<s>
Pit	B-Application
People	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
strategy	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
by	O
indie	O
game	O
developer	O
The	O
Behemoth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
early	O
access	O
version	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
was	O
released	O
in	O
January	O
2017	O
and	O
the	O
full	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
March	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
success	O
of	O
their	O
prior	O
games	O
—	O
Alien	B-Operating_System
Hominid	I-Operating_System
,	O
Castle	B-Application
Crashers	I-Application
,	O
and	O
BattleBlock	B-Application
Theater	I-Application
—	O
established	O
their	O
reputation	O
as	O
an	O
indie	O
game	O
developer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
BattleBlock	B-Application
Theater	I-Application
approached	O
its	O
April	O
2013	O
release	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
began	O
work	O
on	O
Pit	B-Application
People	I-Application
under	O
the	O
codename	O
"	O
Game	O
4	O
"	O
(	O
the	O
studio	O
's	O
fourth	O
game	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
original	O
arena-centered	O
concept	O
was	O
titled	O
"	O
Pit	B-Application
People	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Behemoth	O
set	O
out	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
team-based	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
developed	O
its	O
strategy	B-Application
gameplay	O
elements	O
over	O
time	O
—	O
the	O
grid-based	O
combat	O
was	O
raised	O
several	O
months	O
into	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
a	O
new	O
genre	O
for	O
the	O
company	O
,	O
which	O
had	O
established	O
itself	O
with	O
action	B-Application
games	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
2014	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
become	O
a	O
"	O
fast-paced	O
,	O
turn-based	O
,	O
co-op	O
adventure	O
with	O
management	O
and	O
role-playing	O
game	O
elements	O
"	O
in	O
development	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Steam	B-Application
Early	O
Access	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
Game	O
Preview	O
program	O
versions	O
were	O
launched	O
on	O
January	O
13	O
,	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
upon	O
release	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
