<s>
Reus	B-Application
is	O
an	O
indie	O
game	O
produced	O
by	O
independent	O
game	O
studio	O
Abbey	B-Application
Games	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reus	B-Application
is	O
a	O
god	O
game	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
giants	O
who	O
can	O
modify	O
the	O
nature	O
of	O
the	O
planet	O
through	O
terraforming	O
,	O
creating	O
life	O
,	O
and	O
altering	O
genes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
on	O
May	O
16	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reus	B-Application
involves	O
guiding	O
four	O
elemental	O
giants	O
who	O
have	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
shape	O
the	O
two-dimensional	O
planet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reus	B-Application
(	O
Dutch	O
for	O
"	O
giant	O
"	O
)	O
was	O
announced	O
by	O
its	O
developer	O
,	O
Abbey	B-Application
Games	I-Application
,	O
in	O
a	O
blog	O
post	O
on	O
their	O
website	O
on	O
June	O
21	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
14	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
Abbey	B-Application
Games	I-Application
released	O
an	O
in-game	O
trailer	O
on	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
outlining	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
revealing	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
16	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
Abbey	B-Application
Games	I-Application
released	O
another	O
video	O
on	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
,	O
which	O
revealed	O
a	O
release	O
day	O
of	O
May	O
16	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
one	O
month	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
available	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
,	O
Desura	B-Language
,	O
GOG.com,	O
and	O
GamersGate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reus	B-Application
received	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
awarded	O
the	O
game	O
with	O
an	O
8.0	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
score	O
,	O
citing	O
that	O
"	O
Reus	B-Application
grows	O
into	O
a	O
game	O
that	O
presents	O
complex	O
challenges	O
,	O
a	O
great	O
deal	O
of	O
flexibility	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
freedom	O
to	O
determine	O
your	O
own	O
standards	O
of	O
success	O
,	O
or	O
to	O
simply	O
enjoy	O
experimenting	O
with	O
the	O
landscape	O
and	O
toying	O
with	O
humans.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Destructoid	O
praised	O
Reus	B-Application
and	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
9	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
;	O
while	O
flaws	O
were	O
mentioned	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
cited	O
as	O
being	O
"	O
a	O
delight	O
to	O
play	O
at	O
every	O
turn	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
strikes	O
the	O
perfect	O
balance	O
between	O
providing	O
new	O
content	O
and	O
not	O
overloading	O
players.	O
"	O
</s>
