<s>
Fall	B-Application
Guys	I-Application
(	O
formerly	O
known	O
as	O
Fall	B-Application
Guys	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ultimate	I-Application
Knockout	I-Application
)	O
is	O
a	O
free-to-play	O
platform	O
battle	O
royale	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Mediatonic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
Devolver	O
Digital	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Windows	O
on	O
4	O
August	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Subsequently	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
made	O
free-to-play	O
on	O
21	O
June	O
2022	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
additional	O
platforms	O
including	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
,	O
with	O
full	O
cross-platform	B-Application
play	I-Application
support	O
among	O
all	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fall	B-Application
Guys	I-Application
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
for	O
its	O
chaotic	O
gameplay	O
and	O
visual	O
appearance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
people	O
did	O
n't	O
like	O
how	O
many	O
bugs	B-Error_Name
the	O
game	O
had	O
and	O
how	O
stale	O
it	O
felt	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Using	O
an	O
in-game	B-Application
currency	I-Application
,	O
"	O
Kudos	O
"	O
,	O
players	O
can	O
purchase	O
single	O
cosmetics	O
,	O
nameplates	O
,	O
nametags	O
,	O
patterns	O
,	O
faceplates	O
,	O
and	O
colours	O
,	O
for	O
their	O
character	O
to	O
show	O
off	O
in-game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crowns	O
were	O
a	O
premium	B-Application
currency	I-Application
until	O
21	O
June	O
2022	O
,	O
whereas	O
they	O
now	O
only	O
count	O
towards	O
Crown	O
Rank	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fall	B-Application
Guys	I-Application
regularly	O
hosts	O
new	O
seasons	O
approximately	O
every	O
4	O
to	O
6	O
months	O
,	O
hosting	O
a	O
new	O
theme	O
and	O
additional	O
content	O
every	O
season	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
game	O
events	O
usually	O
last	O
between	O
one	O
and	O
seven	O
days	O
and	O
can	O
sometimes	O
be	O
based	O
on	O
different	O
franchises	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Ratchet	B-Application
&	I-Application
Clank	I-Application
,	O
Aloy	B-Application
from	I-Application
Horizon	I-Application
Zero	I-Application
Dawn	I-Application
,	O
The	O
Jungle	O
Book	O
,	O
etc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Season	O
2	O
:	O
Satellite	O
Scramble	O
added	O
Treat	O
Thieves	O
,	O
a	O
Halloween	B-Application
themed	O
version	O
of	O
Sweet	O
Thieves	O
which	O
had	O
new	O
gimmicks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
round	O
was	O
exclusive	O
to	O
a	O
Halloween	B-Application
event	O
and	O
has	O
yet	O
to	O
reappear	O
in	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Season	O
3	O
:	O
Sunken	O
Secrets	O
added	O
a	O
vaulting	O
system	O
,	O
where	O
they	O
remove	O
the	O
rounds	O
that	O
have	O
bugs	B-Error_Name
in	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
same	O
season	O
also	O
added	O
2	O
new	O
shows	O
,	O
one	O
called	O
'	O
The	O
Vault	O
 '	O
,	O
which	O
features	O
all	O
rounds	O
regardless	O
of	O
vaulted	O
status	O
in	O
one	O
show	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
only	O
available	O
in	O
Custom	O
Lobbies	O
,	O
and	O
another	O
called	O
"	O
Xtreme	O
Party	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
a	O
single	O
player	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
show	O
"	O
Xtreme	O
Fall	B-Application
Guys	I-Application
"	O
,	O
which	O
in	O
both	O
shows	O
has	O
the	O
rule	O
that	O
if	O
you	O
fall	O
off	O
the	O
map	O
you	O
are	O
eliminated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
are	O
of	O
characters	O
from	O
different	O
video	O
games	O
and	O
media	O
franchises	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Half-Life	O
,	O
Portal	B-Application
,	O
Godzilla	O
,	O
Team	B-Application
Fortress	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
,	O
Doom	B-Application
,	O
Hotline	B-Application
Miami	I-Application
,	O
Ratchet	B-Application
&	I-Application
Clank	I-Application
,	O
Cuphead	B-Application
,	O
Among	B-Application
Us	I-Application
,	O
Little	O
Big	O
Planet	O
,	O
Astro	B-Device
's	I-Device
Playroom	I-Device
,	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
,	O
Hatsune	O
Miku	O
,	O
SpongeBob	O
SquarePants	O
,	O
and	O
so	O
on	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Season	O
Period	O
Nickname	O
DescriptionSeason	O
1	O
Free	O
For	O
AllSports/Stadium	O
