<s>
Blair	B-Application
Witch	I-Application
is	O
a	O
survival	O
horror	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Bloober	O
Team	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Blair	B-Application
Witch	I-Application
series	O
of	O
horror	O
films	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
Lionsgate	O
Games	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
Game	I-Application
Pass	I-Application
on	O
August	O
30	O
,	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
set	O
in	O
1996	O
,	O
two	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
The	O
Blair	B-Application
Witch	I-Application
Project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
Oculus	O
Quest	O
&	O
Quest	B-General_Concept
2	I-General_Concept
and	O
Amazon	B-Operating_System
Luna	I-Operating_System
throughout	O
2019-21	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Along	O
the	O
way	O
,	O
players	O
will	O
find	O
strange	O
wooden	O
dolls	O
,	O
photographs	O
and	O
cassette	B-Device
tapes	I-Device
and	O
will	O
also	O
be	O
tasked	O
with	O
solving	O
puzzles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
film	O
,	O
it	O
integrates	O
the	O
found-footage	O
subgenre	O
with	O
the	O
gameplay	O
and	O
story	O
,	O
often	O
through	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
cassette	B-Device
tapes	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blair	B-Application
Witch	I-Application
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
with	O
critics	O
praising	O
its	O
atmosphere	O
,	O
graphics	O
,	O
sound	O
design	O
and	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
a	O
dog	O
companion	O
,	O
but	O
criticised	O
its	O
gameplay	O
design	O
and	O
perceived	O
difficulty	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
previous	O
Bloober	O
Team	O
games	O
,	O
Blair	B-Application
Witch	I-Application
is	O
a	O
single	O
player	O
first-person	O
survival	O
horror	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
may	O
also	O
require	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
find	O
cassette	B-Device
tapes	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
in	O
the	O
forest	O
,	O
Ellis	O
will	O
reminisce	O
about	O
his	O
past	O
through	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
several	O
devices	O
;	O
a	O
cell	O
phone	O
and	O
a	O
walkie-talkie	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
in	O
the	O
phone	O
's	O
menu	O
are	O
the	O
popular	O
2D	O
games	O
Snake	B-Application
and	O
Astro	B-Application
Blaster	I-Application
which	O
can	O
be	O
played	O
at	O
any	O
point	O
of	O
the	O
playthrough	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
an	O
adult	O
,	O
he	O
was	O
encouraged	O
by	O
his	O
colonel	O
father	O
to	O
enlist	O
in	O
the	O
military	O
,	O
however	O
the	O
Gulf	B-Application
War	I-Application
worsened	O
his	O
mental	O
state	O
after	O
witnessing	O
his	O
squad	O
's	O
death	O
and	O
accidentally	O
killing	O
an	O
innocent	O
woman	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Ellis	O
had	O
separated	O
from	O
Jess	O
,	O
he	O
traveled	O
with	O
Bullet	O
to	O
the	O
forest	O
to	O
live	O
in	O
isolation	O
,	O
where	O
he	O
was	O
driven	O
insane	O
by	O
the	O
Blair	B-Application
Witch	I-Application
and	O
became	O
subservient	O
to	O
her	O
instructions	O
to	O
kill	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blair	B-Application
Witch	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Bloober	O
Team	O
who	O
are	O
known	O
for	O
their	O
psychological	O
horror	O
video	O
games	O
,	O
Layers	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fear	I-Application
and	O
Observer	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
idea	O
of	O
developing	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
conceived	O
by	O
Lionsgate	O
who	O
had	O
purchased	O
the	O
rights	O
in	O
2003	O
from	O
Artisan	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
were	O
interested	O
in	O
doing	O
a	O
Blair	B-Application
Witch	I-Application
game	O
after	O
liking	O
the	O
work	O
that	O
Bloober	O
had	O
done	O
on	O
Layers	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fear	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Building	O
on	O
the	O
foundation	O
of	O
their	O
previous	O
titles	O
,	O
Blair	B-Application
Witch	I-Application
was	O
idealised	O
as	O
a	O
semi	O
open-world	O
game	O
with	O
vast	O
improvements	O
to	O
allow	O
players	O
to	O
explore	O
and	O
fully	O
immerse	O
themselves	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
developed	O
using	O
Unreal	B-Operating_System
Engine	I-Operating_System
4	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
inspiration	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
sought	O
out	O
video	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Firewatch	B-Application
,	O
Alan	B-Application
Wake	I-Application
and	O
Outlast	B-Application
and	O
films	O
that	O
re-defined	O
the	O
found-footage	O
genre	O
which	O
include	O
REC	O
and	O
Paranormal	O
Activity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blair	B-Application
Witch	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
at	O
E3	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
on	O
August	O
30	O
,	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
Gamescom	O
2019	O
,	O
Blair	B-Application
Witch	I-Application
was	O
added	O
to	O
Xbox	B-Application
Game	I-Application
Pass	I-Application
along	O
with	O
several	O
other	O
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blair	B-Application
Witch	I-Application
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alex	O
Spencer	O
of	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
called	O
Blair	B-Application
Witch	I-Application
"	O
an	O
interesting	O
horror	O
game	O
that	O
never	O
manages	O
to	O
escape	O
the	O
shadow	O
of	O
its	O
‘	O
90s	O
inspiration	O
"	O
but	O
criticised	O
it	O
for	O
not	O
developing	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
mechanics	O
further	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Writing	O
for	O
GameSpot	O
,	O
Alessandro	O
Barbosa	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
atmosphere	O
and	O
sound	O
design	O
but	O
was	O
critical	O
saying	O
that	O
Blair	B-Application
Witch	I-Application
does	O
not	O
have	O
a	O
complex	O
tale	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
calling	O
the	O
story	O
twists	O
as	O
predictable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Destructoid	O
's	O
Patrick	O
Hancock	O
commented	O
that	O
"	O
Blair	B-Application
Witch	I-Application
sufficiently	O
blends	O
regular	O
scares	O
with	O
psychological	O
horror	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
noted	O
the	O
abundant	O
amount	O
of	O
jump	O
scares	O
that	O
become	O
annoying	O
and	O
noticeable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
"	O
Xbox	B-Device
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
at	O
the	O
2019	O
Golden	O
Joystick	O
Awards	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
"	O
Use	O
of	O
Sound	O
,	O
New	O
IP	O
"	O
at	O
the	O
NAVGTR	O
Awards	O
.	O
</s>
