<s>
Flinthook	B-Application
is	O
platform	O
game	O
roguelike	O
by	O
Tribute	O
Games	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
character	O
uses	O
a	O
grappling	B-Application
hook	I-Application
to	O
traverse	O
procedurally	O
generated	O
spaceships	O
for	O
treasure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
developers	O
were	O
inspired	O
by	O
"	O
rogue-lites	O
"	O
including	O
Spelunky	B-Application
and	O
Rogue	B-Application
Legacy	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
grappling	B-Application
hook	I-Application
game	O
mechanic	O
was	O
their	O
hardest	O
design	O
challenge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
April	O
2017	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
,	O
macOS	B-Application
,	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
followed	O
by	O
a	O
release	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
in	O
March	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Early	O
previews	O
of	O
Flinthook	B-Application
noted	O
the	O
accessibility	O
and	O
tightness	O
of	O
the	O
controls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Flinthook	B-Application
is	O
a	O
roguelike	O
platform	O
game	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
a	O
masked	O
space	O
pirate	O
who	O
explores	O
procedurally	O
generated	O
ships	O
for	O
treasure	O
with	O
a	O
grappling	B-Application
chain	O
hook	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Captain	O
Flinthook	B-Application
,	O
the	O
player-character	O
,	O
also	O
has	O
a	O
plasma	O
gun	O
and	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
slow	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
uses	O
the	O
left	O
analog	B-Device
stick	I-Device
to	O
both	O
control	O
the	O
player	O
and	O
aim	O
the	O
hook	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tribute	O
Games	O
is	O
an	O
indie	B-General_Concept
development	I-General_Concept
studio	I-General_Concept
based	O
in	O
Montreal	O
that	O
previously	O
worked	O
on	O
Mercenary	B-Application
Kings	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tribute	O
Games	O
co-founder	O
Jean-François	O
Major	O
said	O
that	O
perfecting	O
the	O
feel	O
of	O
the	O
grappling	B-Application
hook	I-Application
was	O
the	O
team	O
's	O
hardest	O
challenge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
other	O
"	O
rogue-lite	O
"	O
games	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Spelunky	B-Application
and	O
Rogue	B-Application
Legacy	I-Application
,	O
though	O
the	O
team	O
did	O
not	O
design	O
their	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
exceptionally	O
difficult	O
for	O
all	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Less	O
than	O
a	O
month	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Ninja	O
Senki	O
DX	O
,	O
Tribute	O
announced	O
Flinthook	B-Application
in	O
March	O
2016	O
with	O
a	O
mosaic	O
teaser	O
on	O
Twitch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
procedural	O
generation	O
was	O
working	O
in	O
the	O
office	O
Windows	B-Application
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
announcement	O
,	O
though	O
their	O
demo	O
used	O
a	O
predetermined	O
level	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Limited	O
Run	O
Games	O
released	O
a	O
physical	O
edition	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
on	O
April	O
14	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
production	O
run	O
of	O
4,500	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
digital	O
version	O
published	O
by	O
Tribute	O
Games	O
released	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
,	O
macOS	B-Application
,	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
on	O
April	O
18	O
,	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
digital	O
version	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
9	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Digital	O
Trends	O
listed	O
the	O
game	O
among	O
the	O
best	O
in	O
show	O
at	O
the	O
June	O
2016	O
Electronic	O
Entertainment	O
Expo	O
and	O
added	O
that	O
though	O
many	O
major	O
games	O
were	O
adding	O
grappling	B-Application
hook	I-Application
features	O
,	O
Flinthook	B-Application
was	O
the	O
only	O
one	O
to	O
support	O
a	O
whole	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
concept	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
video	O
game	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
