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Here's a first look at the Nier mobile phone game

So far.

Square Enix has released a snippet of gameplay of the Nier mobile phone game.

Nier Reincarnation is an iOS and Android role-playing game produced by Yosuke Saito, directed by Yoko Taro, and developed by Applibot with character design by CyDesignation. The gameplay video doesn't offer much: we see the touch controls icon and the player character running forward as the music ramps up and the camera does its cinematic thing across a barren, post-apocalyptic landscape.

Cover image for YouTube videoNieR Re[in]carnation (ニーア リィンカーネーション): 実機プレイ動画

Things are hotting up in the world of Nier, which turns 10 on 22nd April 2020. As well as a mobile phone game, an upgraded version of Nier Replicant is in the works for PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.