<s>
Digimon	B-Application
Survive	I-Application
is	O
a	O
visual	O
novel	O
with	O
tactical	O
role-playing	O
game	O
elements	O
developed	O
by	O
Hyde	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Bandai	O
Namco	O
Entertainment	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	B-Application
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
July	O
28	O
,	O
2022	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
then	O
released	O
Windows	B-Application
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
on	O
the	O
following	O
day	O
alongside	O
worldwide	O
in	O
other	O
territories	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Digimon	B-Application
Survive	I-Application
is	O
a	O
visual	O
novel	O
with	O
tactical	O
role-playing	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Digimon	B-Application
Survive	I-Application
was	O
first	O
announced	O
in	O
a	O
July	O
2018	O
issue	O
of	O
the	O
Japanese	O
magazine	O
V	O
Jump	O
for	O
release	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
western	O
version	O
was	O
announced	O
by	O
Bandai	O
Namco	O
on	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
through	O
a	O
trailer	O
,	O
with	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
Steam	B-Application
being	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
official	O
cinematic	O
opening	O
trailer	O
for	O
Digimon	B-Application
Survive	I-Application
was	O
published	O
on	O
July	O
22	O
,	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
this	O
update	O
never	O
came	O
,	O
and	O
there	O
was	O
no	O
mention	O
about	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Digimon	B-Application
Survive	I-Application
during	O
the	O
E3	O
2021	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fiscal	O
year	O
2022	O
ended	O
on	O
March	O
31	O
,	O
2022	O
which	O
meant	O
they	O
expected	O
Digimon	B-Application
Survive	I-Application
to	O
release	O
either	O
between	O
October	O
and	O
December	O
2021	O
(	O
Fiscal	O
Q3	O
2022	O
)	O
or	O
some	O
time	O
after	O
that	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
official	O
Digimon	B-Application
Survive	I-Application
website	O
then	O
changed	O
the	O
developers	O
listed	O
on	O
the	O
website	O
to	O
Hyde	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
Witchcraft	O
were	O
using	O
a	O
custom	O
made	O
engine	O
that	O
Hyde	O
could	O
not	O
access	O
,	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
to	O
be	O
restarted	O
from	O
scratch	O
which	O
caused	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
development	O
time	O
to	O
double	O
from	O
two	O
years	O
to	O
four	O
years	O
,	O
with	O
development	O
switching	O
from	O
the	O
custom	O
engine	O
to	O
Unity	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Habu	O
also	O
stated	O
that	O
he	O
used	O
his	O
prior	O
work	O
on	O
the	O
Summon	B-Application
Night	I-Application
franchise	O
as	O
inspiration	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
taking	O
inspiration	O
from	O
the	O
Utawarerumono	B-Application
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Digimon	B-Application
Survive	I-Application
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
;	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
versions	O
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Trent	O
Cannon	O
of	O
Nintendo	O
Life	O
gave	O
the	O
title	O
8	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
and	O
cited	O
its	O
dark	O
themes	O
and	O
character	O
dynamics	O
as	O
its	O
major	O
strengths	O
,	O
writing	O
,	O
"	O
Digimon	B-Application
Survive	I-Application
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
visual	O
novels	O
to	O
come	O
out	O
so	O
far	O
this	O
year	O
,	O
with	O
plenty	O
of	O
heart	O
and	O
tension	O
to	O
carry	O
you	O
through	O
to	O
the	O
final	O
act.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Kotaku	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
paced	O
poorly	O
,	O
criticizing	O
its	O
bland	O
character	O
archetypes	O
,	O
inconsistent	O
character	O
dynamics	O
,	O
pedantic	O
decision	O
making	O
,	O
and	O
its	O
heavy	O
emphasis	O
on	O
visual	O
novel-based	O
gameplay	O
,	O
writing	O
,	O
"	O
Playing	O
Digimon	B-Application
Survive	I-Application
felt	O
like	O
reading	O
over	O
the	O
shoulder	O
of	O
someone	O
who	O
's	O
taking	O
too	O
long	O
to	O
turn	O
the	O
page.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Digimon	B-Application
Survive	I-Application
opened	O
below	O
its	O
predecessors	O
 '	O
sales	O
with	O
28,536	O
retail	O
copies	O
sold	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
and	O
7,757	O
retail	O
copies	O
sold	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
the	O
second	O
and	O
twelfth	O
best-selling	O
retail	O
game	O
,	O
respectively	O
,	O
during	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
of	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
Digimon	B-Application
Survive	I-Application
had	O
a	O
strong	O
opening	O
as	O
the	O
eighth	O
best	O
seller	O
in	O
48	O
hours	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Spain	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
debuted	O
at	O
fourth	O
with	O
4,000	O
copies	O
sold	O
(	O
75%	O
on	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Germany	O
,	O
Digimon	B-Application
Survive	I-Application
on	O
Playstation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
debuted	O
at	O
third	O
and	O
fourth	O
in	O
the	O
physical	O
sales	O
charts	O
for	O
the	O
respective	O
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
France	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
released	O
exclusively	O
in	O
digital	O
became	O
the	O
eleventh	O
best-selling	O
game	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
and	O
the	O
fourteenth	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
during	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
of	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
its	O
launch	O
,	O
Digimon	B-Application
Survive	I-Application
was	O
the	O
best-selling	O
game	O
globally	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
,	O
ahead	O
of	O
the	O
videogame	O
Stray	B-Application
;	O
the	O
third	O
in	O
48	O
hours	O
and	O
the	O
tenth	O
best-seller	O
during	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
of	O
release	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
leaves	O
the	O
chart	O
the	O
following	O
week	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Digimon	B-Application
Survive	I-Application
was	O
15th	O
on	O
the	O
European	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
chart	O
for	O
July	O
.	O
</s>
