<s>
Poppy	B-Application
Playtime	I-Application
is	O
an	O
episodic	O
horror	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
American	O
indie	O
developer	O
Mob	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
navigates	O
through	O
a	O
first-person	O
perspective	O
and	O
must	O
solve	O
puzzles	O
,	O
some	O
requiring	O
a	O
gadget	B-Algorithm
named	O
the	O
GrabPack	O
,	O
to	O
progress	O
while	O
avoiding	O
various	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
chapter	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
on	O
October	O
12	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
and	O
later	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
on	O
March	O
11	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
chapter	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
on	O
May	O
5	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
on	O
August	O
15	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
chapters	O
after	O
the	O
first	O
will	O
be	O
released	O
as	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
garnered	O
positive	O
reviews	O
for	O
its	O
gameplay	O
on	O
its	O
initial	O
release	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
second	O
chapter	O
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
for	O
its	O
numerous	O
bugs	B-Error_Name
.	O
</s>
<s>
Poppy	B-Application
Playtime	I-Application
is	O
a	O
horror	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
where	O
the	O
player	O
plays	O
as	O
a	O
former	O
employee	O
of	O
Playtime	B-Application
Co	I-Application
.	I-Application
who	O
returns	O
to	O
the	O
abandoned	O
toy	O
factory	O
of	O
said	O
company	O
after	O
receiving	O
a	O
letter	O
from	O
the	O
staff	O
who	O
were	O
thought	O
to	O
have	O
disappeared	O
10	O
years	O
ago	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
utilizes	O
multiple	O
puzzles	O
throughout	O
,	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
solve	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
progress	O
further	O
,	O
with	O
some	O
requiring	O
a	O
gadget	B-Algorithm
named	O
the	O
GrabPack	O
,	O
a	O
backpack	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
equipped	O
with	O
two	O
extendable	O
hands	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
pull	O
and	O
reach	O
objects	O
from	O
a	O
far	O
distance	O
,	O
conduct	O
electricity	O
,	O
and	O
access	O
certain	O
doors	O
;	O
in	O
Chapter	O
2	O
,	O
it	O
can	O
also	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
swing	O
across	O
gaps	O
and	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
green	O
hand	O
obtained	O
during	O
gameplay	O
,	O
transfer	O
electricity	O
between	O
sources	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
receives	O
a	O
package	O
that	O
contains	O
a	O
VHS	O
tape	O
,	O
which	O
shows	O
a	O
commercial	O
for	O
the	O
titular	O
doll	O
Poppy	B-Application
Playtime	I-Application
and	O
tours	O
of	O
the	O
factory	O
before	O
abruptly	O
cutting	O
to	O
spliced-in	O
footage	O
of	O
graffiti	O
of	O
a	O
poppy	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
letter	O
from	O
the	O
missing	O
staff	O
,	O
requesting	O
them	O
to	O
"	O
find	O
the	O
flower	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
entering	O
the	O
lobby	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
introduced	O
to	O
Huggy	B-Application
Wuggy	I-Application
,	O
who	O
is	O
on	O
display	O
in	O
the	O
center	O
of	O
the	O
room	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
they	O
approach	O
the	O
Game	O
Station	O
where	O
the	O
train	O
is	O
located	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
encounters	O
Mommy	B-Application
Long	I-Application
Legs	I-Application
,	O
who	O
holds	O
Poppy	O
hostage	O
and	O
takes	O
the	O
red	O
hand	O
from	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
GrabPack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
starting	O
out	O
as	O
a	O
Kickstarter	O
campaign	O
,	O
the	O
idea	O
of	O
Poppy	B-Application
Playtime	I-Application
was	O
originally	O
thought	O
of	O
by	O
game	O
director	O
Isaac	O
Christopherson	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
people	O
