NieR Replicant

NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139...

Developers
	Toylogic
	Square Enix
Original	Cavia
Publishers
	Square Enix
Engines
	Toylo Engine
Release dates
Windows	April 23, 2021
Reception
Metacritic	80
OpenCritic	83
IGDB	82
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Microtransactions	None
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 the remaster and the original have been published by Square Enix. The game is a predecessor of NieR: Automata.

NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139... launched with an issue where frame rates above 60 FPS would cause the game to be sped up. This issue was addressed in a June 16, 2021 update with the addition of a 57-58 FPS limit. The framerate can be properly uncapped with a third-party mod, which also fixes other issues.

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		Europe only; released on 1 DVD. A disc drive is required as the Steam key is obtained by entering the key from leaflet through Redeem.exe.
Publisher website		White Snow Edition is also available.
Amazon.co.uk
Green Man Gaming
Humble Store
Steam
Amazon.com (unavailable)

All versions require Steam DRM.

Denuvo Anti-Tamper DRM was removed on October 20, 2021.

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
4 YoRHa	Contains 4 weapons and 4 character skins from the chronological successor, NieR: Automata.

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		Pillarboxed 16:9 gameplay. See Ultra-widescreen for a workaround.
Ultra-widescreen		Pillarboxed 16:9 gameplay. See Ultra-widescreen for a workaround.
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)		Referred to as Camera Distance (Standard and Combat).
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed		Fullscreen also available.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		Referred to as Texture Filter. Options available are Off, 2x, 4x, 8x, 16x.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		Available as a toggle.
Vertical sync (Vsync)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
60 FPS		Framerate is limited to 57-58 FPS. See #Framerate limited to 57~58 FPS to fix.
120+ FPS		Game speed is increased when above 60 FPS. Use Special K to fix.
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.
Ray tracing (RT)

Ultra-widescreen

Use Nier Replicant Ultra-Wide AIO available here or here. AIO installer for the patches below, 3dmigoto, ReShade, and SpecialK (for the frame rate fix)

Hex-edit the game executable for Hor+ support.

Open <path-to-game>\NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139.exe with HxD. On the menu bar, select Search. Select Replace. Go to the Hex-values tab and change the Search Direction to All. Search for and Replace with the below values based on the desired resolution: For 2560x1080, search for 39 8E E3 3F and Replace All with 26 B4 17 40 For 3440x1440, search for 39 8E E3 3F and Replace All with 8E E3 18 40 For any other aspect ratio or resolution, see this list of common hex values. Search for 00 00 10 41 00 00 50 41 00 00 80 41 00 00 00 00 and replace the 80 41 with AC 41 for 21:9 00 42 for 32:9 40 42 for 48:9 Save the file and close HxD. Download the following WSGF archive and extract it to the same directory as <path-to-game>\NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139.exe. Note: By default, the files are already configured for 32:9. Open <path-to-game>\ShaderFixes\0a2c2125f4a421a5-vs_replace.txt and find the following section: float new_aspect_width = 32.0. Change the value based on the desired aspect ratio: For 21:9, change 32.0 to 21.5 For 48:9, change 32.0 to 48.0 Open <path-to-game>\ShaderFixes\dc88834b3469cba8-vs_replace.txt and find the following section: float new_aspect_width = 32.0. Change the value based on the desired aspect ratio: For 21:9, change 32.0 to 21.5 For 48:9, change 32.0 to 48.0 If using SpecialK, additional config is required: Create <path-to-game>\custom_dxgi.ini. Open the file and add the following: [Render.OSD] ShowInVideoCapture=false Save and close the file.

There is a script which can automatically apply these changes.

Post-processing

Use Nier Replicant 3D Vision fix to modify some effects
F3: HUD toggle. Not disabled by default. F4: FXAA toggle. Disabled by default. F5: camera motion blur toggle. Disabled by default. F6: depth of field toggle. Not disabled by default. 0 (not the numpad): bloom strength multipliers (x0, x0.25, x0.5, x0.75, x1, x1.5, x2). x1 by default.

Input

Camera settings

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration		No acceleration option.
Mouse sensitivity		Separate settings for normal camera and magic. 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. 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

Steam Input
Steam Input API support
Official controller preset(s)
Steam Controller button prompts

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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 Effect, System Sound Effect, and Voice volume.
Surround sound		Mono, Stereo, and 5.1 Surround options in the menu.
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost		Referred to as Inactive Sound.
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Russian				Fan translation by «The Miracle».
Spanish

Issues fixed

Performance issues / Mouse on-screen when using gamepad / Input detected when using Steam Overlay

Use Special K to fix various issues and improve performance
Download Special K. For compatibility with the latest version of the game (v1.0.3), make sure that the Special K's version is dated after 2023-12-31. Newer versions of the tool may be available from the Special K Discord Server. Extract the contents into <path-to-game>. Notes In the event of issues with Special K titled as dxgi.dll, renaming it to dinput8.dll may help.

Framerate limited to 57~58 FPS

At launch, framerates could exceed 60 FPS but would result in sped up gameplay. A later update implemented a 60 FPS lock, which resulted in an odd 57~58 FPS limit.

Edit INI file to restore the old behavior
Save your game settings at least once. Go to the configuration file(s) location, and open drawing_settings.ini. Set FpsControlDisable = 1 and save the file. Use an external framelimiter to avoid going above 60 FPS.

Use Special K, which also allows normal gameplay speed at higher framerates

Download Special K. For compatibility with the latest version of the game (v1.0.3), make sure that the Special K's version is dated after 2023-12-31. Newer versions of the tool may be available from the Special K Discord Server. Extract the contents into <path-to-game>. Start the game. By default, Special K will disable the game's frame limiter and use its own 60 FPS lock. To properly uncap the framerate: Press Ctrl+⇧ Shift+← Backspace to open the control panel of Special K. Disable or raise the Framerate Limit. Notes In the event of issues with Special K titled as dxgi.dll, renaming it to dinput8.dll may help. When running the game at high framerates, there are some minor physics problems in some parts of the game.. To restore the behavior of speeding up the gameplay at higher framerates (e.g. for farming), open Special K's control panel and disable High Dynamic Framerate. Full documentation for the Special K's Radical Replicant plugin, including recommendations when using Nvidia G-Sync, can be found here.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	11

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Audio	Wwise

Uses Enlighten for global illumination.

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
Sound (audio device)	DirectX compatible

A 64-bit operating system is required.