<s>
Steep	B-Application
is	O
a	O
sports	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
Annecy	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
on	O
2	O
December	O
2016	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
Alps	O
,	O
where	O
players	O
can	O
participate	O
in	O
several	O
winter	O
and	O
action	O
sports	O
disciplines	O
,	O
namely	O
skiing	B-Application
,	O
snowboarding	B-Application
,	O
paragliding	O
and	O
wingsuit	O
flying	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
later	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
,	O
mountains	O
in	O
Alaska	O
,	O
Japan	O
and	O
Korea	O
were	O
also	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
rocket-powered	O
wingsuit	O
flying	O
,	O
sledding	O
,	O
BASE	O
jumping	O
,	O
and	O
speed	O
riding	O
were	O
incorporated	O
as	O
additional	O
sports	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Furthermore	O
,	O
two	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
expansions	O
allowed	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
take	O
part	O
in	O
the	O
Winter	O
X	O
Games	O
and	O
the	O
2018	O
Winter	B-Application
Olympics	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Steep	B-Application
is	O
an	O
online	O
multiplayer	O
extreme	O
sports	O
game	O
set	O
in	O
an	O
open	O
world	O
environment	O
of	O
the	O
Alps	O
,	O
centered	O
on	O
the	O
Mont	B-Application
Blanc	I-Application
,	O
the	O
tallest	O
mountain	O
in	O
Europe	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
explored	O
freely	O
by	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
(	O
DLC	B-Protocol
)	O
also	O
added	O
the	O
Alaska	O
Range	O
,	O
centered	O
on	O
the	O
Denali	O
(	O
formerly	O
known	O
as	O
Mount	O
McKinley	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
tallest	O
mountain	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Japanese	O
and	O
Korean	O
mountain	O
ranges	O
into	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Korea	O
features	O
the	O
venues	O
of	O
the	O
2018	O
Winter	B-Application
Olympics	I-Application
in	O
Pyeongchang	O
County	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
also	O
utilizes	O
camera	O
angles	O
similar	O
to	O
GoPro	B-Device
during	O
races	O
,	O
via	O
a	O
sponsoring	O
deal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
four	O
main	O
activities	O
available	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
include	O
skiing	B-Application
,	O
wingsuit	O
flying	O
,	O
snowboarding	B-Application
,	O
and	O
paragliding	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
later	O
DLC	B-Protocol
,	O
rocket-powered	O
wingsuit	O
flying	O
,	O
sledding	O
,	O
basejumping	O
,	O
and	O
speed	O
riding	O
were	O
also	O
incorporated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Steep	B-Application
is	O
an	O
online-focused	O
game	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
all	O
players	O
share	O
the	O
same	O
game	O
world	O
,	O
engaging	O
in	O
various	O
sports	O
activities	O
simultaneously	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
has	O
a	O
trick	O
system	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
perform	O
special	O
maneuvers	O
such	O
as	O
spinning	O
and	O
grabbing	O
while	O
they	O
are	O
skiing	B-Application
or	O
snowboarding	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	O
player	O
crashes	O
during	O
a	O
challenge	O
,	O
they	O
have	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
retry	O
it	O
immediately	O
and	O
view	O
the	O
amount	O
of	O
g-Force	B-Application
the	O
player	O
's	O
character	O
endured	O
during	O
the	O
crash	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
six	O
types	O
of	O
play	O
style	O
ranging	O
from	O
racing	B-Device
,	O
to	O
exploring	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
later	O
DLCs	B-Protocol
,	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
also	O
enter	O
the	O
Winter	O
X	O
Games	O
,	O
and	O
take	O
part	O
in	O
an	O
event	O
called	O
"	O
Winterfest	O
"	O
,	O
where	O
he	O
has	O
to	O
overcome	O
costumed	O
adversaries	O
to	O
be	O
crowned	O
the	O
"	O
King	O
of	O
Winter	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
"	O
Road	O
To	O
The	O
Olympics	O
"	O
featured	O
a	O
new	O
story	O
campaign	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
,	O
an	O
aspiring	O
winter	O
sports	O
athlete	O
,	O
has	O
to	O
complete	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
events	O
to	O
qualify	O
for	O
the	O
2018	O
Olympic	O
Games	O
and	O
become	O
the	O
first	O
athlete	O
to	O
win	O
gold	O
medals	O
in	O
all	O
three	O
freestyle	O
disciplines	O
:	O
big	B-Device
air	I-Device
,	O
slopestyle	O
,	O
and	O
halfpipe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
Annecy	O
,	O
a	O
French	O
studio	O
which	O
had	O
previously	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
multiplayer	O
modes	O
of	O
the	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
franchise	O
and	O
the	O
Tom	O
Clancy	O
's	O
Splinter	O
Cell	O
franchise	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
assisting	O
in	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Tom	B-Application
Clancy	I-Application
's	I-Application
The	I-Application
Division	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Steep	B-Application
became	O
