<s>
Serious	B-Application
Sam	I-Application
's	I-Application
Bogus	I-Application
Detour	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2017	O
twin-stick	O
shooter	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Crackshell	B-Application
and	O
published	O
by	O
Devolver	O
Digital	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Deathmatch	O
and	O
survival	B-Application
modes	O
can	O
be	O
played	O
with	O
up	O
to	O
twelve	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Revealed	O
in	O
December	O
2014	O
,	O
Bogus	O
Detour	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Crackshell	B-Application
after	O
designer	O
Jochum	O
Skoglund	O
added	O
an	O
Easter	O
egg	O
of	O
an	O
enemy	O
from	O
Serious	B-Device
Sam	I-Device
to	O
the	O
studio	O
's	O
previous	O
game	O
,	O
Hammerwatch	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Through	O
communication	O
with	O
Roman	O
Ribarić	O
of	O
Serious	B-Device
Sam	I-Device
franchise	O
owner	O
Croteam	O
,	O
Crackshell	B-Application
was	O
allowed	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
Serious	B-Device
Sam	I-Device
assets	O
and	O
later	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
develop	O
a	O
full	O
game	O
in	O
Serious	B-Device
Sam	I-Device
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crackshell	B-Application
initially	O
intended	O
to	O
self-publish	O
Bogus	O
Detour	O
but	O
later	O
partnered	O
with	O
Devolver	O
Digital	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
formally	O
announced	O
in	O
April	O
2017	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
June	O
for	O
Linux	B-Application
and	O
Windows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bogus	O
Detour	O
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
,	O
with	O
critics	O
praising	O
the	O
translation	O
of	O
the	O
Serious	B-Device
Sam	I-Device
series	O
to	O
the	O
twin-stick	O
shooter	O
genre	O
,	O
the	O
graphics	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
music	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crackshell	B-Application
,	O
in	O
conjunction	O
with	O
the	O
cracker	B-Application
Voksi	O
,	O
subsequently	O
created	O
a	O
free	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
March	O
2018	O
to	O
be	O
pirated	O
to	O
entice	O
those	O
players	O
to	O
purchase	O
the	O
original	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Serious	B-Application
Sam	I-Application
's	I-Application
Bogus	I-Application
Detour	I-Application
is	O
a	O
twin-stick	O
shooter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Up	O
to	O
twelve	O
online	O
players	O
can	O
compete	O
in	O
head-to-head	O
deathmatch	O
gameplay	O
or	O
a	O
cooperative	O
survival	B-Application
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additional	O
levels	O
can	O
be	O
created	O
using	O
the	O
built-in	O
level	O
editor	O
and	O
shared	O
via	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
Workshop	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Serious	B-Application
Sam	I-Application
's	I-Application
Bogus	I-Application
Detour	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Crackshell	B-Application
,	O
a	O
Swedish	O
indie	O
game	O
studio	O
founded	O
by	O
former	O
Overkill	O
Software	O
developers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
studio	O
's	O
second	O
game	O
,	O
after	O
Hammerwatch	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crackshell	B-Application
's	O
designer	O
,	O
Jochum	O
"	O
Hipshot	O
"	O
Skoglund	O
,	O
enjoyed	O
referencing	O
old	O
media	O
he	O
liked	O
in	O
his	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
added	O
the	O
Beheaded	O
Kamikaze	O
,	O
an	O
enemy	O
from	O
the	O
Serious	B-Device
Sam	I-Device
series	O
,	O
as	O
an	O
Easter	O
egg	O
to	O
Temple	O
of	O
the	O
Sun	O
,	O
a	O
2014	O
expansion	O
for	O
Hammerwatch	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Considering	O
to	O
turn	O
the	O
Easter	O
egg	O
official	O
,	O
Skoglund	O
got	O
in	O
contact	O
with	O
Roman	O
Ribarić	O
,	O
the	O
chief	O
executive	O
officer	O
(	O
CEO	O
)	O
of	O
Serious	B-Device
Sam	I-Device
franchise	O
owner	O
Croteam	O
,	O
through	O
friends	O
at	O
the	O
studios	O
Skoglund	O
had	O
previously	O
worked	O
for	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ribarić	O
had	O
played	O
and	O
enjoyed	O
Hammerwatch	B-Application
,	O
and	O
gave	O
Crackshell	B-Application
free	O
rein	O
to	O
use	O
Serious	B-Device
Sam	I-Device
multimedia	O
assets	O
for	O
their	O
endeavour	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Subsequently	O
,	O
he	O
and	O
an	O
artist	O
at	O
Crackshell	B-Application
created	O
a	O
tech	O
demo	O
titled	O
"	O
2D	O
,	O
Seriously	O
?,	O
featuring	O
Sam	O
seen	O
from	O
a	O
top-down	O
view	O
with	O
rough	O
environment	O
details	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
working	O
titles	O
included	O
"	O
Serious	O
Top-Down	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Serious	B-Device
Sam	I-Device
2D	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Skoglund	O
sent	O
a	O
screenshot	O
of	O
the	O
in-development	O
demo	O
to	O
Ribarić	O
,	O
who	O
was	O
fond	O
of	O
it	O
and	O
provided	O
Crackshell	B-Application
with	O
a	O
contract	O
to	O
develop	O
a	O
full	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crackshell	B-Application
's	O
Niklas	O
"	O
Myran	O
"	O
Myrberg	O
created	O
a	O
proprietary	O
game	O
engine	O
(	O
later	O
named	O
A000FF	O
)	O
and	O
level	O
editor	O
using	O
C++	B-Language
and	O
AngelScript	B-Application
,	O
improving	O
on	O
issues	O
the	O
team	O
had	O
faced	O
with	O
the	O
C#	B-Application
-based	O
engine	O
he	O
had	O
developed	O
for	O
Hammerwatch	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nordgren	O
created	O
rotating	O
weapon	O
sprites	O
