Somewhere, 2B is quietly judging Steam.
On November 5, NieR: Automata got a small PC update. All it really did was add three languages — Korean, Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese. Nice. Except right after, people who tried to install the game saw a storage requirement of roughly 366 GB, up from about 50 GB.
No, the game didn’t get seven times bigger.
What went wrong
It looks like a bug in how the update was packaged. The full size of the game was added on top of each DLC, and Steam stacked all of those numbers together. The result: a massive figure that has nothing to do with the files you actually need.
Funny detail — the Steam store page still says 50 GB. The scary number only shows up when you go to install after buying.
What to do if you’re affected
- Not installed yet? Wait a few days. A fix is expected and installing now just wastes your time.
- Already installed? Turn off automatic updates for the game in Steam (Properties → Updates) until the patch lands.
- Need to play right now? Some players say the issue has already cleared up for them, so it’s worth checking again — but don’t delete other games to make 366 GB of room. You don’t need it.
At the time of writing, Square Enix and PlatinumGames hadn’t commented, though PC Gamer reported the developer is looking into it.
The bright side
If you’ve been meaning to play NieR: Automata, the game itself is as good as ever, and it now speaks three more languages. Just give Steam a minute to do the maths properly.
