# “I haven’t slept in 48 hours”: Devs spent 9 years, starting in “my parents’ basement,” making a Nier Automata-esque action game with the most anime plot imaginable

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/i-havent-slept-in-48-hours-devs-spent-9-years-starting-in-my-parents-basement-making-a-nier-automata-esque-action-game-with-the-most-anime-plot-imaginable/
- Published: 2026-07-28T21:07:30+00:00
- Updated: 2026-07-28T22:16:35+00:00
- Original publisher: GamesRadar+
- Original article: https://www.gamesradar.com/games/action/i-havent-slept-in-48-hours-devs-spent-9-years-starting-in-my-parents-basement-making-a-nier-automata-esque-action-game-with-the-most-anime-plot-imaginable/
- Topics: Americas, Art, Celebrity, Culture, Entertainment

## Key points

- Indie team spent nine years making an anime-style action game.
- Development began in a parents’ basement.
- A developer described a sleepless 48-hour final push.

## Summary

A small development team has spent nine years creating an anime-styled action game inspired by Nier: Automata, beginning work in one developer’s parents’ basement. The story highlights the long, demanding path of independent game development and the personal strain involved in bringing an ambitious project to release.

One developer said they had not slept for 48 hours, underscoring the intense final push around the game’s launch or promotion. The game is presented as having an especially elaborate, anime-inspired plot, while its extended development reflects the scale of the team’s ambitions and limited early resources.

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