<s>
Amnesia	B-Application
:	I-Application
A	I-Application
Machine	I-Application
for	I-Application
Pigs	I-Application
is	O
a	O
survival	O
horror	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
The	O
Chinese	O
Room	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Frictional	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
meant	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
mod	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
an	O
indirect	O
sequel	O
to	O
Amnesia	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
Descent	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
both	O
developed	O
and	O
produced	O
by	O
Frictional	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	B-Application
Machine	I-Application
for	I-Application
Pigs	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
22	O
November	O
2016	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Amnesia	B-Application
Collection	I-Application
,	O
including	O
Amnesia	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
Descent	I-Application
and	O
its	O
Amnesia	B-Application
:	I-Application
Justine	I-Application
expansion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Set	O
in	O
London	O
on	O
New	O
Year	O
's	O
Eve	O
,	O
1899	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
protagonist	O
is	O
Oswald	O
Mandus	O
,	O
a	O
wealthy	O
industrialist	O
and	O
butcher	O
who	O
is	O
implied	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
great	O
grand-nephew	O
of	O
Daniel	O
,	O
the	O
protagonist	O
of	O
Amnesia	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
Descent	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mandus	O
is	O
opposed	O
in	O
his	O
tasks	O
by	O
the	O
Manpigs	O
,	O
deformed	O
swine-like	O
monstrosities	O
that	O
patrol	O
the	O
depths	O
through	O
which	O
he	O
descends	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
core	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
remains	O
the	O
same	O
between	O
the	O
two	O
,	O
some	O
elements	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Dark	I-Application
Descent	I-Application
have	O
been	O
removed	O
for	O
A	B-Application
Machine	I-Application
for	I-Application
Pigs	I-Application
,	O
while	O
new	O
elements	O
have	O
been	O
added	O
,	O
one	O
reason	O
being	O
to	O
provide	O
a	O
fresh	O
gameplay	O
experience	O
to	O
players	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Dark	I-Application
Descent	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Health	O
lost	O
when	O
Mandus	O
is	O
injured	O
,	O
will	O
regenerate	O
after	O
a	O
certain	O
period	O
of	O
time	O
;	O
thereby	O
eliminating	O
the	O
need	O
to	O
find	O
vials	O
of	O
laudanum	O
to	O
restore	O
health	O
as	O
in	O
The	B-Application
Dark	I-Application
Descent	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
level	O
design	O
has	O
been	O
touted	O
as	O
"	O
significantly	O
different	O
"	O
from	O
that	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Dark	I-Application
Descent	I-Application
,	O
with	O
larger	O
areas	O
and	O
outdoor	O
environments	O
included	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2010	O
,	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Dark	I-Application
Descent	I-Application
,	O
Frictional	O
Games	O
wanted	O
to	O
further	O
the	O
Amnesia	O
franchise	O
,	O
but	O
had	O
no	O
time	O
for	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2013	O
,	O
The	O
Chinese	O
Room	O
confirmed	O
on	O
their	O
Twitter	B-Application
feed	O
that	O
the	O
final	O
release	O
date	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
10	O
September	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
is	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
Amnesia	B-Application
Collection	I-Application
,	O
released	O
on	O
22	O
November	O
2016	O
via	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
,	O
containing	O
Amnesia	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
Descent	I-Application
and	O
its	O
expansion	O
Amnesia	B-Application
:	I-Application
Justine	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
days	O
after	O
its	O
release	O
on	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
Frictional	O
Games	O
posted	O
a	O
tweet	O
stating	O
that	O
the	O
port	O
managed	O
to	O
recoup	O
all	O
costs	O
and	O
"	O
more	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Frictional	O
Games	O
announced	O
on	O
23	O
September	O
2020	O
that	O
they	O
would	O
make	O
Amnesia	B-Application
:	I-Application
A	I-Application
Machine	I-Application
for	I-Application
Pigs	I-Application
and	O
Amnesia	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
Descent	I-Application
