<s>
Dusk	B-Application
(	O
stylized	O
in	O
all	O
caps	O
as	O
DUSK	B-Application
)	O
is	O
a	O
2018	O
retro-styled	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
created	O
by	O
American	O
developer	O
David	B-Application
Szymanski	I-Application
and	O
published	O
by	O
New	O
Blood	O
Interactive	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
macOS	B-Application
,	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
produced	O
by	O
Dave	O
Oshry	O
,	O
who	O
previously	O
co-directed	O
the	O
2013	O
remake	O
of	O
Rise	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Triad	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dusk	B-Application
takes	O
place	O
in	O
and	O
around	O
the	O
fictitious	O
rural	O
town	O
of	O
Dusk	B-Application
,	O
Pennsylvania	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Foothills	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
episode	O
,	O
is	O
largely	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
country	O
outskirts	O
around	O
Dusk	B-Application
's	O
perimeter	O
wall	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
object	O
of	O
Dusk'''s	O
gameplay	O
is	O
to	O
reach	O
the	O
exit	O
of	O
the	O
level	O
,	O
while	O
surviving	O
all	O
hazards	O
on	O
the	O
way	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
unique	O
mechanic	O
of	O
Dusk	B-Application
is	O
the	O
unlocked	O
rotational-axis	O
,	O
allowing	O
the	O
player	O
an	O
additional	O
degree	O
of	O
rotation	O
whilst	O
in	O
midair	O
,	O
which	O
grants	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
perform	O
front	O
and	O
back-flips	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
multiplayer	O
component	O
of	O
Dusk	B-Application
,	O
titled	O
DuskWorld	O
,	O
features	O
an	O
online	O
deathmatch	O
mode	O
which	O
supports	O
up	O
to	O
16	O
players.Dusk	O
inherits	O
many	O
design	O
staples	O
from	O
1990s	O
first-person	O
shooters	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
non-regenerating	O
health	O
,	O
greater	O
emphasis	O
on	O
movement	O
and	O
speed	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
carry	O
a	O
large	O
number	O
of	O
weapons	O
at	O
once	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
earliest	O
concepts	O
for	O
what	O
would	O
eventually	O
become	O
Dusk	B-Application
were	O
conceived	O
in	O
the	O
mid	O
2000s	O
by	O
lead	O
developer	O
David	B-Application
Szymanski	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
Szymanski	O
only	O
had	O
access	O
to	O
computers	O
with	O
low-end	O
hardware	O
,	O
which	O
precluded	O
him	O
from	O
playing	O
recent	O
video	O
game	O
releases	O
;	O
instead	O
,	O
he	O
played	O
older	O
first-person	O
shooters	O
such	O
as	O
Half-Life	B-Application
and	O
Doom	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
games	O
would	O
ultimately	O
become	O
major	O
inspirations	O
for	O
Dusks	B-Application
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dusks	B-Application
development	O
began	O
in	O
2015	O
,	O
stemming	O
from	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
tests	O
Szymanski	O
created	O
in	O
the	O
Unity	B-Application
game	I-Application
engine	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
attempt	O
to	O
emulate	O
the	O
visual	O
style	O
of	O
Quake	B-Application
,	O
Szymanski	O
modeled	O
a	O
low-polygon	O
shotgun	O
and	O
fixed	O
it	O
to	O
a	O
camera	O
;	O
from	O
that	O
point	O
,	O
development	O
on	O
Dusk	B-Application
began	O
in	O
earnest	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
artistic	O
direction	O
of	O
Dusk	B-Application
drew	O
inspiration	O
from	O
several	O
sources	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
rural	O
farmhouse	O
setting	O
of	O
Episode	O
1	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
film	O
The	B-Application
Texas	I-Application
Chainsaw	I-Application
Massacre	I-Application
,	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
Redneck	B-Application
Rampage	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Szymanski	O
's	O
own	O
experiences	O
of	O
living	O
in	O
rural	O
Pennsylvania	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
abandoned	O
factories	O
of	O
Episode	O
2	O
were	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
world	O
of	O
the	O
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.	B-Application
</s>
<s>
series	O
of	O
video	O
games	O
,	O
which	O
takes	O
place	O
in	O
an	O
alternative	O
reality	O
version	O
of	O
Ukraine	O
;	O
Szymanski	O
said	O
that	O
Dusk	B-Application
was	O
initially	O
to	O
be	O
set	O
in	O
Ukraine	O
as	O
a	O
nod	O
to	O
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.	B-Application
,	O
prior	O
to	O
settling	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
rural	O
Pennsylvania	O
locale	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
designing	O
Dusk'''s	O
levels	O
,	O
Szymanski	O
took	O
cues	O
from	O
John	O
Romero	O
's	O
level	O
design	O
in	O
both	O
Doom	B-Application
and	O
Quake	B-Application
,	O
emphasizing	O
non-linearity	O
and	O
abstract	O
geometry	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
visuals	O
of	O
Dusk	B-Application
were	O
crafted	O
to	O
be	O
evocative	O
of	O
1990s	O