with	O
3D	O
models	O
made	O
in	O
Autodesk	B-Language
Maya	I-Language
that	O
were	O
rendered	O
in	O
2D	O
at	O
sixteen	O
angles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Skoglund	O
devised	O
the	O
plot	O
after	O
reading	O
through	O
the	O
synopses	O
of	O
previous	O
Serious	B-Device
Sam	I-Device
games	O
,	O
settling	O
on	O
a	O
diversion	O
during	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
Serious	B-Application
Sam	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
First	I-Application
Encounter	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
chose	O
to	O
also	O
include	O
characters	O
from	O
other	O
Serious	B-Device
Sam	I-Device
games	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
alien	O
marines	O
featured	O
in	O
Serious	B-Application
Sam	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
Serious	B-Device
Sam	I-Device
series	O
had	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
hardcore	O
fans	O
,	O
especially	O
"	O
older	O
gamers	O
"	O
in	O
Eastern	O
Europe	O
,	O
which	O
made	O
it	O
pleasant	O
to	O
fill	O
Bogus	O
Detour	O
with	O
references	O
to	O
previous	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Skoglund	O
thought	O
it	O
was	O
fun	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
a	O
third-party	O
intellectual	O
property	O
(	O
IP	O
)	O
and	O
to	O
have	O
access	O
to	O
all	O
Serious	B-Device
Sam	I-Device
and	O
The	B-Application
Talos	I-Application
Principle	I-Application
assets	O
,	O
including	O
audio	O
,	O
visuals	O
and	O
the	O
Serious	O
Engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
liked	O
how	O
material	O
and	O
ideas	O
from	O
The	B-Application
Talos	I-Application
Principle	I-Application
,	O
which	O
originated	O
as	O
an	O
experiment	O
during	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Serious	B-Application
Sam	I-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
could	O
be	O
used	O
in	O
a	O
Serious	B-Device
Sam	I-Device
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Skoglund	O
wanted	O
to	O
show	O
Croteam	O
that	O
Crackshell	B-Application
had	O
taken	O
the	O
project	O
seriously	O
and	O
wanted	O
to	O
deliver	O
a	O
good	O
take	O
on	O
the	O
series	O
that	O
felt	O
substantial	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
hoped	O
to	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
get	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
other	O
IPs	O
he	O
had	O
been	O
a	O
fan	O
of	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Syndicate	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Crackshell	B-Application
team	O
,	O
which	O
spanned	O
five	O
members	O
in	O
May	O
2016	O
,	O
shared	O
development	O
updates	O
on	O
TIGSource	O
and	O
later	O
through	O
Twitter	B-Application
and	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
.	I-General_Concept
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
20	O
June	O
2017	O
for	O
Linux	B-Application
and	O
Windows	O
,	O
delivered	O
via	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
and	O
GOG.com	O
storefronts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
considered	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Serious	B-Device
Sam	I-Device
Indie	O
Series	O
,	O
which	O
also	O
included	O
Serious	B-Application
Sam	I-Application
Double	I-Application
D	I-Application
and	O
Serious	B-Application
Sam	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Random	I-Application
Encounter	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Multiple	O
patches	O
released	O
until	O
August	O
2017	O
fixed	O
bugs	B-Error_Name
and	O
added	O
features	O
like	O
split-screen	O
functionality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
composed	O
by	O
Damjan	O
Mravunac	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
to	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
in	O
July	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Serious	B-Application
Sam	I-Application
's	I-Application
Bogus	I-Application
Detour	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
which	O
calculated	O
a	O
weighted	O
average	O
rating	O
of	O
76/100	O
based	O
on	O
twelve	O
critic	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
James	O
Cunningham	O
of	O
Hardcore	O
Gamer	O
opined	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
a	O
"	O
perfect	O
"	O
translation	O
of	O
the	O
Serious	B-Device
Sam	I-Device
franchise	O
to	O
the	O
twin-stick	O
shooter	O
genre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
echoed	O
by	O
Enrique	O
Garcia	O
of	O
Vandal	O
,	O
who	O
stated	O
that	O
,	O
although	O
Bogus	O
Detour	O
was	O
neither	O
perfect	O
nor	O
innovative	O
within	O
its	O
genre	O
and	O
mechanics	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
respected	O
all	O
common	O
elements	O
of	O
a	O
Serious	B-Device
Sam	I-Device
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
2020	O
retrospective	O
on	O
the	O
Serious	B-Device
Sam	I-Device
series	O
,	O
Jonathan	O
Kaharl	O
of	O
Hardcore	O
Gaming	O
101	O
said	O
that	O
Bogus	O
Detour	O
was	O
"	O
easily	O
the	O
best	O
of	O
the	O
Serious	B-Device
Sam	I-Device
spin-offs	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Serious	B-Application
Sam	I-Application
's	I-Application
Bogus	I-Application
Detour	I-Application
sold	O
poorly	O
and	O
had	O
not	O
recouped	O
its	O
development	O
costs	O
by	O
December	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bulgarian	O
cracker	B-Application
Voksi	O
,	O
who	O
was	O
friendly	O
with	O
Crackshell	B-Application
and	O
had	O
tested	O
the	O
beta	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
approached	O
the	O
studio	O
in	O
March	O
2018	O
with	O
the	O
idea	O
of	O
creating	O
a	O
sanctioned	O
build	O
that	O
could	O
be	O
pirated	O
.	O
</s>
