<s>
Neon	B-Application
White	I-Application
is	O
a	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
and	O
puzzle-platforming	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Angel	O
Matrix	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Annapurna	O
Interactive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
on	O
June	O
16	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
on	O
December	O
13	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Designed	O
to	O
focus	O
on	O
speedrun-style	O
of	O
gameplay	O
,	O
Neon	B-Application
White	I-Application
has	O
the	O
player	O
in	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
a	O
Neon	O
,	O
a	O
demon	O
hunter	O
in	O
heaven	O
,	O
clearing	O
all	O
the	O
demons	O
on	O
a	O
given	O
level	O
in	O
the	O
fastest	O
time	O
possible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
written	O
by	O
Ryann	O
Shannon	O
,	O
writer	O
for	O
OK	B-Application
K.O.	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Let	O
's	O
Be	O
Heroes	O
;	O
and	O
Aevee	O
Bee	O
,	O
writer	O
for	O
We	B-Application
Know	I-Application
the	I-Application
Devil	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Neon	B-Application
White	I-Application
features	O
a	O
group	O
known	O
as	O
Neons	O
,	O
sinners	O
taken	O
from	O
Hell	O
in	O
an	O
annual	O
competition	O
to	O
clean	O
up	O
demons	O
in	O
Heaven	O
for	O
a	O
chance	O
to	O
stay	O
there	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
takes	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
the	O
titular	O
Neon	B-Application
White	I-Application
,	O
an	O
assassin	O
who	O
is	O
competing	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
amnesiac	O
Neon	B-Application
White	I-Application
awakens	O
in	O
Heaven	O
alongside	O
other	O
sinners	O
who	O
have	O
floated	O
up	O
from	O
Hell	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lead	O
designer	O
Ben	O
Esposito	O
created	O
an	O
initial	O
prototype	O
of	O
Neon	B-Application
White	I-Application
as	O
a	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
in	O
2017	O
while	O
he	O
was	O
finishing	O
development	O
of	O
Donut	B-Application
County	I-Application
as	O
a	O
distraction	O
from	O
that	O
work	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
Donut	B-Application
County	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
2018	O
,	O
Esposito	O
returned	O
to	O
the	O
prototype	O
to	O
continue	O
its	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Around	O
that	O
time	O
,	O
the	O
roguelike	O
deck-building	O
game	O
Slay	B-Application
the	I-Application
Spire	I-Application
had	O
just	O
been	O
released	O
and	O
created	O
a	O
wave	O
of	O
card-based	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
indie	O
games	O
space	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2022	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
announced	O
at	O
Summer	O
Game	O
Fest	O
2022	O
to	O
have	O
an	O
official	O
release	O
date	O
of	O
June	O
16	O
,	O
2022	O
on	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ports	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
were	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
13	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Neon	B-Application
White	I-Application
received	O
"	O
universal	O
acclaim	O
"	O
for	O
Windows	O
and	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eurogamer	O
's	O
Oisin	O
Kuhnke	O
recommended	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
lauding	O
its	O
story	O
,	O
themes	O
,	O
and	O
anime	O
influences	O
while	O
primarily	O
praising	O
its	O
speedrunning-centric	O
core	O
gameplay	O
loop	O
,	O
stating	O
,	O
"	O
Neon	B-Application
White	I-Application
has	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
level	O
design	O
I	O
've	O
ever	O
played	O
in	O
an	O
arcade-style	O
game	O
...	O
the	O
adrenaline	O
I	O
felt	O
when	O
I	O
squeezed	O
in	O
that	O
first	O
place	O
time	O
within	O
less	O
than	O
a	O
millisecond	O
was	O
n't	O
like	O
any	O
I	O
'd	O
felt	O
before.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Blake	O
Hester	O
of	O
Game	O
Informer	O
wrote	O
,	O
"	O
Neon	B-Application
White	I-Application
is	O
my	O
favorite	O
game	O
I	O
've	O
played	O
all	O
year	O
–	O
by	O
a	O
