<s>
is	O
a	O
Japanese	O
adult	B-Application
visual	O
novel	O
developed	O
by	O
Liar-soft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
21	O
,	O
2008	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shikkoku	B-Application
no	I-Application
Sharnoth	I-Application
is	O
Liar-soft	O
'	O
s	O
24th	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
secondary	O
gameplay	O
feature	O
is	O
rather	O
unique	O
to	O
Shikkoku	B-Application
no	I-Application
Sharnoth	I-Application
as	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
interaction	O
with	O
a	O
visual	O
novel	O
is	O
usually	O
isolated	O
to	O
the	O
graphics	O
and	O
audio	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
assumes	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
,	O
the	O
protagonist	O
of	O
Shikkoku	B-Application
no	I-Application
Sharnoth	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
planner	O
and	O
scenario	O
writer	O
of	O
Shikkoku	B-Application
no	I-Application
Sharnoth	I-Application
is	O
Hikari	O
Sakurai	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
art	O
and	O
character	O
designs	O
of	O
Shikkoku	B-Application
no	I-Application
Sharnoth	I-Application
were	O
provided	O
by	O
AKIRA	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Liar-soft	O
'	O
s	O
other	O
steampunk	O
games	O
had	O
been	O
set	O
in	O
fictional	O
places	O
,	O
Sakurai	O
decided	O
to	O
set	O
Shikkoku	B-Application
no	I-Application
Sharnoth	I-Application
in	O
London	O
as	O
she	O
wanted	O
to	O
approach	O
the	O
game	O
from	O
a	O
different	O
angle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
11	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
Liar-soft	O
released	O
a	O
demo	O
of	O
Shikkoku	B-Application
no	I-Application
Sharnoth	I-Application
on	O
the	O
web	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
month	O
of	O
November	O
2008	O
,	O
Shikkoku	B-Application
no	I-Application
Sharnoth	I-Application
was	O
the	O
ninth	O
most	O
widely	O
sold	O
PC	O
game	O
on	O
Getchu.com	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
countrywide	O
ranking	O
of	O
bishōjo	B-Application
game	I-Application
sales	O
in	O
Japan	O
of	O
November	O
2008	O
,	O
Shikkoku	O
no	O
Sharnoth''	O
appeared	O
in	O
thirteenth	O
place	O
out	O
of	O
fifty	O
.	O
</s>
