<s>
Hohokum	B-Application
is	O
a	O
2014	O
art	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Honeyslug	B-Application
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
,	O
and	O
by	O
Annapurna	O
Interactive	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hohokum	B-Application
is	O
an	O
art	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
British	O
game	O
developer	O
Honeyslug	B-Application
in	O
collaboration	O
with	O
artist	O
Richard	O
Hogg	O
and	O
Santa	O
Monica	O
Studio	O
beginning	O
in	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hogg	O
and	O
Honeyslug	B-Application
's	O
Ricky	O
Haggett	O
knew	O
each	O
other	O
through	O
a	O
music	O
connection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
two	O
discussed	O
making	O
a	O
game	O
and	O
began	O
to	O
collaborate	O
when	O
Hogg	O
sent	O
images	O
to	O
Haggett	O
,	O
who	O
was	O
experimenting	O
with	O
Adobe	B-Operating_System
Flash	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
prototyped	O
a	O
top-down	O
game	O
similar	O
to	O
Flow	B-Application
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
platformer	O
with	O
a	O
jetpack	B-Application
,	O
and	O
a	O
mini-golf	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
's	O
first	O
game	O
ideas	O
for	O
Hohokum	B-Application
were	O
about	O
racing	O
,	O
which	O
grew	O
into	O
the	O
idea	O
of	O
a	O
"	O
stunt	O
kite	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Honeyslug	B-Application
and	O
Hogg	O
entered	O
the	O
game	O
into	O
the	O
Eurogamer	O
Indie	O
Showcase	O
and	O
Independent	O
Games	O
Festival	O
halfway	O
through	O
2010	O
and	O
spent	O
two	O
weeks	O
polishing	O
a	O
rough	O
draft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
then	O
put	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
hold	O
for	O
a	O
year	O
starting	O
in	O
2011	O
while	O
they	O
developed	O
another	O
game	O
,	O
Frobisher	B-Application
Says	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Digital	O
Trends	O
described	O
the	O
other	O
game	O
as	O
containing	O
"	O
the	O
DNA	O
of	O
Hogg	O
's	O
artistic	O
vision	O
for	O
Hohokum	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Honeyslug	B-Application
made	O
a	O
Spotify	O
playlist	O
between	O
30	O
and	O
40	O
tracks	O
long	O
of	O
ideal	O
"	O
dream	O
"	O
music	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
including	O
tracks	O
by	O
artists	O
signed	O
to	O
indie	O
record	O
label	O
Ghostly	O
International	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Honeyslug	B-Application
also	O
formed	O
a	O
partnership	O
with	O
Santa	O
Monica	O
Studio	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
publisher	O
and	O
co-developer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
on	O
August	O
12	O
,	O
2014	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
day	O
later	O
in	O
Europe	O
and	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Vita	O
version	O
uses	O
its	O
touchscreen	O
,	O
and	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
uses	O
its	O
controller	O
touchpad	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
of	O
integrating	O
the	O
then-new	O
features	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
's	O
DualShock	O
4	O
controller	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
sought	O
to	O
keep	O
the	O
controls	O
simple	O
to	O
keep	O
focus	O
on	O
the	O
"	O
elegance	O
"	O
of	O
the	O
Long	O
Mover	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hohokum	B-Application
was	O
a	O
PlayStation	O
Plus	O
free	O
title	O
for	O
subscribers	O
during	O
May	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Honeyslug	B-Application
disbanded	O
in	O
late	O
2015	O
for	O
its	O
members	O
to	O
pursue	O
solo	O
careers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hohokum	B-Application
released	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
on	O
July	O
28	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
published	O
by	O
Annapurna	O
Interactive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Destructoids	O
Jordan	O
Devore	O
called	O
Hohokum	B-Application
the	O
"	O
most	O
relaxing	O
game	O
"	O
of	O
E3	O
2013	O
,	O
and	O
one	O
of	O
his	O
favorites	O
of	O
the	O
show	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jeremy	O
Parish	O
of	O
USgamer	O
thought	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
the	O
most	O
intriguing	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
title	O
at	O
the	O
2013	O
Tokyo	O
Game	O
Show	O
and	O
praised	O
Sony	O
for	O
highlighting	O
the	O
"	O
decidedly	O
arty	O
"	O
game	O
alongside	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
blockbuster	O
launch	O
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
compared	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
a	O
low-stress	O
puzzle	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
design	O
vein	O
of	O
Flower	B-Application
and	O
Pixeljunk	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kotaku	O
called	O
the	O
game	O
both	O
the	O
"	O
most	O
confusing	O
game	O
"	O
at	O
E3	O
2013	O
and	O
"	O
the	O
weirdest	O
"	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Multiple	O
reviewers	O
also	O
felt	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
make	O
a	O
good	O
screen	B-General_Concept
saver	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
and	O
Sound	B-Application
Shapes	I-Application
and	O
wrote	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
designed	O
for	O
simultaneous	O
"	O
sensory	O
overload	O
and	O
hypnotizing	O
lack	O
of	O
substance	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
he	O
found	O
Hohokum	B-Application
fun	O
and	O
relaxing	O
,	O
he	O
thought	O
it	O
lacked	O
the	O
special	O
element	O
that	O
distinguished	O
Flower	B-Application
,	O
Journey	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Proteus	B-Application
from	O
"	O
ambiguous	O
art-heavy	O
experiences	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
