<s>
Sludge	B-Application
Life	I-Application
is	O
an	O
indie	O
first-person	O
video	O
game	O
oriented	O
toward	O
graffiti	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
designed	O
by	O
musician	O
Adam	O
"	O
Doseone	O
"	O
Drucker	O
and	O
artist	O
Terri	B-Application
Vellmann	I-Application
following	O
their	O
release	O
of	O
High	O
Hell	O
on	O
Devolver	O
Digital	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sludge	B-Application
Life	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
2020	O
for	O
free	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sludge	B-Application
Life	I-Application
is	O
an	O
open-world	O
adventure	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
graffiti	B-Application
,	O
parkour	O
,	O
and	O
urban	O
culture	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initially	O
equipped	O
with	O
nothing	O
more	O
than	O
a	O
spray	O
can	O
and	O
laptop	B-Device
,	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
leap	O
and	O
climb	O
to	O
find	O
preset	O
locations	O
for	O
tagging	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
further	O
explore	O
the	O
environment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
handful	O
of	O
items	O
found	O
around	O
the	O
world	O
can	O
provide	O
the	O
player	O
with	O
new	O
gameplay	O
features	O
:	O
a	O
camera	O
that	O
can	O
-	O
aside	O
from	O
taking	O
pictures	O
-	O
reveal	O
tagging	O
locations	O
,	O
a	O
glider	O
that	O
can	O
extend	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
airborne	O
distance	O
,	O
a	O
teleporting	B-General_Concept
device	O
called	O
the	O
"	O
warper	O
"	O
that	O
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
place	O
a	O
marker	O
down	O
and	O
teleport	O
back	O
to	O
it	O
any	O
time	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
pair	O
of	O
"	O
vandal	O
eyes	O
"	O
floating	O
in	O
a	O
jar	O
that	O
always	O
look	O
towards	O
the	O
closest	O
tagging	O
location	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
laptop	B-Device
can	O
also	O
be	O
updated	O
with	O
7	O
apps	O
(	O
music	O
,	O
video	O
,	O
a	O
minigame	O
,	O
etc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
)	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
play	O
basketball	B-Application
,	O
smoke	O
cigarettes	O
,	O
eat	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
food	O
lying	O
around	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
zoom	O
"	O
(	O
the	O
term	O
for	O
using	O
psychedelic	O
mushrooms	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
cannot	O
die	B-Application
,	O
although	O
there	O
are	O
a	O
handful	O
of	O
environmental	O
hazards	O
-	O
such	O
as	O
fall	O
damage	O
-	O
that	O
will	O
knock	O
the	O
player	O
out	O
causing	O
them	O
to	O
reawaken	O
in	O
a	O
hospital	O
bed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sludge	B-Application
Life	I-Application
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
efforts	O
of	O
a	O
graffitist	O
to	O
be	O
recognized	O
by	O
his	O
peers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Exploring	O
the	O
rig	O
and	O
talking	O
to	O
other	O
characters	O
can	O
reveal	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
world	O
's	O
backstory	O
,	O
including	O
secrets	O
about	O
the	O
megacorporation	O
Glug	O
,	O
and	O
revealing	O
a	O
strike	O
against	O
Glug	O
protesting	O
the	O
death	O
of	O
the	O
corporate	O
mascot	B-Application
,	O
Ciggy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sludge	B-Application
Life	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Adam	O
Drucker	O
AKA	O
Doseone	O
and	O
Terri	B-Application
Vellmann	I-Application
from	O
Devolver	O
Digital	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Previewed	O
at	O
2020	O
's	O
PAX	O
East	O
(	O
29	O
Feb	O
-	O
1	O
Mar	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
demonstrated	O
an	O
emphasis	O
on	O
graffiti	B-Application
,	O
music	O
,	O
resistance	O
,	O
grime	O
,	O
and	O
crass	O
humor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Notably	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
dramatically	O
less	O
violent	O
than	O
the	O
developer	O
's	O
previous	O
High	O
Hell	O
