<s>
Somerville	B-Application
is	O
an	O
adventure	O
video	O
game	O
and	O
the	O
debut	O
title	O
by	O
the	O
independent	O
studio	O
Jumpship	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
studio	O
's	O
co-founder	O
,	O
Dino	O
Patti	O
,	O
previously	O
co-founded	O
Playdead	O
and	O
worked	O
on	O
Limbo	B-Application
and	O
Inside	B-Application
as	O
executive	O
producer	O
on	O
both	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
on	O
November	O
15	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
Limbo	B-Application
and	O
Inside	B-Application
,	O
Somerville	B-Application
is	O
an	O
adventure	O
game	O
played	O
from	O
a	O
third-person	O
perspective	O
with	O
platform	O
game-like	O
elements	O
and	O
physics-based	O
puzzles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Exploring	O
deeper	O
inside	B-Application
the	O
vessel	O
,	O
the	O
man	O
comes	O
across	O
pods	O
holding	O
other	O
people	O
in	O
similar	O
simulations	O
,	O
and	O
frees	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dino	O
Patti	O
was	O
a	O
co-founder	O
of	O
Playdead	O
,	O
the	O
studio	O
behind	O
major	O
independent	O
successes	O
Limbo	B-Application
and	O
Inside	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
27	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
Patti	O
announced	O
that	O
he	O
had	O
formed	O
Jumpship	B-Application
along	O
with	O
UK	O
film	O
animator	O
Chris	O
Olsen	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
they	O
were	O
working	O
on	O
a	O
game	O
titled	O
Somerville	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Olsen	O
started	O
preliminary	O
work	O
on	O
Somerville	B-Application
in	O
2014	O
,	O
and	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
expanded	O
after	O
Olsen	O
formed	O
Jumpship	B-Application
with	O
Patti	O
as	O
executive	O
producer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
More	O
details	O
about	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
featured	O
during	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
presentation	O
at	O
E3	O
2021	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
planned	O
2022	O
release	O
date	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X	I-Device
and	I-Device
Series	I-Device
S	I-Device
.	O
Olsen	O
stated	O
that	O
many	O
gaming	O
outlets	O
mislabelled	O
Somerville	B-Application
as	O
a	O
puzzle-platformer	O
based	O
on	O
this	O
trailer	O
and	O
apparent	O
similarities	O
to	O
Limbo	B-Application
and	O
Inside	B-Application
,	O
but	O
he	O
said	O
the	O
game	O
lacks	O
both	O
puzzle	O
and	O
platforming	O
type	O
elements	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
not	O
confined	O
to	O
2D-like	O
movement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Somerville	B-Application
launched	O
on	O
November	O
15	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
same	O
day	O
,	O
the	O
Thunderful	O
Group	O
announced	O
it	O
was	O
finalizing	O
the	O
acquisition	O
of	O
Jumpship	B-Application
for	O
an	O
undisclosed	O
sum	O
,	O
with	O
Thunderful	O
saying	O
that	O
Jumpship	B-Application
will	O
"	O
retain	O
creative	O
autonomy	O
as	O
it	O
continues	O
to	O
create	O
top-class	O
story-driven	O
narrative	O
games	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Somerville	B-Application
has	O
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
reviews	O
"	O
reviews	O
on	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
