<s>
Liyla	B-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Shadows	I-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2016	O
freeware	B-License
video	O
game	O
released	O
for	O
mobile	B-Application
platforms	I-Application
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	O
's	O
controversial	O
decision	O
to	O
reject	O
the	O
listing	O
of	O
Liyla	B-Application
as	O
a	O
game	O
on	O
the	O
Apple	O
Store	O
in	O
May	O
2016	O
generated	O
significant	O
coverage	O
from	O
commentators	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
public	O
outcry	O
,	O
which	O
led	O
to	O
a	O
reversal	O
of	O
their	O
initial	O
position	O
a	O
week	O
after	O
the	O
original	O
release	O
date	O
of	O
Liyla	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2021	O
,	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
of	O
Liyla	B-Application
became	O
the	O
centerpiece	O
for	O
a	O
charity	O
relief	O
bundle	O
that	O
benefit	O
Palestinian	O
civilians	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
offered	O
by	O
indie	O
game	O
developers	O
on	O
the	O
Itch.io	O
website	O
in	O
response	O
to	O
the	O
2021	O
Israel	O
–	O
Palestine	O
crisis	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Liyla	B-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Shadows	I-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
is	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
which	O
combines	O
gameplay	O
elements	O
from	O
the	O
platformer	O
and	O
"	O
choose	O
your	O
own	O
adventure	O
"	O
genres	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
is	O
occasionally	O
presented	O
with	O
branching	O
narrative	O
choices	O
,	O
although	O
choosing	O
not	O
to	O
move	O
on	O
at	O
the	O
first	O
opportunity	O
results	O
in	O
a	O
swift	O
death	O
for	O
the	O
protagonist	O
's	O
daughter	O
Liyla	B-Application
and	O
consequently	O
a	O
game	O
over	O
scenario	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
last	O
scene	O
,	O
the	O
only	O
option	O
given	O
to	O
players	O
is	O
to	O
let	O
Liyla	B-Application
travel	O
with	O
an	O
ambulance	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
destroyed	O
by	O
a	O
missile	O
shortly	O
after	O
it	O
disembarks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Liyla	B-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Shadows	I-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
is	O
created	O
by	O
Rasheed	O
Abueideh	O
,	O
a	O
Palestinian	O
software	O
engineer	O
based	O
in	O
the	O
West	B-Application
Bank	I-Application
city	O
of	O
Nablus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
art	B-Device
style	I-Device
and	O
gameplay	O
of	O
Limbo	B-Application
and	O
certain	O
story	O
beats	O
from	O
The	B-Application
Last	I-Application
of	I-Application
Us	I-Application
served	O
as	O
major	O
influences	O
for	O
Liyla	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
was	O
particularly	O
moved	O
by	O
a	O
picture	O
he	O
saw	O
of	O
a	O
father	O
carrying	O
the	O
body	O
of	O
his	O
dead	O
daughter	O
,	O
which	O
became	O
the	O
basis	O
of	O
Liyla	B-Application
as	O
he	O
was	O
concerned	O
about	O
his	O
inability	O
to	O
protect	O
his	O
family	O
in	O
the	O
event	O
that	O
they	O
become	O
embroiled	O
in	O
an	O
armed	O
conflict	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Abueideh	O
wanted	O
the	O
bleakness	O
of	O
Liyla	B-Application
's	O
final	O
fate	O
to	O
convey	O
the	O
sense	O
of	O
hopelessness	O
and	O
helplessness	O
experienced	O
by	O
many	O
Palestinian	O
survivors	O
in	O
the	O
face	O
of	O
indiscriminate	O
violence	O
committed	O
against	O
them	O
throughout	O
the	O
Israeli	O
–	O
Palestinian	O
conflict	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
2014	O
Israeli	O
shelling	O
of	O
UNRWA	O
Gaza	O
shelters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
for	O
Liyla	B-Application
was	O
co-funded	O
by	O
Suomalaiset	O
Nettikasinot	O
,	O
a	O
Finnish	O
online	O
casino	O
company	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Liyla	B-Application
was	O
scheduled	O
to	O
be	O
simultaneously	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Apple	O
Store	O
and	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
Store	I-Application
