<s>
Crying	B-Application
Suns	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2019	O
roguelike	O
strategy	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Montpellier-based	O
developer	O
Alt	O
Shift	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Humble	O
Bundle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alt	O
Shift	O
designed	O
their	O
game	O
to	O
implement	O
FTL	B-Application
:	I-Application
Faster	I-Application
Than	I-Application
Light	I-Application
–	O
style	O
gameplay	O
on	O
a	O
different	O
scale	O
:	O
rather	O
than	O
commanding	O
a	O
small	O
ship	O
like	O
in	O
FTL	B-Application
,	O
the	O
developers	O
wanted	O
"	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
act	O
like	O
Admiral	O
Adama	O
in	O
Battlestar	O
Galactica	O
"	O
,	O
commanding	O
several	O
hundred	O
crew	O
members	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crying	B-Application
Suns	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
September	O
2019	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
and	O
macOS	B-Application
,	O
in	O
June	O
2020	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
and	O
May	O
2021	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
have	O
compared	O
Crying	B-Application
Suns	I-Application
to	O
FTL	B-Application
:	I-Application
Faster	I-Application
Than	I-Application
Light	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crying	B-Application
Suns	I-Application
is	O
a	O
roguelike	O
strategy	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
set	O
in	O
outer	O
space	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crying	B-Application
Suns	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
the	O
Montpellier-based	O
developer	O
Alt	O
Shift	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
engine	O
Unity	B-Application
and	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
Humble	O
Bundle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lopez	O
cited	O
prominent	O
science	O
fiction	O
works	O
and	O
authors	O
like	O
Alejandro	O
Jodorowsky	O
as	O
influences	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
story	O
,	O
particularly	O
melange	O
from	O
the	O
1965	O
novel	O
Dune	O
as	O
inspiration	O
for	O
Crying	B-Application
Suns	I-Application
's	O
"	O
OMNIs	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
1951	O
novel	O
Foundation	O
as	O
inspiration	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
imperial	O
setting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
studio	O
looked	O
to	O
implement	O
FTL	B-Application
:	I-Application
Faster	I-Application
Than	I-Application
Light	I-Application
–	O
style	O
gameplay	O
on	O
a	O
different	O
scale	O
:	O
rather	O
than	O
commanding	O
a	O
small	O
ship	O
like	O
in	O
FTL	B-Application
,	O
the	O
developers	O
wanted	O
"	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
act	O
like	O
Admiral	O
Adama	O
in	O
Battlestar	O
Galactica	O
"	O
,	O
commanding	O
several	O
hundred	O
crew	O
members	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
19	O
September	O
2019	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
and	O
macOS	B-Application
,	O
and	O
on	O
25	O
June	O
2020	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
a	O
major	O
content	O
and	O
balancing	O
update	O
named	O
Advanced	O
Tactics	O
on	O
15	O
June	O
2020	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
and	O
macOS	B-Application
,	O
and	O
on	O
29	O
October	O
2020	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
port	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
27	O
May	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crying	B-Application
Suns	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewers	O
compared	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
FTL	B-Application
:	I-Application
Faster	I-Application
Than	I-Application
Light	I-Application
,	O
praising	O
its	O
story	O
,	O
graphics	O
,	O
and	O
tactical	O
complexity	O
in	O
combat	O
,	O
while	O
some	O
criticized	O
the	O
repetitiveness	O
of	O
random	O
events	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crying	B-Application
Suns	I-Application
's	O
pixel-art	O
graphics	O
style	O
was	O
also	O
praised	O
:	O
Gamereactor	O
's	O
Mike	O
Holmes	O
considered	O
the	O
overall	O
presentation	O
"	O
stylish	O
"	O
with	O
well-designed	O
characters	O
and	O
user	B-Application
interface	I-Application
,	O
while	O
Messner	O
argued	O
that	O
small	O
details	O
"	O
like	O
the	O
way	O
the	O
bridge	O
and	O
its	O
crew	O
glow	O
with	O
the	O
color	O
of	O
a	O
nearby	O
star	O
,	O
help	O
create	O
a	O
forbidding	O
,	O
unsettling	O
atmosphere.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Sullivan	O
asserted	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
a	O
better	O
experience	O
on	O
mobile	B-Application
due	O
to	O
touchscreen	O
controls	O
and	O
a	O
redesigned	O
user	B-Application
interface	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crying	B-Application
Suns	I-Application
's	O
combat	O
was	O
well	O
received	O
by	O
critics	O
:	O
Messner	O
and	O
Sullivan	O
both	O
described	O
the	O
battles	O
as	O
tactically	O
complex	O
and	O
offering	O
multiple	O
paths	O
to	O
victory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
reviewers	O
noted	O
the	O
influence	O
of	O
FTL	B-Application
:	I-Application
Faster	I-Application
Than	I-Application
Light	I-Application
on	O
Crying	B-Application
Suns	I-Application
,	O
as	O
both	O
games	O
have	O
the	O
player	O
navigate	O
through	O
various	O
solar	O
systems	O
,	O
interact	O
with	O
events	O
,	O
and	O
engage	O
in	O
ship-to-ship	O
combat	O
;	O
Crying	B-Application
Suns	I-Application
was	O
characterized	O
as	O
having	O
a	O
stronger	O
narrative	O
focus	O
than	O
FTL	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Writing	O
for	O
the	O
Arkansas	O
Democrat-Gazette	O
,	O
Jason	O
Bennett	O
considered	O
the	O
game	O
an	O
upgrade	O
to	O
FTL	B-Application
both	O
in	O
story	O
and	O
combat	O
,	O
while	O
Holmes	O
recommended	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
anyone	O
who	O
enjoyed	O
FTL	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Messner	O
acknowledged	O
the	O
similarities	O
between	O
the	O
two	O
games	O
but	O
argued	O
that	O
Crying	B-Application
Suns	I-Application
failed	O
to	O
replicate	O
FTL	B-Application
's	O
success	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
perceived	O
lack	O
of	O
difficulty	O
and	O
variability	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Walker	O
considered	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
variation	O
on	O
FTL	B-Application
's	O
core	O
mechanics	O
"	O
unique	O
"	O
but	O
without	O
enough	O
novelty	O
to	O
"	O
hold	O
 [ his ] 	O
attention	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lopez	O
has	O
credited	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
Crying	B-Application
Suns	I-Application
to	O
community	O
and	O
content	O
creator	O
support	O
from	O
its	O
initial	O
launch	O
.	O
</s>
