<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
September	O
30	O
,	O
2022	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
and	O
is	O
Key	O
's	O
18th	O
game	O
overall	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Stella	B-Application
of	I-Application
The	I-Application
End	I-Application
is	O
the	O
sixth	O
of	O
Key	O
's	O
"	O
kinetic	O
novels	O
"	O
—	O
beginning	O
with	O
Planetarian	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Reverie	I-Application
of	I-Application
a	I-Application
Little	I-Application
Planet	I-Application
(	O
2004	O
)	O
—	O
since	O
its	O
gameplay	O
offers	O
no	O
choices	O
or	O
alternate	O
endings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
Key	O
's	O
previous	O
success	O
with	O
the	O
production	O
of	O
two	O
prior	O
visual	O
novels	O
termed	O
"	O
kinetic	O
novels	O
"	O
—	O
Planetarian	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Reverie	I-Application
of	I-Application
a	I-Application
Little	I-Application
Planet	I-Application
(	O
2004	O
)	O
and	O
Harmonia	B-Application
(	O
2016	O
)	O
—	O
since	O
their	O
gameplay	O
offers	O
no	O
choices	O
or	O
alternate	O
endings	O
,	O
Stella	B-Application
of	I-Application
The	I-Application
End	I-Application
was	O
one	O
of	O
three	O
kinetic	O
novels	O
announced	O
in	O
October	O
2020	O
alongside	O
Loopers	B-Application
(	O
2021	O
)	O
and	O
Lunaria	B-Application
:	I-Application
Virtualized	I-Application
Moonchild	I-Application
(	O
2021	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
Stella	B-Application
of	I-Application
The	I-Application
End	I-Application
,	O
Sayuki	O
was	O
unsure	O
how	O
far	O
to	O
exceed	O
that	O
fixed	O
idea	O
of	O
"	O
what	O
makes	O
up	O
a	O
Key	O
production	O
,	O
"	O
but	O
because	O
its	O
concept	O
was	O
solidified	O
as	O
a	O
hard	O
science	O
fiction	O
story	O
with	O
portions	O
to	O
make	O
readers	O
cry	O
as	O
its	O
foundation	O
,	O
Sayuki	O
did	O
not	O
see	O
a	O
problem	O
with	O
making	O
its	O
tone	O
somewhat	O
different	O
than	O
Key	O
's	O
other	O
works	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tanaka	O
had	O
previously	O
worked	O
with	O
Key	O
on	O
the	O
scenario	O
for	O
Rewrite	B-Application
(	O
2011	O
)	O
and	O
its	O
fan	O
disc	O
Rewrite	B-Application
Harvest	I-Application
festa	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Tanaka	O
even	O
uses	O
the	O
term	O
"	O
artificial	O
ego	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
story	O
as	O
a	O
way	O
to	O
distinguish	O
it	O
from	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Swav	O
is	O
the	O
art	O
director	O
and	O
character	O
designer	O
for	O
Stella	B-Application
of	I-Application
The	I-Application
End	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
Swav	O
developed	O
the	O
character	O
art	O
,	O
Sayuki	O
used	O
his	O
experience	O
having	O
worked	O
on	O
bishōjo	B-Application
games	I-Application
to	O
mediate	O
between	O
Swav	O
's	O
art	O
style	O
and	O
Key	O
's	O
brand	O
image	O
,	O
even	O
requesting	O
Swav	O
to	O
redesign	O
entire	O
characters	O
at	O
times	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Swav	O
was	O
also	O
instrumental	O
in	O
changing	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
original	O
title	O
of	O
Owari	B-Application
no	I-Application
Stella	I-Application
to	O
Tsui	B-Application
no	I-Application
Stella	I-Application
by	O
using	O
a	O
different	O
reading	O
of	O
the	O
kanji	O
for	O
"	O
end	O
"	O
(	O
)	O
so	O
that	O
the	O
title	O
would	O
not	O
be	O
overly	O
similar	O
to	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
That	O
type	O
of	O
music	O
reminded	O
him	O
of	O
Rayark	O
's	O
2013	O
rhythm	O
game	O
Deemo	B-Application
,	O
and	O
ultimately	O
the	O
composer	O
Ice	O
who	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Stella	B-Application
of	I-Application
The	I-Application
End	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
September	O
30	O
,	O
2022	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
.	O
</s>
