<s>
Astroneer	B-Application
is	O
a	O
sandbox	O
adventure	O
game	O
developed	O
from	O
independent	O
developer	O
System	B-Application
Era	I-Application
Softworks	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
character	O
the	O
player	O
moves	O
is	O
called	O
an	O
Astroneer	B-Application
and	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
travel	O
to	O
planets	O
to	O
activate	O
cores	O
and	O
complete	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Astroneer	B-Application
is	O
a	O
sandbox	O
adventure	O
game	O
played	O
from	O
a	O
third-person	O
view	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
an	O
astronaut	O
(	O
called	O
an	O
Astroneer	B-Application
)	O
who	O
navigates	O
on	O
foot	O
,	O
by	O
rover	O
,	O
through	O
teleportation	B-General_Concept
,	O
or	O
by	O
spacecraft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
low	O
on	O
oxygen	O
,	O
the	O
Astroneer	B-Application
recharges	O
by	O
using	O
snails	O
,	O
portable	O
oxygenators	O
,	O
or	O
staying	O
near	O
craftable	O
tethers	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
chained	O
over	O
long	O
distances	O
to	O
prevent	O
suffocation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Every	O
Astroneer	B-Application
has	O
a	O
Terrain	O
Tool	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
gather	O
resources	O
and	O
reshape	O
the	O
landscape	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
stacks	O
can	O
then	O
be	O
snapped	O
into	O
slots	O
on	O
the	O
Astroneer	B-Application
's	O
backpack	O
,	O
storage	O
units	O
,	O
research	O
chambers	O
,	O
etc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Astroneer	B-Application
also	O
has	O
the	O
option	O
to	O
research	O
and	O
craft	O
upgrades	O
to	O
the	O
Terrain	O
Tool	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
plugged	O
and	O
unplugged	O
at	O
will	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
than	O
the	O
Terrain	O
Tool	O
,	O
the	O
Backpack	O
is	O
the	O
Astroneer	B-Application
's	O
main	O
tool	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
art	O
style	O
was	O
partly	O
inspired	O
by	O
a	O
desire	O
by	O
Bromell	O
to	O
get	O
away	O
from	O
something	O
that	O
looked	O
like	O
Minecraft	B-Application
,	O
stating	O
"	O
there	O
are	O
enough	O
games	O
that	O
do	O
that	O
already.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Initially	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
used	O
a	O
more	O
traditional	O
high-polygonal	B-General_Concept
style	O
,	O
however	O
after	O
participating	O
in	O
a	O
diorama	O
building	O
contest	O
concerned	O
with	O
the	O
"	O
low-poly	O
"	O
style	O
,	O
he	O
changed	O
his	O
mind	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Astroneer	B-Application
was	O
announced	O
in	O
October	O
2015	O
by	O
System	B-Application
Era	I-Application
Softworks	I-Application
and	O
is	O
developed	O
with	O
the	O
Unreal	B-Operating_System
Engine	I-Operating_System
4	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Co-founder	O
and	O
lead	O
artist	O
Paul	O
Pepera	O
died	O
on	O
March	O
27	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
4	O
months	O
after	O
Astroneer'''s	O
early	O
access	O
release	O
,	O
but	O
before	O
the	O
official	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
game.Astroneer	O
was	O
first	O
released	O
in	O
early	O
access	O
for	O
Steam	B-Application
,	O
Windows	B-Application
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
on	O
December	O
16	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
before	O
it	O
officially	O
released	O
on	O
February	O
6	O
,	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
15	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
and	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
on	O
January	O
13	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ReceptionAstroneer	O
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
reviews	O
"	O
from	O
critics	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	O
aggregator	O
Metacritic.Shacknews	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
an	O
eight	O
out	O
of	O
ten	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
atmosphere	O
,	O
exploration	O
,	O
crafting	O
,	O
base	O
building	O
,	O
setting	O
,	O
casual	O
survival	O
elements	O
,	O
cooperative	O
play	O
,	O
and	O
pleasing	O
aesthetics	O
,	O
while	O
criticizing	O
some	O
minor	O
technical	O
issues	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
USgamer	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
"	O
on	O
the	O
soft	O
side	O
of	O
the	O
survival	O
spectrum	O
"	O
,	O
ultimately	O
concluding	O
that	O
"	O
...	O
Astroneer	B-Application
falters	O
in	O
not	O
having	O
more	O
interesting	O
things	O
to	O
find	O
within	O
each	O
planet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
Life''	O
reviewed	O
the	O
Switch	B-Application
port	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
developer	O
support	O
,	O
crafting	O
,	O
terrain	O
tool	O
,	O
and	O
how	O
well	O
the	O
game	O
suited	O
the	O
console	O
,	O
while	O
calling	O
out	O
the	O
choppy	O
framerate	O
,	O
janky	O
physics	O
,	O
and	O
bad	O
camera	O
and	O
controls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
March	O
2022	O
,	O
System	B-Application
Era	I-Application
Softworks	I-Application
reported	O
that	O
Astroneer	B-Application
had	O
sold	O
over	O
3,740,000	O
units	O
and	O
had	O
been	O
played	O
by	O
over	O
8	O
million	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
