# What is the best Yoko Taro game?

> Cult PS2 bleakness, a blockbuster android story, mobile experiments and a card-table trilogy all come from one masked director. Fans split hard on whether the strange early work or the polished later hits deserve the top spot.

*By YPB Team · Published November 3, 2026 · https://youpick.best/ranking/what-is-the-best-yoko-taro-game*

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1. **NieR:Automata** — score 1000/1000
   PlatinumGames' 2017 action RPG about androids 2B and 9S, directed and written by Yoko Taro; Square Enix reported over 10 million copies sold by February 2026.
2. **Voice of Cards: The Beasts of Burden** — score 609/1000
   The September 2022 third Voice of Cards game, following a young woman from a monster-destroyed underground village who can turn defeated monsters into ability cards.
3. **NieR Reincarnation** — score 473/1000
   Applibot's 2021 mobile RPG set in a place called the Cage, with Yoko Taro as creative director and scenario writer; its service ended in 2024.
4. **NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139...** — score 401/1000
   Toylogic's 2021 remake-style upgrade of NieR Replicant with rebuilt combat, full voice acting and new story content including a fifth ending.
5. **NieR (2010)** — score 400/1000
   Cavia's 2010 action RPG, released as NieR Gestalt on Xbox 360 and NieR Replicant on PS3, with Yoko Taro as director and scenario writer.
6. **Drakengard 3** — score 316/1000
   A 2013 PlayStation 3 prequel developed by Access Games, with Yoko Taro as creative director and scenario writer, following the songstress Zero.
7. **Voice of Cards: The Forsaken Maiden** — score 316/1000
   The February 2022 second Voice of Cards game, in which Barren and the mute girl Laty sail between islands ruled by Maidens.
8. **Voice of Cards: The Isle Dragon Roars** — score 215/1000
   A 2021 tabletop-style RPG played entirely with cards and a narrating game master, developed by Alim with Yoko Taro as creative director.
9. **Drakengard** — score 215/1000
   Cavia's 2003 PlayStation 2 action game mixing ground combat and dragon flight, directed and written by Yoko Taro and published by Square Enix.

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