<s>
Strange	B-Application
Adventures	I-Application
In	I-Application
Infinite	I-Application
Space	I-Application
is	O
a	O
roguelike	O
video	O
game	O
created	O
by	O
the	O
indie	O
developer	O
Digital	O
Eel	O
and	O
released	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
and	O
Mac	B-Device
on	O
March	O
15	O
,	O
2002	O
by	O
boardgame	O
developer-publisher	O
,	O
Cheapass	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Releases	O
for	O
Pocket	B-Device
PC	I-Device
and	O
Palm	B-Application
by	O
British	O
developer-publisher	O
Astraware	O
followed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Strange	B-Application
Adventures	I-Application
In	I-Application
Infinite	I-Application
Space	I-Application
the	O
game	O
players	O
explore	O
a	O
"	O
plausibly	O
implausible	O
"	O
fictional	O
region	O
of	O
the	O
Milky	O
Way	O
galaxy	B-Application
called	O
The	O
Purple	O
Void	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Strange	B-Application
Adventures	I-Application
In	I-Application
Infinite	I-Application
Space	I-Application
sets	O
itself	O
up	O
differently	O
each	O
time	O
it	O
is	O
played	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Stars	O
,	O
black	B-Application
holes	I-Application
,	O
planets	O
,	O
nebulae	B-Device
,	O
artifacts	O
,	O
alien	O
patrols	O
,	O
gadgets	O
,	O
lifeforms	O
and	O
dozens	O
of	O
events	O
and	O
encounters	O
are	O
randomized	O
for	O
each	O
game	O
session	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
conventional	O
roguelikes	O
,	O
Strange	B-Application
Adventures	I-Application
In	I-Application
Infinite	I-Application
Space	I-Application
features	O
graphics	O
,	O
music	O
and	O
sound	O
,	O
and	O
game	O
sessions	O
typically	O
last	O
from	O
3	O
to	O
20	O
minutes	O
,	O
hence	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
tagline	O
"	O
Explore	O
the	O
galaxy	B-Application
in	O
20	O
minutes	O
or	O
less	O
!	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Strange	B-Application
Adventures	I-Application
In	I-Application
Infinite	I-Application
Space	I-Application
was	O
created	O
by	O
Digital	O
Eel	O
,	O
a	O
studio	O
that	O
included	O
Richard	O
Carlson	O
,	O
Iikka	O
Keranen	O
,	O
and	O
Bill	O
Sears	O
(	O
creating	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
Phosphorous	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
had	O
previously	O
made	O
a	O
game	O
called	O
Plasmaworm	O
,	O
after	O
abandoning	O
six	O
months	O
of	O
work	O
on	O
4X	B-Application
space	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
they	O
began	O
work	O
on	O
Strange	B-Application
Adventures	I-Application
In	I-Application
Infinite	I-Application
Space	I-Application
,	O
they	O
wanted	O
to	O
make	O
roguelike	O
game	O
with	O
a	O
randomized	O
world	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
board	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Source	O
of	O
the	O
Nile	O
,	O
Tales	O
of	O
the	O
Arabian	O
Nights	O
,	O
and	O
Voyage	O
of	O
the	O
BSM	O
Pandora	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
inspiration	O
from	O
board	O
games	O
,	O
the	O
studio	O
was	O
inspired	O
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
creator	O
Gene	O
Roddenbury	O
,	O
and	O
Star	B-Application
Control	I-Application
creators	O
Fred	O
Ford	O
and	O
Paul	O
Reiche	O
III	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Strange	B-Application
Adventures	I-Application
In	I-Application
Infinite	I-Application
Space	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
15	O
,	O
2002	O
by	O
boardgame	O
developer-publisher	O
Cheapass	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Digital	O
Eel	O
followed	O
Strange	B-Application
Adventures	I-Application
In	I-Application
Infinite	I-Application
Space	I-Application
with	O
a	O
self-funded	O
sequel	O
,	O
working	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
one	O
and	O
a	O
half	O
years	O
part-time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Designer	O
Rich	O
Carlson	O
described	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
"	O
a	O
hybrid	O
,	O
part	O
