<s>
Devotion	B-Application
(	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
first-person	O
psychological	O
horror	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Red	O
Candle	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
set	O
in	O
Taiwan	O
in	O
the	O
1980s	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
majority	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
happening	O
in	O
an	O
apartment	O
complex	O
in	O
Taipei	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
February	O
19	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
removed	O
from	O
Steam	B-Application
shortly	O
afterwards	O
on	O
February	O
26	O
,	O
after	O
a	O
controversial	O
Easter	O
egg	O
referencing	O
Xi	O
Jinping	O
,	O
General	O
Secretary	O
of	O
the	O
Chinese	O
Communist	O
Party	O
,	O
was	O
found	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
most	O
part	O
,	O
control	O
the	O
troubled	O
screenwriter	O
Du	O
Feng-yu	O
(	O
)	O
through	O
a	O
Taipei	B-Application
apartment	O
with	O
rooms	O
that	O
represent	O
various	O
years	O
in	O
the	O
lives	O
of	O
the	O
Du	O
family	O
during	O
the	O
1980s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
family	O
consists	O
of	O
Feng-yu	O
,	O
his	O
wife	O
Gong	O
Li-fang	O
(	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
retired	O
singer	O
,	O
and	O
their	O
daughter	O
Du	B-Application
Mei-shin	I-Application
(	O
)	O
,	O
an	O
aspiring	O
child	O
singer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Seeing	O
the	O
downward	O
spiral	O
of	O
her	O
family	O
,	O
Mei-shin	O
asks	O
her	O
father	O
to	O
help	O
her	O
fold	O
origami	O
tulips	B-Protocol
,	O
believing	O
that	O
she	O
will	O
be	O
healed	O
when	O
enough	O
have	O
been	O
folded	O
to	O
fill	O
her	O
room	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Devotion	B-Application
is	O
composed	O
of	O
different	O
levels	O
which	O
each	O
represent	O
a	O
different	O
year	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
freely	O
switched	O
between	O
through	O
the	O
lobby	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Devotion	B-Application
draws	O
inspiration	O
from	O
atmospheric	O
first-person	O
games	O
like	O
P.T.	B-Application
,	O
What	B-Application
Remains	I-Application
of	I-Application
Edith	I-Application
Finch	I-Application
and	O
Layers	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fear	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
its	O
planning	O
stages	O
,	O
Devotion	B-Application
was	O
not	O
visualized	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
first-person	O
3D	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
subsequent	O
discussions	O
steered	O
the	O
game	O
into	O
that	O
direction	O
to	O
realize	O
producer	O
Doy	O
Chiang	O
's	O
vision	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
team	O
,	O
which	O
consists	O
of	O
12	O
people	O
,	O
had	O
to	O
learn	O
the	O
Unity	B-Application
3D	I-Application
game	O
engine	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
their	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
Red	O
Candle	O
says	O
that	O
Devotion	B-Application
was	O
not	O
intended	O
to	O
be	O
political	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
instead	O
about	O
"	O
religious	O
fanaticism	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Devotions	B-Application
soundtrack	O
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Taiwanese	O
composer	O
Vincent	O
Yang	O
and	O
seeks	O
to	O
capture	O
the	O
ambiance	O
of	O
the	O
1980s	O
in	O
Taiwan	O
by	O
incorporating	O
traditional	O
Asian	O
instruments	O
and	O
folk	O
music	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
as	O
a	O
DLC	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Devotion	B-Application
launched	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
through	O
Steam	B-Application
on	O
February	O
19	O
,	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
result	O
,	O
Devotion	B-Application
was	O
heavily	O
review	O
bombed	O
by	O
Chinese	O
gamers	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
went	O
