<s>
Golf	B-Application
Club	I-Application
:	I-Application
Wasteland	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2018	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Demagog	O
Studio	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Untold	O
Tales	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
initially	O
launched	O
on	O
June	O
20	O
,	O
2018	O
on	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
on	O
Android	B-Application
in	O
late	O
December	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
3	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
after	O
being	O
announced	O
at	O
E3	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
has	O
players	O
explore	O
desolate	O
ruins	O
of	O
the	O
Earth	O
that	O
have	O
been	O
transformed	O
into	O
a	O
golf	O
course	O
after	O
an	O
apocalyptic	O
event	O
kills	O
all	O
of	O
humanity	O
except	O
for	O
the	O
extremely	O
wealthy	O
,	O
who	O
flee	O
to	O
Mars	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
narrative	O
is	O
mainly	O
told	O
through	O
its	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
which	O
presents	O
itself	O
as	O
a	O
radio	O
show	O
called	O
"	O
Radio	O
Nostalgia	B-Application
from	O
Mars	B-Application
"	O
playing	O
music	O
and	O
interviews	O
of	O
people	O
reminiscing	O
about	O
life	O
on	O
Earth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Specifically	O
,	O
Golf	B-Application
Club	I-Application
:	I-Application
Wasteland	I-Application
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
influence	O
that	O
owners	O
of	O
large	O
corporations	O
have	O
on	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
of	O
Golf	B-Application
Club	I-Application
:	I-Application
Wasteland	I-Application
occurs	O
over	O
35	O
two-dimensional	O
,	O
side-on	O
golf	O
stages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
desktop	O
and	O
console	O
releases	O
,	O
players	O
set	O
an	O
angle	O
and	O
power	O
using	O
an	O
analog	B-Device
stick	I-Device
or	O
mouse	B-Device
,	O
swinging	O
with	O
one	O
button	O
press	O
,	O
while	O
mobile	O
players	O
drag	O
their	O
fingers	O
to	O
aim	O
and	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
story	O
,	O
an	O
ecological	O
catastrophe	O
has	O
caused	O
rich	O
inhabitants	O
of	O
Earth	O
to	O
move	O
to	O
Tesla	O
City	O
on	O
Mars	B-Application
,	O
with	O
the	O
decaying	O
wasteland	O
of	O
Earth	O
(	O
specifically	O
the	O
city	O
of	O
Alphaville	O
)	O
being	O
used	O
as	O
a	O
golf	O
course	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
narrative	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
primarily	O
told	O
through	O
its	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
an	O
in-game	O
radio	O
station	O
called	O
"	O
Radio	O
Nostalgia	B-Application
from	O
Mars	B-Application
"	O
playing	O
original	O
music	O
tracks	O
,	O
safety	O
public	O
service	O
announcements	O
,	O
and	O
interviews	O
of	O
survivors	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
diary	O
entries	O
that	O
are	O
unlocked	O
through	O
game	O
progress	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
common	O
theme	O
throughout	O
the	O
interviews	O
is	O
the	O
nostalgia	B-Application
that	O
people	O
have	O
for	O
Earth	O
,	O
contrasting	O
to	O
the	O
corporate-owned	O
environment	O
of	O
Mars	B-Application
,	O
with	O
one	O
interviewee	O
wondering	O
"	O
Is	O
living	O
this	O
way	O
on	O
Mars	B-Application
worth	O
living	O
at	O
all	O
?	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Golf	B-Application
Club	I-Application
:	I-Application
Wasteland	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Igor	O
Simić	O
,	O
a	O
visual	O
artist	O
from	O
Belgrade	O
,	O
Serbia	O
,	O
in	O
collaboration	O
with	O
two	O
high	O
school	O
friends	O
who	O
were	O
programmers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
Golf	B-Application
Club	I-Application
:	I-Application
Wasteland	I-Application
,	O
Simić	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
power	O
and	O
influence	O
of	O
corporations	O
and	O
their	O
owners	O
,	O
an	O
idea	O
he	O
called	O
the	O
"	O
Silicon	O
Valley	O
Ideology	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
apocalyptic	O
golf	O
concept	O
(	O
described	O
internally	O
as	O
"	O
Desert	B-Application
Golfing	I-Application
meets	O
Blade	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
"	O
)	O
took	O
inspiration	O
from	O
a	O
viral	O
picture	O
of	O
golfers	O
playing	O
in	O
front	O
of	O
the	O
Eagle	O
Creek	O
Fire	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
then-United	O
States	O
President	O
Donald	O
Trump	O
's	O
ownership	O
of	O
golf	O
courses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Golf	B-Application
Club	I-Application
:	I-Application
Wasteland	I-Application
was	O
created	O
using	O
the	O
game	O
engine	O
Unity	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
team	O
used	O
FMOD	B-Application
to	O
create	O
ambient	O
sounds	O
,	O
and	O
they	O
used	O
custom	O
shaders	O
and	O
tools	O
to	O
form	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
atmospheric	O
art	O
style	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Demagog	O
also	O
animated	O
three-dimensional	O
music	O
videos	O
,	O
acting	O
as	O
narrative-less	O
mood	O
boards	O
,	O
in	O
Unity	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Radio	O
Nostalgia	B-Application
from	O
Mars	B-Application
"	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
was	O
developed	O
in	O
collaboration	O
with	O
Shane	O
Berry	O
and	O
originally	O
comprised	O
seven	O
original	O
songs	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
interviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
meeting	O
Janet	O
Biggs	O
,	O
an	O
artist	O
who	O
had	O
worked	O
at	O
the	O
Mars	B-Application
Desert	O
Research	O
Station	O
in	O
Utah	O
,	O
they	O
decided	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
interviews	O
be	O
realistic	O
and	O
plausible	O
for	O
Martian	O
residents	O
,	O
rather	O
than	O
add	O
satirical	O
elements	O
,	O
as	O
"	O
the	O
reality	O
was	O
absurd	O
enough	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
on	O
June	O
20	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
to	O
coincide	O
with	O
the	O
Unite	O
Berlin	O
event	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
then	O
ported	O
to	O
Android	B-Application
on	O
December	O
24	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
desktop	O
and	O
console	O
release	O
of	O
Golf	B-Application
Club	I-Application
:	I-Application
Wasteland	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
for	O
August	O
2021	O
during	O
IGNs	O
Summer	O
of	O
Gaming	O
event	O
,	O
part	O
of	O
E3	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
added	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
distributed	O
on	O
750	O
floppy	B-Device
disks	I-Device
to	O
"	O
help	O
maximize	O
the	O
amount	O
of	O
environmental	O
damage	O
"	O
of	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
that	O
day	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
(	O
distributed	O
via	O
both	O
Steam	B-Application
and	O
the	O
Epic	O
Games	O
Store	O
)	O
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
,	O
reviews	O
of	O
Golf	B-Application
Club	I-Application
:	I-Application
Wasteland	I-Application
were	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
on	O
all	O
desktop	O
and	O
console	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
reviewers	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Byrd	O
,	O
praised	O
Golf	B-Application
Club	I-Application
:	I-Application
Wastelands	I-Application
simple	O
mechanics	O
,	O
but	O
others	O
,	O
including	O
Loades	O
and	O
Reynolds	O
,	O
largely	O
considered	O
it	O
and	O
the	O
repetitive	O
gameplay	O
a	O
negative	O
.	O
</s>
