<s>
Noita	B-Language
is	O
a	O
platform	O
roguelite	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Nolla	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
takes	O
place	O
in	O
a	O
2D	O
world	O
with	O
procedurally	O
generated	O
areas	O
where	O
every	O
pixel	B-Algorithm
is	O
physically	B-Language
simulated	I-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
early	O
access	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
on	O
24	O
September	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Noita	B-Language
left	O
early	O
access	O
as	O
the	O
1.0	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
15	O
October	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
character	O
in	O
Noita	B-Language
is	O
a	O
sorcerer	O
who	O
creates	O
and	O
casts	O
spells	O
in	O
a	O
procedurally	O
generated	O
2D	O
world	O
where	O
every	O
pixel	B-Algorithm
is	O
physically	B-Language
simulated	I-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
Noita	B-Language
has	O
permadeath	B-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
player	O
fights	O
enemies	O
that	O
include	O
creatures	O
named	O
after	O
Finnish	O
mythological	O
creatures	O
such	O
as	O
Hiisi	O
and	O
Iku-Turso	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Noita	B-Language
is	O
a	O
single-player	O
video	O
game	O
but	O
contains	O
a	O
viewer	O
participation	O
feature	O
that	O
lets	O
Twitch	O
livestream	O
viewers	O
vote	O
about	O
in-game	O
events	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Noita	B-Language
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Nolla	O
Games	O
,	O
an	O
independent	O
game	O
studio	O
based	O
in	O
Helsinki	O
,	O
Finland	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
studio	O
was	O
formed	O
by	O
Petri	O
Purho	O
(	O
the	O
developer	O
of	O
Crayon	B-Application
Physics	I-Application
Deluxe	I-Application
)	O
,	O
Olli	O
Harjola	O
(	O
The	B-Application
Swapper	I-Application
)	O
and	O
Arvi	O
Teikari	O
(	O
Baba	B-Application
Is	I-Application
You	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Noita	B-Language
is	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
1998	O
artillery	O
game	O
Liero	B-Application
,	O
falling-sand	B-Language
games	I-Language
,	O
and	O
modern	O
roguelikes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Petri	O
Purho	O
described	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
based	O
on	O
a	O
falling	B-Language
sand	I-Language
style	O
simulation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Noita	B-Language
was	O
released	O
in	O
early	O
access	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
on	O
24	O
September	O
2019	O
and	O
is	O
digitally	O
distributed	O
on	O
GOG.com,	O
Humble	O
Bundle	O
,	O
Itch.io,	O
and	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Noita	B-Language
left	O
early	O
access	O
as	O
the	O
1.0	O
version	O
on	O
15	O
October	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Noita	B-Language
was	O
a	O
finalist	O
nominee	O
in	O
three	O
categories	O
at	O
the	O
2019	O
Independent	O
Games	O
Festival	O
:	O
Seumas	O
McNally	O
Grand	O
Prize	O
,	O
Excellence	O
in	O
Design	O
,	O
and	O
Nuovo	O
Award	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Finnish	O
computing	O
website	O
gave	O
the	O
early	O
access	O
version	O
of	O
Noita	B-Language
a	O
4	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
,	O
and	O
described	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
"	O
unbridled	O
and	O
addictive	O
"	O
and	O
that	O
it	O
"	O
sets	O
high	O
expectations	O
for	O
the	O
finished	O
game	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
"	O
Best	O
Technology	O
"	O
at	O
the	O
20th	O
Game	O
Developers	O
Choice	O
Awards	O
,	O
held	O
in	O
March	O
2020	O
and	O
for	O
"	O
Most	O
Innovative	O
Gameplay	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
Awards	O
(	O
2020	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Noita	B-Language
won	O
2	O
awards	O
in	O
the	O
Finnish	O
Game	O
Awards	O
2021	O
,	O
for	O
Finnish	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
and	O
Big	O
Screen	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
.	O
</s>
