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Nier: Automata download size returns to normal after 366-GB bug
Nier: Automata's download size briefly ballooned to 366 GB after an update, up from its usual size of about 50 GB.
The role-playing game follows characters 2B and 9S and is available on Steam.
Square Enix says it has fixed the problem, and the download is back to its regular size.
The company has not said what caused the unusually large download.
One possible explanation is that the game's files were mistakenly included with each DLC package, but that remains speculation.
The fix means players can download the game at its usual size again, and no further action has been announced.
Nier: Automata’s download size has returned to normal after an update made it 366 GB.
The game’s usual size was about 50 GB, making the faulty download more than seven times larger.
The official Nier X account said the issue had been identified and resolved.
The account did not explain what caused the bug.
- Who
- Square Enix, through the official Nier X account, addressed the issue.
- What
- A bug temporarily increased Nier: Automata’s download size to 366 GB; it has since been resolved.
- When
- The size increase happened last Friday, and the issue was resolved by the time of the article, published November 9, 2026.
- Where
- Not stated.
- Why
- The cause was not explained. PC Gamer speculated that the game’s files may have been attached to each DLC package.
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An update caused Nier: Automata’s download size to balloon to 366 GB.
The official Nier X account said the issue had been identified and resolved.
- Faulty download size
- 366 GB
- Usual size
- About 50 GB
- Increase
- More than 700% of the original size
- Reported fix
- The official Nier X account said the issue was resolved
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