<s>
Aquaria	B-Application
is	O
a	O
side-scrolling	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
designed	O
by	O
Alec	O
Holowka	O
and	O
Derek	O
Yu	O
,	O
who	O
published	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
2007	O
as	O
the	O
independent	O
game	O
company	O
Bit	B-Application
Blot	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
follows	O
Naija	O
,	O
an	O
aquatic	O
humanoid	O
woman	O
,	O
as	O
she	O
explores	O
the	O
underwater	O
world	O
of	O
Aquaria	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
more	O
than	O
two	O
years	O
of	O
development	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
late	O
2007	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
was	O
released	O
in	O
2008	O
by	O
Ambrosia	O
Software	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
updated	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
service	I-Application
that	O
same	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Linux	B-Application
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
Humble	O
Indie	O
Bundle	O
collection	O
in	O
2010	O
,	O
a	O
version	O
for	O
the	O
iPad	B-Device
was	O
released	O
in	O
2011	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
Android	B-Application
version	O
debuted	O
in	O
2013	O
alongside	O
another	O
Humble	O
Bundle	O
collection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2009	O
,	O
an	O
album	O
with	O
the	O
Aquaria	B-Application
soundtrack	O
was	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aquaria	B-Application
is	O
a	O
2D	O
side-scrolling	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
,	O
heavily	O
focused	O
on	O
exploration	O
and	O
puzzle-solving	O
,	O
with	O
non-linear	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
,	O
originally	O
only	O
available	O
for	O
personal	B-Device
computers	I-Device
,	O
was	O
designed	O
to	O
be	O
primarily	O
controlled	O
solely	O
through	O
the	O
mouse	O
,	O
though	O
it	O
can	O
also	O
be	O
controlled	O
with	O
a	O
keyboard	O
or	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
controller	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
player	O
explores	O
,	O
Naija	O
discovers	O
more	O
and	O
more	O
about	O
the	O
history	O
of	O
the	O
world	O
,	O
"	O
Aquaria	B-Application
"	O
,	O
and	O
about	O
her	O
own	O
past	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
then	O
created	O
Aquaria	B-Application
,	O
threading	O
a	O
verse	O
of	O
a	O
lullaby	O
his	O
mother	O
had	O
sung	O
to	O
him	O
throughout	O
,	O
the	O
only	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
song	O
he	O
remembers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Creator	O
,	O
after	O
creating	O
Aquaria	B-Application
,	O
created	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
civilizations	O
,	O
making	O
a	O
new	O
one	O
in	O
turn	O
when	O
each	O
one	O
was	O
destroyed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
fled	O
the	O
Creator	O
,	O
and	O
hid	O
herself	O
and	O
Naija	O
among	O
several	O
communities	O
in	O
succession	O
;	O
after	O
the	O
destruction	O
of	O
the	O
last	O
one	O
she	O
erased	O
Naija	O
's	O
memory	O
so	O
that	O
she	O
would	O
find	O
out	O
the	O
history	O
of	O
Aquaria	B-Application
on	O
her	O
own	O
and	O
defeat	O
the	O
Creator	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aquaria	B-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Derek	O
Yu	O
and	O
Alec	O
Holowka	O
over	O
the	O
course	O
of	O
two	O
years	O
,	O
off	O
of	O
a	O
concept	O
that	O
Holowka	O
had	O
thought	O
of	O
a	O
year	O
prior	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
designers	O
had	O
previously	O
worked	O
in	O
video	O
games	O
;	O
Yu	O
had	O
made	O
several	O
freeware	O
games	O
,	O
including	O
I	B-Application
'm	I-Application
O.K	I-Application
with	O
Holowka	O
and	O
others	O
,	O
while	O
Holowka	O
had	O
worked	O
for	O
several	O
video	O
game	O
start-ups	O
,	O
none	O
of	O
which	O
had	O
ever	O
gotten	O
a	O
game	O
published	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Holowka	O
and	O
Yu	O
officially	O
formed	O
the	O
studio	O
Bit	B-Application
Blot	I-Application
to	O
back	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
week	O
before	O
submitting	O
it	O
to	O
the	O
2007	O
Independent	O
Games	O
Festival	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aquaria	B-Application
was	O
the	O
studio	O
's	O
only	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
team	O
continued	O
to	O
make	O
video	O
games	O
