NieR: Automata (2017)

All time rank:	76 of 1,000
2010s rank:	23 of 249
2017 rank:	3 of 24
List appearances:	61 lists
Developers:	PlatinumGames, Square Enix Business Division 6
Platforms:	PlayStation 4 Windows PC Xbox One
Genres:	Hack and Slash Action RPG
Series:	NieR
Wikipedia:	Wikipedia
IGDB:	IGDB
HowLongToBeat:	HowLongToBeat Main: ~21h Main+Extra: ~38h 100%: ~61h
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Source Lists

All time 9

Year	Publication	Name	Rank
2025	Dexerto	These are the 100 best games of all time	71
2024	Dexerto	These are the 100 best games of all time	66
2023	British GQ	The 100 greatest video games of all time, ranked by experts	43
2023	Digital Trends	The 50 best video games of all time	44
2023	GLHF	The best 100 games of all time, ranked	39
2022	GLHF	The 100 best video games of all time, ranked	40
2020	GAMINGbible	The Greatest Video Games Of All Time	61
2020	Slant Magazine	The 100 Best Video Games of All Time	9
2018	Slant Magazine	The 100 Greatest Video Games of All Time	7

2025 Dexerto

These are the 100 best games of all time #71

2024 Dexerto

These are the 100 best games of all time #66

2023 British GQ

The 100 greatest video games of all time, ranked by experts #43

2023 Digital Trends

The 50 best video games of all time #44

2023 GLHF

The best 100 games of all time, ranked #39

2022 GLHF

The 100 best video games of all time, ranked #40

2020 GAMINGbible

The Greatest Video Games Of All Time #61

2020 Slant Magazine

The 100 Best Video Games of All Time #9

2018 Slant Magazine

The 100 Greatest Video Games of All Time #7

Decade 22

Year	Publication	Name	Rank
2020	Culture of Gaming	CoG’s Top 20 Games of the Decade	1
2020	IGN	The Best Games of the Decade	1
2020	IGN Japan	2010年代のゲームを振り返ろう！ここ10年で最高の30本はこれだ！	1
2020	Thrillist	The 20 Best Video Games of the 2010s	1
2020	Trusted Reviews	Trusted Reviews’ top 25 games of the decade	5
2020	USgamer	USG's Top 100 Games of the Decade	5
2019	Areajugones	Los mejores juegos de la década para PS4, Xbox One, Switch y PC	5
2019	CNET	The 30 best video games of the decade, ranked	17
2019	Den of Geek	100 Best Games of the Decade	73
2019	DualShockers	The 50 Best Video Games of the Decade (2010-2019)	21
2019	Everyeye	I giochi del decennio: i migliori videogame dal 2010 al 2019	2
2019	Fanbyte	Fanbyte’s Top 50 Games of the Decade	31
2019	Gamer.nl	De 100 beste games van het decennium	5
2019	GamesRadar+	The 100 best games of the decade	39
2019	GAMINGbible	GAMINGbible's Greatest Games Of The Decade	22
2019	GQ	The 17 Best Games That Shaped the Decade	1
2019	Les Inrockuptibles	Voici les 50 meilleurs jeux vidéo de la décennie	41
2019	Paste	The 100 Best Videogames of the 2010s	21
2019	Polygon	The 100 best games of the decade (2010-2019)	16
2019	Slant Magazine	The 100 Best Video Games of the 2010s	1
2019	The Young Folks	The Young Folks’ Top 50 Video Games of the 2010s	28
2019	VG247	The top 50 games from 2010-2020, ranked	36

