Square Enix will be launchingNieR Reincarnationon February 18 in Japan, and several Yoko Taro andNieRfans are wondering how to download the game. Yoko Taro, whoadmittedhe never spent money to pull the gacha in mobile games, might be pulling onNieR Reincarnation. This should give you high hopes for the game’s quality. So let’s check out how to download it/First off, Square Enix just started the pre download forNieR Reincarnation. So you can theoretically download the game right now. However, players living outside Japan, and I assume this is the case for most people reading this, will be unable to download the game directly from either theApp StoreorGoogle Play. The reason is, both are region-locked, or Japanese apps can only be downloaded when connecting with a Japanese account.
How To DownloadNieR ReincarnationJapanese Version on Android
There are several easy ways to circumvent the problem, but only on Android. The easiest way is to useQooApp. Without creating an account, QooApp lets you download Japanese mobile games regardless of your region. This way you’ll be able to playNieR Reincarnationat launch. You can download QooApp through your phone on Google Play.
The other way is to install an Android emulator on your PC likeBluestacks, and then install QooApp on it.
Once you’ve gotten into QooApp, simply search forNieR Reincarnation, download the game, and you’re done.
NieR ReincarnationRelease Date
NieR Reincarnationwill be launching on February 18 JST midnight. This means February 17, 10 AM ET. (Click here for a table with other time zones).
Keep in mind however that mobile games tend to have many issues at launch, most notably bugs and saturated servers. You might have a very hard time playingNieR Reincarnationat launch even if you do manage to download it.
With that said, producer Yosuke Saitomentionedon one of theNieR Reincarnationofficial live streams that Square Enix spent a lot of money to get beefy servers. You can read more details from the streamhere.
you may also catch the first ten minutes of gameplayhere. Lastly Square Enix also announced a Yoko Taro manga will begin soon. All detailshere.
Square Enix will also launchNieR Replicant Ver 1.22on July 02, 2025, forPS4,Xbox One, andPCvia Steam.
NieR ReincarnationOpening Movie
Square EnixannouncedNieR Reincarnationin the west but with no release date yet. The game is currently being localized:
