<s>
Hill	B-Application
Climb	I-Application
Racing	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2012	O
2D	O
physics-based	O
racing	O
video	O
game	O
released	O
by	O
the	O
Finnish	O
studio	O
Fingersoft	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phone	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
originally	O
created	O
by	O
Toni	B-Application
Fingerroos	I-Application
,	O
Fingersoft	O
's	O
founder	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
best-known	O
product	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
success	O
led	O
to	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
a	O
sequel	O
,	O
Hill	B-Application
Climb	I-Application
Racing	I-Application
2	O
in	O
2016	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
2018	O
,	O
the	O
Hill	B-Application
Climb	I-Application
Racing	I-Application
franchise	O
became	O
the	O
second	O
Finnish	O
mobile	O
game	O
franchise	O
after	O
Rovio	O
's	O
Angry	B-Application
Birds	I-Application
to	O
amass	O
one	O
billion	O
downloads	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
objective	O
of	O
Hill	B-Application
Climb	I-Application
Racing	I-Application
is	O
to	O
drive	O
as	O
far	O
through	O
progressively	O
difficult	O
racing	O
stages	O
as	O
possible	O
while	O
collecting	O
coins	O
,	O
taking	O
advantage	O
of	O
the	O
non-realistic	O
physics	O
and	O
using	O
only	O
two	O
simple	O
controls	O
:	O
the	O
Gas	O
and	O
Brake	O
pedals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
its	O
inception	O
,	O
Hill	B-Application
Climb	I-Application
Racing	I-Application
has	O
seen	O
updates	O
that	O
add	O
new	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hill	B-Application
Climb	I-Application
Racing	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Toni	B-Application
Fingerroos	I-Application
,	O
a	O
self-taught	O
Finnish	O
programmer	O
who	O
was	O
29	O
years	O
old	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
them	O
was	O
working	O
with	O
Pixolane	O
,	O
a	O
game	O
studio	O
,	O
and	O
spending	O
his	O
money	O
on	O
developing	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
game	O
called	O
Rust	O
Buckaneers	O
that	O
was	O
ultimately	O
cancelled	O
as	O
the	O
studio	O
wasted	O
its	O
seed	O
money	O
,	O
which	O
caused	O
him	O
to	O
accumulate	O
debt	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
app	O
's	O
profitability	O
strengthened	O
Fingerroos	O
 '	O
confidence	O
,	O
helped	O
him	O
pay	O
off	O
debts	O
,	O
and	O
secured	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
his	O
next	O
project	O
,	O
Hill	B-Application
Climb	I-Application
Racing	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fingerroos	O
said	O
he	O
spent	O
16	O
hours	O
a	O
day	O
for	O
a	O
couple	O
of	O
months	O
developing	O
Hill	B-Application
Climb	I-Application
Racing	I-Application
in	O
a	O
compact	O
bedroom	O
before	O
completing	O
the	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
devices	O
on	O
September	O
22	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amid	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
success	O
,	O
Fingerroos	O
contacted	O
Teemu	O
Närhi	O
,	O
a	O
former	O
Pixoline	O
employee	O
,	O
to	O
port	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
That	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
8	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
on	O
October	O
21	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
and	O
to	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phone	I-Protocol
on	O
November	O
27	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fingersoft	O
had	O
plans	O
to	O
localize	O
Hill	B-Application
Climb	I-Application
Racing	I-Application
in	O
China	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hill	B-Application
Climb	I-Application
Racing	I-Application
:	O
China	O
Edition	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
MyGamez	O
in	O
February	O
2015	O
,	O
coinciding	O
with	O
Chinese	O
New	O
Year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hill	B-Application
Climb	I-Application
Racings	I-Application
critical	O
reception	O
was	O
somewhat	O
positive	O
,	O
with	O
praise	O
often	O
going	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
physics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Even	O
though	O
he	O
found	O
Ski	O
Safari	O
,	O
a	O
similar	O
racing	O
game	O
,	O
to	O
have	O
a	O
more	O
sophisticated	O
gameplay	O
and	O
better	O
graphics	O
and	O
be	O
more	O
cartoonishly	O
"	O
fun	O
,	O
"	O
he	O
also	O
found	O
Hill	B-Application
Climb	I-Application
Racing	I-Application
more	O
engaging	O
and	O
concluded	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
"	O
a	O
good	O
example	O
of	O
the	O
importance	O
of	O
mechanics	O
over	O
visuals	O
in	O
[	O
the	O
mobile	O
gaming ]	O
market.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Pocket	O
Gamers	O
Harry	O
Slater	O
compared	O
it	O
to	O
Trials	B-Application
and	O
found	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
less	O
"	O
bombastic	O
"	O
and	O
the	O
graphics	O
slightly	O
ugly	O
but	O
praised	O
the	O
simplicity	O
of	O
the	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
titled	O
Hill	B-Application
Climb	I-Application
Racing	I-Application
2	O
(	O
aka	O
HCR2	O
)	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
to	O
Android	B-Application
devices	O
on	O
November	O
28	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
to	O
iOS	B-Application
in	O
December	O
2016	O
&	O
to	O
Windows	O
10	O
on	O
March	O
23	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
sequel	O
titled	O
Hill	B-Application
Climb	I-Application
Racing	I-Application
3	O
(	O
aka	O
HCR3	O
)	O
is	O
currently	O
under	O
development	O
,	O
believed	O
to	O
have	O
3D	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2013	O
,	O
Fingersoft	O
announced	O
that	O
Hill	B-Application
Climb	I-Application
Racing	I-Application
had	O
been	O
downloaded	O
100	O
million	O
times	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2014	O
,	O
Hill	B-Application
Climb	I-Application
Racing	I-Application
had	O
over	O
40	O
million	O
active	O
players	O
playing	O
it	O
on	O
a	O
monthly	O
basis	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Near	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
April	O
2018	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
CEO	O
,	O
Närhi	O
,	O
confirmed	O
the	O
franchise	O
surpassed	O
one	O
billion	O
downloads	O
,	O
becoming	O
the	O
second	O
Finnish	O
mobile	O
game	O
franchise	O
—	O
after	O
Rovio	O
's	O
Angry	B-Application
Birds	I-Application
—	O
to	O
reach	O
the	O
mark	O
and	O
have	O
touched	O
2	O
billion	O
downloads	O
combined	O
(	O
Hill	B-Application
Climb	I-Application
Racing	I-Application
or	O
HCR	O
and	O
Hill	B-Application
Climb	I-Application
Racing	I-Application
2	O
or	O
HCR2	O
.	O
</s>