in	O
May	O
18	O
,	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iOS	B-Application
version	O
was	O
delayed	O
after	O
Apple	O
initially	O
rejected	O
the	O
listing	O
of	O
Liyla	B-Application
as	O
a	O
"	O
game	O
"	O
on	O
the	O
Apple	O
Store	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
politically-charged	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
meant	O
the	O
removal	O
of	O
all	O
references	O
to	O
Liyla	B-Application
being	O
a	O
"	O
game	O
"	O
out	O
of	O
its	O
descriptive	O
text	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
May	O
22	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
Apple	O
reversed	O
its	O
controversial	O
position	O
not	O
to	O
allow	O
Liyla	B-Application
into	O
the	O
App	O
store	O
or	O
have	O
it	O
listed	O
as	O
a	O
Game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Android	B-Application
version	O
of	O
Liyla	B-Application
launched	O
on	O
the	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
Store	I-Application
without	O
any	O
issues	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	O
version	O
of	O
Liyla	B-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
June	O
3	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
featured	O
as	O
the	O
centerpiece	O
for	O
io	B-Application
’s	O
Palestinian	O
Aid	O
bundle	O
organize	O
by	O
indie	O
game	O
developers	O
Alanna	O
Linayre	O
and	O
Rami	O
Ismail	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jared	O
Nelson	O
from	O
Touch	O
Arcade	O
and	O
David	O
Rudin	O
from	O
Killscreen	O
criticized	O
Apple	O
's	O
initial	O
position	O
of	O
rejecting	O
Liyla	B-Application
as	O
a	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Matt	O
Kamen	O
highlighted	O
the	O
perceived	O
double	O
standards	O
practiced	O
by	O
Apple	O
as	O
Israeli	O
Heroes	O
,	O
a	O
pro-Israel	O
mobile	B-Application
game	I-Application
patterned	O
after	O
popular	O
title	O
Angry	B-Application
Birds	I-Application
which	O
feature	O
cartoon	O
missiles	O
,	O
had	O
been	O
categorized	O
as	O
a	O
game	O
on	O
the	O
Apple	O
Store	O
since	O
October	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Abueideh	O
attributed	O
the	O
resultant	O
public	O
outcry	O
after	O
he	O
decided	O
to	O
disclose	O
on	O
social	O
media	O
Apple	O
's	O
explanation	O
behind	O
their	O
rejection	O
of	O
Liyla	B-Application
as	O
instrumental	O
in	O
the	O
reversal	O
of	O
Apple	O
's	O
prior	O
position	O
,	O
though	O
he	O
expressed	O
surprise	O
at	O
the	O
level	O
of	O
support	O
he	O
had	O
received	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Liyla	B-Application
secured	O
over	O
a	O
dozen	O
nominations	O
and	O
special	O
awards	O
throughout	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2016	O
,	O
Liyla	B-Application
won	O
the	O
Excellence	O
in	O
Storytelling	O
award	O
at	O
the	O
first	O
International	O
Mobile	B-Application
Gaming	I-Application
Awards	O
for	O
the	O
Middle	O
East	O
and	O
North	O
Africa	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Brandon	O
Boatman	O
from	O
Hardcore	O
Gamer	O
spotlighted	O
Liyla	B-Application
for	O
its	O
attempt	O
to	O
deliver	O
a	O
message	O
about	O
the	O
grim	O
reality	O
of	O
war	O
faced	O
by	O
Palestinian	O
civilians	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
he	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
"	O
major	O
unfortunate	O
drawback	O
"	O
of	O
Liyla	B-Application
is	O
its	O
exceedingly	O
short	O
length	O
,	O
he	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
for	O
its	O
"	O
impressive	O
job	O
of	O
packing	O
quite	O
a	O
few	O
elements	O
"	O
into	O
its	O
gameplay	O
and	O
narrative	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
light	O
of	O
renewed	O
hostilities	O
and	O
the	O
escalation	O
of	O
violence	O
during	O
the	O
2021	O
Israel	O
–	O
Palestine	O
crisis	O
,	O
Wired	O
staff	O
found	O
that	O
Liyla	B-Application
is	O
"	O
more	O
relevant	O
than	O
ever	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
cited	O
its	O
lasting	O
cultural	O
impact	O
with	O
examples	O
like	O
its	O
pivotal	O
role	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
io	B-Application
's	O
Palestinian	O
relief	O
initiative	O
.	O
</s>
