<s>
Florence	B-Application
is	O
an	O
interactive	O
story	O
and	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
the	O
Australian	O
studio	O
Mountains	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Annapurna	O
Interactive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
February	O
14	O
,	O
2018	O
(	O
Valentine	O
's	O
Day	O
)	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
on	O
March	O
14	O
,	O
2018	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
and	O
for	O
macOS	B-Application
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Windows	O
on	O
February	O
13	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Florence	B-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
follows	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
25-year-old	O
Florence	B-Application
Yeoh	I-Application
as	O
she	O
lives	O
her	O
daily	O
routine	O
and	O
meets	O
Krish	O
,	O
a	O
cellist	O
she	O
sees	O
in	O
the	O
park	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
little	O
written	O
dialogue	O
and	O
tells	O
Florence	B-Application
's	O
story	O
through	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
brief	O
chapters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Puzzles	O
are	O
used	O
to	O
reinforce	O
pieces	O
of	O
Florence	B-Application
's	O
life	O
as	O
players	O
progress	O
through	O
her	O
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lead	O
designer	O
Ken	O
Wong	O
wanted	O
to	O
create	O
games	O
that	O
eschewed	O
violence	O
and	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
his	O
work	O
on	O
Monument	B-Application
Valley	I-Application
to	O
have	O
a	O
more	O
narrative-focused	O
experience	O
that	O
included	O
puzzles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Florence	B-Application
is	O
divided	O
into	O
20	O
chapters	O
,	O
each	O
featuring	O
a	O
different	O
portion	O
of	O
Florence	B-Application
Yeoh	I-Application
's	O
life	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
chapters	O
are	O
separated	O
into	O
six	O
acts	O
,	O
which	O
represent	O
different	O
portions	O
of	O
Florence	B-Application
's	O
growth	O
and	O
change	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
plays	O
out	O
linearly	O
,	O
requiring	O
input	O
from	O
the	O
player	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
short	O
minigames	O
which	O
help	O
mimic	O
or	O
reveal	O
Florence	B-Application
's	O
thoughts	O
and	O
actions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
games	O
include	O
:	O
Florence	B-Application
brushing	O
her	O
teeth	O
,	O
Florence	B-Application
following	O
the	O
sound	O
of	O
a	O
cello	O
to	O
find	O
Krish	O
,	O
Krish	O
cleaning	O
his	O
room	O
before	O
Florence	B-Application
visits	O
,	O
and	O
Florence	B-Application
packing	O
up	O
her	O
things	O
when	O
Krish	O
moves	O
in	O
—	O
and	O
giving	O
Krish	O
's	O
things	O
back	O
to	O
him	O
when	O
he	O
moves	O
out	O
—	O
among	O
others	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
single	O
play-through	O
of	O
Florence	B-Application
takes	O
approximately	O
30	O
minutes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
follows	O
Florence	B-Application
Yeoh	I-Application
,	O
a	O
25-year-old	O
woman	O
who	O
lives	O
alone	O
and	O
is	O
settled	O
into	O
a	O
monotonous	O
routine	O
of	O
working	O
at	O
her	O
job	O
and	O
mindlessly	O
interacting	O
with	O
social	O
media	O
on	O
her	O
commute	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Krish	O
moves	O
in	O
with	O
Florence	B-Application
and	O
is	O
pushed	O
by	O
her	O
to	O
follow	O
his	O
dreams	O
of	O
being	O
a	O
great	O
cellist	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
thank	O
you	O
,	O
Krish	O
gives	O
Florence	B-Application
a	O
painting	O
set	O
and	O
Florence	B-Application
fantasizes	O
about	O
following	O
her	O
passion	O
of	O
being	O
an	O
artist	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Florence	B-Application
decides	O
to	O
quit	O
her	O
job	O
and	O
follow	O
her	O
painting	O
passion	O
,	O
where	O
she	O
finds	O
success	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
his	O
success	O
with	O
Monument	B-Application
Valley	I-Application
,	O
game	O
designer	O
Ken	O
Wong	O
felt	O
that	O
he	O
had	O
done	O
what	O
he	O
could	O
at	O
his	O
development	O
studio	O
,	O
Ustwo	O
,	O
and	O
wanted	O
to	O
create	O
his	O
own	O
studio	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
opted	O
to	O
move	O
forward	O
and	O
create	O
Florence	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
Wong	O
had	O
worked	O
on	O
since	O
Monument	B-Application
