<s>
Haven	B-Application
is	O
a	O
2020	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
The	O
Game	O
Bakers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
December	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
,	O
while	O
versions	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
were	O
released	O
in	O
February	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Haven	B-Application
is	O
a	O
third-person	O
role-playing	O
game	O
with	O
survival	B-Application
game	I-Application
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Haven	B-Application
focuses	O
on	O
Yu	O
and	O
Kay	O
,	O
two	O
fugitives	O
in	O
love	O
that	O
have	O
escaped	O
from	O
an	O
oppressive	O
authoritarian	O
society	O
called	O
"	O
Apiary	O
"	O
,	O
one	O
which	O
forces	O
couples	O
into	O
forced	O
marriages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
also	O
a	O
mysterious	O
spreading	O
contagion	O
called	O
Rust	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
Apiary	O
sends	O
drones	O
after	O
them	O
,	O
the	O
pair	O
decide	O
to	O
video	O
call	O
Yu	O
's	O
mother	O
,	O
who	O
reveals	O
Source	O
's	O
strange	O
floating	O
island	O
state	O
is	O
the	O
result	O
of	O
Apiary	O
's	O
disastrous	O
experiments	O
to	O
harvest	O
Flow	O
and	O
study	O
Rust	B-Application
only	O
20	O
years	O
ago	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
must	O
repair	O
their	O
ship	O
and	O
fly	O
into	O
the	O
source	O
of	O
both	O
Flow	O
and	O
Rust	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
pair	O
decide	O
to	O
close	O
the	O
flow	O
bridge	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
them	O
is	O
blasted	O
with	O
Rust	B-Application
,	O
but	O
they	O
succeed	O
in	O
closing	O
off	O
Source	O
from	O
the	O
Apiary	O
and	O
can	O
begin	O
their	O
lives	O
on	O
Source	O
without	O
fear	O
of	O
the	O
Apiary	O
's	O
interference	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Haven	B-Application
was	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
The	O
Game	O
Bakers	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
known	O
for	O
developing	O
Furi	B-Application
(	O
2016	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Emeric	O
Thoa	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
creative	O
director	O
,	O
described	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
"	O
Journey	B-Application
meets	O
Persona	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
,	O
the	O
concept	O
of	O
Haven	B-Application
featured	O
eight	O
couples	O
with	O
a	O
diverse	O
range	O
of	O
relationships	O
but	O
it	O
became	O
clear	O
during	O
production	O
that	O
the	O
team	O
would	O
n't	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
reach	O
their	O
initial	O
vision	O
for	O
the	O
full	O
cast	O
,	O
so	O
they	O
focused	O
on	O
only	O
two	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
name	O
"	O
Haven	B-Application
"	O
reflected	O
its	O
high-concept	O
,	O
referring	O
to	O
the	O
place	O
where	O
players	O
can	O
"	O
be	O
safe	O
and	O
in	O
love	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
inspirations	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
include	O
Prince	B-Application
of	I-Application
Persia	I-Application
(	O
2008	O
)	O
,	O
Catherine	B-Application
,	O
ToeJam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Earl	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X	I-Device
and	I-Device
Series	I-Device
S	I-Device
on	O
December	O
3	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
versions	O
were	O
released	O
on	O
February	O
4	O
,	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
called	O
the	O
combat	O
"	O
respectable	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
criticized	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
"	O
small	O
,	O
desolately	O
sparse	O
zones	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
chores	O
"	O
that	O
involve	O
cleaning	O
the	O
world	O
of	O
rust	B-Application
covering	O
the	O
landscape	O
,	O
comparing	O
it	O
to	O
mining	O
in	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Emma	O
Davies	O
of	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
rated	O
the	O
game	O
72/100	O
,	O
comparing	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
movement	O
to	O
Journey	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Saying	O
that	O
Haven	B-Application
would	O
have	O
been	O
better	O
if	O
it	O
only	O
focused	O
on	O
exploration	O
and	O
the	O
main	O
characters	O
 '	O
relationship	O
,	O
he	O
criticized	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
deeper	O
plot	O
elements	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
why	O
they	O
fled	O
their	O
former	O
space	O
colony	O
,	O
the	O
Apiary	O
,	O
as	O
not	O
making	O
sense	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kenneth	O
Shepard	O
of	O
Fanbyte	O
praised	O
The	O
Game	O
Bakers	O
for	O
Haven	B-Application
's	O
Couples	O
Update	O
,	O
saying	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
same-sex	O
options	O
"	O
underlines	O
that	O
if	O
a	O
studio	O
is	O
willing	O
and	O
eager	O
to	O
do	O
right	O
by	O
its	O
queer	O
fans	O
,	O
it	O
can	O
get	O
the	O
job	O
done.	O
"	O
</s>
