<s>
Kim	B-Application
is	O
an	O
adventure	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
British	O
independent	O
developer	O
The	O
Secret	O
Games	O
Company	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
novel	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
name	O
by	O
Rudyard	O
Kipling	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
take	O
control	O
of	O
the	O
novel	O
's	O
young	O
hero	O
,	O
the	O
teenage	O
beggar	O
Kim	B-Application
,	O
as	O
he	O
begins	O
his	O
practical	O
training	O
as	O
a	O
field	O
agent	O
working	O
for	O
British	O
intelligence	O
in	O
"	O
The	O
Great	O
Game	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Along	O
the	O
way	O
,	O
Kim	B-Application
meets	O
an	O
aged	O
Tibetan	O
lama	O
and	O
adopts	O
him	O
as	O
his	O
traveling	O
companion	O
,	O
joining	O
his	O
search	O
for	O
a	O
spiritual	O
river	O
of	O
healing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
ends	O
once	O
Kim	B-Application
reaches	O
manhood	O
at	O
the	O
age	O
of	O
18	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Being	O
caught	O
will	O
result	O
in	O
a	O
time	O
penalty	O
,	O
advancing	O
the	O
player	O
closer	O
to	O
the	O
end-point	O
of	O
Kim	B-Application
's	O
eighteenth	O
birthday	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Food	O
and	O
drink	O
increase	O
Kim	B-Application
's	O
health	O
and	O
happiness	O
,	O
which	O
decline	O
over	O
time	O
more	O
or	O
less	O
quickly	O
depending	O
on	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
choices	O
;	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
travelling	O
quickly	O
on	O
foot	O
will	O
sap	O
health	O
while	O
costing	O
a	O
shorter	O
amount	O
of	O
time	O
,	O
and	O
purchasing	O
sweets	O
or	O
other	O
treats	O
from	O
a	O
street	O
vendor	O
will	O
increase	O
Kim	B-Application
's	O
happiness	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Glitch	O
Free	O
Gaming	O
praised	O
Kim	B-Application
as	O
"	O
deep	O
and	O
intelligent	O
,	O
"	O
being	O
characterized	O
by	O
"	O
beautiful	O
language	O
,	O
"	O
a	O
"	O
unique	O
setting	O
,	O
"	O
and	O
a	O
"	O
subtle	O
and	O
atmospheric	O
"	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
while	O
noting	O
the	O
"	O
time	O
and	O
investment	O
"	O
required	O
to	O
get	O
into	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Idle	O
Weekend	O
podcast	O
criticized	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
"	O
intrusive	O
"	O
combat	O
mechanics	O
,	O
contrasting	O
them	O
to	O
the	O
"	O
personable	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
charming	O
"	O
quality	O
of	O
Kim	B-Application
's	O
coming-of-age	O
story	O
,	O
something	O
that	O
TechRaptor	O
also	O
alluded	O
to	O
,	O
complaining	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
moving	O
parts	O
but	O
most	O
of	O
them	O
never	O
seem	O
to	O
interact	O
with	O
each	O
other.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Gamasutra	O
compared	O
Kim	B-Application
to	O
The	O
Witcher	O
3	O
(	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
the	O
year	O
before	O
 [ 2015 ] 	O
)	O
in	O
that	O
both	O
games	O
are	O
adaptations	O
of	O
classic	O
novels	O
,	O
and	O
interviewed	O
Jeremy	O
Hogan	O
(	O
founder	O
of	O
The	O
Secret	O
Games	O
Company	O
)	O
on	O
the	O
unusual	O
decision	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
a	O
British	O
novel	O
more	O
than	O
a	O
century	O
old	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kim	B-Application
was	O
nominated	O
as	O
a	O
finalist	O
at	O
Indiecade	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
