<s>
Serious	B-Application
Sam	I-Application
:	I-Application
Tormental	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2022	O
twin-stick	O
shooter	O
and	O
rogue-lite	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Gungrounds	B-Application
and	O
published	O
by	O
Devolver	O
Digital	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
or	O
two	O
players	O
traverse	O
procedurally	O
generated	O
levels	O
across	O
several	O
stages	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
mind	O
of	O
Mental	O
,	O
the	O
antagonist	O
of	O
the	O
Serious	B-Device
Sam	I-Device
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
unlockable	O
player	O
characters	O
can	O
perform	O
dodge	B-Application
rolls	I-Application
and	O
a	O
unique	O
special	O
ability	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gungrounds	B-Application
initially	O
developed	O
Spitfire	B-Application
Inferno	I-Application
with	O
inspiration	O
from	O
Geometry	O
Wars	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
exhibiting	O
the	O
game	O
at	O
several	O
video	O
game	O
conferences	O
,	O
the	O
studio	O
became	O
a	O
part	O
of	O
Croteam	O
Incubator	O
,	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
expanded	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
theme	O
was	O
shifted	O
to	O
the	O
Serious	B-Device
Sam	I-Device
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Spitfire	B-Application
Inferno	I-Application
was	O
renamed	O
Tormental	B-Application
,	O
then	O
Serious	B-Application
Sam	I-Application
:	I-Application
Tormental	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Serious	B-Application
Sam	I-Application
:	I-Application
Tormental	I-Application
is	O
a	O
twin-stick	O
shooter	O
with	O
rogue-lite	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
takes	O
place	O
within	O
the	O
mind	O
of	O
Mental	O
,	O
the	O
antagonist	O
of	O
the	O
Serious	B-Device
Sam	I-Device
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
enemies	O
use	O
either	O
melee	B-Application
or	O
projectiles	O
,	O
both	O
of	O
which	O
inflict	O
damage	O
on	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
evade	O
enemies	O
and	O
projectiles	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
can	O
perform	O
a	O
dodge	B-Application
roll	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Serious	B-Application
Sam	I-Application
:	I-Application
Tormental	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Gungrounds	B-Application
,	O
a	O
Croatian	O
indie	O
game	O
studio	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kristian	O
Macanga	O
and	O
Guy	O
Unger	O
initially	O
developed	O
a	O
game	O
titled	O
Spitfire	O
or	O
Spitfire	B-Application
Inferno	I-Application
,	O
which	O
they	O
modelled	O
after	O
Geometry	O
Wars	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
exhibiting	O
Spitfire	B-Application
Inferno	I-Application
at	O
the	O
Reboot	O
InfoGamer	O
conference	O
in	O
Croatia	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
acknowledged	O
by	O
members	O
of	O
Croteam	O
,	O
who	O
tracked	O
the	O
team	O
's	O
progress	O
across	O
further	O
events	O
—	O
Reboot	O
Develop	O
,	O
the	O
Slovenian	O
Games	O
Conference	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Central	O
European	O
Games	O
Conference	O
—	O
and	O
eventually	O
invited	O
them	O
to	O
Croteam	O
's	O
business	O
incubator	O
programme	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Gungrounds	B-Application
team	O
grew	O
over	O
time	O
,	O
adding	O
programmers	O
Ivan	O
Gabriel	O
Juričić	O
and	O
Goran	O
Tomašić	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
artist	O
Ana	O
Marija	O
Lončar	O
,	O
who	O
the	O
team	O
had	O
met	O
at	O
Reboot	O
InfoGamer	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gungrounds	B-Application
used	O
the	O
Unity	B-Application
game	I-Application
engine	I-Application
since	O
the	O
team	O
members	O
were	O
already	O
familiar	O
with	O
it	O
and	O
because	O
it	O
supported	O
multiple	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
expanded	O
team	O
was	O
unhappy	O
with	O
Spitfire	B-Application
Infernos	I-Application
theme	O
,	O
Ribarić	O
suggested	O
that	O
Gungrounds	B-Application
shift	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
the	O
Serious	B-Device
Sam	I-Device
universe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
choosing	O
Mental	O
's	O
mind	O
as	O
the	O
target	O
setting	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
renamed	O
Tormental	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
drew	O
further	O
influence	O
from	O
Nuclear	B-Application
Throne	I-Application
,	O
The	B-Application
Binding	I-Application
of	I-Application
Isaac	I-Application
,	O
Enter	B-Application
the	I-Application
Gungeon	I-Application
,	O
and	O
other	O
Serious	B-Device
Sam	I-Device
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
this	O
time	O
,	O
Gungrounds	B-Application
was	O
based	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
Zagreb	O
office	O
as	O
the	O
five	O
other	O
studios	O
in	O
the	O
programme	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
prototype	O
of	O
Tormental	B-Application
was	O
exhibited	O
at	O
the	O
April	O
2018	O
Reboot	O
Develop	O
conference	O
in	O
Dubrovnik	O
to	O
attract	O
the	O
attention	O
of	O
game	O
designer	O
Rami	O
Ismail	O
,	O
who	O
,	O
after	O
extensively	O
playing	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
gave	O
his	O
detailed	O
impressions	O
to	O
the	O
developers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tormental	B-Application
was	O
due	O
to	O
be	O
launched	O
in	O
Steam	B-Application
Early	O
Access	O
in	O
August	O
2018	O
but	O
was	O
delayed	O
to	O
allow	O
for	O
quality	O
assurance	O
and	O
the	O
completion	O
of	O
some	O
existing	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
prototype	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
freeware	B-License
via	O
Itch.io	O
in	O
March	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
early	O
access	O
version	O
,	O
now	O
renamed	O
Serious	B-Application
Sam	I-Application
:	I-Application
Tormental	I-Application
,	O
was	O
launched	O
on	O
2	O
April	O
2019	O
for	O
Windows	O
,	O
with	O
Croteam	O
Incubator	O
acting	O
as	O
the	O
publisher	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
the	O
initial	O
release	O
,	O
Gungrounds	B-Application
announced	O
a	O
shortened	O
prospective	O
period	O
of	O
2	O
–	O
3	O
months	O
,	O
though	O
noting	O
that	O
it	O
could	O
change	O
based	O
on	O
internal	O
milestones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
studio	O
anticipated	O
bringing	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
should	O
the	O
first	O
release	O
be	O
successful	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
"	O
Fortress	O
Update	O
"	O
released	O
on	O
8	O
April	O
2022	O
,	O
Serious	B-Application
Sam	I-Application
:	I-Application
Tormental	I-Application
was	O
taken	O
out	O
of	O
early	O
access	O
with	O
Devolver	O
Digital	O
as	O
its	O
publisher	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Serious	B-Application
Sam	I-Application
:	I-Application
Tormental	I-Application
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	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
66/100	O
based	O
on	O
five	O
critic	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
