<s>
Monster	B-Application
Prom	I-Application
is	O
a	O
dating	O
simulation	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Beautiful	O
Glitch	O
,	O
a	O
studio	O
based	O
in	O
Barcelona	O
and	O
founded	O
by	O
Julián	O
Quijano	O
,	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Those	O
Awesome	O
Guys	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Windows	O
,	O
macOS	B-Operating_System
and	O
Linux	B-Application
on	O
27	O
April	O
2018	O
and	O
was	O
distributed	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
release	O
was	O
launched	O
on	O
21	O
May	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Monster	B-Application
Prom	I-Application
was	O
written	O
by	O
Julián	O
Quijano	O
,	O
Cory	O
O’Brien	O
and	O
Maggie	O
Herskowitz	O
,	O
illustrated	O
by	O
Arthur	O
Tien	O
,	O
and	O
programmed	O
by	O
Elías	O
Pereiras	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
assume	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
a	O
student	O
at	O
Spooky	O
High	O
(	O
later	O
renamed	O
to	O
Spooky	O
Academy	O
as	O
of	O
Monster	B-Application
Prom	I-Application
3	O
:	O
Monster	O
Roadtrip	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
school	O
populated	O
by	O
monsters	O
,	O
as	O
they	O
attempt	O
to	O
find	O
a	O
date	O
to	O
prom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
expansion	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
titled	O
Monster	B-Application
Prom	I-Application
:	I-Application
Second	I-Application
Term	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
14	O
February	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Monster	B-Application
Prom	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2D	O
narrative	O
dating	O
sim	O
that	O
features	O
both	O
a	O
singleplayer	O
mode	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
multiplayer	O
competitive	O
mode	O
of	O
up	O
to	O
four	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
four	O
player	O
characters	O
are	O
Oz	O
,	O
the	O
personification	O
of	O
fear	O
;	O
Amira	O
Rashid	O
,	O
a	O
fire	O
djinn	O
;	O
Brian	O
Yu	O
,	O
a	O
zombie	B-Application
;	O
and	O
Vicky	O
Schmidt	O
,	O
a	O
Frankenstein	B-Application
's	I-Application
monster	I-Application
,	O
although	O
the	O
names	O
and	O
pronouns	O
of	O
the	O
characters	O
can	O
be	O
changed	O
before	O
playing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
six	O
monsters	O
available	O
to	O
romance	O
are	O
Scott	O
Howl	O
,	O
a	O
werewolf	O
;	O
Liam	O
de	O
Lioncourt	O
,	O
a	O
vampire	B-Application
;	O
Vera	O
Oberlin	O
,	O
a	O
gorgon	B-Device
;	O
Damien	B-Application
LaVey	I-Application
,	O
a	O
fire	O
demon	B-Operating_System
;	O
Polly	O
Geist	O
,	O
a	O
ghost	O
;	O
and	O
Miranda	O
Vanderbilt	O
,	O
a	O
mermaid	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Second	O
Term	O
introduces	O
two	O
new	O
monsters	O
to	O
romance	O
:	O
Zoe	O
,	O
an	O
Eldritch	O
monster	O
;	O
and	O
Calculester	O
Hewlett-Packard	O
,	O
a	O
computer	O
robot	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
14	O
February	O
2018	O
the	O
developers	O
announced	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
via	O
a	O
teaser	O
trailer	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
27	O
April	O
2018	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
for	O
Windows	O
,	O
Mac	O
OS	O
,	O
and	O
Linux	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Second	O
Term	O
expansion	O
DLC	B-Protocol
,	O
which	O
was	O
a	O
stretch	O
goal	O
of	O
the	O
Kickstarter	O
campaign	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
14	O
February	O
2019	O
,	O
adding	O
additional	O
voice	O
work	O
from	O
Felicia	O
Day	O
,	O
Casey	O
Mongillo	O
,	O
Jacksepticeye	O
,	O
Ross	O
O'Donovan	O
,	O
and	O
Anna	O
Brisbin	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
27	O
April	O
2020	O
,	O
to	O
celebrate	O
the	O
2nd	O
Anniversary	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
initial	O
release	O
,	O
Beautiful	O
Glitch	O
announced	O
Monster	B-Application
Prom	I-Application
:	I-Application
XXL	I-Application
,	O
which	O
consists	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
Second	O
Term	O
DLC	B-Protocol
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
all	O
seasonal	O
content	O
released	O
throughout	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
