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Owners can download a debug build of the game dated to March 22, 2017 10:31:47 UTC. This version includes separate and more extensive debug menus, with an event teleporter along with achievement and save editors. Achievement removal is also possible. This version is outdated and should not be used for regular play. It is included here for completion's sake as it might be relevant for modders or some players.
A full additional game download is required (30 GB) and 50 GB of free space is required on the disk where Steam is installed.
Controller is required to access some of the debug menus.
Use the Steam console to download the debug version[1]
  1. Open a web browser, the Run window of Windows, File Explorer, or similar which allows URL links to be typed and executed.
  2. Open the following link: steam://nav/console
  3. Steam should now have opened its built-in console that allows the execution of Steam commands manually.
  4. Run the following console command: download_depot 524220 524221 1677719970409151957
  5. If executed properly the console will say: 
    Downloading depot 524221 (29435 MB) ...
  6. Wait for the download to complete. Do not close Steam or shut down the computer as this will terminate the download!
  7. When the download is finished the following line will be printed in the console: 
    Depot download complete : "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\content\app_524220\depot_524221" (656 files, manifest 1677719970409151957)
  8. Open the folder where the debug build was downloaded to. You can now move the contents of the folder to a more proper location.
  9. Run NieRAutomata.exe from the folder to launch the debug build.
  10. After the intros have played use RB+Back on a controller to open the debug pages. Some settings requires the A button to be held down while using ↑+↓+←+→ on the controller to change the value. Others use the keyboard and ↑+↓+←+→, PageUp+PageDown, or ↵ Enter to navigate.

Notes

There's no way to monitor or throttle the download progress without using external third-party tools.
It is also possible to download just the difference between the current build and the debug version by using the download_depot 524220 524221 1677719970409151957 6804539827574949545 command. However this requires the user to merge the folders after the download, as only the different files of the debug version are downloaded. This results in a much smaller download size though (less than 21 GB).
  1. ↑ Verified by User:Aemony on 2018-04-01
    I found this.