Valley	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
contrast	O
to	O
Wong	O
's	O
previous	O
game	O
,	O
Monument	B-Application
Valley	I-Application
,	O
Wong	O
wanted	O
to	O
create	O
an	O
experience	O
that	O
was	O
similar	O
to	O
a	O
comic	O
book	O
or	O
silent	O
movie	O
with	O
a	O
focus	O
on	O
narrative	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wong	O
and	O
the	O
team	O
were	O
inspired	O
by	O
film	O
in	O
creating	O
Florence	B-Application
,	O
and	O
specifically	O
cited	O
500	O
Days	O
of	O
Summer	O
,	O
Eternal	O
Sunshine	O
of	O
the	O
Spotless	O
Mind	O
,	O
and	O
Titanic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
decided	O
to	O
use	O
music	O
as	O
a	O
substitute	O
for	O
dialogue	O
throughout	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
cello	O
representing	O
Krish	O
while	O
the	O
piano	O
follows	O
Florence	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mountains	O
used	O
musical	O
themes	O
for	O
the	O
characters	O
after	O
accidentally	O
creating	O
them	O
during	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
Groceries	O
"	O
chapter	O
,	O
where	O
Krish	O
and	O
Florence	B-Application
have	O
their	O
first	O
fight	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wong	O
chose	O
the	O
name	O
Florence	B-Application
as	O
she	O
was	O
designed	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
Chinese	O
Australian	O
whose	O
parents	O
picked	O
an	O
"	O
old	O
fashioned	O
name	O
"	O
for	O
their	O
daughter	O
when	O
they	O
immigrated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Florence	B-Application
's	O
release	O
,	O
lead	O
developer	O
Ken	O
Wong	O
was	O
accused	O
of	O
being	O
verbally	O
abusive	O
by	O
one	O
of	O
Mountains	O
's	O
staffers	O
during	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Florence	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
staffer	O
,	O
who	O
served	O
as	O
the	O
lead	O
developer	O
on	O
Florence	B-Application
,	O
accused	O
Wong	O
of	O
abusing	O
him	O
emotionally	O
"	O
to	O
the	O
point	O
of	O
depression	O
and	O
suicide.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Florence	B-Application
was	O
announced	O
on	O
October	O
24	O
,	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kotaku	O
Australia	O
Rae	O
Johnston	O
called	O
Florence	B-Application
her	O
"	O
stand-out	O
game	O
"	O
and	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
minigames	O
succeeded	O
in	O
making	O
her	O
invested	O
in	O
the	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Florence	B-Application
was	O
well	O
received	O
by	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tim	O
Biggs	O
of	O
The	O
Sydney	O
Morning	O
Herald	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
minigames	O
made	O
Florence	B-Application
"	O
truly	O
special	O
"	O
and	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
breathtaking	O
and	O
emotionally	O
affirming	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jordan	O
Erica	O
Webber	O
of	O
The	O
Guardian	O
praised	O
Florences	B-Application
ability	O
to	O
capture	O
"	O
what	O
it	O
's	O
like	O
to	O
fall	O
in	O
love	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
time.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Guardian	O
Simon	O
Parkin	O
listed	O
Florence	B-Application
as	O
his	O
"	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Month	O
"	O
and	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
never	O
felt	O
trite	O
and	O
was	O
well	O
executed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Florence	B-Application
made	O
its	O
development	O
costs	O
back	O
,	O
but	O
did	O
not	O
make	O
enough	O
money	O
to	O
fund	O
Mountains	O
 '	O
next	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ken	O
Wong	O
,	O
Florences	B-Application
lead	O
designer	O
,	O
described	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
sales	O
as	O
"	O
okay	O
"	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
Premium	O
mobile	O
is	O
tough.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
a	O
panel	O
discussion	O
,	O
Wong	O
mentioned	O
that	O
half	O
of	O
the	O
sales	O
for	O
Florence	B-Application
were	O
from	O
China	O
,	O
and	O
noted	O
that	O
more	O
people	O
had	O
played	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
Mandarin	O
than	O
in	O
English	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wong	O
reported	O
at	O
Game	O
Developers	O
Conference	O
2019	O
that	O
88%	O
of	O
sales	O
were	O
on	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
with	O
41%	O
of	O
those	O
iOS	B-Application
sales	O
coming	O
from	O
China	O
.	O
</s>
