We have, in Taro’s fiction, been forced to take refuge in the stars. Price: £40, $60 NieR: Automata, a hyperactive action game from the idiosyncratic Yoko Taro-the closest Japan has to a Tim Burton-winds the clock forward to a time when humanity has been driven from Earth by their robotic creations. Release Date: February 23 (PS4), March 17 (Windows)