<s>
Dungeons	B-Application
&	I-Application
Dragons	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
Alliance	I-Application
is	O
a	O
third-person	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
published	O
by	O
Wizards	O
of	O
the	O
Coast	O
and	O
developed	O
by	O
its	O
subsidiary	O
Tuque	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Based	O
on	O
the	O
Dungeons	O
&	O
Dragons	O
tabletop	O
role-playing	O
system	O
,	O
the	O
title	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
alludes	O
to	O
Baldur	B-Application
's	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
Alliance	I-Application
and	O
Baldur	B-Application
's	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
Alliance	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
although	O
its	O
story	O
and	O
gameplay	O
are	O
not	O
related	O
to	O
those	O
earlier	O
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
June	O
2021	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dungeons	B-Application
&	I-Application
Dragons	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
Alliance	I-Application
was	O
officially	O
announced	O
with	O
a	O
teaser	O
trailer	O
shown	O
during	O
The	O
Game	O
Awards	O
2019	O
on	O
December	O
12	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
on	O
June	O
22	O
,	O
2021	O
and	O
was	O
simultaneously	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
Game	I-Application
Pass	I-Application
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
Forgotten	B-Application
Realms	I-Application
timeline	O
,	O
Dungeons	B-Application
&	I-Application
Dragons	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
Alliance	I-Application
is	O
set	O
after	O
the	O
1988	O
novel	O
The	O
Crystal	O
Shard	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
book	O
in	O
Salvatore	O
's	O
The	O
Icewind	O
Dale	O
Trilogy	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
fourth	O
book	O
in	O
the	O
Legend	O
of	O
Drizzt	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
Dungeons	B-Application
&	I-Application
Dragons	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
Alliance	I-Application
and	O
Icewind	O
Dale	O
:	O
Rime	O
of	O
the	O
Frostmaiden	O
(	O
2020	O
)	O
are	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
Icewind	O
Dale	O
region	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
canon	O
timeline	O
,	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
occurs	O
before	O
the	O
tabletop	O
adventure	O
module	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dungeons	B-Application
&	I-Application
Dragons	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
Alliance	I-Application
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
reviews	O
"	O
according	O
to	O
review	O
aggregator	O
,	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
