<s>
Race	B-Application
the	I-Application
Sun	I-Application
is	O
an	O
endless	O
running	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
American	O
indie	O
studio	O
Flippfly	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
August	O
19	O
,	O
2013	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Linux	B-Application
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Race	B-Application
the	I-Application
Sun	I-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
a	O
solar-powered	O
spaceship	O
,	O
dodging	O
various	O
objects	O
on	O
the	O
way	O
such	O
as	O
laser	O
beams	O
,	O
other	O
ships	O
and	O
other	O
stationary	O
obstacles	O
,	O
while	O
gathering	O
pick	O
ups	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
in	O
game	O
,	O
all	O
while	O
the	O
sun	O
slowly	O
sets	O
on	O
the	O
horizon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
on	O
October	O
21	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
then	O
on	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
on	O
October	O
8	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
version	O
was	O
announced	O
for	O
release	O
on	O
April	O
21	O
,	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Race	B-Application
the	I-Application
Sun	I-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
a	O
solar-powered	O
spacecraft	O
as	O
it	O
races	O
through	O
a	O
minimalist	O
landscape	O
with	O
abstract	O
shapes	O
and	O
various	O
obstacles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
three	O
levels	O
included	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
core	O
game	O
:	O
a	O
standard	O
level	O
,	O
an	O
"	O
apocalypse	B-Application
"	O
level	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
moves	O
faster	O
through	O
more	O
difficult	O
obstacles	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
maze-style	O
obstacle	O
course	O
played	O
from	O
a	O
top-down	O
perspective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
also	O
includes	O
Steam	B-Application
Workshop	O
integration	O
,	O
through	O
which	O
players	O
can	O
play	O
levels	O
created	O
by	O
other	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Race	B-Application
the	I-Application
Sun	I-Application
first	O
appeared	O
as	O
a	O
Kickstarter	O
crowdfunding	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Race	B-Application
the	I-Application
Sun	I-Application
was	O
released	O
to	O
the	O
public	O
in	O
August	O
2013	O
,	O
with	O
Flippfly	O
selling	O
the	O
title	O
through	O
their	O
website	O
,	O
while	O
also	O
waiting	O
on	O
its	O
approval	O
through	O
the	O
crowd-driven	O
Steam	B-Application
Greenlight	O
process	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
getting	O
word	O
of	O
mouth	O
,	O
initial	O
sales	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
poor	O
,	O
leading	O
Flippfly	O
to	O
work	O
with	O
other	O
indie	O
game	O
developers	O
and	O
the	O
Humble	O
Bundle	O
to	O
launch	O
a	O
"	O
Not	O
On	O
Steam	B-Application
"	O
sale	O
in	O
early	O
October	O
2013	O
to	O
highlight	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
visibility	O
that	O
titles	O
that	O
are	O
not	O
on	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
service	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
sale	O
helped	O
to	O
boost	O
Race	B-Application
the	I-Application
Sun	I-Application
and	O
other	O
games	O
 '	O
sales	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
those	O
presently	O
at	O
Steam	B-Application
Greenlight	O
,	O
increased	O
voting	O
for	O
these	O
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
case	O
of	O
Race	B-Application
the	I-Application
Sun	I-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
successfully	O
greenlit	O
for	O
Steam	B-Application
on	O
the	O
same	O
day	O
the	O
"	O
Not	O
for	O
Steam	B-Application
"	O
sale	O
launched	O
,	O
and	O
subsequently	O
was	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
service	I-Application
in	O
December	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Race	B-Application
the	I-Application
Sun	I-Application
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
