<s>
Heat	B-Application
Signature	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
stealth	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
in	O
2017	O
by	O
Suspicious	B-Application
Developments	I-Application
,	O
the	O
studio	O
behind	O
2013	O
's	O
Gunpoint	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Heat	B-Application
Signature	I-Application
launched	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
on	O
September	O
21	O
,	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Heat	B-Application
Signature	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
and	O
stealth	O
video	O
game	O
played	O
from	O
a	O
top-down	O
view	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ultimate	O
goal	O
is	O
to	O
liberate	O
the	O
strongholds	O
of	O
each	O
of	O
the	O
four	O
factions	O
in	O
a	O
randomly-generated	O
nebula	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
nebula	B-General_Concept
serves	O
as	O
a	O
tech	O
tree	O
,	O
allowing	O
the	O
player	O
,	O
with	O
each	O
liberation	O
,	O
to	O
unlock	O
various	O
items	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
guns	O
,	O
gadgets	O
,	O
explosives	O
,	O
or	O
pods	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
station	O
within	O
the	O
nebula	B-General_Concept
also	O
includes	O
a	O
defector	O
mission	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
specially	O
developed	O
missions	O
that	O
,	O
in	O
a	O
way	O
,	O
operate	O
as	O
different	O
challenges	O
for	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
attempt	O
;	O
as	O
they	O
offer	O
no	O
monetary	O
gain	O
,	O
these	O
missions	O
are	O
typically	O
completed	O
out	O
of	O
leisure	O
or	O
as	O
a	O
way	O
to	O
practice	O
for	O
standard	O
missions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thus	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
often	O
becomes	O
much	O
more	O
about	O
prediction	O
and	O
somewhat	O
turn-based	B-Application
strategy	O
rather	O
than	O
devising	O
and	O
implementing	O
tactics	O
in	O
real	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Heat	B-Application
Signature	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Suspicious	B-Application
Developments	I-Application
,	O
a	O
team	O
led	O
by	O
former	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
editor	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
21	O
September	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
had	O
hoped	O
to	O
see	O
at	O
least	O
half	O
the	O
sales	O
that	O
he	O
got	O
with	O
Gunpoint	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Within	O
the	O
first	O
week	O
,	O
he	O
reported	O
that	O
the	O
sales	O
of	O
Heat	B-Application
Signature	I-Application
had	O
exceeded	O
those	O
of	O
Gunpoint	B-Application
,	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
top	O
sellers	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
during	O
its	O
initial	O
week	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
avoiding	O
criticism	O
of	O
Heat	B-Application
Signature	I-Application
for	O
two	O
weeks	O
after	O
release	O
,	O
Tom	O
Francis	O
agreed	O
with	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
caveats	O
in	O
the	O
other-wise	O
positive	O
reviews	O
,	O
saying	O
in	O
a	O
"	O
almost	O
every	O
critique	O
I	O
read	O
I	O
thought	O
was	O
a	O
fair	O
point.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
celebrate	O
the	O
one	O
year	O
anniversary	O
of	O
Heat	B-Application
Signature	I-Application
's	O
launch	O
the	O
Space	O
Birthday	O
update	O
was	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tom	O
Francis	O
has	O
stated	O
that	O
Heat	B-Application
Signature	I-Application
will	O
not	O
be	O
receiving	O
regular	O
updates	O
,	O
with	O
all	O
post-launch	O
content	O
being	O
"	O
once-offs.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Heat	B-Application
Signature	I-Application
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
"	O
Best	O
Action	B-Application
Game	I-Application
"	O
at	O
IGN	O
's	O
Best	O
of	O
2017	O
Awards	O
.	O
</s>
