<s>
Creaks	B-Application
is	O
a	O
puzzle-platform	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Amanita	O
Design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
10	O
July	O
2020	O
for	O
Apple	O
Arcade	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
on	O
22	O
July	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Creaks	B-Application
begins	O
in	O
the	O
bedroom	O
of	O
the	O
unnamed	O
player	O
character	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
seen	O
sitting	O
at	O
his	O
desk	O
when	O
the	O
light	O
flickers	O
and	O
dies	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
wallpaper	O
peels	O
away	O
to	O
reveal	O
a	O
secret	O
tunnel	O
behind	O
his	O
wall	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
encounters	O
aggressive	O
monsters	B-Application
that	O
become	O
harmless	O
inanimate	O
objects	O
when	O
seen	O
under	O
the	O
light	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
discovers	O
that	O
there	O
is	O
a	O
giant	O
feline	O
monster	B-Application
slowly	O
destroying	O
the	O
mansion	O
by	O
climbing	O
on	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
exploring	O
the	O
underground	O
world	O
,	O
the	O
protagonist	O
also	O
meets	O
several	O
friendly	O
bird-like	O
people	O
;	O
an	O
elderly	O
bird	O
person	O
searching	O
for	O
a	O
codex	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
defeat	O
the	O
giant	O
monster	B-Application
,	O
a	O
younger	O
bird	O
person	O
who	O
tries	O
to	O
fight	O
it	O
with	O
weapons	O
and	O
traps	O
,	O
a	O
scientist	O
bird	O
person	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
small	O
mechanic	O
with	O
a	O
pipe	O
for	O
a	O
head	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
protagonist	O
eventually	O
reaches	O
the	O
bottom	O
of	O
the	O
mansion	O
,	O
where	O
he	O
finds	O
the	O
scientist	O
and	O
the	O
mechanic	O
fighting	O
the	O
giant	O
monster	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
finds	O
the	O
crystal	O
in	O
a	O
cavern	O
and	O
puts	O
it	O
into	O
the	O
lantern	O
,	O
creating	O
a	O
light	O
that	O
can	O
defeat	O
the	O
giant	O
monster	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
begin	O
climbing	O
back	O
up	O
to	O
the	O
top	O
of	O
the	O
mansion	O
,	O
regroup	O
with	O
the	O
other	O
two	O
bird	O
folk	O
,	O
and	O
prepare	O
to	O
fight	O
the	O
monster	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
protagonist	O
jumps	O
into	O
its	O
mouth	O
,	O
encountering	O
the	O
mechanic	O
still	O
alive	O
-	O
the	O
monster	B-Application
is	O
entire	O
made	O
out	O
of	O
household	O
objects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
protagonist	O
releases	O
the	O
crystal	O
,	O
destroying	O
the	O
monster	B-Application
and	O
rescuing	O
the	O
mechanic	O
in	O
the	O
process	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
monster	B-Application
defeated	O
,	O
the	O
protagonist	O
says	O
goodbye	O
to	O
the	O
bird	O
folk	O
and	O
climbs	O
back	O
up	O
to	O
his	O
bedroom	O
,	O
closes	O
the	O
entrance	O
to	O
the	O
underground	O
world	O
behind	O
his	O
wallpaper	O
,	O
and	O
opens	O
his	O
window	O
to	O
find	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
now	O
day	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Creaks	B-Application
is	O
a	O
2D	O
puzzle-platform	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
a	O
person	O
who	O
crawls	O
through	O
a	O
hole	O
in	O
his	O
bedroom	O
wall	O
and	O
discovers	O
a	O
subterranean	O
world	O
home	O
to	O
various	O
monsters	B-Application
called	O
Creaks	B-Application
,	O
which	O
are	O
inspired	O
by	O
a	O
phenomenon	O
called	O
pareidolia	O
:	O
when	O
the	O
monsters	B-Application
encounter	O
light	O
,	O
they	O
turn	O
into	O
ordinary	O
household	O
objects	O
that	O
they	O
otherwise	O
resemble	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
has	O
to	O
avoid	O
these	O
monsters	B-Application
and	O
solve	O
puzzles	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
advance	O
through	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Solving	O
puzzles	O
requires	O
logical	O
thinking	O
and	O
an	O
understanding	O
of	O
the	O
movements	O
and	O
behaviors	O
of	O
the	O
various	O
monsters	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
pictures	O
serve	O
as	O
collectibles	O
,	O
and	O
many	O
also	O
contain	O
minigames	O
or	O
interactive	O
elements	O
that	O
metaphorically	O
work	O
as	O
windows	B-Application
to	O
another	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Radim	O
Jurda	O
and	O
Jan	O
Chlup	O
came	O
up	O
with	O
the	O
idea	O
for	O
Creaks	B-Application
while	O
at	O
university	O
,	O
during	O
which	O
time	O
they	O
created	O
various	O
prototypes	O
using	O
Flash	O
as	O
their	O
graduation	O
work	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
then	O
changed	O
to	O
"	O
Blik	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
then	O
again	O
to	O
the	O
final	O
title	O
"	O
Creaks	B-Application
"	O
,	O
because	O
a	O
game	O
named	O
"	O
Blik	O
"	O
already	O
existed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
after	O
eight	O
years	O
of	O
development	O
for	O
Apple	O
Arcade	O
on	O
10	O
July	O
2020	O
with	O
the	O
PC	O
,	O
Playstation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
versions	O
being	O
announced	O
for	O
later	O
in	O
the	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
version	O
was	O
in	O
the	O
works	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
initial	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
Creaks	B-Application
renovates	O
a	O
well-worn	O
genre	O
,	O
delivering	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
satisfying	O
indie	O
puzzle-platformers	O
in	O
some	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reasonably	O
clever	O
though	O
Creaks	B-Application
may	O
be	O
,	O
it	O
’s	O
primarily	O
a	O
vehicle	O
for	O
Amanita	O
’s	O
brand	O
of	O
typically	O
immaculate	O
artistry	O
,	O
augmented	O
here	O
by	O
the	O
way	O
the	O
jangly	O
music	O
from	O
composer	O
Hidden	O
Orchestra	O
changes	O
as	O
the	O
puzzle	O
pieces	O
fall	O
into	O
place	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Creaks	B-Application
hums	O
along	O
smoothly	O
and	O
pleasantly	O
without	O
calling	O
attention	O
to	O
itself	O
,	O
to	O
its	O
sporadic	O
detriment	O
but	O
mainly	O
to	O
its	O
strength.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Creaks	B-Application
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
4	O
Central	O
&	O
Eastern	O
European	O
Game	O
Awards	O
including	O
award	O
for	O
Best	O
Game	O
,	O
Visual	O
Art	O
,	O
Design	O
and	O
Audio	O
.	O
</s>
