<s>
Monument	B-Application
Valley	I-Application
is	O
an	O
indie	O
puzzle	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Ustwo	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Monument	B-Application
Valley	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
over	O
ten	O
months	O
beginning	O
in	O
early	O
2013	O
based	O
on	O
concept	O
drawings	O
by	O
company	O
artist	O
Ken	O
Wong	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
visual	O
style	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
Japanese	O
prints	O
,	O
minimalist	O
sculpture	O
,	O
and	O
indie	O
games	O
Windosill	B-Operating_System
,	O
Fez	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Sword	B-Application
&	I-Application
Sworcery	I-Application
,	O
and	O
was	O
compared	O
by	O
critics	O
to	O
M	O
.	O
C	O
.	O
Escher	O
drawings	O
and	O
Echochrome	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
a	O
closed	O
beta	O
test	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
on	O
April	O
3	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phone	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
Monument	B-Application
Valley	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
both	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
in	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC-Version	O
Monument	B-Application
Valley	I-Application
:	O
Panoramic	O
Edition	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
in	O
July	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Monument	B-Application
Valley	I-Application
,	O
player	O
character	O
Princess	O
Ida	O
journeys	O
through	O
mazes	O
of	O
optical	O
illusions	O
and	O
impossible	O
objects	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
"	O
sacred	O
geometry	O
"	O
in-game	O
,	O
as	O
she	O
journeys	O
to	O
be	O
forgiven	O
for	O
something	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
compared	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
visual	O
style	O
to	O
a	O
vibrant	O
M	O
.	O
C	O
.	O
Escher	O
drawing	O
and	O
Echochrome	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
includes	O
filters	O
similar	O
to	O
those	O
of	O
Instagram	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Monument	B-Application
Valley	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Ustwo	O
,	O
a	O
digital	O
design	O
firm	O
founded	O
in	O
2004	O
that	O
has	O
produced	O
iPhone	O
apps	O
since	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Monument	B-Application
Valley	I-Application
was	O
conceived	O
as	O
a	O
touch	O
game	O
for	O
tablets	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
visual	O
style	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
Japanese	O
prints	O
,	O
minimalist	O
sculpture	O
,	O
and	O
indie	O
games	O
Windosill	B-Operating_System
,	O
Fez	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Superbrothers	B-Application
:	I-Application
Sword	I-Application
&	I-Application
Sworcery	I-Application
EP	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
uses	O
colors	O
to	O
signify	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
interact	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
Mirror	B-Application
's	I-Application
Edge	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
initially	O
released	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
on	O
April	O
3	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
company	O
recouped	O
their	O
cost	O
of	O
development	O
within	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
weeks	O
of	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
Android	B-Application
port	O
went	O
through	O
two	O
beta	O
tests	O
and	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
on	O
May	O
14	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
technical	O
director	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
"	O
not	O
very	O
difficult	O
to	O
port	O
"	O
since	O
it	O
was	O
written	O
in	O
the	O
Unity	B-Application
game	I-Application
engine	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
But	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
built	O
with	O
a	O
portrait	O
(	O
vertical	O
)	O
screen	O
orientation	O
in	O
mind	O
,	O
the	O
developer	O
had	O
difficulty	O
converting	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
devices	O
with	O
landscape-oriented	O
(	O
horizontal	O
)	O
screens	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
trailer	O
video	O
format	O
and	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
add-on	O
expansion	O
,	O
entitled	O
Forgotten	O
Shores	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
devices	O
on	O
November	O
12	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
on	O
the	O
Appstore	B-Application
on	O
November	O
20	O
,	O
2014	O
and	O
on	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
Store	I-Application
on	O
November	O
24	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
immediately	O
went	O
to	O
the	O
top	O
of	O
the	O
App	B-Application
Store	I-Application
paid	O
apps	O
chart	O
,	O
where	O
it	O
stayed	O
for	O
at	O
least	O
a	O
month	O
based	O
on	O
strong	O
reviews	O
and	O
word	O
of	O
mouth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
chosen	O
as	O
an	O
App	B-Application
Store	I-Application
Editor	O
's	O
Choice	O
and	O
later	O
both	O
received	O
a	O
2014	O
Apple	O
Design	O
Award	O
and	O
was	O
