<s>
Raji	B-Application
:	I-Application
An	I-Application
Ancient	I-Application
Epic	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Nodding	O
Heads	O
Games	O
based	O
in	O
Pune	O
,	O
Maharashtra	O
,	O
India	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
first	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
timed	O
exclusive	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
on	O
18	O
August	O
2020	O
,	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
15	O
October	O
2020	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
via	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
client	I-Application
and	O
the	O
Epic	O
Games	O
Store	O
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
day	O
of	O
Raksha	O
Bandhan	O
,	O
demons	B-Protocol
attack	O
the	O
carnival	O
where	O
the	O
siblings	O
work	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
forces	O
Raji	O
to	O
go	O
on	O
a	O
journey	B-Application
to	O
get	O
her	O
brother	O
back	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Raji	O
races	O
through	O
the	O
Ruins	O
,	O
and	O
upon	O
reaching	O
a	O
temple	O
of	O
Durga	O
,	O
gets	O
a	O
divine	O
trishula	O
(	O
trident	O
)	O
from	O
her	O
,	O
which	O
she	O
uses	O
to	O
battle	O
and	O
kill	O
the	O
demons	B-Protocol
and	O
save	O
their	O
captives	O
while	O
also	O
unlocking	O
traditional	O
stories	O
and	O
her	O
childhood	O
memories	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Using	O
these	O
gifts	O
,	O
he	O
reunited	O
his	O
new	O
people	O
,	O
the	O
demons	B-Protocol
,	O
and	O
started	O
spreading	O
chaos	O
and	O
destruction	O
on	O
Earth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Raji	O
follows	O
the	O
demons	B-Protocol
who	O
took	O
Golu	O
and	O
many	O
other	O
children	O
to	O
the	O
Fortress	O
of	O
Jaidhar	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
So	O
,	O
she	O
continues	O
her	O
journey	B-Application
,	O
leaving	O
Golu	O
with	O
the	O
Mystics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Racing	O
through	O
the	O
desert	O
and	O
killing	O
demons	B-Protocol
,	O
Raji	O
finally	O
faces	O
Mahabalasura	O
using	O
the	O
Chakra	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Raji	B-Application
:	I-Application
An	I-Application
Ancient	I-Application
Epic	I-Application
is	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Nodding	O
Heads	O
Games	O
based	O
in	O
Pune	O
,	O
Maharashtra	O
,	O
India	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
six-man	O
team	O
at	O
Nodding	O
Heads	O
Games	O
began	O
development	O
on	O
Raji	B-Application
:	I-Application
An	I-Application
Ancient	I-Application
Epic	I-Application
in	O
January	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
developers	O
cited	O
Bastion	B-Application
and	O
Journey	B-Application
as	O
being	O
major	O
influences	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
God	O
of	O
War	O
,	O
Ico	B-Application
,	O
Brothers	B-Application
:	I-Application
A	I-Application
Tale	I-Application
of	I-Application
Two	I-Application
Sons	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Dark	B-Application
Souls	I-Application
as	O
other	O
influences	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
securing	O
funding	O
through	O
the	O
Unreal	O
Dev	O
Grants	O
program	O
,	O
a	O
$5	O
million	O
fund	O
supporting	O
developers	O
working	O
with	O
Unreal	B-Operating_System
Engine	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
developer	O
Shruti	O
Ghosh	O
had	O
to	O
sell	O
her	O
apartment	O
to	O
sustain	O
the	O
team	O
until	O
they	O
found	O
a	O
publisher	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
developed	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unreal	B-Operating_System
Engine	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
makes	O
life	O
a	O
bit	O
easier	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
new	O
demo	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
through	O
Steam	B-Application
on	O
23	O
March	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
demo	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
July	O
2020	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
Summer	O
Game	O
Fest	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ghosh	O
felt	O
that	O
3D	O
cutscenes	O
would	O
have	O
created	O
a	O
more	O
immersive	O
experience	O
and	O
"	O
the	O
player	O
would	O
actually	O
feel	O
a	O
lot	O
more	O
emotion	O
and	O
can	O
be	O
a	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
character	O
's	O
journey.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
as	O
a	O
timed	O
exclusive	O
on	O
18	O
August	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
15	O
October	O
2020	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
via	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
client	I-Application
and	O
the	O
Epic	O
Games	O
Store	O
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Raji	O
was	O
added	O
to	O
Xbox	B-Application
Game	I-Application
Pass	I-Application
on	O
22	O
July	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
localized	O
for	O
the	O
Japanese	O
market	O
by	O
Teyon	O
Japan	O
and	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
on	O
5	O
August	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2021	O
,	O
Nodding	O
Head	O
Games	O
announced	O
plans	O
for	O
updates	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
including	O
Hindi	O
voice-overs	O
,	O
RTX	B-Algorithm
support	O
,	O
Wallpaper	B-Language
Engine	I-Language
,	O
and	O
enhancements	O
to	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Raji	B-Application
:	I-Application
An	I-Application
Ancient	I-Application
Epic	I-Application
Enhanced	O
Edition	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
free	O
upgrade	O
on	O
20	O
July	O
2022	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Application
Game	I-Application
Pass	I-Application
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
28	O
July	O
2022	O
for	O
Ninendo	O
Switch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
review	O
aggregator	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
version	O
of	O
Raji	B-Application
:	I-Application
An	I-Application
Ancient	I-Application
Epic	I-Application
received	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
69	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
based	O
on	O
21	O
critics	O
,	O
indicating	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
reviews	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
best	O
debut	O
game	O
at	O
The	O
Game	O
Awards	O
2020	O
but	O
lost	O
to	O
Phasmophobia	B-Application
.	O
</s>
