<s>
Spirit	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
:	I-Application
Death	I-Application
Mark	I-Application
is	O
a	O
horror	B-Application
visual	O
novel	O
adventure	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Experience	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
Spirit	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
originally	O
released	O
in	O
June	O
2017	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
published	O
worldwide	O
by	O
Aksys	O
Games	O
in	O
October	O
2018	O
for	O
the	O
same	O
platforms	O
except	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
was	O
additionally	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
in	O
both	O
English	O
and	O
Japanese	O
in	O
April	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
followed	O
by	O
two	O
sequels	O
:	O
2018	O
's	O
Spirit	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
:	I-Application
NG	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
upcoming	O
Spirit	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
:	I-Application
Death	I-Application
Mark	I-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Spirit	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
:	I-Application
Death	I-Application
Mark	I-Application
is	O
a	O
first-person	O
visual	O
novel	O
adventure	O
game	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
investigates	O
areas	O
,	O
and	O
clears	O
each	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
chapters	O
by	O
eliminating	O
a	O
spirit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Spirit	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
:	I-Application
Death	I-Application
Mark	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Experience	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
directed	O
by	O
Motoya	O
Ataka	O
and	O
produced	O
by	O
Hajime	O
Chikami	O
,	O
with	O
illustrations	O
and	O
concept	O
art	O
by	O
Rui	O
Tomono	O
and	O
Fumiya	O
Sumio	O
,	O
and	O
music	O
by	O
Naoaki	O
Jimbo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Experience	O
had	O
previously	O
mostly	O
created	O
dungeon	O
crawler	O
role-playing	O
video	O
games	O
,	O
and	O
initially	O
intended	O
for	O
Death	B-Application
Mark	I-Application
to	O
be	O
one	O
as	O
well	O
,	O
and	O
tried	O
out	O
battle	O
systems	O
and	O
hack-and-slash	B-Application
elements	O
early	O
in	O
production	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
did	O
however	O
see	O
the	O
opportunity	O
to	O
create	O
another	O
"	O
pillar	O
"	O
for	O
their	O
studio	O
and	O
broaden	O
their	O
audience	O
by	O
creating	O
it	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
an	O
adventure	O
game	O
instead	O
,	O
and	O
saw	O
the	O
horror	B-Application
and	O
role-playing	O
game	O
aspects	O
as	O
contrasting	O
,	O
preferring	O
to	O
focus	O
on	O
the	O
horror	B-Application
than	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
mix	O
of	O
the	O
two	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
by	O
Experience	O
on	O
June	O
1	O
,	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
ports	O
were	O
announced	O
in	O
October	O
2017	O
,	O
with	O
higher	O
graphic	O
resolutions	O
,	O
and	O
with	O
a	O
new	O
gallery	O
feature	O
and	O
the	O
new	O
episode	O
"	O
Urban	O
Legend	O
:	O
Little	O
Red	O
Riding	O
Hood	O
of	O
the	O
Rain	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
as	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
January	O
18	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
version	O
on	O
June	O
28	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
version	O
followed	O
on	O
October	O
25	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aksys	O
Games	O
announced	O
at	O
Anime	O
Expo	O
2018	O
that	O
they	O
would	O
localize	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
release	O
it	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
,	O
and	O
released	O
it	O
both	O
digitally	O
and	O
physically	O
for	O
those	O
platforms	O
on	O
October	O
31	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aksys	O
Games	O
also	O
released	O
a	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
version	O
on	O
April	O
4	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
in	O
both	O
English	O
and	O
Japanese	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
chose	O
it	O
for	O
localization	O
after	O
internal	O
playing	O
and	O
evaluation	O
,	O
considering	O
it	O
a	O
perfect	O
fit	O
for	O
them	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
horror	B-Application
themes	O
and	O
it	O
being	O
an	O
interactive	O
adventure	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Spirit	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
:	I-Application
Death	I-Application
Mark	I-Application
was	O
well	O
received	O
by	O
critics	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
described	O
by	O
game	O
publications	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
horror	B-Application
games	I-Application
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
horror	B-Application
visual	O
novels	O
,	O
and	O
among	O
the	O
best	O
visual	O
novels	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
won	O
Digitally	O
Downloaded	O
2018	O
silver	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
award	O
in	O
multiple	O
categories	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
included	O
in	O
a	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
feature	O
about	O
"	O
exciting	O
gems	O
"	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Famitsu	O
appreciated	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
atmosphere	O
,	O
typical	O
of	O
Japanese	O
horror	B-Application
films	O
,	O
and	O
how	O
the	O
gameplay	O
made	O
the	O
game	O
accessible	O
to	O
players	O
who	O
are	O
not	O
good	O
at	O
action	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
the	O
eighth	O
best	O
selling	O
physical	O
video	O
game	O
in	O
Japan	O
during	O
its	O
debut	O
week	O
,	O
with	O
7,099	O
physical	O
copies	O
sold	O
;	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
versions	O
did	O
not	O
chart	O
at	O
all	O
in	O
Media	O
Create	O
weekly	O
Japanese	O
sales	O
chart	O
for	O
their	O
debut	O
weeks	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
meaning	O
that	O
they	O
sold	O
less	O
than	O
3	O
,	O
081	O
,	O
2,046	O
and	O
2,384	O
physical	O
copies	O
each	O
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
print	O
release	O
was	O
additionally	O
the	O
best	O
selling	O
physical	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
game	O
in	O
the	O
UK	O
during	O
its	O
debut	O
week	O
in	O
December	O
2018	O
according	O
to	O
GfK	O
Chart-Track	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Spirit	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
:	I-Application
NG	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
by	O
Experience	O
in	O
2018	O
,	O
and	O
internationally	O
by	O
Aksys	O
Games	O
in	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
third	O
game	O
,	O
Spirit	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
:	I-Application
Death	I-Application
Mark	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
was	O
financed	O
through	O
crowdfunding	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
planned	O
for	O
release	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
game	O
has	O
also	O
been	O
adapted	O
into	O
other	O
media	O
:	O
A	O
novel	O
,	O
Shiin	B-Application
,	O
written	O
by	O
Hitomi	O
Amamiya	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
PHP	O
Institute	O
on	O
February	O
20	O
,	O
2019	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
which	O
tells	O
the	O
backstories	O
of	O
characters	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
;	O
a	O
manga	O
adaptation	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
drawn	O
by	O
Ena	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Kakkiteki	O
in	O
Japan	O
starting	O
in	O
February	O
2019	O
;	O
and	O
an	O
audio	O
drama	O
series	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
August	O
19	O
,	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
