NieR: Automata's "secret door" finally revealed to be demo of fan mod tools

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In the years since the launch of NieR: Automata, a renowned name in the action role-playing game genre, players have scoured the game's many interconnected levels for the hidden secrets that the title houses.

Game director Yoko Taro hinted at the "final secret" of the game, which was ultimately discovered by Twitter user Lance McDonald, with a confirmation from the official Japanese NieR Twitter account. However, the recent discovery of a potential "secret door" in the game by Reddit user u/sadfutago had fans of the game in shambles as no one seemed to be able to replicate the users' findings.

This made many players question the legibility of the clip and the player. They believed the secret door and the accompanying "church area" to be a mod. Although some people backed the user with his claim of the secret not being a mod — considering the fact that the complexity of the area and its surroundings were beyond the scope of mods in NieR: Automata — it turns out the church area and secret door were mods after all.

The secret door was teased by u/sadfutago on Reddit, which left fans in the NieR community in disarray. Many questioned the authenticity of the clips that showed the user accidentally stumbling upon the door while exploring the Copied City.

The door connects to a church that features a unique and never-before-seen cutscene. Many gamers hypothesized the secret to being a cut content that did not make it into the final game, while others believed it to be some sort of elaborate hoax by the user. The incident was also addressed by Yoko Taro himself when he put up a vague tweet regarding the discovery.

However, during a recent special Twitch stream, a team of NieR: Automata modders revealed that the secret door in Copied