<s>
Anodyne	B-Application
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Analgesic	O
Productions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
a	O
nearly	O
year-long	O
development	O
through	O
developers	O
Melos	O
Han-Tani	O
and	O
Marina	O
Kittaka	O
's	O
last	O
years	O
in	O
college	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
February	O
4	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
PC	I-Application
,	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
and	O
Linux	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
Android	B-Application
version	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
Humble	O
Bundle	O
on	O
October	O
15	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
September	O
9	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
September	O
21	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
February	O
28	O
,	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Anodyne	B-Application
soundtrack	O
was	O
also	O
made	O
available	O
for	O
purchase	O
at	O
the	O
game	O
’s	O
initial	O
release	O
,	O
including	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
music	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
few	O
bonus	O
tracks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Anodyne	B-Application
was	O
heavily	O
inspired	O
by	O
titles	O
like	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
:	I-Application
Link	I-Application
’s	I-Application
Awakening	I-Application
and	O
Yume	B-Application
Nikki	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Anodyne	B-Application
puts	O
the	O
player	O
in	O
the	O
shoes	O
of	O
the	O
protagonist	O
Young	O
,	O
exploring	O
a	O
surreal	O
dream	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Anodyne	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Return	I-Application
to	I-Application
Dust	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
August	O
12	O
,	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Anodyne	B-Application
is	O
played	O
by	O
exploring	O
a	O
dream	O
world	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
protagonist	O
,	O
Young	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Anodyne	B-Application
began	O
as	O
a	O
solo	O
project	O
by	O
Melos	O
Han-Tani	O
in	O
March	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shortly	O
after	O
release	O
,	O
Anodyne	B-Application
was	O
featured	O
on	O
the	O
front	O
page	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Pirate	I-Application
Bay	I-Application
which	O
garnered	O
the	O
game	O
enough	O
votes	O
to	O
be	O
accepted	O
onto	O
Steam	B-Application
through	O
its	O
Greenlight	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
4	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
Han-Tani	O
released	O
the	O
source	O
code	O
of	O
Anodyne	B-Application
under	O
a	O
custom	B-License
permissive	I-License
license	I-License
.	O
</s>
<s>
Anodynes	B-Application
soundtrack	O
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Melos	O
Han-Tani	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
Anodynes	B-Application
release	O
,	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
as	O
a	O
download-only	O
on	O
Han-Tani	O
'	O
s	O
online	O
Bandcamp	O
store	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
40	O
tracks	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
14	O
bonus	O
tracks	O
,	O
consisting	O
of	O
outtakes	O
,	O
and	O
songs	O
from	O
Anodynes	B-Application
trailers	O
The	O
total	O
runtime	O
is	O
85	O
minutes	O
and	O
32	O
seconds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
27	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
a	O
remix	O
compilation	O
album	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Han	O
Tani	O
's	O
Bandcamp	O
page	O
,	O
featuring	O
arrangements	O
of	O
Anodynes	B-Application
music	O
from	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
composers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Anodyne	B-Application
was	O
met	O
with	O
mixed	O
–	O
though	O
overall	O
positive	O
–	O
reviews	O
,	O
in	O
general	O
comparing	O
Anodynes	B-Application
gameplay	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
Zelda	B-Application
games	O
such	O
as	O
Link	B-Application
's	I-Application
Awakening	I-Application
and	O
A	B-Application
Link	I-Application
to	I-Application
the	I-Application
Past	I-Application
,	O
and	O
praising	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
pixel	O
art	O
and	O
music	O
style	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Polygon	O
's	O
Danielle	O
Riendeau	O
stated	O
that	O
,	O
regarding	O
Anodynes	B-Application
world	O
:	O
"	O
Fantasy	O
and	O
reality	O
exist	O
adjacent	O
to	O
one	O
another	O
,	O
highlighting	O
the	O
central	O
theme	O
of	O
disconnection	O
nicely.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Criticism	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
often	O
centered	O
around	O
frustrating	O
platforming	O
sections	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
reception	O
to	O
Anodynes	B-Application
narrative	O
was	O
very	O
mixed	O
.	O
</s>