(	O
and	O
later	O
Disc	B-Application
Room	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
fact	O
Vellmann	O
's	O
first	O
conception	O
of	O
Sludge	B-Application
Life	I-Application
would	O
be	O
to	O
remove	O
guns	O
entirely	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
emphasize	O
the	O
visual	O
aspects	O
of	O
graffiti	B-Application
and	O
its	O
spatial	O
relationship	O
vis-à-vis	O
the	O
observer	O
,	O
parkour	O
became	O
a	O
primary	O
theme	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
adopting	O
psychedelic	O
and	O
vaporwave	O
elements	O
,	O
Vellmann	O
developed	O
an	O
aesthetic	O
style	O
including	O
Ghost	O
's	O
laptop	B-Device
,	O
hallucinogenic	O
"	O
zoom	O
"	O
trips	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
smoggy	O
backgrounds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Drucker	O
developed	O
the	O
music	O
along	O
with	O
Big	O
Mud	O
(	O
whose	O
alterego	O
appears	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
)	O
and	O
DJ	O
Dead	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
45rpm	O
EP	O
was	O
released	O
within	O
the	O
laptop	B-Device
as	O
well	O
as	O
in	O
reality	O
on	O
Bandcamp	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sludge	B-Application
Life	I-Application
was	O
released	O
by	O
EpicGames	O
on	O
28	O
May	O
2020	O
and	O
was	O
offered	O
for	O
free	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
its	O
initial	O
2020	O
release	O
as	O
a	O
free	O
game	O
on	O
Epic	O
Games	O
Store	O
,	O
numerous	O
reviewers	O
encouraged	O
players	O
to	O
test	O
Sludge	B-Application
Life	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
release	O
(	O
allowing	O
Switch	O
and	O
Steam	B-Application
)	O
in	O
2021	O
,	O
provided	O
additional	O
reviews	O
to	O
examine	O
the	O
game	O
again	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
compared	O
to	O
2000	O
's	O
Jet	B-Application
Set	I-Application
Radio	I-Application
in	O
its	O
themes	O
,	O
but	O
otherwise	O
more	O
similar	O
to	O
visual	O
media	O
like	O
the	O
programming	O
from	O
Adult	O
Swim	O
or	O
Liquid	O
Television	O
from	O
the	O
mid-1990s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviews	O
of	O
2021	O
from	O
Switch	O
,	O
Steam	B-Application
,	O
GOG	O
,	O
etc.	O
,	O
were	O
similarly	O
positive	O
with	O
Nintendo	O
Life	O
describing	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
"	O
visually	O
striking	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
genuine	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
vibrant	O
"	O
,	O
Eurogamer	O
describing	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
astonishingly	O
clever	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
Nintendo	O
World	O
Report	O
claiming	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
wild	O
and	O
truly	O
unique	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sludge	B-Application
Life	I-Application
is	O
a	O
vibe	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sludge	B-Application
Life	I-Application
was	O
banned	O
by	O
the	O
Australian	O
Classification	O
Board	O
after	O
rating	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
"	O
refused	O
classification	O
"	O
(	O
RC	O
)	O
in	O
June	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
details	O
from	O
the	O
Board	O
were	O
scant	O
,	O
the	O
May	O
2021	O
review	O
and	O
re-rate	O
of	O
Disco	B-Application
Elysium	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Final	I-Application
Cut	I-Application
(	O
banned	O
in	O
March	O
2021	O
)	O
suggested	O
that	O
the	O
reason	O
for	O
Disco	B-Application
Elysium	I-Application
may	O
have	O
been	O
for	O
the	O
same	O
reason	O
:	O
"	O
use	O
of	O
drugs	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
rating	O
boards	O
like	O
the	O
ESRB	O
(	O
USA	O
)	O
has	O
given	O
Sludge	B-Application
Life	I-Application
similar	O
mature	O
rates	O
such	O
as	O
Mature	O
17+	O
(	O
M	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sludge	B-Application
Life	I-Application
2	O
has	O
been	O
announced	O
on	O
March	O
23	O
,	O
2023	O
,	O
with	O
its	O
launch	O
slated	O
for	O
later	O
this	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
