<s>
BROK	B-Application
the	I-Application
InvestiGator	I-Application
is	O
a	O
point-and-click	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
indie	O
game	O
self-published	O
and	O
developed	O
by	O
independent	O
French	O
game	O
studio	O
COWCAT	O
Games	O
using	O
GameMaker	B-Operating_System
Studio	I-Operating_System
2	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
game	O
is	O
a	O
point	O
and	O
click	O
adventure	O
game	O
which	O
incorporates	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
side-scrolling	O
action	O
and	O
role-playing	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
prologue	O
demo	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
2	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
via	O
Steam	B-Application
,	O
GOG.com	O
and	O
itch.io	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
on	O
August	O
26	O
,	O
2022	O
at	O
6:55PM	O
GMT+2	O
for	O
Windows	O
via	O
Steam	B-Application
and	O
GOG	O
platforms	O
,	O
with	O
an	O
itch.io	O
release	O
on	O
September	O
2	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Linux	B-Application
and	O
macOS	B-Application
versions	O
were	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
4	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Home	O
console	O
versions	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
,	O
were	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
1	O
,	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BROK	B-Application
the	I-Application
InvestiGator	I-Application
is	O
a	O
unique	O
game	O
which	O
plays	O
like	O
a	O
traditional	O
classic	O
point-and-click	O
adventure	O
game	O
,	O
while	O
also	O
combining	O
elements	O
from	O
action	O
side-scrolling	B-Application
beat	I-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
and	O
role-playing	O
games	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
look	O
and	O
feel	O
of	O
a	O
1980s/early	O
1990	O
's	O
Saturday-morning	O
cartoon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
You	O
must	O
also	O
interrogate	O
suspects	O
with	O
the	O
clues	O
and	O
hints	O
you	O
have	O
found	O
and	O
put	O
them	O
together	O
and	O
ask	O
questions	O
and	O
find	O
culprits	O
(	O
inspired	O
by	O
Ace	B-Application
Attorney	I-Application
and	O
Sam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Max	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
playing	O
in	O
Action	O
Mode	O
,	O
players	O
can	O
jump	O
and	O
attack	O
enemies	O
or	O
objects	O
like	O
in	O
beat	O
em	O
 '	O
up	O
games	O
(	O
like	O
Final	B-Application
Fight	I-Application
or	O
Streets	B-Application
of	I-Application
Rage	I-Application
2	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Previous	O
working	O
titles	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
Tough	B-Application
BROK	I-Application
and	O
BROK	B-Application
the	I-Application
Brawler	I-Application
Detective	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
final	O
title	O
was	O
settled	O
on	O
BROK	B-Application
the	I-Application
InvestiGator	I-Application
,	O
as	O
a	O
play	O
on	O
the	O
words	O
"	O
alligator	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
investigator	O
"	O
,	O
given	O
the	O
titular	O
character	O
on	O
who	O
he	O
is	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
has	O
been	O
advertised	O
as	O
the	O
first	O
of	O
a	O
hybrid	O
between	O
a	O
point	O
and	O
click	O
adventure	O
game	O
and	O
a	O
side-scrolling	B-Application
beat	I-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
with	O
role-playing	O
game	O
elements	O
(	O
specifically	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
Punch	O
n	O
 '	O
Click	O
"	O
game	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
the	O
script	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
edited	O
by	O
Disney	O
pioneer	O
Jymn	O
Magon	O
,	O
an	O
American	O
television	O
and	O
film	O
writer	O
who	O
served	O
as	O
co-creator/writer	O
for	O
DuckTales	O
,	O
Adventures	O
of	O
the	O
Gummi	O
Bears	O
,	O
TaleSpin	B-Application
and	O
A	O
Goofy	O
Movie	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
Version	O
1.2.1	O
,	O
An	O
eleventh	O
language	O
option	O
which	O
is	O
Traditional	O
Chinese	O
has	O
been	O
added	O
for	O
this	O
game	O
,	O
as	O
Eastasiasoft	B-Application
will	O
handle	O
publication	O
of	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
release	O
of	O
this	O
game	O
for	O
Taiwan/Hong	O
Kong	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
9	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
trailer	O
was	O
announced	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
worldwide	O
scheduled	O
release	O
date	O
for	O
August	O
26	O
,	O
2022	O
on	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
for	O
Steam	B-Application
and	O
GOG(dot )	O
com	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Linux	B-Application
and	O
macOS	B-Application
release	O
was	O
published	O
October	O
4	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Versions	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
were	O
published	O
on	O
March	O
1	O
,	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
prologue	O
demo	O
has	O
received	O
very	O
positive	O
feedback	O
with	O
critics	O
and	O
fans	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
,	O
where	O
the	O
score	O
holds	O
a	O
9/10	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BROK	B-Application
the	I-Application
InvestiGator	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Within	O
a	O
week	O
after	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
worldwide	O
release	O
,	O
Fabrice	O
Breton	O
himself	O
announced	O
that	O
this	O
game	O
received	O
international	O
success	O
with	O
a	O
99%	O
rating	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
total	O
sales	O
for	O
BROK	B-Application
the	I-Application
InvestiGator	I-Application
matched	O
nearly	O
close	O
to	O
the	O
total	O
revenue	O
that	O
Breton	O
's	O
first	O
game	O
"	O
Demetrios	B-Application
"	O
received	O
throughout	O
years	O
of	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
after	O
the	O
first	O
week	O
release	O
of	O
BROK	O
.	O
</s>