open-source	B-Application
video	I-Application
games	I-Application
under	O
the	O
GNU	B-License
GPL-3.0-or-later	I-License
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initially	O
code-named	O
"	O
gameB	O
"	O
by	O
The	O
Chinese	O
Room	O
,	O
the	O
announcement	O
of	O
Amnesia	B-Application
:	I-Application
A	I-Application
Machine	I-Application
for	I-Application
Pigs	I-Application
was	O
preceded	O
by	O
a	O
viral	O
marketing	O
and	O
alternate	O
reality	O
game	O
campaign	O
that	O
began	O
when	O
Frictional	O
Games	O
updated	O
their	O
website	O
Next	O
Frictional	O
Game	O
,	O
which	O
has	O
prior	O
been	O
used	O
to	O
announce	O
the	O
first	O
installment	O
,	O
in	O
early	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
blurred	O
image	O
was	O
hyperlinked	O
to	O
Google	B-Application
Maps	I-Application
with	O
the	O
search	O
field	O
set	O
as	O
"	O
China	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
website	O
was	O
later	O
updated	O
with	O
a	O
slightly	O
less	O
blurred	O
image	O
,	O
and	O
hyperlinked	O
to	O
Google	B-Application
Maps	I-Application
with	O
the	O
search	O
field	O
set	O
as	O
"	O
Boreray.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
updated	O
for	O
a	O
second	O
time	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
non-blurred	O
image	O
(	O
a	O
piece	O
of	O
concept	O
art	O
)	O
,	O
redirecting	O
to	O
Google	B-Application
Maps	I-Application
with	O
the	O
search	O
field	O
set	O
as	O
502	O
2nd	O
Avenue	O
in	O
Seattle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
three	O
hyperlinks	O
were	O
hints	O
towards	O
The	O
Chinese	O
Room	O
's	O
involvement	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
(	O
a	O
previous	O
game	O
by	O
The	O
Chinese	O
Room	O
,	O
Dear	B-Application
Esther	I-Application
,	O
was	O
set	O
on	O
a	O
Hebridean	O
island	O
like	O
Boreray	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
address	O
in	O
Seattle	O
pointed	O
towards	O
a	O
restaurant	O
named	O
'	O
The	O
Chinese	O
Room	O
 '	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Examination	O
of	O
the	O
site	O
's	O
source	O
code	O
led	O
fans	O
to	O
a	O
webpage	O
that	O
resembled	O
a	O
computer	B-Device
console	I-Device
with	O
usable	O
commands	O
and	O
a	O
countdown	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
expiration	O
of	O
the	O
countdown	O
,	O
a	O
message	O
on	O
the	O
page	O
read	O
"	O
A	B-Application
machine	I-Application
for	I-Application
pigs	I-Application
coming	O
fall	O
two	O
thousand	O
twelve.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
14	O
June	O
2012	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
teaser	O
trailer	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Frictional	O
Games	O
 '	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
channel	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
31	O
October	O
2012	O
,	O
to	O
coincide	O
with	O
Halloween	O
,	O
a	O
second	O
trailer	O
was	O
posted	O
on	O
Frictional	O
Games	O
 '	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
channel	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amnesia	B-Application
:	I-Application
A	I-Application
Machine	I-Application
for	I-Application
Pigs	I-Application
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
for	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
,	O
with	O
an	O
aggregate	O
score	O
of	O
72/100	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eurogamer	O
gave	O
A	B-Application
Machine	I-Application
for	I-Application
Pigs	I-Application
a	O
score	O
of	O
7	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
noting	O
that	O
it	O
"	O
will	O
absolutely	O
keep	O
you	O
fed	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Edge	O
magazine	O
wrote	O
that	O
"	O
A	B-Application
Machine	I-Application
For	I-Application
Pigs	I-Application
will	O
prove	O
divisive	O
among	O
fans	O
of	O
Frictional	O
Games	O
 '	O
much-lauded	O
original	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jim	O
Rossignol	O
of	O
Rock	O
,	O
Paper	O
,	O
Shotgun	O
noted	O
in	O
his	O
review	O
of	O
A	B-Application
Machine	I-Application
for	I-Application
Pigs	I-Application
that	O
it	O
"	O
is	O
a	O
marvellous	O
,	O
revolting	O
,	O
disturbing	O
sequel	O
to	O
Dark	O
Descent	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PC	O
Gamers	O
T.J.	O
Hafer	O
expressed	O
his	O
opinion	O
that	O
A	B-Application
Machine	I-Application
for	I-Application
Pigs	I-Application
adds	O
to	O
the	O
palette	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Dark	I-Application
Descents	I-Application
"	O
helplessness	O
to	O
explore	O
the	O
emotion	O
of	O
fear	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
