What is the best order to watch NieR / Drakengard?

For first-timers, we recommend Release Order as it's the intended experience. For rewatches, Timeline/Chronological Order offers a fresh perspective by following the in-universe chronology.

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Should I watch NieR / Drakengard in release order or chronological order?

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NieR / Drakengard

edited 2026-05-21

A complete play and reading order for the NieR / Drakengard franchise — Yoko Taro's interconnected action RPG series spanning Drakengard (2003), its sequels, and the NieR subseries including NieR: Automata. Covers all mainline games, the 2021 remake NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139..., and manga adaptations, with both release-order and in-universe chronological variants that trace the timeline from Drakengard 3 through to the far future of NieR: Automata.

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01GAME

2003The 2003 PlayStation 2 action RPG directed by Yoko Taro, published by Square Enix and developed by Cavia. Known in Japan as Drag-On Dragoon,…

02GAME

2005The 2005 PlayStation 2 sequel developed by Cavia and directed by Akira Yasui rather than Yoko Taro. Set approximately eighteen years after D…

03GAME

2010The 2010 action RPG developed by Cavia and published by Square Enix, set in a post-apocalyptic future that emerged from Drakengard's Ending…

04GAME

2013The 2013 PlayStation 3 prequel directed by Yoko Taro, set approximately one hundred years before the original Drakengard. The game follows Z…

05GAME

2017The 2017 action RPG developed by PlatinumGames and directed by Yoko Taro, set in the far future year 11942 CE. Humanity has abandoned Earth…

06GAME

2021A 2021 mobile RPG developed by Applibot and published by Square Enix, set in a liminal space called The Cage where a girl named Fio uncovers…

07GAME

2021The 2021 upgraded remake of NieR Replicant, developed by Toylogic and published by Square Enix. It restores and modernises the original JP R…

manga5 items · 5 unwatched