Nier: Replicant is an action role-playing game developed by Cavia and published by Square Enix. It was released in Japan in April 2010, and in North America and Europe in June 2010. A PlayStation 3 exclusive, it is a spin-off of the Drakengard series, and is set in the year 11945, approximately 4,000 years after the events of the first game.

The game follows the story of Nier, a father trying to find a cure for his daughter who is infected with the Black Scrawl virus. To do this, he journeys to the Tower of Dragons to find a power …