<s>
Needy	B-Application
Streamer	I-Application
Overload	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2022	O
denpa-themed	O
adventure	O
visual	O
novel	O
created	O
by	O
Japanese	O
developer	O
Xemono	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
WSS	O
Playground	O
for	O
macOS	B-Application
,	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
initially	O
titled	O
Needy	B-Application
Girl	I-Application
Overdose	I-Application
,	O
but	O
this	O
was	O
changed	O
in	O
November	O
2021	O
in	O
preparation	O
for	O
the	O
western	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
interacts	O
with	O
Ame	O
exclusively	O
through	O
a	O
pastel-themed	O
Windows	O
95-esque	O
user	O
interface	O
,	O
selecting	O
her	O
daily	O
tasks	O
via	O
desktop	O
icons	O
,	O
monitoring	O
her	O
stats	O
via	O
the	O
Task	O
Manager	O
,	O
and	O
conversing	O
with	O
her	O
through	O
an	O
instant	B-Application
messenger	I-Application
service	O
called	O
JINE	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
streaming	O
or	O
concluding	O
various	O
activities	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
able	O
to	O
obtain	O
a	O
glimpse	O
of	O
Ame	O
's	O
thoughts	O
and	O
mood	O
via	O
her	O
posts	O
on	O
Tweeter	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additional	O
endings	O
were	O
added	O
in	O
an	O
October	O
28	O
,	O
2022	O
update	O
coinciding	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
development	O
began	O
in	O
June	O
2020	O
under	O
the	O
initial	O
title	O
Needy	B-Application
Girl	I-Application
Overdose	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
title	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
its	O
English-language	O
and	O
Chinese-language	O
releases	O
were	O
later	O
changed	O
to	O
Needy	B-Application
Streamer	I-Application
Overload	I-Application
and	O
"	O
主播女孩重度依賴	O
"	O
(	O
)	O
respectively	O
;	O
the	O
reason	O
for	O
the	O
title	O
change	O
was	O
not	O
disclosed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
development	O
process	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
prototyped	O
in	O
Figma	B-Protocol
,	O
and	O
then	O
built	O
using	O
the	O
Unity	B-Application
engine	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
art	O
direction	O
heavily	O
draws	O
influence	O
from	O
vaporwave	O
aesthetics	O
and	O
retro	O
pixel	O
art	O
from	O
the	O
PC-98	B-Operating_System
era	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
1990s-era	O
bishōjo	B-Application
games	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
commercial	O
success	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
initial	O
download-only	O
Windows	O
release	O
,	O
a	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
port	O
was	O
announced	O
in	O
May	O
2022	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
Japan-exclusive	O
physical	O
release	O
fanart	O
book	O
and	O
a	O
CD	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
soundtrack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
song	O
is	O
available	O
as	O
a	O
playable	O
track	O
in	O
the	O
music	O
rhythm	O
games	O
Muse	B-Application
Dash	I-Application
and	O
Arcaea	B-Application
,	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
their	O
respective	O
collaboration	O
updates	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
theme	O
has	O
also	O
charted	O
on	O
the	O
Spotify	B-Application
"	O
Japan	O
Viral	O
50	O
"	O
chart	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
16	O
,	O
2023	O
,	O
a	O
sequel	O
titled	O
"	O
INTERNET	O
YAMERO	O
"	O
,	O
also	O
produced	O
by	O
Aiobahn	O
and	O
sung	O
by	O
KOTOKO	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
YouTube	O
,	O
Spotify	B-Application
,	O
and	O
other	O
music	O
streaming	O
and	O
distribution	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
manga	O
anthology	O
titled	O
began	O
serialisation	O
on	O
ComicWalker	B-Application
and	O
from	O
December	O
23	O
,	O
2022	O
onwards	O
,	O
featuring	O
illustrations	O
from	O
Ui	O
Shigure	O
,	O
Ohisashiburi	O
,	O
and	O
11	O
other	O
artists	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
manga	O
adaptation	O
written	O
by	O
Itaru	O
Bonnoki	O
and	O
illustrated	O
by	O
Nata	O
Ōkura	O
,	O
titled	O
Needy	B-Application
Girl	I-Application
Overdose	I-Application
:	O
Run	O
with	O
My	O
Sick	O
,	O
will	O
begin	O
serialization	O
on	O
Akita	O
Shoten	O
's	O
Manga	O
Cross	O
manga	O
website	O
on	O
March	O
21	O
,	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Needy	B-Application
Streamer	I-Application
Overload	I-Application
sold	O
over	O
100,000	O
copies	O
during	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
of	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
version	O
sold	O
11,693	O
copies	O
within	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
of	O
release	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
tenth	O
bestselling	O
retail	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
week	O
in	O
the	O
country	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dengeki	O
Online	O
suggests	O
that	O
despite	O
the	O
gratuitous	O
use	O
of	O
mentally	O
disturbing	O
content	O
,	O
Needy	B-Application
Streamer	I-Application
Overload	I-Application
is	O
a	O
quality	O
piece	O
of	O
work	O
full	O
of	O
expressiveness	O
that	O
can	O
only	O
be	O
delivered	O
through	O
games	O
as	O
an	O
entertainment	O
medium	O
,	O
while	O
also	O
pointing	O
out	O
that	O
players	O
unfamiliar	O
with	O
internet	O
culture	O
may	O
not	O
fully	O
appreciate	O
what	O
the	O
game	O
attempts	O
to	O
portray	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
review	O
published	O
by	O
United	O
Daily	O
News	O
in	O
Taiwan	O
compares	O
the	O
game	O
progression	O
experience	O
of	O
Needy	B-Application
Streamer	I-Application
Overload	I-Application
to	O
that	O
of	O
Undertale	B-Application
,	O
in	O
reference	O
to	O
how	O
the	O
player	O
learns	O
more	O
and	O
more	O
about	O
Ame	O
during	O
each	O
subsequent	O
playthrough	O
to	O
unlock	O
all	O
the	O
endings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
South	O
Korean	O
gaming	O
magazine	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
chiptune	O
soundtrack	O
and	O
overall	O
atmosphere	O
,	O
however	O
criticises	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
short	O
length	O
and	O
the	O
repetitive	O
nature	O
of	O
progressing	O
multiple	O
playthroughs	O
to	O
unlock	O
each	O
ending	O
,	O
claiming	O
that	O
unlike	O
other	O
"	O
raising	O
simulators	O
"	O
such	O
as	O
Princess	B-Application
Maker	I-Application
which	O
feel	O
rewarding	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
goes	O
on	O
,	O
Needy	B-Application
Streamer	I-Application
Overload	I-Application
may	O
not	O
provide	O
the	O
player	O
with	O
as	O
much	O
of	O
a	O
sense	O
of	O
accomplishment	O
,	O
despite	O
being	O
a	O
game	O
with	O
a	O
similar	O
premise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Needy	B-Application
Streamer	I-Application
Overload	I-Application
won	O
the	O
"	O
Most	O
Stream-friendly	O
Game	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Best	O
New	O
Characters	O
"	O
awards	O
at	O
the	O
2022	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
