NieR Replicant

NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139...

Developers
	Toylogic
Original	Cavia
Publishers
	Square Enix
Release dates
Windows	April 23, 2021
Reception
Metacritic	79
OpenCritic	83
IGDB	84
Taxonomy
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Third-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Action, Hack and slash, RPG
Art styles	Realistic
Themes	Post-apocalyptic
Series	NieR

NieR
NieR: Automata	2017
NieR Replicant	2021

NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139... is a remaster of an action RPG game in the NieR series originally released in 2010 on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. It was originally developed by Cavia and remastered by Toylogic. Both remaster and original have been published by Square Enix. The game is a predecessor to NieR: Automata.

NieR Replicant launched with issues above 60 FPS causing the game to be sped up.

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Publisher website		White Snow Edition is also available.
Amazon.com
Amazon.co.uk
Green Man Gaming
Humble Store
Steam

All versions require Steam and Denuvo Anti-Tamper DRM.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139\Steam\<user-id>\
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1113560/pfx/

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139\Steam\<user-id>\
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1113560/pfx/

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
OneDrive		Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers.
Steam Cloud

Video

Graphics settings

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen		Pillarboxed 16:9 gameplay.
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)		Referred to as Camera Distance (Standard/Combat).
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed		Fullscreen also available.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		Referred to as Texture Filter.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		Available as a toggle.
Vertical sync (Vsync)		Vsync is always enabled at the monitor's highest available refresh rate.
60 FPS
120+ FPS		Game speed is increased when above 60 FPS. Cap the frame rate to 60 FPS or use NieR Replicant High FPS Fix
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Input

Camera settings

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity		Separate settings for normal camera and magic available. Referred to as Camera Sensitivity (Horizontal) (Vertical) (Magic). Setting also affects controller input.
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion		Referred to as Horizontal Orientation. X-axis inversion is also available which is referred to as Vertical Orientation. Setting also affects controller input.
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping		Seven pre-configured presets (Default, One-Handed (Left/Right) 1-3) and custom bindings available. The shoulder buttons can only be remapped to other shoulder buttons. Additionally, it is possible swap the confirm button from A to B.
Controller sensitivity		Separate settings for normal camera and magic available. Referred to as Camera Sensitivity (Horizontal) (Vertical) (Magic). Setting also affects mouse input.
Controller Y-axis inversion		Referred to as Horizontal Orientation. X-axis inversion is also available which is referred to as Vertical Orientation. Setting also affects mouse input.

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

Generic/other controllers

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

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  Keybinding options

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  Gamepad preset (exemplary for all seven presets)

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  Gamepad rebinding options

Audio

Audio settings

Language settings

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Settings for Music, Game Sound Effects, System Sound Effects and Voice volume.
Surround sound		Mono, Stereo and 5.1 Surround are available in the menu.
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost		Referred to as Inactive Sound.

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Spanish

Issues fixed

Performance issues / Sped up gameplay / FPS cap below 60

The game attempts to use Vsync to cap the FPS to 60, but on some systems this either fails entirely or caps at an unexpected value such as 48 FPS on a 144 Hz monitor. Any framerate above 60 also speeds up the game.

Several reports indicate that performance issues are present, even on hardware that is within the listed system requirements.

Using a special Special K version to fix performance issues and sped up gameplay
Download Nier Replicant Special K. Extract the contents into <path-to-game>. Start the game.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	11

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Audio	Wwise

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	10
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i5-6400 AMD Ryzen 3 1300X
System memory (RAM)	8 GB	16 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	26 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GTX 960 AMD Radeon R9 270X DirectX 11 compatible	Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 DirectX 11 compatible
Sound (audio device)	DirectX Compatible

A 64-bit operating system is required.