<s>
Dark	B-Application
Deity	I-Application
is	O
a	O
tactical	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Sword	O
&	O
Axe	O
LLC	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Freedom	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
funded	O
by	O
Kickstarter	O
,	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
June	O
15	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
on	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
platform	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
on	O
March	O
17	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
garnered	O
positive	O
reviews	O
on	O
PC	O
and	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
on	O
Switch	O
,	O
with	O
reviewers	O
praising	O
its	O
overall	O
gameplay	O
,	O
character	O
artwork	O
,	O
and	O
amount	O
of	O
class	O
choices	O
,	O
but	O
criticizing	O
its	O
map	O
graphics	O
and	O
design	O
,	O
menu	O
layout	O
,	O
performance	O
issues	O
and	O
bugs	O
,	O
while	O
calling	O
its	O
story	O
and	O
similarity	O
to	O
the	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
series	O
lacking	O
in	O
originality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
foregoes	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
permadeath	O
or	O
casual	O
modes	O
as	O
seen	O
in	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
created	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
GameMaker	B-Operating_System
and	O
launched	O
a	O
successful	O
Kickstarter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
later	O
surprise-launched	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dark	B-Application
Deity	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
for	O
PC	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
,	O
with	O
critics	O
citing	O
its	O
gameplay	O
,	O
art	O
and	O
story	O
;	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
version	O
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Audra	O
Bowling	O
of	O
RPGFan	O
rated	O
the	O
game	O
91/100	O
and	O
gave	O
it	O
the	O
Editor	O
's	O
Choice	O
award	O
,	O
comparing	O
it	O
to	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
but	O
saying	O
that	O
it	O
diverged	O
in	O
key	O
ways	O
,	O
and	O
calling	O
it	O
an	O
enjoyable	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
strategy	O
RPG	O
genre	O
.	O
</s>
