<s>
Insurgency	B-Application
is	O
a	O
multiplayer	O
tactical	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
New	O
World	O
Interactive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
standalone	O
sequel	O
to	O
Insurgency	B-Application
:	I-Application
Modern	I-Application
Infantry	I-Application
Combat	I-Application
,	O
a	O
community-made	O
mod	O
for	O
Valve	O
's	O
Source	B-Application
engine	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Linux	B-Application
on	O
January	O
22	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
mixed	O
to	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
game	O
critics	O
,	O
who	O
compared	O
it	O
to	O
Counter-Strike	B-Application
:	I-Application
Global	I-Application
Offensive	I-Application
,	O
but	O
was	O
acclaimed	O
by	O
players	O
for	O
its	O
realism	O
,	O
harsh	O
difficulty	O
,	O
mod	O
support	O
,	O
sound	O
design	O
,	O
animations	O
,	O
levels	O
and	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
success	O
spawned	O
a	O
spinoff	O
,	O
Day	B-Application
of	I-Application
Infamy	I-Application
,	O
and	O
a	O
sequel	O
,	O
Insurgency	B-Application
:	I-Application
Sandstorm	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
Insurgency	B-Application
's	O
defining	O
characteristics	O
is	O
its	O
hardcore	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
other	O
first-person	O
shooters	O
,	O
Insurgency	B-Application
has	O
a	O
very	O
simple	O
HUD	B-Application
,	O
and	O
lacks	O
virtual	O
crosshairs	O
,	O
ammunition	O
and	O
player	O
health	O
counters	O
and	O
minimaps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Insurgency	B-Application
began	O
development	O
in	O
September	O
2011	O
following	O
the	O
positive	O
reception	O
to	O
the	O
Insurgency	B-Application
:	I-Application
Modern	I-Application
Infantry	I-Application
Combat	I-Application
mod	O
for	O
Half-Life	B-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Production	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
began	O
in	O
September	O
2011	O
using	O
the	O
Source	B-Application
engine	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2012	O
,	O
a	O
demo	O
of	O
Insurgency	B-Application
was	O
displayed	O
at	O
PAX	O
Prime	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2012	O
,	O
a	O
kickstarter	O
was	O
launched	O
for	O
Insurgency	B-Application
,	O
with	O
a	O
goal	O
of	O
$	O
180,000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
multiple	O
obstacles	O
to	O
work	O
through	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
constantly	O
running	O
out	O
of	O
funds	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
finally	O
launched	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
Early	O
Access	O
in	O
March	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
ten	O
months	O
in	O
early	O
access	O
,	O
the	O
developers	O
of	O
Insurgency	B-Application
were	O
able	O
to	O
get	O
feedback	O
from	O
the	O
community	O
,	O
and	O
thoroughly	O
updated	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Insurgency	B-Application
was	O
met	O
with	O
overall	O
good	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metacritic	O
,	O
which	O
grades	O
on	O
a	O
100-point	O
scale	O
,	O
gave	O
Insurgency	B-Application
a	O
74	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
July	O
2017	O
,	O
there	O
are	O
approximately	O
3.76	O
million	O
owners	O
of	O
Insurgency	B-Application
on	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Andrew	O
Spearin	O
,	O
the	O
creative	O
director	O
of	O
New	O
World	O
Interactive	O
,	O
about	O
400,000	O
copies	O
were	O
sold	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
eight	O
months	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2016	O
,	O
New	O
World	O
Interactive	O
announced	O
a	O
sequel	O
,	O
Insurgency	B-Application
:	I-Application
Sandstorm	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
available	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
and	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Insurgency	B-Application
:	I-Application
Sandstorm	I-Application
is	O
published	O
by	O
Focus	O
Home	O
Interactive	O
and	O
uses	O
Unreal	O
Engine	O
4	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
planned	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
2017	O
,	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
12	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
to	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
from	O
game	O
critics	O
and	O
players	O
alike	O
.	O
</s>
