<s>
Hatred	B-Application
is	O
an	O
isometric	B-Application
shoot	O
'	O
em	O
up	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Destructive	B-Application
Creations	I-Application
that	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
June	O
1	O
,	O
2015	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
developer	O
described	O
Hatred	B-Application
as	O
a	O
reaction	O
to	O
video	O
game	O
aesthetic	O
trends	O
such	O
as	O
political	O
correctness	O
,	O
politeness	O
,	O
vivid	O
color	O
,	O
and	O
games	O
as	O
art	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
shortly	O
removed	O
by	O
Valve	O
from	O
their	O
Steam	B-Application
Greenlight	O
service	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
extremely	O
violent	O
content	O
but	O
was	O
later	O
brought	O
back	O
with	O
a	O
personal	O
apology	O
from	O
Gabe	O
Newell	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
release	O
,	O
Hatred	B-Application
received	O
generally	O
negative	O
reviews	O
in	O
video	O
game	O
press	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
the	O
reception	O
,	O
Hatred	B-Application
developed	O
a	O
cult	O
following	O
and	O
has	O
been	O
described	O
as	O
a	O
cult	O
video	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hatred	B-Application
is	O
a	O
shooter	O
game	O
presented	O
in	O
an	O
isometric	B-Application
perspective	I-Application
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
and	O
protagonist	O
is	O
a	O
mass-murdering	O
villain	O
who	O
"	O
hates	O
this	O
world	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
human	O
worms	O
feasting	O
on	O
its	O
carcass	O
"	O
and	O
embarks	O
on	O
a	O
"	O
genocide	O
crusade	O
"	O
against	O
the	O
entire	O
human	O
race	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
plot	O
of	O
Hatred	B-Application
revolves	O
around	O
a	O
man	O
only	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
The	O
Antagonist	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hatred	B-Application
is	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
by	O
Destructive	B-Application
Creations	I-Application
,	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
developer	O
based	O
in	O
Gliwice	O
,	O
Poland	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Destructive	B-Application
Creations	I-Application
announced	O
Hatred	B-Application
on	O
October	O
16	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
releasing	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
controversial	O
trailer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
developer	O
described	O
Hatred	B-Application
as	O
a	O
reaction	O
to	O
a	O
trend	O
of	O
political	O
correctness	O
in	O
video	O
games	O
,	O
and	O
sought	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
game	O
that	O
eschewed	O
politeness	O
,	O
colorfulness	O
,	O
and	O
games	O
as	O
art	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
trailer	O
was	O
intended	O
to	O
be	O
provocative	O
,	O
Destructive	B-Application
Creations	I-Application
CEO	O
Jarosław	O
Zieliński	O
did	O
not	O
anticipate	O
the	O
large	O
reaction	O
and	O
the	O
amount	O
of	O
supportive	O
fan	O
mail	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
uses	O
the	O
Unreal	O
Engine	O
4	O
game	O
engine	O
and	O
Nvidia	B-Operating_System
PhysX	I-Operating_System
physics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
character	O
's	O
dialogue	O
was	O
written	O
by	O
Herr	O
Warcrimer	O
,	O
vocalist	O
for	O
Polish	O
black	O
metal	O
band	O
Infernal	O
War	O
and	O
Industrial	O
Blackened	O
death	O
metal	O
band	O
Iperyt	O
;	O
the	O
song	O
"	O
Particular	O
Hatred	B-Application
"	O
by	O
Iperyt	O
appears	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
chose	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
a	O
single	O
platform	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
team	O
's	O
small	O
size	O
,	O
hoping	O
to	O
distribute	O
the	O
game	O
through	O
Steam	B-Application
and	O
GOG.com	O
if	O
allowed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
December	O
15	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
Hatred	B-Application
briefly	O
appeared	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
Greenlight	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
removed	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
Steam	B-Application
representative	O
stating	O
that	O
the	O
company	O
"	O
would	O
not	O
publish	O
Hatred	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
11	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
Destructive	B-Application
Creations	I-Application
announced	O
that	O
they	O
would	O
be	O
