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NieR: Automata allows extensive free-roaming and side-quest completion between main story missions. Much of the game's content might seem missable on your first playthrough. Don't worry, though! Completing the game unlocks the ability to revisit earlier content. Here's how to unlock and use Chapter Select to explore everything NieR: Automata has to offer.

This article contains minor spoilers regarding achieving the true ending.

How To Unlock Chapter Select In NieR: Automata

Unlocking Chapter Select requires completing one of the game's true endings. This involves three playthroughs, culminating in a choice during the final confrontation of the third. While called playthroughs, many consider each a distinct chapter in the overarching narrative.

After seeing the credits of a playthrough, save your game. Load that save to begin the next section, playing as a different character. The final playthrough involves multiple character switches. Completing it unlocks Chapter Select for that save file.

How Does Chapter Select Work In NieR: Automata

Access Chapter Select from two locations:

• The main menu of your save file.
• Any access point within the game world.

This menu lets you select any chapter to revisit, retaining your progress (weapons, level, items). When loading a chapter with multiple playable characters, you can choose which character to play as.

Note: Completed side quests cannot be replayed. Always save at an access point before switching chapters to preserve progress; otherwise, any gains (levels, items) from that chapter will be lost. Chapter Select is ideal for completing all content and exploring different choices to experience every ending.