-themed	O
with	O
7	O
rounds	O
and	O
cosmetics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Seasons	O
have	O
been	O
reset	O
to	O
Season	O
1	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
now	O
free	O
to	O
play	O
,	O
crowns	O
are	O
no	O
longer	O
a	O
currency	O
,	O
a	O
premium	B-Application
currency	I-Application
called	O
Show	O
Bucks	O
was	O
added	O
,	O
the	O
in-game	O
shop	O
has	O
been	O
changed	O
,	O
Kudos	O
can	O
no	O
longer	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
purchase	O
anything	O
that	O
is	O
n't	O
a	O
common	O
rarity	O
&	O
are	O
no	O
longer	O
earned	O
after	O
each	O
game	O
,	O
Weekly/marathon	O
challenges	O
have	O
been	O
added	O
on	O
top	O
of	O
daily	O
,	O
a	O
first-ever	O
limited	O
time	O
collaboration	O
round	O
with	O
Sega	O
called	O
"	O
Bean	O
Hill	O
Zone	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
season	O
pass	O
has	O
been	O
extended	O
from	O
50	O
tiers	O
to	O
100	O
tiers	O
with	O
50	O
being	O
free	O
and	O
the	O
other	O
50	O
being	O
paid.Season	O
2	O
Satellite	O
ScrambleSpace-themed	O
with	O
8	O
rounds	O
,	O
variations	O
,	O
cosmetics	O
,	O
the	O
season	O
pass	O
has	O
been	O
extended	O
from	O
100	O
tiers	O
to	O
200	O
tiers	O
,	O
fame	O
you	O
get	O
from	O
rounds	O
have	O
been	O
increased	O
,	O
bug	B-Error_Name
fixes	O
,	O
and	O
eventsSeason	O
3Ongoing	O
(	O
set	O
to	O
end	O
on	O
10th	O
May	O
2023	O
)	O
Sunken	O
SecretsUnderwater/Atlantis	O
-themed	O
with	O
5	O
rounds	O
and	O
cosmetics	O
,	O
a	O
Time	O
Attack	O
show	O
,	O
events	O
,	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
unlock	O
2	O
costumes	O
in	O
the	O
Marathon	O
challenges	O
,	O
bug	B-Error_Name
fixes	O
,	O
an	O
ability	O
called	O
dive	O
slide	O
,	O
celebrations	O
can	O
now	O
be	O
previewed	O
in	O
the	O
shop	O
,	O
improvements	O
made	O
to	O
the	O
Switch	O
version	O
to	O
increase	O
stability	O
,	O
certain	O
rounds	O
being	O
'	O
unvaulted	O
 '	O
while	O
others	O
being	O
'	O
vaulted	O
 '	O
,	O
A	O
show	O
called	O
'	O
The	O
Vault	O
 '	O
which	O
is	O
exclusive	O
to	O
Custom	O
Lobbies	O
,	O
and	O
Solo	O
Show	O
's	O
lobby	O
count	O
being	O
lowered	O
from	O
60	O
players	O
to	O
40	O
players.Season	O
4Set	O
to	O
Release	O
on	O
10th	O
May	O
2023Polygon	O
PartyThis	O
season	O
has	O
only	O
been	O
announced	O
in	O
a	O
blogpost	O
with	O
more	O
details	O
coming	O
soon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
will	O
feature	O
a	O
level	O
editor	O
called	O
Fall	B-Application
Guys	I-Application
Creative	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
conception	O
of	O
what	O
became	O
Fall	B-Application
Guys	I-Application
began	O
when	O
Mediatonic	O
was	O
discussing	O
another	O
project	O
in	O
January	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
drew	O
from	O
that	O
inspiration	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
pitch	O
document	O
for	O
what	O
would	O
become	O
Fall	B-Application
Guys	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fall	B-Application
Guys	I-Application
began	O
its	O
initial	O
prototyping	O
process	O
with	O
a	O
small	O
team	O
,	O
growing	O
to	O
30	O
people	O
during	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fall	B-Application
Guys	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ultimate	I-Application
Knockout	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
at	O
E3	O
in	O
June	O
2019	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
4	O
August	O
2020	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Windows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Chinese	O
company	O
Bilibili	O
announced	O
in	O
August	O
2020	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
develop	O
a	O
mobile	O
version	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
that	O
would	O
be	O
exclusive	O
to	O
China	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
deal	O
expired	O
in	O
2022	O
and	O
Fall	B-Application
Guys	I-Application
announced	O
that	O
their	O
exclusive	O
content	O
and	O
accounts	O
on	O
Bilibili	O
would	O
be	O
run	O
by	O
Epic	O
from	O
now	O
on	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2021	O
,	O
Fall	B-Application
Guys	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X	I-Device
,	O
scheduled	O
for	O
mid	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Epic	O
Games	O
later	O
announced	O
that	O
they	O
will	O
focus	O
on	O
adding	O
cross-platform	B-Application
compatibility	O
for	O
all	O
versions	O
of	O
Fall	B-Application
Guys	I-Application
,	O
utilising	O
resources	O
from	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Fortnite	B-Application
that	O
became	O
available	O
