<s>
It	O
is	O
planned	O
for	O
release	O
in	O
2025	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
spiritual	O
successor	O
to	O
the	O
Shadow	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
series	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
follows	O
magically-gifted	O
detective	O
Matthew	O
Farrell	O
during	O
the	O
1920s	O
as	O
he	O
investigates	O
supernatural	O
events	O
stretching	O
across	O
America	O
,	O
Europe	O
,	O
and	O
Asia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
Shadow	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
staff	O
returned	O
to	O
develop	O
Penny	B-Application
Blood	I-Application
,	O
including	O
series	O
creator	O
Matsuzo	O
Machida	O
,	O
character	O
artist	O
Miyako	O
Kato	O
,	O
and	O
Yoshitaka	O
Hirota	O
as	O
lead	O
composer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Machida	O
created	O
Penny	B-Application
Blood	I-Application
to	O
express	O
similar	O
concepts	O
to	O
those	O
explored	O
in	O
Shadow	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
,	O
though	O
aimed	O
at	O
an	O
adult	O
audience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
project	O
was	O
revealed	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
"	O
Double	O
Kickstarter	O
"	O
alongside	O
Wild	B-Application
Arms	I-Application
creator	O
Akifumi	O
Kaneko	O
's	O
project	O
Armed	O
Fantasia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Penny	B-Application
Blood	I-Application
is	O
an	O
upcoming	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
set	O
in	O
an	O
alternate	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
1920s	O
infused	O
with	O
elements	O
of	O
Gothic	O
horror	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Penny	B-Application
Blood	I-Application
was	O
created	O
by	O
Matsuzo	O
Machida	O
as	O
a	O
spiritual	O
successor	O
to	O
Shadow	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
,	O
a	O
series	O
developed	O
by	O
Sacnoth	O
and	O
released	O
between	O
2001	O
and	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Shadow	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
:	I-Application
From	I-Application
the	I-Application
New	I-Application
World	I-Application
,	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
left	O
to	O
become	O
independent	O
,	O
with	O
Machida	O
and	O
series	O
artist	O
Miyako	O
Kato	O
founding	O
Studio	O
Wildrose	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Machida	O
created	O
the	O
storyline	O
and	O
concepts	O
as	O
an	O
alternate	O
expression	O
of	O
the	O
themes	O
and	O
mechanics	O
he	O
created	O
for	O
Shadow	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
,	O
though	O
aiming	O
it	O
at	O
an	O
adult	O
audience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
His	O
intention	O
was	O
to	O
take	O
the	O
darker	O
themes	O
which	O
had	O
been	O
gradually	O
removed	O
from	O
Shadow	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
as	O
far	O
as	O
they	O
could	O
go	O
within	O
a	O
mature	O
game	O
,	O
though	O
some	O
comedic	O
elements	O
will	O
be	O
retained	O
as	O
in	O
Shadow	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
:	I-Application
Covenant	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
some	O
terminology	O
such	O
as	O
Malice	O
and	O
Sanity	O
Points	O
carried	O
over	O
,	O
there	O
was	O
no	O
other	O
connection	O
to	O
Shadow	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Planning	O
and	O
pre-production	O
for	O
Penny	B-Application
Blood	I-Application
began	O
in	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shadow	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
composer	O
Yoshitaka	O
Hirota	O
returned	O
as	O
lead	O
composer	O
,	O
with	O
Akira	O
Kaida	O
also	O
contributing	O
music	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
creating	O
the	O
Fusion	O
concept	O
for	O
Penny	B-Application
Blood	I-Application
,	O
Machida	O
used	O
the	O
theme	O
of	O
"	O
holy	O
"	O
figures	O
in	O
tales	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
the	O
demonic	O
inspiration	O
of	O
Shadow	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Machida	O
and	O
Wild	B-Application
Arms	I-Application
creator	O
Akifumi	O
Kaneko	O
met	O
through	O
a	O
mutual	O
friend	O
during	O
early	O
planning	O
for	O
Penny	B-Application
Blood	I-Application
,	O
learning	O
that	O
Kaneko	O
wanted	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
Wild	B-Application
Arms	I-Application
spiritual	O
successor	O
titled	O
Armed	O
Fantasia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
funding	O
goal	O
was	O
reached	O
in	O
under	O
20	O
hours	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
stretch	O
goal	O
for	O
console	O
versions	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
was	O
funded	O
the	O
following	O
day	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Machida	O
plans	O
for	O
Penny	B-Application
Blood	I-Application
to	O
release	O
during	O
2025	O
.	O
</s>