porting	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2015	O
,	O
Hatred	B-Application
was	O
given	O
an	O
"	O
Adults	O
Only	O
"	O
(	O
AO	O
)	O
rating	O
by	O
the	O
Entertainment	O
Software	O
Rating	O
Board	O
(	O
ESRB	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
third	O
video	O
game	O
that	O
received	O
an	O
AO	O
rating	O
for	O
extreme	O
violence	O
rather	O
than	O
sexual	O
content	O
,	O
behind	O
Manhunt	B-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
the	O
unreleased	O
Thrill	B-Device
Kill	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hatred	B-Application
is	O
also	O
the	O
only	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
rated	O
AO	O
and	O
have	O
no	O
sexual	O
content	O
at	O
all	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developers	O
claimed	O
that	O
shortly	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
,	O
developer	O
tools	O
for	O
Hatred	B-Application
would	O
be	O
made	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
set	O
of	O
additional	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
,	O
titled	O
Survival	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
September	O
2015	O
,	O
for	O
free	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
22	O
,	O
2019	O
the	O
game	O
received	O
new	O
DLC	B-Protocol
by	O
way	O
of	O
a	O
spin-off	O
comic	O
book	O
series	O
in	O
conjunction	O
with	O
Behemoth	O
Comics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
books	O
are	O
periodically	O
released	O
digitally	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
individually	O
or	O
in	O
a	O
bundle	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
compared	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
Manhunt	B-Application
,	O
Postal	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
—	O
other	O
video	O
games	O
considered	O
controversial	O
for	O
their	O
amount	O
of	O
violence	O
—	O
and	O
felt	O
that	O
Hatred	B-Application
"	O
will	O
generate	O
just	O
as	O
much	O
controversy	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
questioned	O
about	O
links	O
between	O
the	O
company	O
and	O
the	O
right-wing	O
nationalist	O
group	O
Polska	O
Liga	O
Obrony	O
(	O
Polish	O
Defence	O
League	O
)	O
based	O
on	O
a	O
public	O
Facebook	B-Application
like	O
,	O
Destructive	B-Application
Creations	I-Application
responded	O
that	O
they	O
did	O
not	O
support	O
the	O
organization	O
,	O
were	O
against	O
"	O
totalitarian	O
ideologies	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
appreciated	O
the	O
publicity	O
despite	O
its	O
malevolence	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Guardian	O
,	O
Rock	O
,	O
Paper	O
,	O
Shotgun	O
and	O
Kotaku	O
described	O
Hatred	B-Application
as	O
a	O
"	O
mass	O
murder	O
simulator	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hatred	B-Application
received	O
generally	O
negative	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
gave	O
Hatred	B-Application
a	O
score	O
of	O
3	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
noting	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
novelty	O
wore	O
off	O
quickly	O
due	O
to	O
a	O
lack	O
of	O
variation	O
or	O
"	O
thrilling	O
five-star	O
moment[s]",	O
and	O
concluding	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
the	O
final	O
product	O
fails	O
even	O
to	O
be	O
worth	O
a	O
primal	O
psychotic	O
scream	O
of	O
victory	O
against	O
society	O
at	O
large	O
for	O
the	O
people	O
it	O
might	O
encourage	O
means	O
it	O
laughably	O
fails	O
even	O
at	O
being	O
dangerous.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Rock	O
,	O
Paper	O
,	O
Shotgun	O
said	O
that	O
"	O
Hatred	B-Application
fails	O
in	O
every	O
way	O
"	O
,	O
claiming	O
the	O
game	O
falls	O
short	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
entertainment	O
,	O
technical	O
competence	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
controversial	O
,	O
shocking	O
experience	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
Italy	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
shooting	O
mechanics	O
and	O
visuals	O
component	O
,	O
but	O
criticized	O
its	O
repetitiveness	O
and	O
poor	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
;	O
likewise	O
IGN	O
Spain	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
visuals	O
and	O
scenario	O
's	O
destructibility	O
but	O
panned	O
its	O
A.I.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
launch	O
,	O
Hatred	B-Application
quickly	O
became	O
a	O
best	O
seller	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
,	O
and	O
it	O
holds	O
a	O
"	O
Very	O
Positive	O
"	O
response	O
on	O
the	O
site	O
.	O
</s>
