<s>
Devil	B-Application
Daggers	I-Application
is	O
a	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
indie	O
development	O
team	O
Sorath	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Devil	B-Application
Daggers	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
Windows	O
in	O
February	O
2016	O
,	O
after	O
being	O
greenlit	O
for	O
release	O
on	O
digital	O
distribution	O
platform	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
and	O
Linux	B-Application
versions	O
were	O
released	O
in	O
July	O
and	O
September	O
2016	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
likened	O
the	O
aesthetics	O
,	O
movement	O
and	O
shooting	O
mechanics	O
of	O
Devil	B-Application
Daggers	I-Application
to	O
Doom	B-Application
,	O
Quake	B-Application
and	O
other	O
first-person	O
shooters	O
of	O
the	O
1990s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Devil	B-Application
Daggers	I-Application
is	O
a	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
with	O
gameplay	O
experienced	O
from	O
a	O
first-person	O
perspective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Devil	B-Application
Daggers	I-Application
opens	O
with	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
standing	O
in	O
a	O
shadowy	O
room	O
;	O
in	O
front	O
of	O
them	O
is	O
a	O
floating	O
dagger	O
illuminated	O
by	O
a	O
spotlight	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Devil	B-Application
Daggers	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Sorath	O
,	O
a	O
Melbourne-based	O
independent	O
video	O
game	O
developer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
group	O
was	O
formed	O
by	O
Matt	O
Bush	O
,	O
a	O
member	O
of	O
Dustforce	B-Application
creators	O
Hitbox	O
Team	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jitter	O
and	O
warping	O
were	O
often	O
considered	O
technical	O
flaws	O
of	O
PlayStation	B-Device
games	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
the	O
recreation	O
of	O
these	O
effects	O
in	O
Devil	B-Application
Daggers	I-Application
is	O
to	O
make	O
enemies	O
shudder	O
and	O
ripple	O
during	O
movement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sorath	O
submitted	O
Devil	B-Application
Daggers	I-Application
to	O
Steam	B-Application
Greenlight	O
,	O
a	O
community	O
selection	O
system	O
,	O
so	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
could	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
digital	O
distribution	O
platform	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
6	O
July	O
2016	O
,	O
Sorath	O
released	O
an	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
Devil	B-Application
Daggers	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alongside	O
this	O
release	O
,	O
two	O
new	O
enemy	O
types	O
were	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
the	O
Devil	B-Application
Daggers	I-Application
soundtrack	O
was	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
directory	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
19	O
September	O
2016	O
,	O
a	O
Linux	B-Application
version	O
of	O
Devil	B-Application
Daggers	I-Application
was	O
released	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
view	O
replays	O
from	O
a	O
top-down	O
perspective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Devil	B-Application
Daggers	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favourable	O
"	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
compared	O
the	O
gameplay	O
and	O
graphics	O
favourably	O
to	O
first-person	O
shooters	O
of	O
the	O
1990s	O
such	O
as	O
Doom	B-Application
and	O
Quake	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewers	O
were	O
pleased	O
with	O
how	O
Devil	B-Application
Daggers	I-Application
offered	O
a	O
stripped-down	O
experience	O
of	O
these	O
games	O
,	O
and	O
provided	O
a	O
fast	O
and	O
pure	O
gameplay	O
experience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
fluid	O
movement	O
system	O
was	O
compared	O
to	O
arena	O
shooters	O
Quake	B-Application
III	I-Application
Arena	I-Application
and	O
Unreal	B-Application
Tournament	I-Application
2004	I-Application
by	O
Edge	O
magazine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
also	O
thought	O
that	O
Devil	B-Application
Daggers	I-Application
refined	O
on	O
so	O
much	O
of	O
the	O
borrowed	O
elements	O
,	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
inaccurate	O
to	O
simply	O
call	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
"	O
nostalgic	O
throwback	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Devil	B-Application
Daggers	I-Application
was	O
considered	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
perfect	O
distillation	O
of	O
old	O
school	O
arena	O
shooters	O
by	O
Zack	O
Furniss	O
,	O
writing	O
for	O
Destructoid	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kill	O
Screen	O
writer	O
Davis	O
Cox	O
praised	O
the	O
"	O
frenetic	O
,	O
bullet	O
hell	O
"	O
nature	O
of	O
Devil	B-Application
Daggers	I-Application
,	O
but	O
felt	O
that	O
there	O
was	O
opportunity	O
to	O
incorporate	O
more	O
interesting	O
levels	O
and	O
spaces	O
into	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
reviewers	O
discussed	O
the	O
high	O
level	O
of	O
difficulty	O
presented	O
by	O
Devil	B-Application
Daggers	I-Application
,	O
calling	O
the	O
experience	O
"	O
intense	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
brutal	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
also	O
"	O
gleeful	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
exhilarating	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eurogamer	O
writer	O
Johnny	O
Chiodini	O
thought	O
the	O
game	O
excelled	O
at	O
being	O
a	O
short	O
experience	O
and	O
highlighted	O
that	O
becoming	O
proficient	O
in	O
Devil	B-Application
Daggers	I-Application
was	O
a	O
process	O
of	O
repetition	O
and	O
refinement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rock	O
,	O
Paper	O
,	O
Shotgun	O
named	O
Devil	B-Application
Daggers	I-Application
as	O
the	O
best	O
game	O
of	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2017	O
,	O
they	O
placed	O
Devil	B-Application
Daggers	I-Application
fifth	O
on	O
their	O
list	O
of	O
the	O
fifty	O
best	O
first-person	O
shooters	O
on	O
PC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chris	O
Thursten	O
of	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
named	O
Devil	B-Application
Daggers	I-Application
as	O
his	O
personal	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
flawlessly	O
designed	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