first-person	O
shooters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Through	O
deliberate	O
design	O
,	O
textures	O
are	O
low-resolution	O
and	O
have	O
a	O
limited	O
palette	O
,	O
and	O
both	O
models	O
and	O
map	O
geometry	O
feature	O
a	O
lower	O
amount	O
of	O
polygons	B-General_Concept
than	O
contemporary	O
3D	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Szymanski	O
initially	O
experienced	O
difficulties	O
adhering	O
to	O
the	O
graphic	O
limitations	O
of	O
1990s	O
shooters	O
,	O
as	O
Unity	B-Application
engine	I-Application
continually	O
introduced	O
undesirable	O
visual	O
improvements	O
throughout	O
development	O
:	O
"[The]	O
biggest	O
challenge	O
is	O
just	O
convincing	O
Unity	B-Application
to	O
stop	O
doing	O
things	O
that	O
make	O
the	O
game	O
look	O
better	O
,	O
"	O
Szymanski	O
commented	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Szymanski	O
's	O
next	O
project	O
,	O
the	O
2022	O
video	O
game	O
Iron	O
Lung	O
,	O
features	O
a	O
similar	O
short-form	O
horror	O
experience	O
with	O
lower	O
detail	O
graphics	O
as	O
Dusk	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2019	O
,	O
after	O
the	O
initial	O
PC	O
release	O
of	O
Dusk	B-Application
,	O
Dave	O
Oshry	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
receiving	O
console	O
ports	O
,	O
a	O
physical	O
PC	O
release	O
and	O
more	O
free	O
content	O
including	O
a	O
co-op	O
mode	O
,	O
New	O
Game	O
+	O
and	O
mod	O
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pre-orders	O
for	O
Dusk	B-Application
opened	O
in	O
August	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
nod	O
to	O
the	O
episodic	O
shareware	B-License
releases	O
of	O
1990s	O
first	O
person	O
shooters	O
like	O
Doom	B-Application
and	O
Quake	B-Application
,	O
pre-orderers	O
gained	O
immediate	O
access	O
to	O
the	O
first	O
episode	O
of	O
Dusk	B-Application
,	O
The	O
Foothills	O
,	O
in	O
advance	O
of	O
the	O
full	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
closed	O
beta	O
for	O
DuskWorld	O
,	O
Dusks	B-Application
multiplayer	O
component	O
,	O
opened	O
in	O
December	O
2017	O
to	O
selected	O
volunteering	O
participants	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dusk	B-Application
released	O
into	O
early	O
access	O
on	O
January	O
11	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
containing	O
both	O
DuskWorld	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
episodes	O
of	O
the	O
singleplayer	O
campaign	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
12	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
New	O
Blood	O
Interactive	O
announced	O
that	O
Dusk	B-Application
will	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dusk	B-Application
fully	O
released	O
out	O
of	O
early	O
access	O
on	O
December	O
10	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
on	O
the	O
25th	O
anniversary	O
of	O
its	O
inspiration	O
,	O
Doom	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
1	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
New	O
Blood	O
Interactive	O
released	O
a	O
seeming	O
April	O
Fools	O
joke	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
screenshots	O
of	O
a	O
2D	O
roguelike	O
version	O
of	O
Dusk	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dusk	B-Application
'	O
82	O
ULTIMATE	O
EDITION	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
22	O
for	O
Halloween	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
an	O
action/puzzler	O
similar	O
to	O
Chip	B-Device
's	I-Device
Challenge	I-Device
,	O
though	O
with	O
thematic	O
and	O
story	O
elements	O
of	O
Dusk	B-Application
,	O
and	O
features	O
chiptune	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
Dusk	B-Application
soundtrack	O
by	O
Andrew	O
Hulshult	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
early	O
access	O
release	O
of	O
Dusk	B-Application
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Significant	O
praise	O
was	O
directed	O
towards	O
the	O
authenticity	O
of	O
Dusks	B-Application
gameplay	O
in	O
relation	O
to	O
its	O
1990s	O
progenitors	O
,	O
with	O
Rock	O
Paper	O
Shotgun	O
saying	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
manages	O
to	O
avoid	O
being	O
the	O
retro	O
game	O
equivalent	O
of	O
an	O
observational	O
comedy	O
stand-up	O
,	O
hoping	O
that	O
simply	O
jogging	O
your	O
memory	O
will	O
provide	O
sufficient	O
entertainment	O
...	O
Dusk	B-Application
has	O
too	O
much	O
energy	O
to	O
fall	O
into	O
that	O
trap.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
PC	O
Gamer	O
praised	O
the	O
level	O
design	O
of	O
Dusk	B-Application
,	O
stating	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
is	O
both	O
an	O
ode	O
to	O
and	O
evolution	O
of	O
the	O
greatest	O
era	O
of	O
FPS	O
level	O
design.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
a	O
gameplay	O
preview	O
of	O
Dusks	B-Application
third	O
episode	O
,	O
Destructoid	O
commented	O
:	O
"	O
if	O
the	O
level	O
design	O
trend	O
exhibited	O
in	O
this	O
early	O
state	O
is	O
any	O
indication	O
,	O
DUSK	B-Application
could	O
be	O
in	O
the	O
running	O
for	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
FPS	O
games	O
ever	O
made.	O
"	O
</s>
