<s>
Overload	B-Application
is	O
a	O
3D	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
released	O
by	O
Revival	B-Application
Productions	I-Application
for	O
Windows	O
,	O
macOS	B-Application
and	O
Linux	B-Application
on	O
May	O
31	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
was	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
16	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
features	O
six	O
degrees	O
of	O
freedom	O
movement	O
in	O
a	O
3D	O
environment	O
with	O
zero	B-Application
gravity	I-Application
,	O
allowing	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
move	O
and	O
rotate	O
in	O
any	O
direction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
,	O
which	O
has	O
been	O
described	O
as	O
a	O
'	O
spiritual	O
successor	O
 '	O
to	O
the	O
video	O
games	O
Descent	B-Application
and	O
Descent	B-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
received	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
on	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
Descent	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
is	O
tasked	O
with	O
controlling	O
a	O
gunship	O
in	O
zero	B-Application
gravity	I-Application
inside	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
mining	O
facilities	O
and	O
cave	O
areas	O
,	O
fighting	O
hostile	O
worker	O
robots	O
(	O
called	O
autonomous	O
operators	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
)	O
and	O
finding	O
possible	O
survivors	O
in	O
cryostasis	O
tubes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
in	O
its	O
core	O
is	O
a	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
with	O
a	O
fully	O
three-dimensional	O
environment	O
,	O
but	O
with	O
six	O
degrees	O
of	O
freedom	O
movement	O
in	O
zero	B-Application
gravity	I-Application
,	O
allowing	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
move	O
and	O
rotate	O
in	O
any	O
direction	O
,	O
which	O
demands	O
spatial	O
awareness	O
skills	O
from	O
the	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
assist	O
in	O
navigating	O
around	O
the	O
level	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
call	O
up	O
a	O
Holo-Guide	O
,	O
a	O
holographic	O
bot	O
that	O
can	O
lead	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
a	O
destination	O
(	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
Guide-Bot	O
of	O
Descent	B-Application
II	I-Application
)	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
fully	O
three-dimensionally	O
rendered	O
automap	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
a	O
similar	O
feature	O
seen	O
in	O
Descent	B-Application
,	O
showing	O
the	O
areas	O
of	O
the	O
level	O
that	O
the	O
player	O
has	O
already	O
discovered	O
or	O
spotted	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Overload	B-Application
also	O
features	O
an	O
upgrade	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Keyboard	B-Device
,	O
mouse	B-Device
,	O
gamepad	B-Device
and	O
joystick	B-Device
controls	O
are	O
among	O
those	O
supported	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
also	O
supports	O
virtual	B-Application
reality	I-Application
with	O
both	O
the	O
HTC	O
Vive	O
and	O
the	O
Oculus	B-Device
Rift	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Overload	B-Application
features	O
online	O
multiplayer	O
with	O
three	O
modes	O
:	O
Head	O
to	O
Head	O
,	O
Anarchy	O
and	O
Team	O
Anarchy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
,	O
which	O
uses	O
a	O
client	B-Operating_System
–	I-Operating_System
server	I-Operating_System
model	I-Operating_System
,	O
can	O
be	O
played	O
on	O
online	O
servers	O
,	O
featuring	O
both	O
public	O
and	O
private	O
matches	O
,	O
or	O
over	O
a	O
LAN	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cross-platform	B-Application
multiplayer	I-Application
is	O
supported	O
between	O
the	O
supported	O
computer	O
platforms	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
addition	O
,	O
PC	O
players	O
are	O
able	O
to	O
play	O
with	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
players	O
,	O
but	O
players	O
of	O
these	O
consoles	O
cannot	O
play	O
with	O
each	O
other	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
response	O
,	O
the	O
Iberia	O
receives	O
a	O
transmission	O
from	O
Juno	O
Offworld	O
headquarters	O
to	O
overload	B-Application
the	O
reactor	O
cores	O
of	O
all	O
Chronus	O
Frontier	O
facilities	O
,	O
resulting	O
in	O
explosions	O
that	O
will	O
pulverize	O
the	O
respective	O
facility	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Warden	O
attacks	O
the	O
reactor	O
but	O
is	O
unable	O
to	O
overload	B-Application
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Members	O
of	O
Revival	B-Application
Productions	I-Application
,	O
the	O
studio	O
behind	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
include	O
founders	O
Matt	O
Toschlog	O
and	O
Mike	O
Kulas	O
,	O
who	O
started	O
Parallax	O
Software	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
behind	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
Descent	B-Application
titles	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Luke	O
Schneider	O
from	O
Radian	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
for	O
Overload	B-Application
started	O
out	O
as	O
an	O
idea	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
tunnel	O
shooter	O
for	O
the	O
20th	O
anniversary	O
of	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Descent	B-Application
,	O
with	O
the	O
idea	O
slowly	O
shifting	O
into	O
that	O
of	O
a	O
6DOF	O
game	O
with	O
virtual	B-Application
reality	I-Application
support	O
and	O
eventually	O
into	O
a	O
Descent-like	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
project	O
started	O
with	O
Mike	O
Kulas	O
,	O
Matt	O
Toschlog	O
and	O
Luke	O
Schneider	O
in	O
an	O
email	O
discussion	O
,	O
with	O
Schneider	O
being	O
the	O
one	O
to	O
come	O
up	O
with	O
the	O
name	O
Overload	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2014	O
,	O
Toschlog	O
announced	O
to	O
former	O
Parallax	O
Software	O
employees	O
about	O
the	O
project	O
and	O
the	O
establishment	O
of	O
Revival	B-Application
Productions	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
user	O
interface	O
was	O
particularly	O
inspired	O
by	O
Elite	B-Protocol
Dangerous	I-Protocol
and	O
heads-up	B-Application
displays	I-Application
of	O
fighter	O
jets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Among	O
the	O
people	O
who	O
developed	O
the	O
music	O
and	O
sound	O
effects	O
for	O
Overload	B-Application
were	O
Dan	O
Wentz	O
and	O
Allister	O
Brimble	O
,	O
who	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
original	O
sound	O
design	O
and	O
MIDI	O
music	O
of	O
Descent	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Jerry	O
Berlongieri	O
,	O
who	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
music	O
of	O
Descent	B-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
developed	O
with	O
Unity	B-Application
5	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
'	O
playable	O
teaser	O
 '	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
7	O
,	O
2016	O
via	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
distribution	O
platform	O
and	O
a	O
second	O
demo	O
showcasing	O
VR	B-Application
features	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
demonstrated	O
at	O
PAX	O
west	O
in	O
September	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
via	O
the	O
early	O
access	O
model	O
in	O
March	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Windows	O
,	O
macOS	B-Application
and	O
Linux	B-Application
versions	O
of	O
Overload	B-Application
were	O
released	O
on	O
May	O
31	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
versions	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
came	O
later	O
in	O
Q3	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
first	O
announced	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
described	O
as	O
a	O
'	O
spiritual	O
successor	O
 '	O
to	O
Descent	B-Application
and	O
Descent	B-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
release	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
received	O
positive	O
coverage	O
from	O
Rock	O
,	O
Paper	O
,	O
Shotgun	O
and	O
Engadget	B-Application
,	O
with	O
Dominic	O
Tarason	O
of	O
the	O
former	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
very	O
good	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
