<s>
Gunpoint	B-Application
is	O
a	O
stealth-based	O
puzzle-platform	O
video	O
game	O
created	O
by	O
indie	O
developer	O
Tom	O
Francis	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
on	O
3	O
June	O
2013	O
,	O
and	O
soon	O
followed	O
with	O
versions	O
for	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
and	O
Linux	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gunpoint	B-Application
is	O
divided	O
into	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
missions	O
,	O
between	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
,	O
as	O
Richard	O
Conway	O
,	O
interacts	O
with	O
others	O
through	O
a	O
PDA	B-Application
to	O
accept	O
missions	O
,	O
shop	O
for	O
new	O
gear	O
,	O
and	O
allocate	O
resource	O
points	O
among	O
various	O
abilities	O
Conway	O
possesses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gunpoint	B-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Tom	O
Francis	O
in	O
his	O
spare	O
time	O
while	O
working	O
as	O
section	O
editor	O
for	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
UK	O
magazine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Francis	O
had	O
no	O
formal	O
background	O
in	O
programming	O
,	O
but	O
having	O
learned	O
that	O
Spelunky	B-Application
was	O
created	O
by	O
one	O
person	O
with	O
the	O
user-friendly	O
software	O
suite	O
Game	B-Operating_System
Maker	I-Operating_System
8	I-Operating_System
,	O
he	O
decided	O
to	O
experiment	O
with	O
game	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
making	O
further	O
progress	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
core	O
mechanics	O
,	O
Francis	O
requested	O
on	O
his	O
blog	O
that	O
interested	O
artists	O
submit	O
character	O
and	O
background	O
mockups	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
replace	O
his	O
programmer	B-General_Concept
art	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Francis	O
then	O
repeated	O
this	O
process	O
for	O
musicians	O
,	O
recruiting	O
Ryan	O
Ike	O
,	O
Francisco	O
Cerda	O
,	O
and	O
John	O
Robert	O
Matz	O
to	O
create	O
the	O
background	O
music	O
of	O
Gunpoint	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
concept	O
for	O
Gunpoint	B-Application
came	O
from	O
Francis	O
 '	O
review	O
work	O
for	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
UK	O
,	O
as	O
he	O
found	O
himself	O
often	O
writing	O
means	O
of	O
suggesting	O
how	O
games	O
could	O
be	O
improved	O
,	O
and	O
considered	O
himself	O
too	O
harsh	O
for	O
writing	O
such	O
criticism	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gunpoint	B-Application
was	O
positively	O
received	O
by	O
critics	O
,	O
attaining	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
83/100	O
from	O
review	O
aggregator	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eurogamer	O
awarded	O
the	O
game	O
8/10	O
and	O
wrote	O
"	O
 '	O
Always	O
leave	O
them	O
wanting	O
more	O
,	O
'	O
goes	O
the	O
old	O
showbiz	O
adage	O
,	O
and	O
Gunpoint	B-Application
certainly	O
does	O
that.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Francis	O
noted	O
that	O
his	O
only	O
development	O
cost	O
was	O
$30	O
for	O
a	O
version	O
of	O
Game	B-Operating_System
Maker	I-Operating_System
8	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
Gunpoint	B-Application
,	O
Francis	O
announced	O
that	O
he	O
would	O
be	O
departing	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
UK	O
to	O
take	O
up	O
full-time	O
independent	O
game	O
development	O
,	O
while	O
still	O
writing	O
freelance	O
for	O
the	O
magazine	O
from	O
time	O
to	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
