Nier: Automata
- All time rank:
- 56
- 2010s rank:
- 18
- 2017 rank:
- 3
- Developers:
- PlatinumGames , Square Enix Business Division 6
- Platforms:
- PC , PS4
- Year of release:
- 2017
- Genres:
- Action , Hack and slash/Beat 'em up , Open world , Role-playing (RPG)
- IGDB Link:
- https://www.igdb.com/games/nier-automata
The distant future…
Invaders from another world attack without warning, unleashing a new type of threat: weapons known as “machine lifeforms.” In the face of this insurmountable threat, mankind is driven from Earth and takes refuge on the Moon.
The Council of Humanity organizes a resistance of android soldiers in an effort to take back their planet. To break the deadlock, the Resistance deploys a new unit of android infantry: YoRHa .
In the forsaken wasteland below, the war between the machines and the androids rages on. A war that is soon to unveil the long-forgotten truth of this world...
NieR: Automata tells the story of androids 2B, 9S and A2 and their battle to reclaim the machine-driven dystopia overrun by powerful machines.
from IGDB.comAll Time Lists
| Publication | List | Year | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| British GQ | The 100 greatest video games of all time, ranked by experts | 2023 | 43 |
| Digital Trends | The 50 best video games of all time | 2023 | 44 |
| GAMINGbible | The Greatest Video Games Of All Time | 2020 | 61 |
| GLHF | The 100 best video games of all time, ranked | 2022 | 40 |
| The best 100 games of all time, ranked | 2023 | 39 | |
| Slant Magazine | The 100 Best Video Games of All Time | 2020 | 9 |
| The 100 Greatest Video Games of All Time | 2018 | 7 | |
| WatchMojo | Top 100 Best Video Games of All Time | 2023 | 47 |
Decade Lists
Miscellaneous Lists
| Publication | List | Year | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eurogamer | The top 10 games of the generation | 2020 | 8 |
| WatchMojo | Top 20 Best Video Games of the Century So Far | 2020 | 21 |
| Top 30 Video Games of the Decade | 2024 | 13 |