<s>
Ghost	B-Application
of	I-Application
a	I-Application
Tale	I-Application
is	O
an	O
independent	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
stealth	O
game	O
developed	O
primarily	O
by	O
game	O
designer	O
and	O
DreamWorks	O
and	O
Universal	O
Pictures	O
veteran	O
Lionel	O
"	O
Seith	O
"	O
Gallat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
early	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2016	O
on	O
Windows	B-Application
PCs	I-Application
and	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
as	O
part	O
of	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
ID	B-Device
@Xbox	I-Device
indie	O
developer	O
program	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
February	O
16	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
release	O
date	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
versions	O
would	O
be	O
March	O
12	O
,	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
on	O
October	O
8	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
for	O
Amazon	B-Operating_System
Luna	I-Operating_System
was	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
20	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Set	O
in	O
a	O
dark	O
fantasy	O
medieval	O
world	O
,	O
players	O
control	O
Tilo	O
,	O
a	O
small	O
mouse	O
minstrel	B-Application
,	O
who	O
must	O
make	O
his	O
way	O
through	O
dungeons	O
and	O
lands	O
full	O
of	O
danger	O
while	O
uncovering	O
mysteries	O
of	O
the	O
past	O
,	O
all	O
the	O
while	O
he	O
is	O
determined	O
to	O
find	O
his	O
wife	O
Merra	O
and	O
finding	O
a	O
way	O
to	O
escape	O
the	O
prison	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ghost	B-Application
of	I-Application
a	I-Application
Tale	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
in	O
a	O
medieval	O
world	O
inhabited	O
by	O
several	O
species	O
of	O
anthropomorphic	O
animals	O
,	O
many	O
of	O
which	O
inhabit	O
their	O
own	O
kingdom	O
:	O
the	O
lore	O
includes	O
mice	O
,	O
rats	O
,	O
frogs	O
,	O
crabs	O
,	O
badgers	O
,	O
hawks	O
,	O
spiders	O
,	O
leeches	O
,	O
magpies	O
and	O
various	O
undead	O
creatures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ghost	B-Application
of	I-Application
a	I-Application
Tale	I-Application
is	O
mostly	O
a	O
one-man	O
project	O
by	O
Lionel	O
Gallat	O
,	O
a	O
veteran	O
DreamWorks	O
and	O
Universal	O
Pictures	O
animator	O
and	O
animation	O
director	O
who	O
worked	O
on	O
films	O
such	O
as	O
The	O
Prince	O
of	O
Egypt	O
,	O
The	O
Road	O
to	O
El	O
Dorado	O
and	O
Shark	B-Device
Tale	I-Device
,	O
with	O
the	O
occasional	O
help	O
of	O
friends	O
on	O
certain	O
aspects	O
of	O
the	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gallat	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
films	O
such	O
as	O
The	O
Secret	O
of	O
NIMH	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Dark	I-Application
Crystal	I-Application
and	O
Disney	O
's	O
Robin	O
Hood	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
Redwall	O
book	O
series	O
and	O
the	O
fantasy	O
drawings	O
of	O
Alan	O
Lee	O
,	O
John	O
Howe	O
and	O
Paul	O
Bonner	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Video	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
the	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
series	O
,	O
Dark	B-Application
Souls	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Ico	B-Application
also	O
influenced	O
the	O
title	O
,	O
with	O
Gallat	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
I	O
'm	O
really	O
trying	O
to	O
recapture	O
the	O
sense	O
of	O
wonder	O
I	O
felt	O
as	O
a	O
kid	O
when	O
I	O
discovered	O
the	O
games	O
from	O
the	O
80s	O
and	O
early	O
90s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gallat	O
originally	O
began	O
work	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
CryEngine	B-Application
but	O
found	O
that	O
engine	O
too	O
difficult	O
to	O
use	O
and	O
so	O
switched	O
the	O
project	O
to	O
Unity	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
Ghost	B-Application
of	I-Application
a	I-Application
Tale	I-Application
was	O
designed	O
to	O
be	O
"	O
primarily	O
a	O
PC	O
title	O
"	O
Microsoft	O
expressed	O
interest	O
in	O
the	O
project	O
and	O
invited	O
the	O
team	O
to	O
release	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
as	O
part	O
of	O
their	O
ID	B-Device
@Xbox	I-Device
program	O
which	O
allows	O
independent	O
developers	O
to	O
self-publish	O
games	O
on	O
their	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ghost	B-Application
of	I-Application
a	I-Application
Tale	I-Application
was	O
originally	O
expected	O
to	O
launch	O
on	O
Windows	B-Application
PCs	I-Application
and	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
in	O
2016	O
before	O
being	O
delayed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
early	O
access	O
version	O
was	O
instead	O
released	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
in	O
July	O
2016	O
,	O
with	O
an	O
Xbox	B-Device
Game	O
Preview	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
in	O
June	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2018	O
,	O
Gallat	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
version	O
's	O
final	O
release	O
date	O
would	O
be	O
on	O
March	O
13	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
with	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
versions	O
planned	O
for	O
release	O
by	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ghost	B-Application
of	I-Application
a	I-Application
Tale	I-Application
has	O
received	O
generally	O
favourable	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
video	O
game	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