named	O
Apple	O
's	O
best	O
iPad	O
game	O
of	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pocket	O
Gamer	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
their	O
gold	O
award	O
,	O
and	O
their	O
Harry	O
Slater	O
wrote	O
that	O
there	O
was	O
"	O
nothing	O
else	O
like	O
Monument	B-Application
Valley	I-Application
on	O
the	O
App	B-Application
Store	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Edge	O
added	O
that	O
the	O
sound	O
design	O
's	O
addition	O
of	O
"	O
deep	O
rumbles	O
"	O
and	O
environmental	O
"	O
clicks	O
"	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
the	O
feeling	O
of	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
moving	O
"	O
ancient	O
mechanisms	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Musgrave	O
of	O
TouchArcade	O
thought	O
that	O
while	O
games	O
that	O
focus	O
on	O
experiences	O
can	O
be	O
shorter	O
,	O
Monument	B-Application
Valley	I-Application
did	O
not	O
last	O
long	O
enough	O
"	O
for	O
the	O
mechanics	O
to	O
reach	O
their	O
full	O
potential	O
"	O
,	O
though	O
the	O
time	O
was	O
"	O
just	O
about	O
right	O
"	O
for	O
the	O
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Monument	B-Application
Valley	I-Application
sold	O
500,000	O
copies	O
in	O
a	O
month	O
,	O
and	O
one	O
million	O
copies	O
in	O
three	O
months	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2015	O
,	O
Ustwo	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
seen	O
a	O
large	O
amount	O
of	O
software	O
piracy	O
,	O
with	O
95%	O
of	O
the	O
installs	O
on	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
60%	O
on	O
iOS	B-Application
devices	O
coming	O
from	O
unpaid	O
copies	O
;	O
the	O
company	O
asserted	O
some	O
of	O
these	O
may	O
include	O
users	O
installing	O
on	O
multiple	O
devices	O
but	O
believe	O
the	O
majority	O
was	O
through	O
users	O
that	O
had	O
not	O
purchased	O
the	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
January	O
2016	O
,	O
USTwo	O
reported	O
that	O
more	O
than	O
24	O
million	O
users	O
have	O
downloaded	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
ten-fold	O
increase	O
from	O
2015	O
partially	O
due	O
to	O
legitimate	O
giveaways	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
through	O
Apple	B-Application
's	I-Application
App	I-Application
Store	I-Application
,	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Amazon	O
Underground	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
2014	O
National	O
Academy	O
of	O
Video	O
Game	O
Trade	O
Reviewers	O
(	O
NAVGTR	O
)	O
awards	O
Monument	B-Application
Valley	I-Application
won	O
the	O
category	O
Game	O
,	O
Special	O
Class	O
and	O
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
Game	O
Design	O
,	O
New	O
IP	O
and	O
Art	O
Direction	O
,	O
Fantasy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
a	O
"	O
minor	O
plot	O
point	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
third	O
season	O
of	O
House	O
of	O
Cards	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
Frank	O
Underwood	O
plays	O
the	O
game	O
;	O
he	O
is	O
inspired	O
by	O
video	O
gamer	O
reviewer	O
Thomas	O
Yates	O
's	O
elegant	O
description	O
of	O
Monument	B-Application
Valley	I-Application
to	O
bring	O
the	O
reviewer	O
on	O
as	O
his	O
biographer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
re-entered	O
the	O
top	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
download	O
app	O
charts	O
on	O
the	O
major	O
app	B-Application
stores	I-Application
a	O
few	O
days	O
after	O
the	O
February	O
2015	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
season	O
on	O
Netflix	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Monument	B-Application
Valley	I-Application
characters	O
were	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
cast	O
of	O
Crossy	B-Application
Road	I-Application
in	O
late	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jaz	O
Rignall	O
(	O
USgamer	O
)	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
2015	O
Lara	B-Application
Croft	I-Application
Go	I-Application
appeared	O
to	O
have	O
been	O
influenced	O
by	O
Monument	B-Application
Valley	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ken	O
Wong	O
left	O
Ustwo	O
Games	O
soon	O
after	O
completing	O
Monument	B-Application
Valley	I-Application
to	O
create	O
his	O
own	O
studio	O
,	O
Mountains	O
,	O
which	O
created	O
Florence	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Monument	B-Application
Valley	I-Application
was	O
reported	O
to	O
have	O
a	O
significant	O
influence	O
on	O
China	O
's	O
indie	O
game	O
development	O
community	O
,	O
as	O
its	O
ability	O
to	O
tell	O
an	O
emotional	O
story	O
through	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
medium	O
influenced	O
numerous	O
developers	O
to	O
build	O
out	O
their	O
own	O
games	O
with	O
similar	O
narratives	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
video	O
for	O
Ariana	O
Grande	O
's	O
2018	O
song	O
"	O
No	O
Tears	O
Left	O
to	O
Cry	O
"	O
was	O
partly	O
inspired	O
by	O
Monument	B-Application
Valley	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2018	O
,	O
Paramount	O
Animation	O
and	O
Weed	O
Road	O
,	O
in	O
partnership	O
with	O
Ustwo	O
,	O
announced	O
plans	O
to	O
develop	O
a	O
live	O
action/CGI	O
hybrid	O
film	O
based	O
on	O
Monument	B-Application
Valley	I-Application
,	O
with	O
Patrick	O
Osborne	O
slated	O
to	O
direct	O
.	O
</s>
