<s>
For	B-Application
the	I-Application
King	I-Application
is	O
a	O
roguelike	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Canadian	O
game	O
developer	O
IronOak	O
Games	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Curve	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
February	O
2017	O
to	O
early	O
access	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
with	O
a	O
full	O
release	O
in	O
April	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
For	B-Application
the	I-Application
King	I-Application
II	O
,	O
is	O
scheduled	O
for	O
release	O
in	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	B-Application
the	I-Application
King	I-Application
is	O
a	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
with	O
strategy	B-Application
and	O
roguelike	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
many	O
other	O
role-playing	O
games	O
based	O
in	O
the	O
medieval	O
era	O
,	O
the	O
classes	O
in	O
For	B-Application
the	I-Application
King	I-Application
are	O
medieval	O
professions	O
,	O
rather	O
than	O
strictly	O
warfare-based	O
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	B-Application
the	I-Application
Kings	I-Application
development	O
was	O
undertaken	O
by	O
a	O
core	O
team	O
of	O
three	O
people	O
;	O
Colby	O
Young	O
,	O
Gord	O
Moran	O
,	O
and	O
David	O
Lam	O
,	O
who	O
worked	O
in	O
both	O
the	O
indie	O
and	O
AAA	O
video	O
game	O
industries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
group	O
had	O
previously	O
worked	O
on	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Ryse	B-Device
:	I-Device
Son	I-Device
of	I-Device
Rome	I-Device
,	O
Dead	B-Application
Rising	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	B-Application
Need	I-Application
for	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	B-Application
the	I-Application
King	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
on	O
the	O
PC	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
platforms	O
and	O
a	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
rating	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Playstation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Reseigh-Lincoln	O
believed	O
the	O
high	O
variability	O
that	O
resulted	O
from	O
the	O
dice-based	O
combat	O
and	O
exploration	O
system	O
coupled	O
with	O
the	O
difficulty	O
and	O
"	O
permadeath	B-Application
"	O
aspect	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
could	O
create	O
some	O
especially	O
difficult	O
scenarios	O
for	O
the	O
player	O
that	O
left	O
little	O
in	O
their	O
control	O
.	O
</s>
