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# NieR Automata 366GB Steam Update Bug: Workaround and Fix
- URL: https://www.2ndshift.gg/nier-automata-366gb-steam-fix/
- Published: 2026-11-07T13:01:08.000Z
- Updated: 2026-11-07T13:01:08.000Z
- Description: NieR: Automata's Steam update now asks for 366GB instead of 50GB. Square Enix's workaround: uncheck the DLC in Properties. Here's how, and fix status.
- Author: CJ Davis
- Tags: Gaming, Guides, #fixes

NieR: Automata on Steam is a roughly 50GB game. After Friday's update, Steam may tell you it needs about **366GB**. Your SSD isn't broken and you don't need to delete half your library. It's a bug, Square Enix has owned it, and there's a workaround right now.

## What happened with the NieR: Automata update

- **Update date:** November 6, 2026 (Japan time), Steam version only
- **What it added:** Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese and Korean language support
- **The bug:** Installing the game with its DLC now asks for about 366GB of free space
- **Normal size:** Steam's own system requirements still list 50GB
- **Fix status:** Square Enix says it is investigating. No patch date yet

Square Enix posted on Steam that installation "requires significantly more storage space than intended." Automaton reports this is the game's first major Steam update since July 2021, and that the DLC entries are now each reporting a size around the full game's, which is how the total balloons past 360GB.

![2B and 9S standing in the overgrown ruined city in NieR: Automata](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7d/48/7d48e4f5-a536-4f09-bc46-45fa4fa53fba/content/images/2026/11/nier-automata-i.jpg)

Image: Square Enix via Steam

## NieR: Automata 366GB workaround

This is the official workaround from Square Enix's Steam post:

1. Open your Steam **Library** and right-click **NieR:Automata**.
2. Choose **Properties**, then the **DLC** tab.
3. **Uncheck every DLC item.**
4. Let the base game download. It should go back to the normal size.

Automaton reports you can re-check the DLC once the base game finishes. If Steam asks for hundreds of gigabytes again, leave the DLC off until Square Enix ships the fix. Your purchase isn't going anywhere.

## Who's affected

Reports point only to the Steam version. Nothing suggests the PS4, Xbox One, Switch or Microsoft Store versions are affected. If you only own the base game with no DLC, you should be fine.

## The 2nd Shift take

Five years without a big update, and the one that lands to add three languages asks for seven times the space. It's a funny-looking number, but the real cost is the new player who sees 366GB, decides not to bother, and never meets 2B. Square Enix replied fast and the workaround takes 30 seconds, so the damage is small. Still, a size check before shipping a patch for a $40 game isn't much to ask. Uncheck the DLC, play the game, and check back for the real fix.

Hit a weird Steam install bug tonight? Drop it in the [2nd Shift Discord](https://discord.gg/SbzeqKvGVA?ref=2ndshift.gg) and we'll help you sort it.

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*Sources:* [*Square Enix on Steam (NieR:Automata news)*](https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/524220?ref=2ndshift.gg)*,* [*Automaton*](https://automaton-media.com/en/news/nier-automata-developers-working-on-fix-after-update-accidentally-raises-steam-versions-file-size-from-50gb-to-366gb/?ref=2ndshift.gg)*,* [*NieR:Automata on Steam*](https://store.steampowered.com/app/524220/?ref=2ndshift.gg)