NieR: Automata

NieR: Automata presents a profound exploration of existentialism, challenging players to consider the nature of existence, humanity, and consciousness through its compelling narrative. The game's unconventional storytelling structure gradually reveals the full "real" story across multiple playthroughs, culminating in a poignant true ending. This conclusion famously requires players to make a significant sacrifice: deleting their save file to aid another player in the game's community, a narrative choice that contributed to its impressive sales of over 6 million copies worldwide by May 2020. While this multi-layered approach deepens the game's philosophical themes and encourages reflection on purpose and connection, the initial playthrough can leave players feeling that the story is incomplete without the context provided by subsequent routes.