<s>
}}	O
Badiya	B-Application
(	O
)	O
is	O
an	O
upcoming	O
open	O
world	O
survival	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
title	O
developed	O
by	O
Saudi	O
developer	O
Semaphore	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
entitled	O
Badiya	B-Application
:	O
Desert	O
Survival	B-Application
,	O
is	O
a	O
single-player	O
sandbox	O
survival	B-Application
RPG	O
planned	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
Early	O
Access	O
beta	O
was	O
launched	O
via	O
Steam	B-Application
on	O
11	O
November	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
game	O
,	O
entitled	O
Badiya	B-Application
:	O
Battle	O
Royale	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
multiplayer	O
free-to-play	O
battle	O
royale	O
online	B-Application
game	I-Application
that	O
has	O
launched	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
devices	O
in	O
May	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
lie	O
in	O
the	O
Arabian	O
Desert	O
in	O
the	O
1920s	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
life	O
is	O
harsh	O
,	O
and	O
players	O
must	O
explore	O
and	O
find	O
the	O
necessary	O
supplies	O
for	O
survival	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Badiya	B-Application
:	O
Desert	O
Survival	B-Application
,	O
simply	O
known	O
as	O
Badiya	B-Application
at	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
was	O
originally	O
announced	O
by	O
Semaphore	O
in	O
April	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
interview	O
with	O
Kill	O
Screen	O
,	O
Semaphore	O
's	O
director	O
of	O
development	O
Ahmad	O
Jadallah	O
hoped	O
Semaphore	O
's	O
project	O
would	O
help	O
clarify	O
how	O
the	O
Arab	O
world	O
is	O
represented	O
in	O
video	O
games	O
(	O
as	O
certain	O
game	O
titles	O
by	O
Western	O
developers	O
used	O
stereotype	O
and	O
poorly	O
researched	O
interpretations	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
explain	O
the	O
history	O
of	O
modern	O
Saudi	O
Arabia	O
's	O
unification	O
,	O
although	O
the	O
game	O
will	O
focus	O
on	O
an	O
individual	O
's	O
survival	B-Application
in	O
the	O
desert	O
amid	O
the	O
violence	O
during	O
that	O
time	O
period	O
following	O
instability	O
after	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
Great	O
War	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameplay	O
for	O
Badiya	B-Application
was	O
revealed	O
during	O
E3	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
originally	O
announced	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
and	O
that	O
an	O
Early	O
Access	O
beta	O
would	O
be	O
available	O
via	O
Steam	B-Application
later	O
that	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
still	O
being	O
in	O
Early	O
Access	O
,	O
Badiya	B-Application
was	O
retronymed	O
with	O
the	O
subtitle	O
Desert	O
Survival	B-Application
when	O
Semaphore	O
announced	O
Badiya	B-Application
:	O
Battle	O
Royale	O
in	O
April	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
it	O
shares	O
much	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
settings	O
and	O
content	O
,	O
Battle	O
Royale	O
is	O
a	O
separate	O
build	O
from	O
Desert	O
Survival	B-Application
that	O
focuses	O
on	O
free-for-all	O
online	O
battle	O
royale	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Battle	O
Royale	O
officially	O
launched	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
devices	O
worldwide	O
on	O
19	O
May	O
2020	O
,	O
with	O
plans	O
to	O
release	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
in	O
the	O
future	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Badiya	B-Application
:	O
Desert	O
Survival	B-Application
is	O
made	O
with	O
the	O
Unity	B-Application
engine	I-Application
,	O
whilst	O
Badiya	B-Application
:	O
Battle	O
Royale	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
Unreal	B-Operating_System
Engine	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