large	O
margin	O
...	O
It	O
'	O
s	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
fun	O
games	O
I	O
've	O
played	O
in	O
years	O
,	O
"	O
and	O
cited	O
the	O
"	O
top-notch	O
"	O
level	O
design	O
,	O
"	O
stupid-but-charming	O
"	O
story	O
,	O
"	O
precise	O
and	O
intricate	O
"	O
gameplay	O
,	O
and	O
Japanese	O
action	O
game	O
aesthetic	O
akin	O
to	O
Killer7	B-Application
and	O
El	O
Shaddai	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
strengths	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dan	O
Ryckert	O
of	O
Giant	O
Bomb	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
perfect	O
score	O
of	O
5	O
stars	O
while	O
likening	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
aesthetics	O
to	O
90s	O
video	O
game	O
magazines	O
"	O
claiming	O
that	O
a	O
game	O
would	O
cause	O
any	O
variety	O
of	O
extreme	O
maladies	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
said	O
,	O
"	O
It	O
gets	O
its	O
hooks	O
in	O
deep	O
and	O
fast	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
true	O
fun	O
and	O
challenge	O
in	O
Neon	B-Application
White	I-Application
becomes	O
apparent	O
the	O
more	O
you	O
play	O
it.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
PC	O
Gamer	O
likened	O
Neon	B-Application
White	I-Application
's	O
visual	O
style	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
a	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
game	O
,	O
and	O
wrote	O
,	O
"	O
If	O
you	O
can	O
ignore	O
(	O
or	O
better	O
yet	O
,	O
embrace	O
)	O
the	O
cringe	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
Neon	B-Application
White	I-Application
is	O
still	O
a	O
blisteringly	O
stylish	O
speedrunning	O
platformer.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Shacknews	O
 '	O
Morgan	O
Shaver	O
praised	O
the	O
agency	O
the	O
game	O
gave	O
to	O
the	O
player	O
and	O
the	O
experimentation	O
it	O
encouraged	O
,	O
writing	O
,	O
"	O
You	O
really	O
get	O
a	O
nice	O
,	O
exhilarating	O
speedrunning	O
feeling	O
in	O
Neon	B-Application
White	I-Application
with	O
the	O
multiple	O
ways	O
in	O
which	O
you	O
can	O
clear	O
a	O
level	O
,	O
both	O
conventional	O
and	O
unconventional.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
+Awards	O
and	O
nominations	O
for	O
Neon	B-Application
White	I-Application
Year	O
Award	O
Category	O
Result	O
2022	O
Golden	O
Joystick	O
Awards	O
Ultimate	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
PC	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
Best	O
Indie	O
Game	O
The	O
Game	O
Awards	O
2022	O
Best	O
Independent	O
Game	O
Best	O
Action	O
Game	O
Best	O
Debut	O
Indie	O
Game	O
2023	O
Steam	O
Awards	O
Most	O
Innovative	O
Gameplay	O
New	O
York	O
Game	O
Awards	O
Off	O
Broadway	O
Award	O
for	O
Best	O
Indie	O
Game	O
26th	O
Annual	O
D.I.C.E.	O
</s>
<s>
Neon	B-Application
White	I-Application
's	O
soundtrack	O
was	O
created	O
by	O
Machine	O
Girl	O
,	O
who	O
was	O
specifically	O
sought	O
after	O
by	O
lead	O
designer	O
Ben	O
Esposito	O
after	O
hearing	O
their	O
2020	O
EP	O
RePorpoised	O
Phantasies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Esposito	O
estimates	O
that	O
about	O
half	O
of	O
the	O
tracks	O
in	O
the	O
final	O
game	O
were	O
culled	O
from	O
these	O
demos	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
other	O
half	O
were	O
original	O
compositions	O
created	O
just	O
for	O
Neon	B-Application
White	I-Application
;	O
he	O
also	O
estimated	O
that	O
about	O
half	O
of	O
the	O
overall	O
tracks	O
that	O
were	O
created	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
cut	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
Esposito	O
wanted	O
the	O
music	O
to	O
fit	O
the	O
vibe	O
of	O
a	O
"	O
lost	O
PS2	B-Device
or	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
game	O
"	O
and	O
would	O
send	O
Stephenson	O
soundtracks	O
from	O
games	O
of	O
that	O
era	O
as	O
inspiration	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
those	O
of	O
the	O
Jet	B-Application
Set	I-Application
Radio	I-Application
and	O
Ape	B-Application
Escape	I-Application
series	O
,	O
with	O
Stephenson	O
also	O
citing	O
Mick	O
Gordon	O
's	O
work	O
for	O
the	O
Doom	B-Application
series	I-Application
as	O
inspiration	O
for	O
some	O
late	O
game	O
music	O
.	O
</s>
