<s>
Omori	B-Application
is	O
a	O
2020	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
indie	O
studio	O
Omocat	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
a	O
teenage	O
boy	O
named	O
Sunny	O
and	O
his	O
dream	O
world	O
alter-ego	O
Omori	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
explores	O
both	O
the	O
real	O
world	O
and	O
Sunny	O
's	O
surreal	O
dream	O
world	O
as	O
Omori	B-Application
,	O
either	O
overcoming	O
or	O
suppressing	O
his	O
fears	O
and	O
forgotten	O
secrets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
How	O
Sunny	O
and	O
Omori	B-Application
interact	O
depends	O
on	O
choices	O
made	O
by	O
the	O
player	O
,	O
resulting	O
in	O
one	O
of	O
several	O
endings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Omori	B-Application
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
director	O
's	O
webcomic	O
series	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
name	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
eventually	O
released	O
for	O
macOS	B-Application
and	O
Windows	O
in	O
December	O
2020	O
,	O
six	O
years	O
after	O
its	O
initial	O
funding	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
would	O
also	O
see	O
a	O
release	O
on	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
with	O
added	O
content	O
in	O
June	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Omori	B-Application
was	O
favorably	O
compared	O
to	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
EarthBound	B-Application
and	O
Yume	B-Application
Nikki	I-Application
,	O
and	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
be	O
nominated	O
for	O
several	O
awards	O
,	O
winning	O
DreamHack	O
's	O
"	O
Daringly	O
Dramatic	O
"	O
category	O
in	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Omoris	B-Application
gameplay	O
is	O
inspired	O
by	O
traditional	O
Japanese	O
role-playing	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Headspace	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
a	O
party	O
of	O
four	O
characters	O
:	O
Omori	B-Application
,	O
Aubrey	O
,	O
Kel	O
,	O
and	O
Hero	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Juice	O
meter	O
is	O
used	O
to	O
perform	O
skills	O
,	O
special	O
abilities	O
which	O
aid	O
in	O
battle	O
(	O
I.e	O
pass	O
to	O
Omori	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Outside	O
of	O
battle	O
,	O
the	O
party	O
can	O
heal	O
and	O
save	O
by	O
encountering	O
a	O
picnic	O
blanket	O
,	O
associated	O
with	O
Omori	B-Application
's	O
older	O
sister	O
Mari	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
titular	O
main	O
character	O
,	O
Omori	B-Application
,	O
awakens	O
in	O
"	O
White	O
Space	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
barren	O
void	O
he	O
has	O
lived	O
in	O
"	O
for	O
as	O
long	O
as	O
 [ he ] 	O
can	O
remember	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
seeing	O
an	O
unfamiliar	O
photo	O
fall	O
from	O
it	O
,	O
Basil	O
panics	O
and	O
Omori	B-Application
is	O
abruptly	O
teleported	O
back	O
to	O
White	O
Space	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Awakening	O
once	O
again	O
in	O
White	O
Space	O
,	O
Omori	B-Application
reunites	O
with	O
Aubrey	O
,	O
Kel	O
,	O
and	O
Hero	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eventually	O
,	O
they	O
return	O
to	O
Basil	O
's	O
now-dilapidated	O
house	O
,	O
where	O
Omori	B-Application
is	O
transported	O
to	O
the	O
more	O
disturbing	O
"	O
Black	O
Space	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
final	O
room	O
,	O
Omori	B-Application
kills	O
Basil	O
and	O
places	O
himself	O
atop	O
a	O
throne	O
of	O
massive	O
,	O
red	O
hands	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Basil	O
was	O
consumed	O
by	O
guilt	O
and	O
self-loathing	O
,	O
Sunny	O
's	O
suicidal	O
depression	O
led	O
him	O
to	O
create	O
Headspace	O
and	O
his	O
dream	O
persona	O
Omori	B-Application
to	O
repress	O
his	O
trauma	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
hide	O
the	O
truth	O
,	O
Omori	B-Application
reset	O
Headspace	O
every	O
time	O
memories	O
of	O
the	O
incident	O
resurfaced	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
unconscious	O
,	O
Sunny	O
remembers	O
his	O
childhood	O
memories	O
with	O
his	O
friends	O
and	O
Mari	O
,	O
giving	O
him	O
the	O
strength	O
to	O
face	O
Omori	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Refusing	O
to	O
die	O
,	O
Omori	B-Application
defeats	O
Sunny	O
,	O
causing	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
receive	O
a	O
game	B-Application
over	I-Application
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Omori	B-Application
then	O
disappears	O
and	O
a	O
hospitalized	O
Sunny	O
wakes	O
up	O
in	O
the	O
real	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Should	O
the	O
player	O
choose	O
not	O
to	O
continue	O
,	O
Sunny	O
disappears	O
rather	O
than	O
Omori	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Omori	B-Application
wakes	O
up	O
in	O
white	O
space	O
and	O
goes	O
out	O
to	O
Headspace	O
,	O
the	O
scene	O
instead	O
cuts	O
to	O
Sunny	O
jumping	O
off	O
the	O
hospital	O
's	O
balcony	O
,	O
plummeting	O
to	O
his	O
presumed	O
death	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Omori	B-Application
was	O
developed	O
over	O
the	O
course	O
of	O
six	O
and	O
a	O
half	O
years	O
,	O
directed	O
by	O
pseudonymous	O
artist	O
Omocat	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
,	O
a	O
webcomic	O
Tumblr	B-Application
blog	O
