<s>
Death	B-Application
's	I-Application
Gambit	I-Application
is	O
a	O
side-scrolling	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
White	O
Rabbit	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Adult	B-Application
Swim	I-Application
Games	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Windows	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
in	O
August	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Death	B-Application
's	I-Application
Gambit	I-Application
is	O
a	O
side-scrolling	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
featuring	O
Soulslike	O
and	O
Metroidvania	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Death	B-Application
's	I-Application
Gambit	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
independent	O
studio	O
White	O
Rabbit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
primary	O
inspiration	O
for	O
the	O
gameplay	O
of	O
Death	B-Application
's	I-Application
Gambit	I-Application
was	O
Metroidvania	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
team	O
also	O
wanted	O
to	O
integrate	O
systems	O
from	O
games	O
and	O
series	O
they	O
enjoyed	O
playing	O
such	O
as	O
Castlevania	B-Application
,	O
Dark	B-Application
Souls	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Shadow	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Colossus	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Castlevania	B-Application
games	O
were	O
also	O
an	O
influence	O
for	O
game	O
's	O
art	O
direction	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Superbrothers	B-Application
:	I-Application
Sword	I-Application
&	I-Application
Sworcery	I-Application
EP	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
Adult	B-Application
Swim	I-Application
Games	I-Application
and	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Windows	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
on	O
14	O
August	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
expanded	O
and	O
revised	O
edition	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
titled	O
Death	B-Application
's	I-Application
Gambit	I-Application
:	O
Afterlife	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
30	O
September	O
2021	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
and	O
on	O
30	O
November	O
2021	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
with	O
a	O
version	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
currently	O
in	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Death	B-Application
's	I-Application
Gambit	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>
In	O
a	O
mixed	O
review	O
,	O
Mike	O
Epstein	O
at	O
IGN	O
wrote	O
,	O
"	O
Death	O
’s	O
Gambit	O
is	O
a	O
very	O
blunt	O
attempt	O
to	O
fuse	O
two	O
beloved	O
games	O
,	O
Dark	B-Application
Souls	I-Application
and	O
Castlevania	B-Application
:	I-Application
Symphony	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Night	I-Application
,	O
into	O
one	O
challenging	O
2D	O
action-platformer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Death	B-Application
's	I-Application
Gambit	I-Application
:	O
Afterlife	O
received	O
greater	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
than	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
,	O
with	O
critics	O
citing	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
made	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
quality	O
additions	O
and	O
improvements	O
to	O
the	O
base	O
game	O
while	O
retaining	O
its	O
unique	O
qualities	O
.	O
</s>
