Games like NieR: Automata

Ranked by shared qualities, not genre tags.

What defines NieR: Automata

Character Action95%
Single-Player95%
Hack-and-Slash90%
Post-Apocalyptic90%
Science Fiction90%
Branching Narrative85%
Melancholic85%
Multiple Endings80%
Existential80%
Bittersweet80%
Dynamic Music75%
Campaign75%
Open World75%
AI & Consciousness75%
Identity & Self75%
Contemplative75%
Tragic75%
Orchestral Score70%
Stylized Realism70%
Bullet Hell70%
Technology & Humanity70%
Anime Style65%

Shares Branching Narrative, Multiple Endings, Contemplative, Identity & Self.

Both lean into Single-Player, Branching Narrative, Multiple Endings, Contemplative.

Single-Player95%Branching Narrative90%Multiple Endings85%Contemplative70%
Eden*48% match

Shares Science Fiction, Post-Apocalyptic, Bittersweet, Branching Narrative.

Both lean into Science Fiction, Single-Player, Campaign, Bittersweet.

Science Fiction85%Single-Player75%Campaign80%Bittersweet70%
Steins;Gate 047% match

Shares Science Fiction, Branching Narrative, Melancholic, Multiple Endings.

Both lean into Single-Player, Science Fiction, Branching Narrative, Melancholic.

Single-Player95%Science Fiction90%Branching Narrative85%Melancholic80%

Shares AI & Consciousness, Branching Narrative, Multiple Endings, Technology & Humanity.

Both lean into Single-Player, Campaign, AI & Consciousness, Branching Narrative.

Single-Player85%Campaign90%AI & Consciousness90%Branching Narrative80%
Steins;Gate44% match

Shares Branching Narrative, Science Fiction, Multiple Endings, Melancholic.

Both lean into Single-Player, Branching Narrative, Science Fiction, Multiple Endings.

Single-Player95%Branching Narrative92%Science Fiction85%Multiple Endings85%

Shares Branching Narrative, AI & Consciousness, Melancholic, Multiple Endings.

Both lean into Single-Player, Branching Narrative, AI & Consciousness, Campaign.

Single-Player90%Branching Narrative75%AI & Consciousness80%Campaign75%

Shares Science Fiction, Contemplative, Existential, AI & Consciousness.

Both lean into Single-Player, Science Fiction, Contemplative, AI & Consciousness.

Single-Player90%Science Fiction90%Contemplative85%AI & Consciousness80%

Shares Hack-and-Slash, Post-Apocalyptic, Melancholic, Science Fiction.

Both lean into Single-Player, Hack-and-Slash, Post-Apocalyptic, Melancholic.

Single-Player85%Hack-and-Slash80%Post-Apocalyptic80%Melancholic80%
AI Limit37% match

Shares Post-Apocalyptic, Hack-and-Slash, Character Action, Science Fiction.

Both lean into Post-Apocalyptic, Hack-and-Slash, Single-Player, Science Fiction.

Post-Apocalyptic85%Hack-and-Slash80%Single-Player75%Science Fiction70%
Icey36% match

Shares Hack-and-Slash, Character Action, Science Fiction, Contemplative.

Both lean into Single-Player, Hack-and-Slash, Science Fiction, Character Action.

Single-Player90%Hack-and-Slash85%Science Fiction75%Character Action70%
Sable36% match

Shares Open World, Science Fiction, Contemplative, Identity & Self.

Both lean into Single-Player, Open World, Science Fiction, Contemplative.

Single-Player70%Open World85%Science Fiction55%Contemplative70%

Shares Hack-and-Slash, Science Fiction, Character Action, Identity & Self.

Both lean into Single-Player, Hack-and-Slash, Science Fiction, Character Action.

Single-Player95%Hack-and-Slash95%Science Fiction90%Character Action85%