<s>
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
simulation	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Edelweiss	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Marvelous	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
first	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
November	O
10	O
,	O
2020	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
the	O
PC	O
through	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
control	O
the	O
goddess	O
Princess	O
Sakuna	B-Application
,	O
who	O
is	O
tasked	O
with	O
exploring	O
the	O
Isle	O
of	O
Demons	O
and	O
clearing	O
it	O
of	O
monsters	O
while	O
also	O
looking	O
after	O
a	O
small	O
group	O
of	O
human	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
split	O
between	O
two	O
separate	O
gameplay	O
styles	O
:	O
side	O
scrolling	O
hack	O
and	O
slash	O
platforming	O
levels	O
that	O
are	O
gradually	O
revealed	O
on	O
a	O
map	O
of	O
the	O
island	O
as	O
players	O
complete	O
objectives	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
farming	O
simulator	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
grow	O
rice	O
in	O
a	O
small	O
paddy	O
in	O
the	O
hamlet	O
where	O
Sakuna	B-Application
and	O
the	O
humans	O
live	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
side	O
scrolling	O
levels	O
,	O
players	O
explore	O
and	O
gather	O
resources	O
and	O
use	O
Sakuna	B-Application
's	O
farming	O
tools	O
to	O
fight	O
demonic	O
animals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
can	O
also	O
grapple	O
onto	O
surfaces	O
and	O
zip	O
about	O
using	O
a	O
"	O
divine	O
raiment	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
magical	O
sash	O
Sakuna	B-Application
wears	O
that	O
can	O
extend	O
to	O
great	O
lengths	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
day	O
,	O
Sakuna	B-Application
can	O
return	O
to	O
the	O
hamlet	O
and	O
sit	O
down	O
to	O
have	O
dinner	O
with	O
the	O
humans	O
,	O
eating	O
a	O
meal	O
made	O
using	O
ingredients	O
that	O
the	O
player	O
has	O
gathered	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
meal	O
restores	O
Sakuna	B-Application
's	O
health	O
and	O
stamina	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Depending	O
on	O
the	O
dishes	O
served	O
,	O
the	O
meal	O
also	O
activates	O
certain	O
abilities	O
and	O
provides	O
various	O
temporary	O
buffs	O
to	O
Sakuna	B-Application
's	O
stats	O
for	O
the	O
next	O
day	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sakuna	B-Application
can	O
also	O
ask	O
the	O
humans	O
to	O
help	O
her	O
gather	O
resources	O
,	O
preserve	O
ingredients	O
for	O
future	O
consumption	O
,	O
and	O
craft	O
upgraded	O
farming	O
tools	O
and	O
clothing	O
items	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
rice	O
harvest	O
permanently	O
increases	O
Sakuna	B-Application
's	O
stats	O
,	O
which	O
players	O
can	O
further	O
boost	O
by	O
improving	O
the	O
harvest	O
's	O
quality	O
via	O
careful	O
management	O
of	O
their	O
crop	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sakuna	B-Application
can	O
save	O
time	O
by	O
asking	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
humans	O
to	O
complete	O
each	O
rice	O
farming	O
task	O
for	O
her	O
,	O
though	O
they	O
will	O
do	O
so	O
with	O
less	O
skill	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
follows	O
Princess	O
Sakuna	B-Application
,	O
a	O
spoiled	O
warrior	O
and	O
harvest	O
goddess	O
who	O
is	O
banished	O
with	O
her	O
familiar	O
Tama	O
and	O
a	O
small	O
band	O
of	O
humans	O
to	O
the	O
Isle	O
of	O
Demons	O
after	O
the	O
humans	O
inadvertently	O
enter	O
the	O
heavenly	O
Lofty	O
Realm	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
gods	O
reside	O
,	O
and	O
accidentally	O
cause	O
chaos	O
while	O
Sakuna	B-Application
tried	O
to	O
stop	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unable	O
to	O
immediately	O
send	O
the	O
humans	O
back	O
home	O
,	O
head	O
goddess	O
Lady	O
Kamuhitsuki	O
tasks	O
Sakuna	B-Application
with	O
looking	O
after	O
them	O
while	O
also	O
clearing	O
the	O
island	O
of	O
demonic	O
beasts	O
before	O
the	O
time	O
comes	O
when	O
she	O
can	O
send	O
the	O
humans	O
back	O
to	O
their	O
own	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sakuna	B-Application
:	I-Application
Of	I-Application
Rice	I-Application
and	I-Application
Ruin	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Edelweiss	O
,	O
a	O
two-man	O
team	O
who	O
previously	O
developed	O
the	O
2014	O
shoot	O
'	O
em	O
up	O
game	O
Astebreed	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
began	O
working	O
on	O
Sakuna	B-Application
in	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
Sakuna	B-Application
the	O
director	O
Nal	O
wanted	O
to	O
address	O
the	O
criticism	O
of	O
their	O
previous	O
games	O
for	O
their	O
lack	O
of	O
length	O
,	O
world-building	O
,	O
and	O
story	O
;	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
development	O
time	O
was	O
spent	O
making	O
the	O
rice-harvesting	O
simulation	O
as	O
realistic	O
as	O
possible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Edelweiss	O
,	O
there	O
are	O
no	O
plans	O
for	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
for	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sakuna	B-Application
:	I-Application
Of	I-Application
Rice	I-Application
and	I-Application
Ruin	I-Application
received	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2021	O
,	O
three	O
characters	O
from	O
Sakuna	B-Application
appear	O
as	O
Spirits	O
in	O
the	O
crossover	O
fighting	O
game	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
In	O
late	O
August	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
,	O
Sakuna	B-Application
's	O
outfit	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
in	O
a	O
DLC	B-Protocol
collaboration	O
with	O
Story	O
of	O
Seasons	O
:	O
Pioneers	O
of	O
Olive	O
Town	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sakuna	B-Application
will	O
also	O
appear	O
in	O
a	O
collaboration	O
with	O
the	O
2021	O
rogue-lite	O
action	O
game	O
Metallic	O
Child	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
manga	O
adaptation	O
by	O
Jiji	O
&	O
Pinch	O
,	O
titled	O
Tensui	O
no	O
Sakuna	B-Application
Hime	O
:	O
Ikusa	O
Datara	O
no	O
Kamigami	O
,	O
was	O
serialized	O
from	O
November	O
26	O
,	O
2021	O
to	O
November	O
25	O
,	O
2022	O
on	O
Hero	O
's	O
Inc.	O
'	O
s	O
Comiplex	O
manga	O
website	O
.	O
</s>
