<s>
Squad	B-Application
is	O
a	O
realism-based	O
military	O
tactical	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Canadian	O
indie	O
developer	O
Offworld	O
Industries	O
exclusively	O
through	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
distribution	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
spiritual	O
successor	O
to	O
the	O
Project	B-Application
Reality	I-Application
modification	I-Application
for	O
Battlefield	B-Application
2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
depicts	O
realistic	O
modern	O
warfare	O
between	O
military	O
and	O
paramilitary	O
factions	O
in	O
large	O
and	O
expansive	O
battlefields	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Squad	B-Application
became	O
available	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
Early	O
Access	O
in	O
December	O
2015	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
officially	O
released	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
in	O
September	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Squad	B-Application
is	O
a	O
tactical	O
shooter	O
based	O
around	O
squad	B-Application
gameplay	O
designed	O
to	O
encourage	O
teamwork	O
and	O
communication	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
match	O
is	O
played	O
between	O
two	O
belligerent	O
teams	O
,	O
with	O
each	O
team	O
being	O
made	O
up	O
of	O
squads	B-Application
that	O
cap	O
at	O
nine	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
in	O
squads	B-Application
select	O
from	O
various	O
soldier	O
classes	O
which	O
play	O
distinct	O
roles	O
in	O
combat	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
suppressive	O
fire	O
from	O
an	O
automatic	O
rifleman	O
,	O
anti-tank	O
support	O
from	O
a	O
MANPATS	O
gunner	O
,	O
or	O
medical	O
support	O
from	O
a	O
combat	O
medic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
squad	B-Application
of	O
players	O
is	O
led	O
by	O
a	O
squad	B-Application
leader	O
,	O
who	O
can	O
communicate	O
with	O
other	O
allied	O
squad	B-Application
leaders	O
and	O
construct	O
structures	O
such	O
as	O
forward	O
operating	O
bases	O
and	O
defensive	O
emplacements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Any	O
squad	B-Application
leader	O
can	O
additionally	O
nominate	O
himself	O
for	O
the	O
position	O
of	O
commander	O
,	O
who	O
,	O
once	O
voted	O
into	O
position	O
,	O
can	O
coordinate	O
his	O
team	O
's	O
battle	O
plan	O
and	O
call	O
in	O
additional	O
support	O
such	O
as	O
UAV	O
recon	O
and	O
artillery	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Squad	B-Application
borrows	O
many	O
of	O
its	O
gameplay	O
aspects	O
from	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
Project	B-Application
Reality	I-Application
,	O
with	O
its	O
game	O
modes	O
placing	O
heavy	O
emphasis	O
on	O
team	O
coordination	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Matches	O
take	O
place	O
on	O
extremely	O
large	O
realistic	O
battlefields	B-Application
up	O
to	O
in	O
size	O
,	O
facilitating	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
a	O
wide	O
variety	O
of	O
vehicles	O
such	O
as	O
main	O
battle	O
tanks	O
,	O
armored	O
personnel	O
carriers	O
,	O
transport	O
trucks	O
,	O
and	O
helicopters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
facilitate	O
maneuver	O
warfare	O
,	O
squad	B-Application
leaders	O
can	O
construct	O
forward	O
operating	O
bases	O
around	O
the	O
map	O
,	O
which	O
provide	O
a	O
team-wide	O
location	O
for	O
soldiers	O
to	O
respawn	O
and	O
must	O
be	O
kept	O
supplied	O
by	O
a	O
logistics	O
network	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
currently	O
ten	O
playable	O
factions	O
in	O
Squad	B-Application
,	O
which	O
change	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
map	O
and	O
game	O
mode	O
being	O
played	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
of	O
Squad	B-Application
was	O
announced	O
in	O
October	O
2014	O
when	O
Project	B-Application
Reality	I-Application
developer	O
Sniperdog	O
(	O
a.k.a.	O
</s>
<s>
Will	O
Stahl	O
)	O
made	O
a	O
post	O
on	O
the	O
Project	B-Application
Reality	I-Application
forums	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
announcement	O
carried	O
the	O
news	O
that	O
the	O
team	O
of	O
fifteen	O
was	O
making	O
a	O
spiritual	O
successor	O
to	O
Project	B-Application
Reality	I-Application
on	O
Epic	O
Games	O
 '	O
Unreal	O
Engine	O
4	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
5	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
Squad	B-Application
appeared	O
in	O
Steam	B-Application
's	O
Greenlight	O
service	O
and	O
was	O
announced	O
in	O
an	O
update	O
called	O
"	O
Vote	O
For	O
Us	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Squad	B-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
Early	O
Access	O
on	O
December	O
15	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
and	O
officially	O
released	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
on	O
September	O
23	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Squad	B-Application
is	O
currently	O
at	O
version	O
4.2	O
as	O
of	O
the	O
February	O
21	O
,	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