lifespan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
on	O
21	O
May	O
2020	O
and	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
thereafter	O
on	O
14	O
October	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
8	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
Beautiful	O
Glitch	O
announced	O
a	O
sequel	O
titled	O
Monster	B-Application
Prom	I-Application
2	O
:	O
Holiday	O
Season	O
and	O
launched	O
another	O
Kickstarter	O
campaign	O
with	O
a	O
playable	O
demo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
planned	O
sequel	O
was	O
set	O
to	O
feature	O
the	O
same	O
characters	O
from	O
Monster	B-Application
Prom	I-Application
in	O
three	O
minigames	O
:	O
Summer	O
Camp	O
,	O
a	O
dating	O
simulation	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
;	O
Winter	O
Retreat	O
,	O
a	O
strategy	O
game	O
featuring	O
Vera	O
and	O
Miranda	O
;	O
and	O
Roadtrip	O
,	O
an	O
adventure	O
survival	O
game	O
featuring	O
Scott	O
and	O
Polly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
development	O
progressed	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
scope	O
grew	O
beyond	O
the	O
team	O
's	O
expectations	O
,	O
the	O
decision	O
was	O
made	O
to	O
release	O
the	O
Summer	O
Camp	O
portion	O
of	O
Holiday	O
Season	O
as	O
its	O
own	O
game	O
title	O
,	O
Monster	B-Application
Prom	I-Application
2	O
:	O
Monster	O
Camp	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
23	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Damien	O
and	O
Calculester	O
reprise	O
their	O
roles	O
as	O
romanceable	O
characters	O
,	O
and	O
three	O
NPCs	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
-	O
Aaravi	O
Mishra	O
,	O
a	O
monster-human	O
hybrid	O
;	O
Dahlia	O
Aquino	O
,	O
a	O
female	O
demon	B-Operating_System
;	O
and	O
Joy	O
Johnson-Johjima	O
,	O
a	O
witch	B-Device
-	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
brand	O
new	O
character	O
,	O
Milo	O
Belladonna	O
,	O
a	O
death	O
reaper	O
,	O
also	O
appear	O
as	O
romanceable	O
options	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initially	O
,	O
the	O
plan	O
was	O
to	O
release	O
Winter	O
Retreat	O
and	O
Roadtrip	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
Monster	O
Memories	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
an	O
additional	O
DLC	B-Protocol
game	O
titled	O
Monster	B-Application
Prom	I-Application
:	O
Not	O
another	O
isekai	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
28	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
Beautiful	O
Glitch	O
released	O
a	O
reveal	O
trailer	O
for	O
Roadtrip	O
,	O
now	O
titled	O
Monster	B-Application
Prom	I-Application
3	O
:	O
Monster	O
Roadtrip	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
Beautiful	O
Glitch	O
was	O
able	O
to	O
fund	O
a	O
spin-off	O
game	O
through	O
the	O
sequel	O
's	O
Kickstarter	O
titled	O
Monster	B-Application
Prom	I-Application
:	O
REVERSE	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
playable	O
characters	O
from	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
can	O
be	O
romanced	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
received	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
73	O
on	O
the	O
review	O
aggregator	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
indicating	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
reviews	O
"	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
version	O
received	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
81	O
,	O
indicating	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jeff	O
Ramos	O
and	O
Allegra	O
Frank	O
of	O
Polygon	O
praised	O
"	O
how	O
genuinely	O
funny	O
Monster	B-Application
Prom	I-Application
is	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Regarding	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
version	O
,	O
Neal	O
Ronaghan	O
of	O
Nintendo	O
World	O
Report	O
had	O
a	O
favorable	O
review	O
and	O
wrote	O
that	O
while	O
"	O
not	O
a	O
game	O
for	O
everyone	O
...	O
Monster	B-Application
Prom	I-Application
is	O
a	O
riotously	O
good	O
time	O
"	O
thanks	O
to	O
its	O
humor	O
and	O
ability	O
to	O
"	O
take	O
a	O
visual	O
novel	O
and	O
dating	O
sim	O
and	O
transforms	O
it	O
into	O
a	O
party	O
game	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