,	O
but	O
not	O
as	O
a	O
partnership	O
;	O
Holowka	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
form	O
a	O
separate	O
team	O
called	O
Infinite	O
Ammo	O
,	O
and	O
Yu	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
Spelunky	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
developers	O
felt	O
that	O
this	O
control	O
scheme	O
forced	O
them	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
gameplay	O
fluid	O
and	O
easy	O
to	O
grasp	O
,	O
though	O
they	O
also	O
added	O
the	O
option	O
to	O
control	O
the	O
game	O
with	O
a	O
keyboard	O
or	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
controller	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
also	O
sang	O
a	O
nine-minute	O
vocal	O
piece	O
,	O
"	O
Fear	O
the	O
Dark	O
"	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
Aquaria	B-Application
soundtrack	O
album	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
Bit	B-Application
Blot	I-Application
on	O
November	O
14	O
,	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
computers	I-Application
on	O
December	O
7	O
,	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
on	O
December	O
15	O
,	O
2008	O
;	O
it	O
included	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
27	O
Steam	B-Application
Achievements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Linux	B-Application
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Ryan	O
C	O
.	O
Gordon	O
in	O
2009	O
;	O
an	O
open	O
beta	O
ran	O
until	O
February	O
6	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Linux	B-Application
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
Humble	O
Indie	O
Bundle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
source	O
code	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
engine	O
was	O
released	O
under	O
the	O
GNU	B-License
General	I-License
Public	I-License
License	I-License
on	O
June	O
3	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
modified	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
iPad	B-Device
on	O
November	O
2	O
,	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
,	O
which	O
includes	O
touchscreen	O
support	O
and	O
changes	O
to	O
the	O
way	O
the	O
map	O
works	O
,	O
was	O
created	O
by	O
Andrew	O
Church	O
,	O
who	O
was	O
approached	O
to	O
do	O
the	O
port	O
by	O
Holowka	O
after	O
he	O
did	O
an	O
unofficial	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
source	O
port	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Humble	O
Bundle	O
with	O
Android	B-Application
6	O
collection	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
launched	O
on	O
June	O
18	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
debuted	O
an	O
Android	B-Application
version	O
of	O
Aquaria	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aquaria	B-Application
was	O
the	O
Seumas	O
McNally	O
Grand	O
Prize	O
winner	O
of	O
the	O
2007	O
Independent	O
Games	O
Festival	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
also	O
a	O
finalist	O
in	O
the	O
categories	O
of	O
Design	O
Innovation	O
,	O
Excellence	O
in	O
Visual	O
Art	O
,	O
and	O
Excellence	O
in	O
Audio	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
review	O
by	O
Scott	O
Colbourne	O
from	O
The	O
Globe	O
and	O
Mail	O
termed	O
Aquaria	B-Application
"	O
drop-dead	O
beautiful	O
"	O
with	O
a	O
"	O
deep	O
and	O
affecting	O
story	O
"	O
and	O
summarized	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
a	O
game	O
you	O
can	O
get	O
comfortably	O
lost	O
in	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
noting	O
that	O
the	O
visuals	O
and	O
presentation	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
the	O
first	O
thing	O
players	O
noticed	O
,	O
Nathan	O
Cocks	O
of	O
PC	O
PowerPlay	O
claimed	O
that	O
"	O
from	O
a	O
design	O
standpoint	O
,	O
Aquaria	B-Application
is	O
a	O
triumph	O
,	O
"	O
with	O
the	O
right	O
amount	O
of	O
complexity	O
and	O
level	O
design	O
that	O
is	O
"	O
spot	O
on	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
reviewers	O
had	O
different	O
concerns	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Henderson	O
,	O
who	O
critiqued	O
the	O
initial	O
release	O
version	O
for	O
"	O
lack	O
of	O
widescreen	O
support	O
and	O
being	O
occasionally	O
fiddly	O
"	O
,	O
or	O
Naik	O
,	O
who	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
control	O
scheme	O
was	O
not	O
as	O
intuitive	O
when	O
using	O
an	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
controller	O
.	O
</s>
