<s>
Hardcoded	B-Application
is	O
a	O
point	O
and	O
click	O
erotic	O
dating	O
simulator	O
visual	O
novel	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Ghosthug	O
Games	O
for	O
Windows	O
,	O
macOS	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Linux	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lead	O
developer	O
Kenzie	O
Wintermelon	O
was	O
initially	O
motivated	O
to	O
create	O
Hardcoded	B-Application
to	O
target	O
the	O
cisgender	O
futanari	O
fetish	O
community	O
,	O
and	O
to	O
show	O
them	O
that	O
becoming	O
trans	O
was	O
an	O
option	O
for	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
on	O
Hardcoded	B-Application
is	O
ongoing	O
and	O
supported	O
by	O
Patreon	O
donations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hardcoded	B-Application
has	O
been	O
generally	O
well-received	O
,	O
with	O
critics	O
remarking	O
on	O
its	O
positive	O
portrayal	O
of	O
the	O
transgender	O
community	O
and	O
its	O
polished	O
writing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Hardcoded	B-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
a	O
droid	O
,	O
who	O
goes	O
by	O
"	O
Hard	O
Coded	O
"	O
or	O
HC	O
for	O
short	O
,	O
because	O
her	O
factory-made	O
male	O
deadname	O
is	O
"	O
hardcoded	B-Application
"	O
into	O
her	O
and	O
she	O
is	O
not	O
able	O
to	O
change	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hardcoded	B-Application
currently	O
has	O
seven	O
characters	O
which	O
whom	O
the	O
player	O
may	O
have	O
an	O
intimate	O
relationship	O
with	O
:	O
Beryl	O
,	O
Magdalina	O
,	O
Cadence	O
,	O
Decima	O
,	O
Heather	O
,	O
Joi	O
,	O
and	O
Olivia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Olivia	O
is	O
a	O
hacker	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hardcoded	B-Application
was	O
conceived	O
by	O
American	O
designer	O
Kenzie	O
Wintermelon	O
,	O
who	O
has	O
co-developed	O
it	O
with	O
Trix	O
Royale	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
intentionally	O
avoids	O
fetishizing	O
the	O
trans	O
community	O
with	O
slurs	O
,	O
transphobia	O
and	O
other	O
derogatory	O
language	O
and	O
treatment	O
,	O
and	O
Wintermelon	O
wrote	O
Hardcoded	B-Application
to	O
reflect	O
the	O
trans	O
community	O
positively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Her	O
motivations	O
for	O
creating	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
changed	O
with	O
its	O
success	O
,	O
as	O
she	O
passed	O
making	O
over	O
$	O
6,000	O
per	O
month	O
from	O
the	O
Patreon	O
which	O
supports	O
Hardcodeds	B-Application
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hardcoded	B-Application
was	O
created	O
using	O
the	O
Godot	B-Application
game	I-Application
engine	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
cyberpunk	O
setting	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
Shadowrun	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Wintermelon	O
decided	O
on	O
a	O
cyberpunk	O
theme	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
because	O
"	O
it	O
felt	O
right	O
for	O
some	O
reason.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Hardcoded	B-Application
has	O
been	O
generally	O
well	O
received	O
,	O
with	O
reviewers	O
from	O
the	O
trans	O
community	O
especially	O
praising	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
inclusive	O
writing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PC	O
Gamers	O
Jody	O
Macgregor	O
put	O
Hardcoded	B-Application
on	O
a	O
list	O
of	O
best	O
sex	O
games	O
,	O
noting	O
that	O
it	O
has	O
terrific	O
writing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Daily	O
Dots	O
Ana	O
Valens	O
praised	O
Hardcoded	B-Application
for	O
embracing	O
“	O
sapphic	O
desire	O
between	O
trans	O
women	O
without	O
shame.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Kotakus	O
Kate	O
Gray	O
echoed	O
this	O
sentiment	O
,	O
feeling	O
that	O
Hardcoded	B-Application
was	O
a	O
sex-positive	O
experience	O
for	O
the	O
trans	O
community	O
.	O
</s>
