<s>
Lone	B-Application
Echo	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2017	O
virtual	B-Application
reality	I-Application
adventure	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Ready	O
At	O
Dawn	O
,	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Oculus	B-Application
Studios	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Set	O
aboard	O
a	O
space	O
station	O
orbiting	O
Saturn	B-Device
,	O
it	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
move	O
in	O
zero-gravity	O
by	O
grabbing	O
and	O
pushing	O
off	O
of	O
the	O
environment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Lone	B-Application
Echo	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
was	O
announced	O
in	O
2018	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
12	O
,	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lone	B-Application
Echo	I-Application
is	O
a	O
narrative	O
adventure	O
game	O
consisting	O
of	O
both	O
exploration	O
and	O
using	O
tools	O
and	O
objects	O
to	O
solve	O
puzzles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
service	O
android	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
repair	O
damaged	O
or	O
inoperable	O
systems	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
aid	O
and	O
protect	O
the	O
station	O
's	O
sole	O
human	O
crew	O
member	O
,	O
with	O
whom	O
they	O
interact	O
using	O
dialog	B-Application
trees	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Set	O
in	O
the	O
year	O
2126	O
,	O
Lone	B-Application
Echo	I-Application
casts	O
players	O
in	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
an	O
ECHO	O
ONE	O
service	O
android	O
nicknamed	O
"	O
Jack	O
,	O
"	O
aboard	O
the	O
Kronos	O
II	O
mining	O
station	O
orbiting	O
Saturn	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
jump	O
,	O
they	O
find	O
out	O
that	O
they	O
are	O
still	O
in	O
an	O
orbit	O
around	O
Saturn	B-Device
,	O
but	O
400	O
years	O
in	O
the	O
future	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
began	O
in	O
2015	O
,	O
when	O
the	O
first	O
prototypes	O
of	O
the	O
Oculus	B-Application
Touch	O
were	O
made	O
available	O
to	O
developers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
small	O
team	O
created	O
VR	O
prototypes	O
,	O
while	O
Ready	O
At	O
Dawn	O
was	O
finishing	O
The	B-Application
Order	I-Application
:	I-Application
1886	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Inspired	O
by	O
footage	O
of	O
astronauts	O
moving	O
aboard	O
the	O
International	O
Space	O
Station	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
completed	O
a	O
demo	O
weeks	O
after	O
receiving	O
Oculus	B-Application
Touch	O
development	O
kits	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
demonstrating	O
an	O
early	O
prototype	O
showcasing	O
the	O
locomotion	O
system	O
,	O
Oculus	B-Application
came	O
on	O
board	O
as	O
publisher	O
to	O
produce	O
a	O
full	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
decision	O
was	O
made	O
to	O
split	O
the	O
team	O
,	O
and	O
develop	O
both	O
Lone	B-Application
Echo	I-Application
and	O
Echo	O
Arena	O
alongside	O
each	O
other	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lone	B-Application
Echo	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
July	O
20	O
,	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
release	O
included	O
both	O
the	O
single-player	O
Lone	B-Application
Echo	I-Application
and	O
the	O
multi-player	O
Echo	O
Arena	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
result	O
of	O
a	O
partnership	O
with	O
Intel	O
,	O
Echo	O
Arena	O
could	O
be	O
redeemed	O
for	O
free	O
to	O
anyone	O
with	O
an	O
Oculus	B-Application
Home	O
account	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
three	O
months	O
of	O
its	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Echo	O
Arena	O
is	O
a	O
team-based	O
sports	O
game	O
,	O
based	O
around	O
the	O
locomotion	O
mechanics	O
of	O
Lone	B-Application
Echo	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Arena	O
is	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
Oculus	B-Application
Quest	O
(	O
1	O
and	O
2	O
)	O
and	O
Rift	B-Device
Platforms	O
,	O
with	O
Echo	O
Combat	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
person	O
shooter	O
,	O
only	O
being	O
available	O
on	O
Oculus	B-Device
Rift	I-Device
or	O
a	O
Quest	O
via	O
Link	O
or	O
Air	O
Link	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
announcement	O
,	O
a	O
petition	O
on	O
Change.org	B-Application
was	O
made	O
to	O
"	O
Save	O
Echo	O
VR	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
its	O
launch	O
,	O
Lone	B-Application
Echo	I-Application
won	O
the	O
Game	O
Critics	O
Award	O
for	O
Best	O
VR	O
Game	O
at	O
E3	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
Lone	B-Application
Echo	I-Application
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lone	B-Application
Echo	I-Application
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
"	O
Best	O
VR/AR	O
Game	O
"	O
at	O
The	O
Game	O
Awards	O
2017	O
,	O
for	O
"	O
Best	O
VR	O
Game	O
"	O
at	O
Destructoids	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
Awards	O
2017	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
"	O
Best	O
VR	O
Experience	O
"	O
at	O
IGN	O
's	O
Best	O
of	O
2017	O
Awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
UploadVR	O
awarded	O
it	O
Best	O
Oculus	B-Device
Rift	I-Device
Game	O
,	O
Best	O
Multiplayer	O
VR	O
Game	O
,	O
and	O
Best	O
Overall	O
VR	O
game	O
for	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Awards	O
,	O
whereas	O
its	O
other	O
nomination	O
was	O
for	O
"	O
Outstanding	O
Technical	O
Achievement	O
"	O
;	O
in	O
addition	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
"	O
Direction	O
in	O
Virtual	B-Application
Reality	I-Application
"	O
and	O
"	O
Sound	O
Mixing	O
in	O
Virtual	B-Application
Reality	I-Application
"	O
at	O
the	O
17th	O
Annual	O
National	O
Academy	O
of	O
Video	O
Game	O
Trade	O
Reviewers	O
Awards	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
"	O
Best	O
Use	O
of	O
Augmented	O
Reality	O
"	O
at	O
the	O
2018	O
Webby	O
Awards	O
.	O
</s>
