NieR Replicant™ ver.1.22474487139...

NieR Replicant™ ver.1.22474487139...

Steam Deck Playable

Square Enix · Great Soundtrack · Apr 23, 2021

Yes, worth buying.

It's at its lowest recorded price, $23.99.

88%
Very Positive
28k player reviews
High confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 250 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 123 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 101 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Difficulty: 16 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 28k player reviews · updated 5 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
63% of themes are praise25% are divided12% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
Story - The story is easily the best part of the game.
250 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
The story, characters and soundtrack are easily the main reasons to play it, and they carry the experience even when the gameplay starts becoming repetitive.
123 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
+ probably not my favorite OST, but it's still great soundtrack
101 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
Visuals - The game looks much better than the original, especially the character models and lighting.
21 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
Controller strongly recommended - some cues for the fishing minigame rely on controller rumble, and you will not be able to consistently fish without reading rumble cues properly.
12 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love5 themes
Story and characters250 reviews
Gameplay123 reviews
Audio101 reviews
Graphics21 reviews
Controls12 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Combat108 reviews
91%
Performance12 reviews
100%
Players complain% still recommend
Difficulty16 reviews
94%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. 4 more themes were each raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and are not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Lowest ever recorded

Currently $23.99 (−60%). That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.

5 points recordedtoday · $23.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
88%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
47
total to unlock
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Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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