<s>
Sayonara	B-Application
Wild	I-Application
Hearts	I-Application
is	O
a	O
music-based	O
action	B-Application
game	I-Application
created	O
by	O
Swedish	O
developer	O
Simogo	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Annapurna	O
Interactive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Described	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
pop	O
album	O
video	O
game	O
"	O
,	O
Sayonara	B-Application
Wild	I-Application
Hearts	I-Application
follows	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
a	O
heartbroken	O
young	O
woman	O
through	O
a	O
surrealistic	O
landscape	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
macOS	B-Application
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
tvOS	B-Operating_System
devices	O
in	O
September	O
2019	O
,	O
for	O
Windows	O
in	O
December	O
2019	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
in	O
February	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sayonara	B-Application
Wild	I-Application
Hearts	I-Application
is	O
a	O
rhythm	O
game	O
broken	O
into	O
23	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
each	O
level	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
the	O
main	O
character	O
as	O
they	O
automatically	O
travel	O
through	O
a	O
surrealistic	O
landscape	O
alongside	O
a	O
pop	O
music	B-Application
soundtrack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
levels	O
may	O
require	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
move	O
a	O
cursor	O
on	O
screen	O
to	O
target	O
a	O
bow-and-arrow	O
weapon	O
to	O
defeat	O
enemies	O
,	O
in	O
a	O
manner	O
similar	O
to	O
Rez	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
masked	O
quartet	O
jump	O
into	O
a	O
large	O
mechanical	O
cerberus	B-Application
and	O
a	O
battle	O
ensures	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
heroine	O
destroys	O
their	O
mech	O
,	O
and	O
claims	O
the	O
quartet	O
's	O
hearts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Driving	O
a	O
car	O
(	O
The	O
Chariot	O
)	O
through	O
the	O
night	O
,	O
she	O
meets	O
Hermit64	O
,	O
a	O
foe	O
wearing	O
a	O
virtual	B-Application
reality	I-Application
headset	O
as	O
a	O
mask	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
heroine	O
travels	O
into	O
the	O
hermit	O
's	O
virtual	B-Application
reality	I-Application
world	O
(	O
The	O
World	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
obtains	O
the	O
heart	O
trapped	O
inside	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Simogo	O
had	O
developed	O
several	O
narrative-based	O
mobile	B-Application
games	I-Application
prior	O
to	O
Sayonara	O
,	O
including	O
Year	B-Application
Walk	I-Application
and	O
Device	B-Operating_System
6	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
initially	O
thought	O
that	O
the	O
music	B-Application
for	O
the	O
game	O
should	O
be	O
surf	O
music	B-Application
,	O
but	O
as	O
they	O
were	O
prototyping	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
they	O
had	O
a	O
playlist	O
of	O
pop	O
music	B-Application
on	O
,	O
which	O
Flesser	O
said	O
immediately	O
set	O
the	O
tone	O
they	O
wanted	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
;	O
artists	O
that	O
inspired	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
included	O
Sia	O
,	O
Chvrches	O
and	O
Carly	O
Rae	O
Jepsen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Simogo	O
had	O
not	O
considered	O
endless	B-Application
runners	I-Application
as	O
a	O
base	O
,	O
but	O
instead	O
looked	O
to	O
rail	O
shooters	O
such	O
as	O
Sin	B-Application
and	I-Application
Punishment	I-Application
,	O
Space	B-Application
Harrier	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
which	O
mixed	O
both	O
movement	O
and	O
shooting	O
controls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
games	O
that	O
inspired	O
levels	O
included	O
WarioWare	O
,	O
Out	B-Application
Run	I-Application
and	O
Osu	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
Sayonara	B-Application
Wild	I-Application
Hearts	I-Application
was	O
first	O
revealed	O
at	O
The	O
Game	O
Awards	O
2018	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
and	O
other	O
possible	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
later	O
affirmed	O
both	O
for	O
release	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
launch	O
title	O
for	O
the	O
Apple	O
Arcade	O
subscription	O
service	O
for	O
macOS	B-Application
,	O
tvOS	B-Operating_System
and	O
iOS	B-Application
devices	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
Switch	O
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
macOS	B-Application
,	O
tvOS	B-Operating_System
and	O
iOS	B-Application
releases	O
all	O
on	O
19	O
September	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Windows	O
on	O
12	O
December	O
2019	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
on	O
25	O
February	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
limited	O
physical	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
both	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
was	O
published	O
by	O
iam8bit	O
in	O
early	O
2020	O
,	O
alongside	O
a	O
double	O
LP	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
global	O
physical	O
release	O
for	O
the	O
Switch	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
was	O
released	O
on	O
29	O
September	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sayonara	B-Application
Wild	I-Application
Hearts	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
according	O
to	O
review	O
aggregator	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eurogamer	O
's	O
Christian	O
Donlan	O
enjoyed	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
genre	O
switches	O
,	O
saying	O
"	O
Sayonara	B-Application
Wild	I-Application
Hearts	I-Application
can	O
change	O
suits	O
so	O
often	O
because	O
the	O
rules	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
remain	O
constant	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
several	O
game	O
magazines	O
and	O
websites	O
named	O
Sayonara	B-Application
Wild	I-Application
Hearts	I-Application
among	O
their	O
Games	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
,	O
including	O
Eurogamer	O
,	O
Polygon	O
,	O
Edge	O
,	O
and	O
Salon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Critics	O
Awards	O
27	O
June	O
2019	O
Best	O
Independent	O
Game	O
Golden	O
Joystick	O
Awards	O
16	O
November	O
2019	O
Best	O
Visual	O
Design	O
Best	O
Indie	O
Game	O
Titanium	O
Awards	O
9	O
December	O
2019	O
Best	O
Soundtrack	O
The	O
Game	O
Awards	O
12	O
December	O
2019	O
Best	O
Art	O
Direction	O
Best	O
Score	O
/	O
Music	B-Application
Best	O
Mobile	B-Application
Game	I-Application
New	O
York	O
Game	O
Awards	O
21	O
January	O
2020	O
A-Train	O
Award	O
for	O
Best	O
Mobile	B-Application
Game	I-Application
Off	O
Broadway	O
Award	O
for	O
Best	O
Indie	O
Game	O
Tin	O
Pan	O
Alley	O
Award	O
for	O
Best	O
Music	B-Application
in	O
a	O
Game	O
Pocket	O
Gamer	O
Mobile	B-Application
Games	I-Application
Awards	O
21	O
January	O
2020	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
Best	O
Audio/Visual	O
Accomplishment	O
Guild	O
of	O
Music	B-Application
Supervisors	O
Awards	O
6	O
February	O
2020	O
Best	O
Music	B-Application
Supervision	O
in	O
a	O
Video	O
Game	O
-	O
Daniel	O
Olsen	O
D.I.C.E.	O
</s>
