<s>
Population	B-Application
:	I-Application
One	I-Application
(	O
stylized	O
as	O
Population	B-Application
:	I-Application
ONE	I-Application
)	O
is	O
a	O
2020	O
online	B-Application
virtual	B-Application
reality	I-Application
battle	O
royale	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
BigBox	O
VR	O
for	O
the	O
Oculus	B-General_Concept
Quest	I-General_Concept
2	I-General_Concept
and	O
Steam	B-Application
video	O
game	O
digital	O
distribution	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Population	B-Application
:	I-Application
ONE	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
22	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
development	O
was	O
a	O
result	O
of	O
the	O
studio	O
wanting	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
game	O
that	O
would	O
highlight	O
the	O
immersive	O
capabilities	O
of	O
virtual	B-Application
reality	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
basic	O
mechanics	O
are	O
similar	O
to	O
Epic	O
Games	O
's	O
Fortnite	B-Application
,	O
with	O
players	O
able	O
to	O
collect	O
and	O
use	O
weapons	O
and	O
other	O
items	O
used	O
to	O
heal	O
and	O
kill	O
other	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
case	O
of	O
Population	B-Application
:	I-Application
ONE	I-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
climb	O
every	O
object	O
,	O
structure	O
,	O
or	O
geographic	O
feature	O
encountered	O
on	O
the	O
map	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Population	B-Application
:	I-Application
ONE	I-Application
's	O
main	O
mode	O
of	O
play	O
is	O
Squads	O
,	O
where	O
players	O
enter	O
the	O
map	O
in	O
groups	O
(	O
or	O
"	O
squads	O
"	O
)	O
of	O
three	O
and	O
attack	O
each	O
other	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Population	B-Application
:	I-Application
One	I-Application
's	O
Sandbox	O
mode	O
grants	O
players	O
near-full	O
control	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
environment	O
without	O
the	O
restrictions	O
seen	O
within	O
other	O
game	O
modes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Overall	O
,	O
Population	O
One	O
for	O
the	O
Quest	B-General_Concept
2	I-General_Concept
's	O
Sandbox	O
mode	O
brings	O
a	O
new	O
degree	O
of	O
freedom	O
and	O
creativity	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
provides	O
players	O
with	O
a	O
unique	O
and	O
immersive	O
VR	O
experience	O
,	O
not	O
seen	O
before	O
in	O
Population	B-Application
:	I-Application
One	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
creators	O
of	O
Population	B-Application
:	I-Application
One	I-Application
said	O
that	O
their	O
intention	O
was	O
to	O
build	O
a	O
fully	O
realized	O
,	O
immersive	O
virtual	B-Application
reality	I-Application
world	O
that	O
gives	O
players	O
the	O
freedom	O
to	O
roam	O
about	O
,	O
interact	O
with	O
their	O
surroundings	O
,	O
and	O
participate	O
in	O
a	O
wide	O
range	O
of	O
activities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
year	O
2018	O
marked	O
the	O
beginning	O
of	O
development	O
for	O
Population	B-Application
:	I-Application
One	I-Application
,	O
while	O
the	O
year	O
2021	O
marked	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
formal	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ultimately	O
,	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
Population	B-Application
:	I-Application
One	I-Application
was	O
a	O
multi-year	O
process	O
that	O
required	O
the	O
efforts	O
of	O
a	O
devoted	O
team	O
of	O
developers	O
,	O
artists	O
,	O
and	O
designers	O
that	O
were	O
striving	O
to	O
provide	O
gamers	O
with	O
a	O
one-of-a-kind	O
and	O
immersive	O
virtual	B-Application
reality	I-Application
experience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Population	B-Application
:	I-Application
ONE	I-Application
received	O
largely	O
positive	O
reviews	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
rating	O
of	O
81/100	O
from	O
4Players	O
and	O
3.5/5	O
stars	O
from	O
TheGamer	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
described	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
best	O
VR	O
Battle	O
Royale	O
yet	O
"	O
by	O
Engadget	B-Application
.	O
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