<s>
Game	B-Application
Dev	I-Application
Story	I-Application
is	O
a	O
simulation	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Kairosoft	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Windows	O
in	O
April	O
1997	O
,	O
on	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
on	O
October	O
9	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
for	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phone	I-Protocol
on	O
July	O
6	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
on	O
October	O
11	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
on	O
February	O
11	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
and	O
on	O
Steam	O
on	O
March	O
27	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
simulation	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
the	O
direction	O
of	O
the	O
company	O
is	O
controlled	O
by	O
the	O
player	O
,	O
following	O
a	O
parallel	O
timeline	O
of	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
industry	O
and	O
its	B-Device
history	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
Game	B-Application
Dev	I-Application
Story	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
in	O
April	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
ported	O
in	O
2010	O
to	O
both	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phone	I-Protocol
port	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
July	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
later	O
released	O
on	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
on	O
October	O
11	O
,	O
2018	O
and	O
February	O
11	O
,	O
2021	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	B-Application
Dev	I-Application
Story	I-Application
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
addictiveness	O
of	O
its	O
mechanics	O
and	O
its	O
somewhat	O
realistic	O
treatment	O
of	O
video	O
game	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eurogamer	O
Keza	O
MacDonald	O
described	O
Game	B-Application
Dev	I-Application
Story	I-Application
as	O
"	O
the	O
best	O
thing	O
I	O
've	O
ever	O
played	O
on	O
the	O
iPhone	O
"	O
and	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
its	O
unpredictable	O
and	O
addictive	O
simulation	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ron	O
Gilbert	O
,	O
the	O
original	O
creator	O
of	O
the	O
Monkey	B-Application
Island	I-Application
video	O
game	O
series	O
,	O
told	O
Wired	O
that	O
he	O
was	O
a	O
self-proclaimed	O
addict	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pocket	O
Gamer	O
felt	O
that	O
Game	B-Application
Dev	I-Application
Story	I-Application
slowed	O
down	O
towards	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
because	O
it	O
became	O
too	O
easy	O
to	O
churn	O
out	O
successful	O
games	O
at	O
a	O
quick	O
pace	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Giant	O
Bomb	O
's	O
Ryan	O
Davis	O
felt	O
that	O
although	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
menu	O
system	O
was	O
clunky	O
,	O
Game	B-Application
Dev	I-Application
Story	I-Application
contained	O
a	O
large	O
amount	O
of	O
charm	O
and	O
addictiveness	O
that	O
made	O
it	O
worth	O
playing	O
.	O
</s>
