<s>
Dandy	B-Application
Ace	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2021	O
roguelike	O
action	O
dungeon	O
crawler	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Mad	O
Mimic	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Neowiz	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
macOS	B-Application
in	O
March	O
25	O
,	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Console	O
ports	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
were	O
later	O
released	O
in	O
September	O
2021	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
November	O
2021	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
control	O
the	O
titular	O
Dandy	B-Application
Ace	I-Application
,	O
a	O
magician	O
who	O
attempts	O
to	O
escape	O
from	O
a	O
procedurally	O
generated	O
world	O
he	O
is	O
trapped	O
in	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dandy	B-Application
Ace	I-Application
was	O
met	O
with	O
a	O
generally	O
positive	O
critical	O
reception	O
following	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
with	O
many	O
commentators	O
comparing	O
it	O
to	O
Hades	B-Application
,	O
another	O
notable	O
video	O
game	O
that	O
share	O
some	O
similarities	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
design	O
and	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dandy	B-Application
Ace	I-Application
is	O
presented	O
in	O
an	O
isometric	B-Application
view	I-Application
with	O
the	O
player	O
in	O
control	O
of	O
the	O
title	O
character	O
,	O
a	O
flamboyant	O
magician	O
who	O
is	O
trapped	O
within	O
a	O
cursed	O
magic	O
mirror	O
alongside	O
his	O
assistants	O
by	O
a	O
jealous	O
rival	O
named	O
Lele	O
,	O
the	O
self-styled	O
Green-Eyed	O
Illusionist	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
escape	O
,	O
Dandy	B-Application
Ace	I-Application
must	O
explore	O
the	O
mirror	O
's	O
procedurally	O
generated	O
labyrinthine	O
pathways	O
to	O
search	O
for	O
an	O
exit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
conclusion	O
of	O
each	O
run	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
brought	O
about	O
by	O
the	O
defeat	O
of	O
Dandy	B-Application
Ace	I-Application
when	O
he	O
loses	O
all	O
hit	O
points	O
,	O
players	O
must	O
rebuild	O
their	O
card	O
collection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dandy	B-Application
Ace	I-Application
is	O
integrated	O
with	O
a	O
Twitch	O
mode	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
live-streaming	O
players	O
can	O
request	O
aid	O
from	O
viewers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dandy	B-Application
Ace	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Mad	O
Mimic	O
,	O
a	O
Brazilian	O
independent	O
game	O
development	O
studio	O
based	O
in	O
São	O
Paulo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
first	O
announced	O
in	O
February	O
2021	O
for	O
a	O
March	O
25	O
,	O
2021	O
launch	O
on	O
Windows	O
and	O
MacOS	B-Application
,	O
with	O
console	O
versions	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
later	O
in	O
the	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
playable	O
demo	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
’s	O
Steam	B-Application
page	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ports	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
were	O
released	O
on	O
September	O
28	O
,	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
15	O
,	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
versions	O
of	O
Dandy	B-Application
Ace	I-Application
received	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Donovan	O
Erskine	O
from	O
Shack	O
News	O
praised	O
Dandy	B-Application
Ace	I-Application
art	O
style	O
,	O
sense	O
of	O
humour	O
and	O
use	O
of	O
color	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Virginia	O
Paravani	O
from	O
Eurogamer	O
Italy	O
noted	O
that	O
Dandy	B-Application
Ace	I-Application
has	O
interesting	O
gameplay	O
that	O
suffers	O
from	O
poor	O
narration	O
,	O
and	O
drew	O
an	O
unfavorable	O
comparison	O
to	O
other	O
roguelike	O
games	O
like	O
Hades	B-Application
and	O
Dead	B-Application
Cells	I-Application
.	O
</s>
