<s>
Parkitect	B-Application
is	O
a	O
construction	B-Application
and	I-Application
management	I-Application
simulation	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Texel	B-Application
Raptor	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Parkitect	B-Application
simulates	O
amusement	O
park	O
management	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
RollerCoaster	B-Application
Tycoon	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
the	O
RollerCoaster	B-Application
Tycoon	I-Application
series	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
build	O
rides	O
,	O
manage	O
the	O
park	O
,	O
and	O
keep	O
their	O
guests	O
happy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Parkitect	B-Application
introduces	O
several	O
aspects	O
that	O
differentiate	O
from	O
the	O
classic	O
RollerCoaster	B-Application
Tycoon	I-Application
series	O
including	O
staff	O
buildings	O
,	O
resource	O
depots	O
,	O
and	O
hidden	O
staff-only	O
areas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
1	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
Sebastian	O
Mayer	O
posted	O
a	O
screenshot	O
of	O
the	O
yet-to-be	O
titled	O
game	O
on	O
Reddit	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Texel	B-Application
Raptor	I-Application
launched	O
the	O
Kickstarter	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
August	O
22	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
as	O
Parkitect	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
then	O
on	O
,	O
Texel	B-Application
Raptor	I-Application
released	O
weekly	O
images	O
and	O
stats	O
regarding	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Texel	B-Application
Raptor	I-Application
released	O
the	O
pre-alpha	O
to	O
those	O
who	O
pre-ordered	O
and	O
backed	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
September	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2016	O
,	O
Texel	B-Application
Raptor	I-Application
announced	O
that	O
Parkitect	B-Application
would	O
be	O
released	O
as	O
an	O
early	O
access	O
game	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
on	O
May	O
5	O
,	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
"	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
"	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
years	O
after	O
Parkitects	B-Application
release	O
on	O
Early	O
Access	O
,	O
Ellen	O
McGrody	O
of	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
has	O
grown	O
from	O
a	O
simple	O
recreation	O
of	O
the	O
isometric	O
rollercoaster	O
sim	O
to	O
an	O
evolution	O
of	O
it	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
