<s>
Perception	O
is	O
a	O
first-person	O
horror-themed	B-Application
adventure	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
The	O
Deep	O
End	O
Games	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
The	O
Deep	O
End	O
Games	O
and	O
Feardemic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
on	O
May	O
30	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
versions	O
on	O
June	O
6	O
,	O
and	O
by	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
version	O
on	O
October	O
31	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
team	O
behind	O
Perception	O
consists	O
of	O
several	O
former	O
Irrational	O
Games	O
employees	O
that	O
had	O
worked	O
on	O
BioShock	B-Application
(	O
2007	O
)	O
and	O
BioShock	B-Application
Infinite	I-Application
(	O
2013	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Perception	O
is	O
a	O
first-person	O
horror-themed	B-Application
adventure	O
video	O
game	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
assumes	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
Cassie	O
Thornton	O
,	O
a	O
blind	O
woman	O
who	O
navigates	O
a	O
mansion	O
through	O
means	O
of	O
echolocation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Presence	O
cannot	O
be	O
killed	O
directly	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
been	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
enemies	O
in	O
other	O
horror	B-Application
games	I-Application
such	O
as	O
Amnesia	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
Descent	I-Application
(	O
2010	O
)	O
,	O
Outlast	B-Application
(	O
2013	O
)	O
and	O
Alien	B-Application
:	I-Application
Isolation	I-Application
(	O
2014	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gardner	O
had	O
previously	O
worked	O
for	O
Irrational	O
Games	O
where	O
he	O
had	O
worked	O
on	O
BioShock	B-Application
and	O
BioShock	B-Application
Infinite	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
studio	O
consists	O
of	O
several	O
other	O
former	O
Irrational	O
Games	O
employees	O
that	O
had	O
also	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
BioShock	B-Application
series	O
,	O
and	O
also	O
Gardner	O
's	O
wife	O
serves	O
as	O
writer	O
and	O
producer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Perception	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
via	O
Steam	B-Application
and	O
GOG.com	O
on	O
May	O
30	O
,	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
versions	O
followed	O
on	O
June	O
6	O
,	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
The	O
Deep	O
End	O
Games	O
and	O
Feardemic	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
an	O
independent	O
publisher	O
in	O
Kraków	O
,	O
Poland	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
31	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
version	O
was	O
released	O
;	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
date	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
received	O
a	O
"	O
Remaster	O
Update	O
"	O
that	O
added	O
new	O
difficulty	O
modes	O
and	O
script	O
changes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Perception	O
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