from	O
having	O
"	O
Overwhelmingly	O
Positive	O
"	O
reviews	O
overall	O
to	O
being	O
"	O
Mostly	O
Negative	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nevertheless	O
,	O
other	O
aspects	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
analyzed	O
as	O
insults	O
to	O
China	O
,	O
leading	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
being	O
removed	O
from	O
Steam	B-Application
in	O
China	O
on	O
February	O
23	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
February	O
25	O
,	O
Red	O
Candle	O
removed	O
the	O
game	O
from	O
Steam	B-Application
globally	O
to	O
fix	O
technical	O
issues	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
to	O
confirm	O
that	O
no	O
other	O
hidden	O
messages	O
remain	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Red	O
Candle	O
's	O
Sina	B-Protocol
Weibo	I-Protocol
account	O
remains	O
blocked	O
,	O
and	O
posts	O
containing	O
the	O
hashtag	O
#Devotion	O
,	O
which	O
had	O
hundreds	O
of	O
millions	O
of	O
views	O
before	O
the	O
controversy	O
,	O
were	O
hidden	O
by	O
Chinese	O
censors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
episode	O
has	O
raised	O
concerns	O
about	O
the	O
future	O
of	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
platform	O
in	O
China	O
,	O
which	O
did	O
not	O
gain	O
official	O
approval	O
to	O
operate	O
there	O
but	O
remains	O
accessible	O
with	O
up	O
to	O
30	O
million	O
users	O
from	O
China	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Red	O
Candle	O
Games	O
released	O
an	O
apology	O
later	O
in	O
the	O
month	O
stating	O
that	O
they	O
have	O
no	O
plans	O
to	O
re-release	O
Devotion	B-Application
in	O
the	O
near	O
term	O
in	O
order	O
"	O
to	O
prevent	O
unnecessary	O
misconception	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
would	O
reconsider	O
re-releasing	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
future	O
if	O
"	O
the	O
public	O
would	O
be	O
willing	O
to	O
view	O
this	O
game	O
rationally	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
15	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
Red	O
Candle	O
Games	O
opened	O
their	O
own	O
digital	O
storefront	O
to	O
sell	O
Devotion	B-Application
as	O
well	O
as	O
their	O
prior	O
game	O
Detention	B-Application
and	O
future	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
macOS	B-Application
version	O
was	O
released	O
alongside	O
this	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
number	O
of	O
critics	O
made	O
favorable	O
comparisons	O
of	O
Devotion	B-Application
with	O
P.T.	B-Application
</s>
<s>
and	O
Gone	B-Application
Home	I-Application
,	O
all	O
first-person	O
exploration	O
games	O
that	O
subvert	O
the	O
safe	O
and	O
secure	O
feeling	O
of	O
home	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
David	O
Jagneaux	O
of	O
IGN	O
gave	O
Devotion	B-Application
a	O
positive	O
review	O
,	O
praising	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
a	O
fantastic	O
psychological	O
horror	O
game	O
that	O
’s	O
short	O
,	O
concise	O
,	O
and	O
well-paced	O
from	O
start	O
to	O
finish.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Richard	O
Wakeling	O
from	O
GameSpot	O
singled	O
out	O
Red	O
Candle	O
Game	O
's	O
attention	O
to	O
detail	O
that	O
"	O
establishes	O
and	O
effectively	O
reinforces	O
Devotion	B-Application
's	O
disconcerting	O
sense	O
of	O
familiarity	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
pointed	O
out	O
that	O
the	O
chase	O
sequence	O
late	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
"	O
regrettable	O
"	O
in	O
what	O
is	O
otherwise	O
a	O
game	O
that	O
resists	O
frustrating	O
trial-and-error	O
stealth	O
sections	O
and	O
monotonous	O
combat	O
in	O
many	O
contemporary	O
horror	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2020	O
,	O
Devotion	B-Application
as	O
well	O
as	O
Red	O
Candle	O
's	O
other	O
game	O
Detention	B-Application
were	O
selected	O
for	O
preservation	O
at	O
the	O
Harvard	O
–	O
Yenching	O
Library	O
,	O
the	O
largest	O
collection	O
of	O
East	O
Asian	O
works	O
maintained	O
at	O
an	O
American	O
university	O
.	O
</s>