the	O
first	O
original	O
game	O
created	O
by	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
concept	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
developer	O
's	O
close	O
proximity	O
to	O
the	O
Alps	O
,	O
and	O
another	O
Ubisoft	O
game	O
,	O
Tom	B-Application
Clancy	I-Application
's	I-Application
Ghost	I-Application
Recon	I-Application
Wildlands	I-Application
,	O
whose	O
large	O
open	O
world	O
forced	O
developer	O
Ubisoft	O
Paris	O
to	O
implement	O
transport	O
methods	O
such	O
as	O
paragliding	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Trials	B-Application
series	O
also	O
influenced	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ubisoft	O
originally	O
was	O
not	O
convinced	O
by	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
's	O
concept	O
,	O
but	O
they	O
later	O
greenlit	O
the	O
project	O
's	O
development	O
,	O
mainly	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
huge	O
popularity	O
of	O
extreme	O
sporting	O
videos	O
on	O
the	O
video	O
sharing	O
website	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
.	I-General_Concept
</s>
<s>
The	O
developers	O
were	O
also	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
renewed	O
interest	O
in	O
the	O
skateboarding	O
game	O
Skate	B-Application
3	I-Application
after	O
it	O
was	O
re-popularized	O
through	O
Let	O
's	O
Play	O
streaming	O
events	O
performed	O
by	O
YouTubers	O
and	O
others	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Steep	B-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
on	O
2	O
December	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
but	O
later	O
canceled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
season	O
pass	O
included	O
the	O
Winterfest	O
DLC	B-Protocol
,	O
adding	O
sledging	O
and	O
new	O
challenges	O
,	O
the	O
Extreme	O
Pack	O
,	O
adding	O
speed	O
riding	O
,	O
basejumping	O
and	O
rocket-powered	O
wingsuits	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
Adrenaline	O
Pack	O
,	O
adding	O
night	O
races	O
and	O
new	O
outfits	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
,	O
at	O
E3	O
2017	O
,	O
Ubisoft	O
announced	O
that	O
a	O
Winter	B-Application
Olympics	I-Application
expansion	O
,	O
Steep	B-Application
:	I-Application
Road	I-Application
to	I-Application
the	I-Application
Olympics	I-Application
,	O
would	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
5	O
December	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
expansion	O
featured	O
new	O
mountain	O
ranges	O
in	O
Korea	O
and	O
Japan	O
and	O
let	O
the	O
player	O
take	O
part	O
in	O
the	O
2018	O
Winter	B-Application
Olympics	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
third	O
year	O
of	O
the	O
release	O
cycle	O
,	O
the	O
X	O
Games	O
Pass	O
could	O
be	O
purchased	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
Rocket	O
Wings	O
DLC	B-Protocol
,	O
adding	O
more	O
rocket-powered	O
wingsuit	O
events	O
,	O
the	O
90s	O
DLC	B-Protocol
,	O
adding	O
90s-themend	O
clothing	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
eponymous	O
X	O
Games	O
DLC	B-Protocol
,	O
allowing	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
enter	O
the	O
Winter	O
X	O
Games	O
competition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Access	O
to	O
the	O
Road	O
to	O
the	O
Olympics	O
DLC	B-Protocol
was	O
removed	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
2022	O
to	O
comply	O
with	O
third	O
party	O
rights	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Steep	B-Application
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2019	O
,	O
Ubisoft	O
announced	O
that	O
Steep	B-Application
was	O
played	O
by	O
10	O
million	O
individual	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
he	O
was	O
initially	O
wondering	O
if	O
a	O
game	O
solely	O
centered	O
on	O
extreme	O
sports	O
and	O
a	O
vast	O
open	O
world	O
would	O
capture	O
the	O
players	O
,	O
he	O
found	O
Steep	B-Application
to	O
be	O
very	O
captivating	O
through	O
its	O
open	O
world	O
,	O
gameplay	O
,	O
and	O
atmosphere	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TJ	O
Hafer	O
of	O
IGN	O
also	O
rated	O
the	O
game	O
positively	O
for	O
similar	O
reasons	O
,	O
describing	O
Steep	B-Application
's	O
world	O
as	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
diverse	O
and	O
visually	O
interesting	O
open	O
worlds	O
"	O
in	O
video	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Road	O
to	O
the	O
Olympics	O
DLC	B-Protocol
was	O
criticized	O
by	O
Kato	O
of	O
for	O
providing	O
little	O
substance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
decision	O
to	O
only	O
include	O
freestyle	O
disciplines	O
in	O
the	O
story	O
while	O
completely	O
omitting	O
skiing	B-Application
events	O
such	O
as	O
Super-G	O
or	O
giant	O
slalom	O
added	O
to	O
that	O
sentiment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
in	O
all	O
,	O
he	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
expansion	O
"	O
restrict	O
what	O
is	O
best	O
about	O
Steep	B-Application
with	O
little	O
to	O
show	O
for	O
it	O
in	O
return.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
he	O
criticized	O
Ubisoft	O
for	O
not	O
including	O
a	O
new	O
area	O
and	O
the	O
relative	O
small	O
amount	O
of	O
content	O
in	O
the	O
new	O
DLC	B-Protocol
package	O
.	O
</s>
