11]
  • Genre: Automata — genre (P136): action role-playing game[12], Automata — genre (P136): hack and slash[13], Automata — genre (P136): character-action video game[14], Automata — genre (P136): post-apocalyptic video game[15]
  • Follows: Automata — follows (P155): NieR[16]
  • Developer: Automata — developer (P178): Platinum Games[17]
  • Part of the series: Automata — part of the series (P179): Drakengard[18]
  • Record label: Automata — record label (P264): Square Enix[19]
  • Commons category: NieR: Automata[20]
  • Platform: Automata — platform (P400): PlayStation 4[21], Automata — platform (P400): Microsoft Windows[22], Automata — platform (P400): Xbox One[23], Automata — platform (P400): Nintendo Switch[24]
  • Game mode: Automata — game mode (P404): single-player video game[25]
  • Language of work or name: Automata — language of work or name (P407): English[26], Automata — language of work or name (P407): French[27], Automata — language of work or name (P407): Italian[28], Automata — language of work or name (P407): German[29], Automata — language of work or name (P407): Spanish[30], Automata — language of work or name (P407): Japanese[31]
  • Distribution format: Automata — distribution format (P437): digital distribution[32]
  • Review score: 88/100[33], 84/100[34], 90/100[35], 8.5/10[36], 7.75/10[37], 9/10[38], 4.5/5[39], 8.9/10[40], 89/100[41], 93%[42], 87/100[43]
  • Country of origin: Automata — country of origin (P495): Japan[44]
  • Publication date: February 23, 2017[45], October 6, 2022[46], June 26, 2018[47], March 17, 2017[48], March 7, 2017[49], March 10, 2017[50]
  • Characters: Automata — characters (P674): 9S[51], Automata — characters (P674): 2B[52], Automata — characters (P674): A2[53], Automata — characters (P674): Pascal[54], Automata — characters (P674): Emil[55]
  • Voice actor: Automata — voice actor (P725): D. C. Douglas[56], Automata — voice actor (P725): Kyle McCarley[57], Automata — voice actor (P725): Kira Buckland[58], Automata — voice actor (P725): Cherami Leigh[59], Automata — voice actor (P725): Greg Chun[60], Automata — voice actor (P725): Ray Chase[61], Automata — voice actor (P725): Abby Trott[62], Automata — voice actor (P725): Alexis Tipton[63], Automata — voice actor (P725): Eden Riegel[64], Automata — voice actor (P725): Erin Fitzgerald[65]
  • Distributed by: Automata — distributed by (P750): Steam[66], Automata — distributed by (P750): Microsoft Store[67], Automata — distributed by (P750): PlayStation Store[68], Automata — distributed by (P750): Nintendo eShop[69]
  • Narrative location: Automata — narrative location (P840): North Atlantic Ocean[70], Automata — narrative location (P840): Earth-Moon system[71]
  • ESRB rating: Automata — ESRB rating (P852): Mature 17+[72]
  • CERO rating: Automata — CERO rating (P853): D (Ages 17 and up)[73]
  • Official website: https://www.jp.square-enix.com/nierautomata/[74]

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Soundtrack[75]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 661a69b6-53e6-4f17-bcb8-35662f2f05cb[76]

Why It Matters

NieR: Automata has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[77] It is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[78]

FAQs

What awards did NieR: Automata receive?

Honors received include Automata — award received (P166): Game Developers Choice Award - Audience Award[3], Automata — award received (P166): D.I.C.E. Award - Role-Playing Game of the Year[4], and Automata — award received (P166): The Game Awards − Best Score and Music[5].

Related Entities

Japan Microsoft Windows Platinum Games PlayStation 4 Square Enix

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Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [75] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [76] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [77] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [78] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · KrBot bot · 2026-10-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Official website → https://www.jp.square-enix.com/nierautomata/
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'bn', 'commons', 'cs', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fa', 'fi', 'fr', 'hu', '
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  2. 4w ago · ~2026-50143-53 · 2026-09-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Official website → https://www.jp.square-enix.com/nierautomata/
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  3. 14w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-07-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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