NieR: Automata on Steam no longer requires 366GB of free space.
A November 6 language update made each of the eight DLCs show up at roughly 40GB, stacking the pre-install check to about 366GB.
The game still only installs at around 50GB. The official NieR PR account said the cause was found and the issue is fixed.
NieR: Automata still requires 366.56 GB on Steam.
Square Enix is investigating the issue with no fix available yet.
The language update inflated the listed requirement from 50 GB. The game still only installs at about 50 GB.
Uncheck every DLC box under Properties to force the base install.
Nier: Automata’s Steam update jumped the install size from 50GB to 366GB.
The patch only adds Korean, Simplified Chinese, and Traditional Chinese. RPG Site confirmed it’s real.
A bug is stacking the full game size onto each DLC. The store page still says 50GB.
Square Enix and PlatinumGames haven’t commented.