<s>
Moirai	B-Application
was	O
a	O
2013	O
indie	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Chris	B-Application
Johnson	I-Application
,	O
Brad	O
Barrett	O
and	O
John	O
Oestmann	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Described	O
as	O
an	O
experimental	O
game	O
,	O
although	O
Moirai	B-Application
purported	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
single-player	O
adventure	O
game	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
revealed	O
to	O
the	O
player	O
that	O
their	O
decisions	O
and	O
input	O
influence	O
the	O
experience	O
of	O
the	O
next	O
person	O
to	O
play	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Moirai	B-Application
received	O
analysis	O
and	O
reflection	O
from	O
critics	O
and	O
academics	O
about	O
the	O
moral	O
implications	O
raised	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
trolling	O
and	O
a	O
hack	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
database	O
,	O
Moirai	B-Application
was	O
discontinued	O
in	O
June	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Moirai	B-Application
is	O
set	O
in	O
a	O
small	O
village	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
informed	O
that	O
a	O
woman	O
named	O
Julia	O
has	O
gone	O
missing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Moirai	B-Application
was	O
created	O
as	O
a	O
collaboration	O
between	O
Australian	O
developers	O
Chris	B-Application
Johnson	I-Application
,	O
Brad	O
Barrett	O
and	O
John	O
Oestmann	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
lead	O
developer	O
,	O
Chris	B-Application
Johnson	I-Application
,	O
was	O
a	O
lecturer	O
at	O
the	O
School	O
of	O
Computer	O
Science	O
at	O
the	O
University	O
of	O
Adelaide	O
and	O
a	O
programmer	O
in	O
the	O
visual	O
effects	O
industry	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
worked	O
on	O
prior	O
projects	O
including	O
the	O
puzzle	O
game	O
Expand	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Moirai	B-Application
was	O
developed	O
over	O
a	O
two-month	O
period	O
in	O
2013	O
,	O
originally	O
intended	O
as	O
an	O
entry	O
for	O
the	O
7	O
Day	O
FPS	O
Game	O
Jam	O
,	O
until	O
time	O
constraints	O
motivated	O
the	O
developers	O
to	O
consider	O
a	O
standalone	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chris	B-Application
Johnson	I-Application
stated	O
the	O
concept	O
of	O
Moirai	B-Application
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
his	O
experience	O
watching	O
the	O
experimental	O
play	O
A	O
Game	O
of	O
You	O
by	O
Belgian	O
theatre	O
performance	O
group	O
Ontroerend	O
Goed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
influences	O
included	O
the	O
films	O
of	O
Alfred	O
Hitchcock	O
,	O
whose	O
narratives	O
frequently	O
involve	O
"	O
characters	O
in	O
scenes	O
where	O
they	O
look	O
guilty	O
,	O
and	O
look	O
like	O
they	O
're	O
going	O
to	O
be	O
framed	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
social	O
deduction	O
video	O
games	O
SpyParty	B-Operating_System
and	O
Hidden	O
In	O
Plain	O
Sight	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
title	O
of	O
Moirai	B-Application
references	O
the	O
Moirai	B-Application
of	O
Ancient	O
Greek	O
religion	O
and	O
mythology	O
,	O
whose	O
personification	O
of	O
fate	O
connects	O
to	O
the	O
themes	O
of	O
player	O
choice	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Moirai	B-Application
was	O
initially	O
released	O
for	O
website	O
download	O
and	O
Game	O
Jolt	O
on	O
November	O
25	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
download	O
on	O
itch.io	O
on	O
February	O
20	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
submitted	O
to	O
Steam	B-Application
Greenlight	O
on	O
July	O
31	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
on	O
23	O
July	O
,	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
its	O
Steam	B-Application
release	O
,	O
Moirai	B-Application
received	O
unexpected	O
attention	O
,	O
with	O
Chris	B-Application
Johnson	I-Application
saying	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
response	O
from	O
players	O
completely	O
exceeded	O
our	O
expectations	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Notable	O
content	O
creators	O
on	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
featured	O
Moirai	B-Application
in	O
playthrough	O
videos	O
,	O
helping	O
to	O
boost	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
popularity	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
most	O
popular	O
videos	O
by	O
Markiplier	O
and	O
Jacksepticeye	O
having	O
2.3	O
and	O
1.2	O
million	O
views	O
as	O
of	O
November	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Overall	O
,	O
Johnson	O
estimates	O
Moirai	B-Application
was	O
downloaded	O
at	O
least	O
500,000	O
times	O
,	O
with	O
10,581	O
total	O
playthroughs	O
recorded	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Player	O
interactions	O
in	O
Moirai	B-Application
were	O
marked	O
by	O
a	O
high	O
degree	O
of	O
trolling	O
and	O
abuse	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
behavior	O
increased	O
when	O
Moirai	B-Application
launched	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
in	O
2016	O
,	O
with	O
Johnson	O
struggling	O
to	O
manage	O
the	O
high	O
demand	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
servers	O
and	O
monitoring	O
the	O
database	O
of	O
player	O
responses	O
,	O
which	O
were	O
emailed	O
to	O
him	O
directly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2017	O