after	O
acquisition	O
by	O
Epic	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
18	O
November	O
2021	O
,	O
Mediatonic	O
announced	O
that	O
Epic	O
Games	O
accounts	O
will	O
be	O
required	O
in	O
season	O
6	O
allowing	O
cross-platform	B-Application
progression	O
between	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
and	O
Steam	B-Application
and	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
have	O
custom	O
names	O
for	O
Steam	B-Application
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
uses	O
the	O
Epic	O
Overlay	O
system	O
that	O
games	O
like	O
Fortnite	B-Application
or	O
Rocket	O
League	O
have	O
to	O
invite	O
anyone	O
on	O
any	O
platform	O
via	O
Epic	O
Games	O
Accounts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
15	O
March	O
2022	O
,	O
Mediatonic	O
announced	O
that	O
starting	O
on	O
5	O
April	O
2022	O
there	O
would	O
be	O
a	O
new	O
launcher	O
that	O
all	O
PlayStation	B-Device
players	O
would	O
need	O
to	O
download	O
to	O
keep	O
playing	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
9	O
May	O
2022	O
,	O
the	O
old	O
PlayStation	B-Device
launcher	O
shut	O
down	O
and	O
became	O
unusable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mediatonic	O
and	O
Epic	O
Games	O
transitioned	O
Fall	B-Application
Guys	I-Application
to	O
a	O
free-to-play	O
system	O
alongside	O
its	O
21	O
June	O
release	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
a	O
dedicated	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
version	O
also	O
released	O
,	O
featuring	O
enhanced	O
visuals	O
and	O
DualSense	O
effects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
rebranded	O
as	O
simply	O
Fall	B-Application
Guys	I-Application
,	O
without	O
the	O
Ultimate	O
Knockout	O
subtitle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
free-to-play	O
version	O
eliminated	O
the	O
need	O
for	O
players	O
to	O
have	O
console	O
subscription	O
services	O
like	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Plus	O
to	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
Windows	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
removed	O
from	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
storefront	O
and	O
made	O
available	O
on	O
Epic	O
Games	O
Store	O
,	O
though	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
version	O
will	O
continue	O
to	O
be	O
updated	O
in	O
sync	O
with	O
the	O
Epic	O
Games	O
Store	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
free-to-play	O
versions	O
of	O
Fall	B-Application
Guys	I-Application
also	O
added	O
support	O
for	O
cross-platform	B-Application
play	I-Application
with	O
other	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
who	O
had	O
purchased	O
Fall	B-Application
Guys	I-Application
before	O
this	O
transition	O
were	O
given	O
a	O
"	O
Legacy	O
Pack	O
"	O
that	O
includes	O
cosmetics	O
,	O
costumes	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Season	O
1	O
:	O
Free	O
for	O
All	O
premium	O
season	O
pass	O
for	O
free	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2022	O
,	O
a	O
bug	B-Error_Name
was	O
discovered	O
that	O
unintentionally	O
bought	O
items	O
from	O
the	O
in-game	O
store	O
instead	O
of	O
previewing	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initially	O
deemed	O
by	O
Mediatonic	O
as	O
"	O
not	O
an	O
issue	O
"	O
,	O
they	O
later	O
acknowledged	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
bug	B-Error_Name
after	O
complaints	O
mounted	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
1	O
November	O
2022	O
an	O
update	O
was	O
issued	O
to	O
include	O
a	O
hold-to-purchase	O
mechanic	O
for	O
all	O
in-game	O
purchases	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
mechanic	O
in	O
Fortnite	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2022	O
,	O
Mediatonic	O
announced	O
on	O
Twitter	B-Application
of	O
a	O
new	O
feature	O
called	O
Vaulting	O
where	O
some	O
rounds	O
will	O
be	O
temporarily	O
removed	O
to	O
increase	O
stability	O
across	O
all	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
also	O
limited	O
Solo	O
Show	O
from	O
60	O
players	O
to	O
40	O
and	O
announced	O
a	O
level	O
editor	O
which	O
was	O
originally	O
teased	O
in	O
2022	O
called	O
Fall	B-Application
Guys	I-Application
Creative	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fall	B-Application
Guys	I-Application
Creative	O
is	O
set	O
to	O
launch	O
in	O
the	O
next	O
seasonal	O
update	O
which	O
is	O
to	O
be	O
announced	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fall	B-Application
Guys	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favourable	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tom	O
