NieR: Automata (2017, PS4/PC) note Received a digital-only Xbox One port in 2018.Released in Japan as NieR: Gestalt but localized in the West simply as NieR (also on PS3), so more well known to Western players who don't speak Japanese until the Replicant remake was released in 2021. NieR: Gestalt (2010, Xbox 360) note Nier is Yonah's father.

Finally increased the popularity of the first NieR game with Western audiences following the positive reception of NieR:Automata and introduced them to Brother Nier. (2021, PS4, Xbox One and PC) note A remake of Replicant with updated character models, musical tracks and gameplay features, released both in Japan and in the West.

Treated as the default over Gestalt by background material and sequels.

NieR: Replicant (2010, PS3) note Nier is Yonah's brother.

Nier, a somewhat downtrodden older brother ( or father, depending on the version) looks for a cure to save his sister (or daughter) from a mysterious disease.

NieR note Released in multiple versions as described below.

Shiba, Yoko, and Sawako have had involvement in an entry of the series since its debut.Ī Spin-Off series was created in 2010 named NieR, set in an alternative reality and followed by a sequel called NieR: Automata developed by PlatinumGames with Yoko Taro as director, same as the original series (not counting Drakengard 2). The story was created by Shiba, Iwasaki, Yoko Taro, and Sawako Natori, who were influenced by European folklore and popular anime series and movies of the day. It was conceived by Takamasa Shiba and Takuya Iwasaki as a gameplay hybrid between Ace Combat and Dynasty Warriors 2, with the ability to switch between on-foot hack-and-slash gameplay and riding a dragon for flight-sim fighting action. The eponymous first game in the series was released in 2003 on the PlayStation 2, and has since been followed by a sequel and a prequel. Drakengard, known as Drag-On Dragoon (Japanese: ドラッグオンドラグーン commonly abbreviated as DOD) in Japan, is a series of action role playing video games published by Square Enix.

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