<s>
Poi	B-Application
is	O
an	O
independent	O
3D	O
platform	O
game	O
released	O
on	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
macOS	B-Application
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
via	O
Steam	B-Application
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Poi	B-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
PolyKid	O
,	O
an	O
independent	O
studio	O
made	O
up	O
of	O
graduates	O
from	O
the	O
DigiPen	O
Institute	O
of	O
Technology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
an	O
unsuccessful	O
Kickstarter	O
campaign	O
in	O
August	O
2015	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
via	O
Steam	B-Application
Early	O
Access	O
the	O
following	O
November	O
and	O
remained	O
in	O
active	O
development	O
until	O
a	O
finished	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
February	O
2017	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
home	O
console	O
ports	O
later	O
that	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Poi	B-Application
follows	O
a	O
pair	O
of	O
orphaned	O
twin	O
children	O
,	O
a	O
boy	O
and	O
a	O
girl	O
,	O
who	O
are	O
invited	O
by	O
an	O
older	O
adventurer	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Master	O
Explorer	O
to	O
join	O
the	O
crew	O
of	O
his	O
flying	O
airship	O
in	O
his	O
quest	O
to	O
find	O
a	O
mystical	O
treasure	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Milky	O
Way	O
Globe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Progression	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
64	I-Application
:	O
when	O
the	O
player	O
enters	O
a	O
world	O
,	O
they	O
are	O
presented	O
with	O
a	O
task	O
to	O
complete	O
such	O
as	O
gathering	O
coins	O
or	O
keys	O
,	O
finishing	O
an	O
obstacle	O
course	O
,	O
or	O
defeating	O
a	O
boss	O
,	O
among	O
others	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Poi	B-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
PolyKid	O
,	O
a	O
small	O
independent	O
studio	O
founded	O
by	O
DigiPen	O
Institute	O
of	O
Technology	O
graduates	O
Paul	O
Ewers	O
and	O
Ben	O
Gable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
two	O
sought	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
new	O
3D	O
platformer	O
that	O
evoked	O
the	O
spirit	O
of	O
classic	O
entries	O
in	O
the	O
genre	O
such	O
as	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
64	I-Application
,	O
Banjo-Kazooie	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Sunshine	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
first	O
announced	O
in	O
June	O
2015	O
for	O
release	O
on	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
,	O
alongside	O
plans	O
for	O
a	O
Kickstarter	O
campaign	O
to	O
help	O
fund	O
its	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
6	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
Poi	B-Application
was	O
released	O
via	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
Early	O
Access	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
ultimately	O
left	O
Early	O
Access	O
and	O
was	O
officially	O
released	O
via	O
Steam	B-Application
on	O
February	O
1	O
,	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ports	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
were	O
released	O
digitally	O
on	O
June	O
27	O
,	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
port	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
published	O
by	O
Alliance	O
Digital	O
Media	O
,	O
dubbed	O
the	O
"	O
Explorer	O
Edition	O
"	O
,	O
received	O
a	O
digital	O
and	O
physical	O
release	O
on	O
October	O
23	O
,	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
version	O
of	O
Poi	B-Application
received	O
an	O
average	O
score	O
of	O
65/100	O
from	O
review	O
aggregator	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
indicating	O
mixed	O
reception	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
World	O
Report	O
similarly	O
praised	O
the	O
gameplay	O
and	O
feel	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
lamented	O
that	O
it	O
often	O
felt	O
derivative	O
of	O
the	O
previous	O
3D	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
titles	O
it	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
,	O
drawing	O
direct	O
comparisons	O
between	O
various	O
elements	O
in	O
Poi	B-Application
and	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
64	I-Application
.	O
</s>