Wiggins	O
of	O
Stuff	O
magazine	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
Super	B-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Ball	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Fortnite	B-Application
generation	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mercury	O
News	O
praised	O
the	O
"	O
controlled	O
chaos	O
"	O
gameplay	O
of	O
Fall	B-Application
Guys	I-Application
,	O
stating	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
utilising	O
a	O
combination	O
of	O
the	O
elements	O
from	O
the	O
battle	O
royale	O
game	O
Fortnite	B-Application
and	O
the	O
party	O
game	O
Mario	B-Application
Party	I-Application
in	O
such	O
a	O
way	O
that	O
made	O
it	O
"	O
tailored	O
to	O
the	O
coronavirus	O
age	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ollie	O
Toms	O
from	O
Rock	O
,	O
Paper	O
,	O
Shotgun	O
praised	O
Fall	B-Application
Guys	I-Application
for	O
its	O
creative	O
approach	O
as	O
a	O
battle	O
royale	O
game	O
incorporating	O
family-friendly	O
elements	O
rather	O
than	O
resorting	O
to	O
violent	O
themes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
's	O
not	O
something	O
many	O
competitive	O
games	O
can	O
get	O
away	O
with	O
in	O
the	O
way	O
Fall	B-Application
Guys	I-Application
does.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
weekend	O
before	O
release	O
during	O
a	O
closed	O
beta	O
,	O
Fall	B-Application
Guys	I-Application
briefly	O
became	O
the	O
most-watched	O
game	O
on	O
Twitch	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
sixth-best-selling	O
Steam	B-Application
game	O
where	O
it	O
was	O
available	O
for	O
pre-order	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fall	B-Application
Guys	I-Application
has	O
been	O
frequently	O
compared	O
to	O
Among	B-Application
Us	I-Application
,	O
in	O
that	O
both	O
are	O
online	O
games	O
which	O
grew	O
in	O
popularity	O
during	O
the	O
COVID-19	O
pandemic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
website	O
Destructoid	O
says	O
"	O
This	O
is	O
the	O
most	O
fun	O
I	O
've	O
had	O
with	O
Fall	B-Application
Guys	I-Application
in	O
forever.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
11	O
October	O
2022	O
,	O
the	O
hashtag	O
#savefallguys	O
started	O
trending	O
on	O
Twitter	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
to	O
get	O
Mediatonic	O
's	O
attention	O
and	O
ask	O
the	O
company	O
to	O
fix	O
numerous	O
problems	O
that	O
fans	O
have	O
had	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
including	O
lack	O
of	O
round	O
variety	O
,	O
bugs	B-Error_Name
,	O
sub	O
par	O
events	O
,	O
prices	O
in	O
the	O
in-game	O
shop	O
,	O
how	O
skill	O
based	O
matchmaking	O
is	O
implemented	O
,	O
and	O
more	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
15	O
November	O
2022	O
,	O
the	O
Fall	B-Application
Guys	I-Application
Twitter	B-Application
stated	O
that	O
in	O
order	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
stay	O
stable	O
,	O
some	O
rounds	O
will	O
be	O
"	O
vaulted	O
"	O
and	O
rounds	O
will	O
be	O
rotated	O
in	O
and	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
vault	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
10	O
August	O
2020	O
,	O
Devolver	O
Digital	O
announced	O
2	O
million	O
copies	O
sold	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
first	O
day	O
of	O
release	O
,	O
the	O
servers	O
for	O
Fall	B-Application
Guys	I-Application
were	O
unexpectedly	O
overloaded	O
due	O
to	O
popularity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
26	O
August	O
2020	O
,	O
more	O
than	O
7million	O
copies	O
of	O
Fall	B-Application
Guys	I-Application
had	O
been	O
sold	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
,	O
and	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
most	O
downloaded	O
monthly	O
PS	O
Plus	O
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
November	O
2020	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
reached	O
more	O
than	O
10	O
million	O
sales	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
firm	O
Superdata	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
online	O
revenue	O
for	O
PC	O
in	O
its	O
first	O
month	O
was	O
from	O
players	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
biggest	O
launch	O
on	O
that	O
platform	O
since	O
Overwatch	B-Application
by	O
those	O
metrics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2022	O
,	O
within	O
two	O
weeks	O
of	O
going	O
free-to-play	O
and	O
its	O
release	O
on	O
multiple	O
consoles	O
,	O
Fall	B-Application
Guys	I-Application
player	O
count	O
rose	O
to	O
over	O
50	O
million	O
.	O
</s>
