<s>
Giana	B-Application
Sisters	I-Application
:	O
Twisted	O
Dreams	O
is	O
a	O
platform	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Black	O
Forest	O
Games	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
successor	O
to	O
the	O
1987	O
Commodore	O
64	O
title	O
The	B-Application
Great	I-Application
Giana	I-Application
Sisters	I-Application
and	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
2009	O
re-imagining	O
Giana	B-Application
Sisters	I-Application
DS	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
Windows	O
release	O
,	O
a	O
console	O
port	O
has	O
been	O
released	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
download	O
service	O
for	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
.	O
Mac	O
and	O
Linux	O
support	O
were	O
promised	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Humble	O
Indie	O
Bundle	O
11	O
in	O
February	O
2014	O
,	O
but	O
have	O
yet	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
HandyGames	O
,	O
a	O
THQ	O
Nordic	O
subsidiary	O
released	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Giana	B-Application
Sisters	I-Application
DS	I-Application
in	O
2009	O
,	O
Spellbound	O
Entertainment	O
went	O
bankrupt	O
and	O
Armin	O
Gessert	O
died	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Black	O
Forest	O
Games	O
was	O
formed	O
to	O
develop	O
action	O
role-playing	O
and	O
strategy	O
games	O
for	O
Windows	O
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
their	O
foremost	O
desire	O
was	O
to	O
develop	O
an	O
all-new	O
Giana	B-Application
Sisters	I-Application
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
important	O
aspects	O
of	O
the	O
very	O
first	O
Giana	B-Application
Sisters	I-Application
was	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
transform	O
into	O
a	O
"	O
punk	O
"	O
variation	O
by	O
picking	O
up	O
the	O
ball	O
item	O
,	O
and	O
this	O
became	O
the	O
basis	O
for	O
Project	O
Giana	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Along	O
with	O
the	O
fundraiser	O
,	O
eventual	O
XBLA	B-Device
and	O
PSN	B-Device
support	O
was	O
announced	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
event	O
of	O
the	O
fundraiser	O
going	O
beyond	O
the	O
set	O
goal	O
,	O
OUYA	B-Application
support	O
was	O
also	O
mentioned	O
at	O
$	O
300,000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
livestream	O
was	O
held	O
to	O
celebrate	O
the	O
success	O
,	O
broadcasting	O
live	O
from	O
the	O
Black	O
Forest	O
Games	O
offices	O
,	O
featuring	O
interviews	O
with	O
the	O
team	O
itself	O
and	O
also	O
with	O
Chris	O
Hülsbeck	O
via	O
Skype	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
30	O
,	O
Project	O
Giana	O
was	O
among	O
the	O
first	O
titles	O
to	O
be	O
featured	O
on	O
Valve	O
's	O
Steam	B-Application
Greenlight	O
program	O
,	O
enabling	O
its	O
community	O
to	O
rate	O
the	O
games	O
they	O
would	O
like	O
to	O
see	O
on	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
download	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
15	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
green-lit	O
for	O
release	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
name	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
revealed	O
to	O
be	O
Giana	B-Application
Sisters	I-Application
:	O
Twisted	O
Dreams	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Giana	B-Application
Sisters	I-Application
:	O
Twisted	O
Dreams	O
brings	O
back	O
the	O
composer	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Great	B-Application
Giana	I-Application
Sisters	I-Application
,	O
Chris	O
Huelsbeck	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
Swedish	O
heavy	O
metal	O
band	O
Machinae	O
Supremacy	O
and	O
Fabian	O
Del	O
Priore	O
who	O
also	O
worked	O
on	O
Giana	B-Application
Sisters	I-Application
DS	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
key	O
features	O
of	O
Giana	B-Application
Sisters	I-Application
:	O
Twisted	O
Dreams	O
,	O
flowing	O
seamlessly	O
between	O
Hülsbeck	O
's	O
original	O
compositions	O
and	O
Del	O
Priore	O
's	O
arrangements	O
into	O
Machinae	O
Supremacy	O
's	O
heavy	O
metal	O
rendition	O
of	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Among	O
the	O
rewards	O
were	O
also	O
downloadable	O
digital	O
and	O
physical	O
copies	O
of	O
an	O
artbook	O
by	O
Pikomi	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Giana	B-Application
Sisters	I-Application
franchise	O
,	O
soundtrack	O
CDs	O
and	O
owl	O
plushies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Giana	B-Application
Sisters	I-Application
:	O
Twisted	O
Dreams	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
digital	O
form	O
on	O
October	O
23	O
,	O
2012	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
DLC	O
content	O
titled	O
"	O
Giana	B-Application
Sisters	I-Application
:	O
Twisted	O
Dreams	O
–	O
Rise	O
of	O
the	O
Owlverlord	O
"	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
September	O
26	O
,	O
2013	O
for	O
Windows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Giana	B-Application
Sisters	I-Application
:	O
Twisted	O
Dreams	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
WiiU	B-Device
on	O
September	O
5	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
physical	O
"	O
Director	O
's	O
Cut	O
"	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
on	O
December	O
12	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
included	O
the	O
game	O
along	O
with	O
"	O
Giana	B-Application
Sisters	I-Application
:	O
Twisted	O
Dreams	O
–	O
Rise	O
of	O
the	O
Owlverlord	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Giana	B-Device
Sisters	I-Device
:	I-Device
Twisted	I-Device
Dreams	I-Device
-	I-Device
Owltimate	I-Device
Edition	I-Device
was	O
released	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
on	O
September	O
25	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Giana	B-Application
Sisters	I-Application
:	O
Twisted	O
Dreams	O
received	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
on	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
holding	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
77/100	O
on	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