2020 Culture of Gaming

CoG’s Top 20 Games of the Decade #1

2020 IGN

The Best Games of the Decade #1

2020 IGN Japan

2010年代のゲームを振り返ろう！ここ10年で最高の30本はこれだ！ #1

2020 Thrillist

The 20 Best Video Games of the 2010s #1

2020 Trusted Reviews

Trusted Reviews’ top 25 games of the decade #5

2020 USgamer

USG's Top 100 Games of the Decade #5

2019 Areajugones

Los mejores juegos de la década para PS4, Xbox One, Switch y PC #5

2019 CNET

The 30 best video games of the decade, ranked #17

2019 Den of Geek

100 Best Games of the Decade #73

2019 DualShockers

The 50 Best Video Games of the Decade (2010-2019) #21

2019 Everyeye

I giochi del decennio: i migliori videogame dal 2010 al 2019 #2

2019 Fanbyte

Fanbyte’s Top 50 Games of the Decade #31

2019 Gamer.nl

De 100 beste games van het decennium #5

2019 GamesRadar+

The 100 best games of the decade #39

2019 GAMINGbible

GAMINGbible's Greatest Games Of The Decade #22

2019 GQ

The 17 Best Games That Shaped the Decade #1

2019 Les Inrockuptibles

Voici les 50 meilleurs jeux vidéo de la décennie #41

2019 Paste

The 100 Best Videogames of the 2010s #21

2019 Polygon

The 100 best games of the decade (2010-2019) #16

2019 Slant Magazine

The 100 Best Video Games of the 2010s #1

2019 The Young Folks

The Young Folks’ Top 50 Video Games of the 2010s #28

2019 VG247

The top 50 games from 2010-2020, ranked #36

Miscellaneous 2

Year	Publication	Name	Rank
2024	IGN	The 100 Best PlayStation Games of All Time	36
2020	Eurogamer	The top 10 games of the generation	8

2024 IGN

The 100 Best PlayStation Games of All Time #36

2020 Eurogamer

The top 10 games of the generation #8

End of year 28

Year	Publication	Name	Rank
2018	Game Developers Choice Awards	GDCA Game of the Year 2017	2
2018	GamesRadar+	The best games of 2017	15
2018	Hardcore Gamer	Top 10 Games of 2017	1
2018	Kotaku	The 12 Best Video Games Of 2017	1
2018	New York Game Awards	Big Apple Award for Game of the Year (2017)	2
2017	Ars Technica	Ars Technica’s best video games of 2017	3
2017	CNET	Here are the greatest video games of 2017	1
2017	Den of Geek	The 15 Best Video Games of 2017	7
2017	Electronic Gaming Monthly	EGM’s Best of 2017	10
2017	Empire	The Best Games Of 2017	13
2017	Eurogamer	Eurogamer's Top 50 Games of 2017	36
2017	Forbes	The 20 Best Video Games Of 2017	3
2017	GameSpot	Best of 2017 Games	10
2017	GamingBolt	GamingBolt’s Game of The Year – Top 25 Games of 2017	4
2017	Giant Bomb	Game of the Year 2017: Best Game	3
2017	Goomba Stomp	The Very Best Games of 2017	25
2017	IGN	Game of the Year (2017)	3
2017	Paste	The 30 Best Games of 2017	3
2017	Polygon	The 50 best games of 2017	4
2017	Screen Rant	These Are The Best Video Games of 2017	7
2017	Slant Magazine	The 25 Best Video Games of 2017	1
2017	The Guardian	The top 10 video games of 2017	5
2017	The New Yorker	The Best Video Games of 2017	1
2017	The Verge	The 15 best video games of 2017	1
2017	Thrillist	The Best Video Games of 2017	3
2017	USgamer	USgamer's 20 Best Games of 2017	2
2017	VentureBeat	The 10 best games of 2017 and GamesBeat’s Game of the Year	9
2017	Wired	The Best Games of 2017	1

2018 Game Developers Choice Awards

GDCA Game of the Year 2017 #2

2018 GamesRadar+

The best games of 2017 #15

2018 Hardcore Gamer

Top 10 Games of 2017 #1

2018 Kotaku

The 12 Best Video Games Of 2017 #1

2018 New York Game Awards

Big Apple Award for Game of the Year (2017) #2

2017 Ars Technica

Ars Technica’s best video games of 2017 #3

2017 CNET

Here are the greatest video games of 2017 #1

2017 Den of Geek

The 15 Best Video Games of 2017 #7

2017 Electronic Gaming Monthly

EGM’s Best of 2017 #10

2017 Empire

The Best Games Of 2017 #13

2017 Eurogamer

Eurogamer's Top 50 Games of 2017 #36

2017 Forbes

The 20 Best Video Games Of 2017 #3

2017 GameSpot

Best of 2017 Games #10

2017 GamingBolt

GamingBolt’s Game of The Year – Top 25 Games of 2017 #4

2017 Giant Bomb

Game of the Year 2017: Best Game #3

2017 Goomba Stomp

The Very Best Games of 2017 #25

2017 IGN

Game of the Year (2017) #3

2017 Paste

The 30 Best Games of 2017 #3

2017 Polygon

The 50 best games of 2017 #4

2017 Screen Rant

These Are The Best Video Games of 2017 #7

2017 Slant Magazine

The 25 Best Video Games of 2017 #1

2017 The Guardian

The top 10 video games of 2017 #5

2017 The New Yorker

The Best Video Games of 2017 #1

2017 The Verge

The 15 best video games of 2017 #1

2017 Thrillist

The Best Video Games of 2017 #3

2017 USgamer

USgamer's 20 Best Games of 2017 #2

2017 VentureBeat

The 10 best games of 2017 and GamesBeat’s Game of the Year #9

2017 Wired

The Best Games of 2017 #1