called	O
most	O
indie	O
horror	B-Application
games	I-Application
'	O
Walking	O
Simulators	O
 '	O
,	O
giving	O
Mob	O
Entertainment	O
the	O
idea	O
to	O
"	O
create	O
something	O
with	O
gameplay	O
that	O
does	O
n't	O
feel	O
quite	O
so	O
run-of-the-mill	O
,	O
while	O
still	O
staying	O
exciting	O
,	O
terrifying	O
,	O
and	O
unique.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
interview	O
with	O
The	O
New	O
York	O
Times	O
,	O
Zach	O
Belanger	O
stated	O
that	O
his	O
idea	O
behind	O
Huggy	B-Application
Wuggy	I-Application
was	O
to	O
"	O
create	O
something	O
entirely	O
new	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
his	O
technique	O
of	O
making	O
him	O
terrifying	O
was	O
by	O
making	O
him	O
larger	O
than	O
everything	O
on	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
chapter	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
on	O
October	O
12	O
,	O
and	O
later	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
on	O
March	O
11	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
chapters	O
after	O
the	O
first	O
will	O
be	O
released	O
as	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
trailer	O
for	O
Chapter	O
2	O
,	O
named	O
Fly	O
in	O
a	O
Web	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
February	O
22	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
with	O
several	O
teasers	O
later	O
being	O
posted	O
to	O
Twitter	B-Application
,	O
including	O
a	O
teaser	O
trailer	O
on	O
April	O
9	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
chapter	O
was	O
then	O
released	O
on	O
May	O
5	O
,	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
then	O
on	O
August	O
15	O
,	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
is	O
estimated	O
to	O
be	O
thrice	O
as	O
long	O
as	O
the	O
first	O
chapter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Poppy	B-Application
Playtime	I-Application
was	O
well-received	O
upon	O
its	O
initial	O
release	O
,	O
receiving	O
praise	O
for	O
its	O
atmosphere	O
,	O
story	O
,	O
and	O
character	O
design	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
being	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
Five	B-Application
Nights	I-Application
at	I-Application
Freddy	I-Application
's	I-Application
franchise	O
,	O
with	O
Screen	O
Rant	O
Austin	O
Geiger	O
calling	O
Poppy	B-Application
Playtime	I-Application
"	O
more	O
engaging	O
"	O
than	O
Security	O
Breach	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
chapter	O
has	O
been	O
criticized	O
for	O
its	O
short	O
length	O
,	O
claimed	O
to	O
being	O
roughly	O
30	O
–	O
45	O
minutes	O
long	O
,	O
and	O
some	O
initially	O
regarded	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
a	O
Five	B-Application
Nights	I-Application
at	I-Application
Freddy	I-Application
's	I-Application
clone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
also	O
quickly	O
gained	O
exposure	O
on	O
platforms	O
such	O
as	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
and	O
Twitch	O
,	O
with	O
videos	O
on	O
the	O
former	O
reaching	O
millions	O
of	O
views	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
games	O
based	O
on	O
Poppy	B-Application
Playtime	I-Application
appearing	O
on	O
Roblox	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chapter	O
2	O
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
,	O
receiving	O
praise	O
for	O
its	O
voice	O
acting	O
and	O
ending	O
,	O
but	O
also	O
being	O
criticized	O
for	O
its	O
number	O
of	O
bugs	B-Error_Name
and	O
performance	O
issues	O
,	O
including	O
audio	O
issues	O
,	O
crashes	O
,	O
lag	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
so-called	O
"	O
Barry	O
glitch	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Poppy	B-Application
Playtime	I-Application
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
the	O
"	O
Most	O
Stream-friendly	O
Game	O
"	O
award	O
at	O
the	O
2022	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2021	O
,	O
on	O
Twitter	B-Application
,	O
the	O
developers	O
announced	O
non-fungible	O
tokens	O
of	O
the	O
in-game	O
posters	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
quickly	O
met	O
with	O
backlash	O
and	O
