<s>
Rime	B-Application
(	O
stylized	O
as	O
RiME	B-Application
)	O
is	O
an	O
adventure	O
puzzle	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Tequila	O
Works	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
in	O
May	O
2017	O
,	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
in	O
November	O
2017	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
Amazon	B-Operating_System
Luna	I-Operating_System
in	O
October	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Early	O
concept	O
work	O
was	O
undertaken	O
under	O
the	O
working	O
title	O
Echoes	B-Application
of	I-Application
Siren	I-Application
when	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
green-lit	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
,	O
but	O
later	O
rejected	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Funding	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
eventually	O
obtained	O
from	O
Sony	O
for	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
release	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
first	O
trailer	O
released	O
at	O
Gamescom	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rime	B-Application
is	O
played	O
with	O
a	O
third-person	O
view	O
as	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
a	O
young	O
boy	O
who	O
has	O
washed	O
ashore	O
on	O
an	O
abandoned	O
island	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rime	B-Application
begins	O
with	O
a	O
boy	O
washed	O
ashore	O
on	O
a	O
mysterious	O
island	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
giant	O
tower	O
at	O
its	O
far	O
end	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
early	O
iteration	O
was	O
a	O
third-person	O
isometric	O
action	O
role-playing	O
game	O
concept	O
originally	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
Echoes	B-Application
of	I-Application
Siren	I-Application
;	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
to	O
include	O
hunting	O
and	O
crafting	O
elements	O
during	O
a	O
day	O
cycle	O
,	O
preparing	O
for	O
combat	O
including	O
tower	B-Application
defense	I-Application
elements	O
during	O
a	O
night	O
cycle	O
;	O
other	O
key	O
game	O
elements	O
were	O
to	O
be	O
exploration	O
,	O
avatar	B-Application
development	O
and	O
customisation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
offered	O
to	O
Microsoft	O
as	O
an	O
exclusive	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
(	O
XBLA	B-Device
)	O
title	O
and	O
possible	O
Windows	B-Application
8	I-Application
game	O
;	O
initially	O
Microsoft	O
greenlit	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
design	O
was	O
later	O
rejected	O
due	O
to	O
a	O
mismatch	O
with	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
XBLA	B-Device
publishing	O
policies	O
which	O
emphasised	O
multiplayer	O
and	O
other	O
social	O
gaming	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
development	O
budget	O
was	O
approved	O
by	O
Sony	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
a	O
while	O
became	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
exclusive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
trailer	O
gameplay	O
and	O
art	O
drew	O
comparisons	O
to	O
games	O
by	O
Team	O
Ico	B-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Journey	B-Application
by	O
Thatgamecompany	O
,	O
and	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Wind	I-Application
Waker	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
,	O
played	O
through	O
the	O
boy	O
,	O
originally	O
involved	O
puzzle	O
solving	O
in	O
an	O
open	O
world	O
island	O
setting	O
;	O
The	O
game	O
design	O
uses	O
the	O
island	O
environment	O
itself	O
,	O
and	O
audio	O
without	O
a	O
spoken	O
narrative	O
to	O
tell	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
story	O
,	O
a	O
day-night	O
mechanic	O
was	O
retained	O
from	O
the	O
'	O
Echoes	B-Application
of	I-Application
Siren	I-Application
 '	O
design	O
,	O
with	O
light	O
influencing	O
gameplay	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
visual	O
appearance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
progress	O
of	O
development	O
the	O
original	O
open	O
world	O
design	O
was	O
lost	O
,	O
converted	O
to	O
a	O
more	O
gated	O
progress	O
in	O
'	O
levels	O
 '	O
in	O
an	O
overworld	O
;	O
additionally	O
several	O
game	O
elements	O
were	O
removed	O
such	O
as	O
survival	B-Application
game	I-Application
aspects	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
need	O
to	O
eat	O
and	O
drink	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
stamina	O
and	O
health	O
stats	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
on	O
26	O
May	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
ported	O
over	O
by	O
Tantalus	O
Media	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
November	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
for	O
Amazon	B-Operating_System
Luna	I-Operating_System
was	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
20	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rime	B-Application
received	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
awarded	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
6	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
saying	O
"	O
Although	O
Rime	B-Application
looks	O
and	O
sounds	O
gorgeous	O
,	O
its	O
visual	O
splendor	O
is	O
locked	O
behind	O
frustrating	O
,	O
shallow	O
puzzles	O
and	O
an	O
incomprehensible	O
story	O
,	O
meaning	O
you	O
spend	O
more	O
time	O
figuring	O
out	O
where	O
to	O
go	O
than	O
taking	O
in	O
the	O
world	O
around	O
you.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Marty	O
Sliva	O
of	O
IGN	O
described	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
"	O
Beautiful	O
but	O
shallow	O
"	O
and	O
said	O
that	O
"	O
On	O
the	O
surface	O
,	O
Rime	B-Application
is	O
a	O
gorgeous	O
,	O
melancholy	O
adventure	O
of	O
a	O
lone	O
wanderer	O
in	O
the	O
similar	O
fashion	O
as	O
memorable	O
games	O
like	O
Ico	B-Application
,	O
Journey	B-Application
,	O
or	O
The	B-Device
Witness	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2021	O
,	O
GQ	O
España	O
named	O
Rime	B-Application
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
Spanish-made	O
games	O
ever	O
.	O
</s>
