<s>
Manifold	B-Application
Garden	I-Application
is	O
an	O
indie	O
first-person	O
puzzle	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
American	O
artist	O
William	O
Chyr	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Windows	O
,	O
macOS	B-Application
,	O
and	O
iOS	B-Application
on	O
October	O
18	O
,	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ports	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
were	O
released	O
on	O
August	O
18	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
upgraded	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X	I-Device
and	I-Device
Series	I-Device
S	I-Device
as	O
a	O
launch	O
title	O
on	O
November	O
10	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
upgraded	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
version	O
released	O
on	O
May	O
20	O
,	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Further	O
he	O
wanted	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
puzzle	O
game	O
that	O
he	O
felt	O
he	O
could	O
finish	O
as	O
a	O
player	O
,	O
having	O
learned	O
that	O
after	O
playing	O
through	O
The	B-Device
Witness	I-Device
that	O
there	O
had	O
been	O
an	O
entire	O
section	O
of	O
puzzles	O
he	O
had	O
missed	O
there	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Escher	O
print	O
Relativity	O
upon	O
which	O
it	O
was	O
based	O
,	O
before	O
it	O
was	O
re-revealed	O
as	O
Manifold	B-Application
Garden	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chyr	O
observed	O
that	O
some	O
have	O
called	O
the	O
game	O
taking	O
place	O
in	O
non-Euclidean	O
geometry	O
,	O
but	O
he	O
asserts	O
Manifold	B-Application
Garden	I-Application
uses	O
"	O
impossible	O
geometry	O
"	O
in	O
Euclidean	O
space	O
,	O
employing	O
a	O
method	O
of	O
world	O
wrapping	O
in	O
three-dimensional	O
space	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
world	O
appear	O
infinite	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
engine	O
still	O
supports	O
the	O
use	O
and	O
rendering	O
of	O
non-Euclidean	O
portals	B-Application
,	O
with	O
the	O
player	O
able	O
to	O
see	O
through	O
a	O
portal	B-Application
into	O
a	O
different	O
level	O
,	O
and	O
with	O
possible	O
recursion	O
if	O
other	O
portals	B-Application
are	O
in	O
view	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
had	O
become	O
concerned	O
at	O
this	O
time	O
by	O
industry	O
fears	O
of	O
a	O
possible	O
"	O
indiepocalpse	O
"	O
due	O
to	O
possible	O
oversaturation	O
of	O
indie	O
games	O
and	O
was	O
not	O
sure	O
if	O
Manifold	B-Application
Garden	I-Application
would	O
reach	O
completion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
inspirations	O
include	O
video	O
games	O
Starseed	B-Operating_System
Pilgrim	I-Operating_System
,	O
Antichamber	B-Application
,	O
Infinifactory	B-Application
,	O
Portal	B-Application
,	O
Fez	B-Application
,	O
and	O
The	B-Device
Witness	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chyr	O
was	O
also	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
films	O
Inception	O
,	O
Blade	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
,	O
and	O
2001	O
:	O
A	O
Space	O
Odyssey	O
,	O
the	O
books	O
House	O
of	O
Leaves	O
by	O
Mark	O
Z	O
.	O
Danielewski	O
and	O
Blame	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
18	O
,	O
2019	O
for	O
Microsoft	O
Windows	O
,	O
macOS	B-Application
,	O
and	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
devices	O
through	O
Apple	O
Arcade	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Versions	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
were	O
released	O
on	O
August	O
18	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Manifold	B-Application
Garden	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
according	O
to	O
review	O
aggregator	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Christian	O
Donlan	O
of	O
Eurogamer	O
named	O
Manifold	B-Application
Garden	I-Application
as	O
a	O
"	O
Eurogamer	O
Essential	O
"	O
title	O
,	O
praising	O
its	O
puzzle	O
design	O
as	O
its	O
"	O
epiphanies	O
are	O
not	O
cheap	O
at	O
all	O
.	O
</s>