negative	O
reviews	O
from	O
the	O
community	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
some	O
users	O
requesting	O
refunds	O
,	O
arguing	O
that	O
the	O
developers	O
put	O
lore	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
behind	O
a	O
paywall	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
3	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
Mob	O
Entertainment	O
's	O
CEO	O
Zach	O
Belanger	O
posted	O
a	O
statement	O
on	O
Twitter	B-Application
where	O
he	O
confirms	O
that	O
all	O
profits	O
earned	O
from	O
the	O
NFTs	O
would	O
be	O
going	O
to	O
the	O
Clean	O
Air	O
Task	O
Force	O
organization	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Around	O
Poppy	B-Application
Playtime	I-Application
release	O
,	O
developer	O
Ekrcoaster	O
claimed	O
that	O
Mob	O
Entertainment	O
plagiarized	O
his	O
game	O
Venge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dorset	O
Police	O
and	O
Lafayette	O
County	O
Sheriff	O
's	O
Department	O
both	O
released	O
a	O
statement	O
to	O
parents	O
regarding	O
the	O
character	O
Huggy	B-Application
Wuggy	I-Application
on	O
March	O
22	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
and	O
April	O
7	O
,	O
respectively	O
,	O
claiming	O
that	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
character	O
's	O
name	O
,	O
various	O
videos	O
were	O
not	O
being	O
blocked	O
by	O
"	O
firewalls	O
"	O
and	O
filtered	O
by	O
parental	O
filters	O
on	O
various	O
platforms	O
,	O
including	O
TikTok	B-Application
and	O
YouTube	B-Application
Kids	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Snopes	O
had	O
also	O
said	O
that	O
inappropriate	O
videos	O
involving	O
the	O
character	O
were	O
not	O
available	O
for	O
younger	O
users	O
on	O
TikTok	B-Application
and	O
YouTube	B-Application
Kids	I-Application
,	O
with	O
spokespersons	O
for	O
each	O
platform	O
confirming	O
so	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2022	O
,	O
El	O
Observador	O
reported	O
that	O
seven	O
children	O
at	O
a	O
school	O
in	O
Uruguay	O
played	O
a	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
Poppy	B-Application
Playtime	I-Application
that	O
instructed	O
them	O
to	O
commit	O
self-harm	O
using	O
pencil	O
sharpeners	O
,	O
with	O
two	O
being	O
hospitalized	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
31	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
Project	O
:	O
Playtime	O
,	O
a	O
free-to-play	O
co-op	O
horror	B-Application
game	I-Application
that	O
is	O
a	O
spin-off	O
of	O
Poppy	B-Application
Playtime	I-Application
,	O
was	O
announced	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
early	O
access	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
on	O
December	O
12	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
missing	O
its	O
original	O
set	O
date	O
of	O
December	O
6	O
due	O
to	O
"	O
server	O
backend	O
issues	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Six	O
players	O
are	O
assigned	O
as	O
Survivors	O
while	O
another	O
player	O
is	O
given	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
the	O
Monster	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
either	O
be	O
Huggy	B-Application
Wuggy	I-Application
,	O
Mommy	B-Application
Long	I-Application
Legs	I-Application
,	O
or	O
a	O
new	O
jack-in-the-box-themed	O
character	O
called	O
Boxy	O
Boo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2022	O
,	O
the	O
sale	O
of	O
the	O
Huggy	B-Application
Wuggy	I-Application
plush	O
toys	O
was	O
banned	O
by	O
the	O
Turkish	O
Ministry	O
of	O
Trade	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
the	O
toys	O
"	O
do	O
not	O
meet	O
the	O
requirements	O
of	O
the	O
Toy	O
Safety	O
Regulation.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
early	O
2023	O
,	O
Huggy	B-Application
Wuggy	I-Application
plush	O
toys	O
–	O
both	O
licensed	O
and	O
unlicensed	O
–	O
were	O
highly	O
in	O
demand	O
with	O
toy	O
sellers	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
toys	O
 '	O
popularity	O
was	O
fueled	O
by	O
demand	O
from	O
children	O
who	O
encountered	O
the	O
character	O
on	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
.	I-General_Concept
</s>