strategy	B-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
part	O
adventure	O
game	O
and	O
part	O
starship	O
combat	O
game	O
,	O
similar	O
in	O
some	O
ways	O
to	O
games	O
like	O
Pirates	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Weird	O
Worlds	O
:	O
Return	O
to	O
Infinite	O
Space	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PC	O
and	O
iPad	B-Device
in	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
11	O
,	O
2005	O
,	O
the	O
source	O
code	O
became	O
freely	O
available	O
under	O
the	O
GNU	B-License
GPL	I-License
,	O
though	O
without	O
the	O
other	O
game	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
September	O
28	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
Strange	B-Application
Adventures	I-Application
In	I-Application
Infinite	I-Application
Space	I-Application
was	O
made	O
available	O
as	O
freeware	B-License
,	O
including	O
the	O
game	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
for	O
Pocket	B-Device
PC	I-Device
and	O
Palm	B-Application
by	O
British	O
developer	O
and	O
publisher	O
,	O
Astraware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2020	O
,	O
Strange	B-Application
Adventures	I-Application
in	I-Application
Infinite	I-Application
Space	I-Application
was	O
reissued	O
by	O
Digital	O
Eel	O
and	O
Chris	O
Collins	O
with	O
support	O
for	O
contemporary	O
Windows	B-Application
,	O
macOS	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Linux	B-Application
operating	I-Application
systems	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Strange	B-Application
Adventures	I-Application
in	I-Application
Infinite	I-Application
Space	I-Application
received	O
a	O
77	O
score	O
on	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
indicating	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ernest	O
Adams	O
,	O
writing	O
for	O
Gamasutra	O
in	O
2005	O
,	O
described	O
Strange	B-Application
Adventures	I-Application
In	I-Application
Infinite	I-Application
Space	I-Application
as	O
"	O
the	O
perfect	O
short	O
game	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Strange	B-Application
Adventures	I-Application
In	I-Application
Infinite	I-Application
Space	I-Application
was	O
a	O
2003	O
Independent	O
Games	O
Festival	O
finalist	O
for	O
the	O
Seumas	O
McNally	O
Grand	O
Prize	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameZilla	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
a	O
worthy	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
excellent	O
title	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
recommended	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
for	O
those	O
who	O
miss	O
the	O
simplicity	O
,	O
yet	O
complex	O
nature	O
of	O
the	O
old	O
Star	B-Application
Control	I-Application
titles	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
Games	O
Magazine	O
was	O
critical	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
randomness	O
and	O
lack	O
of	O
adventure	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
a	O
"	O
CliffsNotes	O
version	O
of	O
Star	B-Application
Control	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Writing	O
for	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
,	O
Jody	O
McGregor	O
called	O
it	O
the	O
"	O
original	O
spaceship	O
roguelike	O
"	O
,	O
tracing	O
its	O
lineage	O
from	O
the	O
Star	B-Application
Control	I-Application
series	O
to	O
FTL	B-Application
:	I-Application
Faster	I-Application
than	I-Application
Light	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
FTL	B-Application
developer	O
Justin	B-Application
Ma	I-Application
has	O
cited	O
Weird	O
Worlds	O
as	O
an	O
influence	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Journalists	O
have	O
since	O
made	O
favorable	O
comparisons	O
between	O
FTL	B-Application
and	O
Weird	O
Worlds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rock	O
Paper	O
Shotgun	O
also	O
noted	O
the	O
influence	O
of	O
Weird	O
Worlds	O
on	O
The	B-Application
Long	I-Application
Journey	I-Application
Home	I-Application
,	O
another	O
procedurally	O
generated	O
space	O
game	O
influenced	O
by	O
FTL	B-Application
.	O
</s>