Omocat	B-Application
created	O
to	O
"	O
help	O
 [ them ] 	O
cope	O
with	O
 [ their ] 	O
problems	O
during	O
a	O
confusing	O
part	O
of	O
 [ their ] 	O
life.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
game	O
engine	O
,	O
they	O
chose	O
RPG	B-Application
Maker	I-Application
,	O
as	O
they	O
deemed	O
it	O
important	O
to	O
support	O
an	O
accessible	O
platform	O
and	O
community	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
port	O
was	O
promised	O
as	O
a	O
stretch	O
goal	O
,	O
but	O
ultimately	O
never	O
came	O
to	O
fruition	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
discontinuation	O
of	O
the	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Backers	O
were	O
instead	O
offered	O
a	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
port	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
aid	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
creation	O
,	O
Omocat	B-Application
hired	O
several	O
additional	O
team	O
members	O
,	O
including	O
an	O
RPG	B-Application
Maker	I-Application
expert	O
,	O
but	O
still	O
had	O
a	O
goal	O
of	O
keeping	O
the	O
team	O
size	O
small	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initially	O
,	O
they	O
enlisted	O
their	O
musician	O
friends	O
Space	B-Application
Boyfriend	I-Application
and	O
Slime	O
Girls	O
to	O
help	O
with	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
;	O
after	O
being	O
inspired	O
by	O
Bo	O
En	O
's	O
"	O
My	O
Time	O
"	O
and	O
coming	O
up	O
with	O
the	O
idea	O
of	O
hidden	O
music	O
tracks	O
,	O
they	O
contacted	O
him	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
development	O
continued	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
had	O
to	O
change	O
their	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
RPG	B-Application
Maker	I-Application
engine	O
,	O
using	O
this	O
opportunity	O
to	O
refine	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
visual	O
style	O
,	O
story	O
,	O
and	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
in	O
2020	O
,	O
Omori	B-Application
received	O
its	O
final	O
release	O
date	O
of	O
December	O
25	O
,	O
when	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
macOS	B-Application
and	O
Windows	O
via	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
versions	O
of	O
Omori	B-Application
were	O
first	O
announced	O
during	O
Playism	O
's	O
Tokyo	O
Game	O
Show	O
2019	O
presentation	O
on	O
September	O
11	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
an	O
Indie	O
World	O
presentation	O
in	O
December	O
2021	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
a	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
version	O
would	O
release	O
in	O
Q2	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
Series	B-Device
X/S	I-Device
ports	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
new	O
port	O
for	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
,	O
were	O
eventually	O
released	O
digitally	O
on	O
June	O
17	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
a	O
slight	O
delay	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
port	O
followed	O
on	O
June	O
24	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
versions	O
were	O
developed	O
by	O
MP2	O
Games	O
,	O
and	O
feature	O
additional	O
content	O
not	O
found	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
Steam	B-Application
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
physical	O
edition	O
by	O
Fangamer	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
was	O
initially	O
planned	O
to	O
launch	O
alongside	O
the	O
digital	O
release	O
,	O
but	O
did	O
not	O
launch	O
until	O
early	O
July	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PC	O
Gamer	O
reviewer	O
Rachel	O
Watts	O
praised	O
both	O
Omoris	B-Application
combat	O
and	O
gameplay	O
,	O
saying	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
"	O
all	O
the	O
makings	O
of	O
being	O
a	O
modern	O
cult	O
classic	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
majority	O
of	O
reviewers	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
writing	O
and	O
tone	O
,	O
comparing	O
it	O
to	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
EarthBound	B-Application
,	O
Undertale	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Yume	B-Application
Nikki	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Writing	O
for	O
Wired	O
magazine	O
,	O
reviewer	O
Julie	O
Fukunaga	O
commended	O
the	O
depth	O
and	O
psychological	O
themes	O
of	O
the	O
narrative	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
it	O
is	O
in	O
this	O
medium	O
that	O
Omori	B-Application
thrives	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Omori	B-Application
received	O
two	O
Honorable	O
Mentions	O
at	O
the	O
2021	O
Independent	O
Games	O
Festival	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
version	O
of	O
Omori	B-Application
sold	O
2,903	O
physical	O
copies	O
within	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
of	O
release	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
nineteenth	O
bestselling	O
retail	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
week	O
in	O
the	O
country	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
December	O
31	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
official	O
Twitter	B-Application
account	I-Application
announced	O
that	O
Omori	B-Application
had	O
sold	O
1	O
million	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
