<s>
Silt	B-Application
is	O
a	O
surreal	O
underwater	O
puzzle-adventure	O
indie	O
horror	B-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Spiral	O
Circus	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Fireshine	O
Games	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
a	O
deep-sea	O
diver	O
who	O
can	O
possess	O
the	O
diverse	O
marine	O
life	O
that	O
enters	O
their	O
vicinity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
the	O
start	O
,	O
they	O
will	O
encounter	O
different	O
types	O
of	O
fish	O
with	O
varying	O
abilities	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
traverse	O
levels	O
of	O
increasing	O
difficulty	O
,	O
including	O
piranhas	B-Application
which	O
can	O
bite	O
through	O
restraints	O
,	O
or	O
hammerhead	O
sharks	O
who	O
can	O
smash	O
obstacles	O
preventing	O
progression	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Silt	B-Application
is	O
the	O
debut	O
game	O
for	O
developer	O
Spiral	O
Circus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
inspiration	O
for	O
both	O
the	O
art	O
style	O
and	O
the	O
oppressive	O
,	O
isolating	O
atmosphere	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
came	O
from	O
one	O
half	O
of	O
Silt	B-Application
’s	O
development	O
team	O
,	O
Tom	O
Mead	O
's	O
own	O
watercolour	O
paintings	O
of	O
characters	O
in	O
vast	O
,	O
empty	O
abysses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
attended	O
Stugan	B-Application
Summer	O
Camp	O
,	O
a	O
non-profit	O
accelerator	O
program	O
for	O
game	O
developers	O
,	O
after	O
which	O
they	O
were	O
able	O
to	O
produce	O
their	O
first	O
demo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
outlets	O
such	O
as	O
Polygon	O
,	O
Rock	O
Paper	O
Shotgun	O
,	O
and	O
Screen	O
Rant	O
featured	O
Silt	B-Application
on	O
their	O
lists	O
of	O
2022	O
's	O
most	O
anticipated	O
horror	O
and	O
indie	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Silt	B-Application
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
