<s>
Ape	B-Application
Out	I-Application
is	O
a	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Gabe	O
Cuzzillo	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Devolver	O
Digital	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
on	O
February	O
28	O
,	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ape	B-Application
Out	I-Application
is	O
a	O
single	O
player	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
video	O
game	O
played	O
from	O
a	O
top-down	O
perspective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
a	O
gorilla	B-Application
running	O
through	O
a	O
maze	B-Application
while	O
evading	O
enemies	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
gun-wielding	O
humans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
maze	B-Application
design	O
is	O
randomized	O
and	O
is	O
slightly	O
different	O
on	O
each	O
play	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
impossible	O
to	O
memorize	O
the	O
layout	O
of	O
a	O
level	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ape	B-Application
Out	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Gabe	O
Cuzzillo	O
using	O
the	O
Unity	B-Application
game	I-Application
engine	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ape	B-Application
Out	I-Application
was	O
Cuzzillo	O
's	O
second	O
game	O
,	O
after	O
Foiled	O
,	O
which	O
he	O
developed	O
with	O
Aaron	O
Taecker-Wyss	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
on	O
Ape	B-Application
Out	I-Application
began	O
when	O
Cuzzillo	O
entered	O
into	O
game	O
development	O
courses	O
at	O
New	O
York	O
University	O
(	O
NYU	O
)	O
,	O
where	O
he	O
also	O
worked	O
on	O
an	O
independent	O
study	O
with	O
Bennett	O
Foddy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Foddy	O
contributed	O
to	O
Ape	B-Application
Out	I-Application
art	O
,	O
while	O
Matt	O
Boch	O
,	O
an	O
associate	O
professor	O
for	O
NYU	O
's	O
Game	O
Center	O
,	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
music	O
system	O
and	O
sound	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ape	B-Application
Out	I-Application
was	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
NYU	O
Game	O
Center	O
Incubator	O
and	O
partially	O
financed	O
by	O
Indie	O
Fund	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ape	B-Application
Out	I-Application
was	O
a	O
finalist	O
for	O
the	O
2016	O
Independent	O
Games	O
Festival	O
's	O
"	O
Best	O
Student	O
Game	O
"	O
award	O
but	O
lost	O
to	O
Beglitched	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Publisher	O
Devolver	O
Digital	O
announced	O
their	O
involvement	O
in	O
Ape	B-Application
Out	I-Application
in	O
March	O
2017	O
,	O
when	O
they	O
released	O
a	O
playable	O
trailer	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
announced	O
a	O
projected	O
release	O
date	O
of	O
"	O
summer	O
2017	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
publisher	O
announced	O
in	O
December	O
2018	O
that	O
Ape	B-Application
Out	I-Application
would	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
February	O
7	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ape	B-Application
Out	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
on	O
both	O
platforms	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	O
version	O
scores	O
an	O
83	O
from	O
34	O
international	O
critics	O
on	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
84	O
from	O
31	O
international	O
critics	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