,	O
the	O
Moirai	B-Application
server	O
was	O
subject	O
to	O
repeated	O
attacks	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
script	O
that	O
flooded	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
database	O
of	O
player	O
responses	O
,	O
requiring	O
the	O
developers	O
to	O
take	O
down	O
the	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
exploits	O
were	O
possible	O
to	O
fix	O
,	O
because	O
the	O
developers	O
lacked	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
money	O
and	O
resources	O
to	O
address	O
the	O
many	O
issues	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
an	O
announcement	O
was	O
made	O
on	O
June	O
29	O
,	O
2017	O
that	O
Moirai	B-Application
would	O
no	O
longer	O
be	O
available	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
and	O
its	O
servers	O
would	O
be	O
discontinued	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
praised	O
Moirai	B-Application
for	O
its	O
unique	O
premise	O
and	O
gameplay	O
,	O
with	O
many	O
writers	O
reflecting	O
upon	O
the	O
moral	O
implications	O
presented	O
by	O
the	O
player	O
decisions	O
and	O
interactions	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Heather	O
Alexandra	O
of	O
Kotaku	O
praised	O
the	O
"	O
complexity	O
"	O
of	O
the	O
moral	O
dilemma	O
presented	O
in	O
Moirai	B-Application
,	O
stating	O
"	O
the	O
slow	O
realisation	O
that	O
you	O
were	O
dealing	O
with	O
another	O
player	O
all	O
along	O
creates	O
a	O
very	O
particular	O
sort	O
of	O
reflection	O
that	O
ca	O
n't	O
help	O
but	O
make	O
you	O
wonder	O
how	O
you	O
were	O
perceived	O
in	O
turn	O
...	O
Moirai	B-Application
wants	O
you	O
to	O
reminds	O
players	O
that	O
very	O
few	O
things	O
are	O
exactly	O
as	O
they	O
seem.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Writing	O
for	O
The	O
Boston	O
Globe	O
,	O
Jesse	O
Singal	O
stated	O
Moirai	B-Application
was	O
a	O
"	O
strange	O
and	O
compelling	O
example	O
"	O
of	O
"	O
when	O
games	O
do	O
morality	O
well	O
"	O
,	O
stating	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
twist	O
"	O
stuck	O
with	O
me	O
long	O
afterward	O
"	O
and	O
made	O
him	O
"	O
(	O
think	O
)	O
about	O
how	O
choices	O
like	O
the	O
ones	O
I	O
make	O
...	O
might	O
ripple	O
outward	O
in	O
real	O
life.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Writing	O
for	O
Rock	O
Paper	O
Shotgun	O
,	O
Porpentine	O
Heartscape	O
disagreed	O
with	O
the	O
premise	O
that	O
Moirai	B-Application
is	O
about	O
a	O
moral	O
dilemma	O
,	O
stating	O
"	O
I	O
would	O
call	O
this	O
a	O
game	O
about	O
judgment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
also	O
noted	O
Moirai	B-Application
possessed	O
notable	O
qualities	O
as	O
a	O
horror	B-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
with	O
Shaun	O
Prescott	O
of	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
praising	O
Moirai	B-Application
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
most	O
disturbing	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
weirdest	O
"	O
games	O
on	O
the	O
PC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Anastasia	O
Wilds	O
for	O
Screen	O
Rant	O
listed	O
Moirai	B-Application
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
best	O
horror	B-Application
games	I-Application
that	O
do	O
n't	O
seem	O
like	O
horror	B-Application
games	I-Application
at	O
first	O
"	O
.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Janine	O
Hawkins	O
of	O
Vice	O
described	O
Moirai	B-Application
as	O
"	O
wonderfully	O
creepy	O
"	O
,	O
stating	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
"	O
morbid	O
intrigue	O
"	O
explained	O
"	O
why	O
it	O
has	O
such	O
a	O
following	O
among	O
those	O
who	O
love	O
unique	O
and	O
experimental	O
games	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Moirai	B-Application
received	O
academic	O
interest	O
for	O
its	O
innovative	O
qualities	O
as	O
an	O
experimental	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
instance	O
,	O
Moirai	B-Application
features	O
asynchronous	O
interaction	O
between	O
players	O
,	O
meaning	O
"	O
expressions	O
and	O
choices	O
are	O
not	O
experienced	O
in	O
real-time	O
"	O
,	O
although	O
players	O
possess	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
influence	O
the	O
experience	O
of	O
others	O
after	O
they	O
finish	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Moirai	B-Application
also	O
uses	O
replay	O
as	O
a	O
narrative	O
device	O
,	O
requiring	O
"	O
multiple	O
acts	O
of	O
play	O
"	O
across	O
players	O
to	O
drive	O
the	O
ongoing	O
chain	O
of	O
interactions	O
that	O
sustain	O
the	O
narrative	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Moirai	B-Application
was	O
also	O
praised	O
for	O
exploiting	O
ludonarrative	O
dissonance	O
by	O
manipulating	O
player	O
expectations	O
around	O
the	O
consequences	O
of	O
their	O
decision-making	O
,	O
as	O
players	O
are	O
not	O
aware	O
at	O
first	O
they	O
are	O
participating	O
in	O
a	O
multiplayer	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
others	O
have	O
critiqued	O
that	O
whilst	O
Moirai	B-Application
can	O
"	O
(	O
provide	O
)	O
players	O
with	O
the	O
opportunity	O
to	O
exercise	O
their	O
creativity	O
and	O
formulate	O
a	O
unique	O
reply	O
"	O
,	O
the	O
open-ended	O
and	O
unfiltered	O
player	O
responses	O
can	O
break	O
players	O
 '	O
immersion	O
with	O
messages	O
unrelated	O
to	O
the	O
context	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
