<s>
It	O
initially	O
released	O
on	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
on	O
December	O
14	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
port	O
released	O
in	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
designed	O
to	O
be	O
difficult	O
,	O
with	O
"	O
brutal	O
but	O
fair	O
combat	O
"	O
and	O
permanent	B-Application
death	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Capybara	O
compared	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
"	O
roguelikes	O
of	O
yore	O
"	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
roguelike-like	O
"	O
with	O
design	O
choices	O
like	O
permanent	B-Application
death	I-Application
and	O
high	O
difficulty	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Below	O
was	O
expected	O
to	O
release	O
simultaneously	O
on	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
would	O
be	O
a	O
timed	O
exclusive	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
for	O
a	O
limited	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Below	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
on	O
December	O
14	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
and	O
an	O
easier	O
difficulty	O
setting	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
April	O
7	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
His	O
compositional	O
work	O
on	O
a	O
previous	O
Capybara	O
's	O
release	O
,	O
Superbrothers	B-Application
:	I-Application
Sword	I-Application
&	I-Application
Sworcery	I-Application
EP	I-Application
,	O
led	O
to	O
their	O
Below	O
collaboration	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Capybara	O
has	O
described	O
Sword	B-Application
&	I-Application
Sworcery	I-Application
as	O
a	O
game	O
built	O
upon	O
Guthrie	O
's	O
music	O
,	O
and	O
Below	O
as	O
Guthrie	O
's	O
music	O
built	O
upon	O
Capybara	O
's	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
with	O
an	O
overall	O
score	O
of	O
71	O
.	O
</s>
