<s>
Helltaker	B-Application
is	O
a	O
freeware	B-License
indie	O
puzzle-adventure	O
game	O
with	O
dating-sim	O
elements	O
designed	O
by	O
Polish	O
developer	O
Łukasz	O
Piskorz	O
,	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
vanripper	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
May	O
2020	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
macOS	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
and	O
is	O
described	O
as	O
"	O
a	O
short	O
game	O
about	O
sharply	O
dressed	O
demon	B-Operating_System
girls.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
proceeds	O
through	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
puzzle	O
stages	O
with	O
the	O
end	O
goal	O
of	O
reaching	O
a	O
demon	B-Operating_System
girl	O
,	O
answering	O
her	O
question	O
appropriately	O
,	O
and	O
incorporating	O
her	O
into	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
demon	B-Operating_System
harem	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
puzzle	O
stage	O
involves	O
pushing	O
stones	O
and	O
skeleton	O
soldiers	O
around	O
a	O
two-dimensional	O
top-down	O
grid	O
akin	O
to	O
Sokoban	B-Device
while	O
keeping	O
within	O
a	O
set	O
turn	O
limit	O
,	O
while	O
also	O
avoiding	O
spike	O
traps	O
and	O
collecting	O
key	O
items	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
reaching	O
the	O
goal	O
,	O
the	O
demon	B-Operating_System
girl	O
for	O
that	O
particular	O
stage	O
will	O
ask	O
a	O
question	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
infer	O
the	O
correct	O
answer	O
based	O
on	O
her	O
personality	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
incorrect	O
answer	O
may	O
result	O
in	O
a	O
bad	O
ending	O
such	O
as	O
death	O
,	O
taking	O
the	O
player	O
back	O
to	O
the	O
beginning	O
of	O
the	O
stage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
final	O
boss	O
level	O
(	O
featuring	O
the	O
demon	B-Operating_System
Judgement	O
,	O
the	O
High	O
Prosecutor	O
)	O
includes	O
phased	O
bullet-hell-like	O
mechanics	O
with	O
chains	O
across	O
the	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Narrated	O
by	O
Beelzebub	O
,	O
the	O
plot	O
follows	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
,	O
known	O
only	O
as	O
"	O
The	O
Helltaker	B-Application
,	O
"	O
in	O
his	O
descent	O
to	O
hell	O
to	O
acquire	O
a	O
harem	O
of	O
demons	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
game	O
progresses	O
,	O
the	O
harem	O
becomes	O
increasingly	O
dysfunctional	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
Helltaker	B-Application
admitting	O
that	O
all	O
he	O
can	O
offer	O
is	O
"	O
coffee	O
,	O
turn	O
based	O
strategies	O
and	O
chocolate	O
pancakes.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
final	O
level	O
,	O
"	O
Epilogue	O
,	O
"	O
shows	O
the	O
harem	O
on	O
earth	O
,	O
with	O
one	O
of	O
two	O
endings	O
;	O
the	O
"	O
Regular	O
Ending	O
"	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
Helltaker	B-Application
opens	O
the	O
front	O
door	O
of	O
the	O
house	O
to	O
police	O
outside	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
"	O
Abysstaker	O
Ending	O
"	O
where	O
the	O
Helltaker	B-Application
opens	O
a	O
portal	O
utilizing	O
three	O
stone	O
tablets	O
,	O
which	O
have	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
moves	O
inscribed	O
on	O
each	O
of	O
them	O
that	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
start	O
to	O
perform	O
in	O
the	O
middle	O
of	O
the	O
carpet	O
located	O
in	O
the	O
Helltaker	B-Application
's	O
house	O
in	O
the	O
epilogue	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vanripper	O
has	O
posted	O
comics	O
on	O
his	O
Twitter	B-Application
account	I-Application
that	O
canonically	O
take	O
place	O
before	O
the	O
"	O
Epilogue	O
"	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
some	O
that	O
take	O
place	O
after	O
the	O
"	O
Abysstaker	O
Ending	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Łukasz	O
Piskorz	O
,	O
known	O
on	O
Twitter	B-Application
as	O
"	O
vanripper	O
"	O
,	O
developed	O
the	O
entirety	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
by	O
himself	O
over	O
an	O
estimated	O
one-year	O
period	O
and	O
was	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
artistic	O
director	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Piskorz	O
,	O
Helltaker	B-Application
is	O
somewhat	O
reminiscent	O
of	O
the	O
Leisure	B-Device
Suit	I-Device
Larry	I-Device
video	O
game	O
series	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
main	O
characters	O
of	O
both	O
games	O
have	O
characteristics	O
reminiscent	O
of	O
each	O
other	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
1	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
a	O
fanmade	O
port	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
authorized	O
by	O
Piskorz	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
via	O
GitHub	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
7	O
of	O
that	O
same	O
year	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
a	O
fanmade	O
port	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
.	O
</s>
