<s>
Submerged	B-Application
is	O
a	O
third-person	O
exploration-based	O
post-apocalyptic	O
indie	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Uppercut	O
Games	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
in	O
2015	O
,	O
with	O
an	O
iOS	B-Application
port	O
following	O
in	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
sequel	O
Submerged	B-Application
:	O
Hidden	O
Depths	O
released	O
on	O
Stadia	B-Application
on	O
3	O
December	O
2020	O
,	O
with	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
versions	O
following	O
on	O
10	O
March	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Miku	O
and	O
her	O
younger	O
brother	O
Taku	O
drift	O
into	O
a	O
city	O
partially	O
submerged	B-Application
beneath	O
ocean	O
water	O
with	O
only	O
the	O
tallest	O
buildings	O
protruding	O
from	O
the	O
sea	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Submerged	B-Application
was	O
made	O
by	O
a	O
team	O
of	O
former	O
BioShock	B-Application
developers	O
and	O
was	O
chiefly	O
inspired	O
by	O
Journey	B-Application
and	O
Shadow	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Colossus	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additional	O
inspirations	O
included	O
a	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
IV	I-Application
mod	O
that	O
submerges	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
Liberty	O
City	O
in	O
water	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
slated	O
for	O
2014	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
delayed	O
for	O
a	O
2015	O
release	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
PlayStation	O
Plus	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Application
Gold	I-Application
members	O
,	O
and	O
Steam	B-Application
users	O
were	O
offered	O
discounts	O
at	O
launch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
iOS	B-Application
version	O
,	O
subtitled	O
Miku	O
and	O
the	O
Sunken	O
City	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
was	O
made	O
available	O
in	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
awarded	O
it	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
6.8	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
saying	O
"	O
Submerged	B-Application
is	O
a	O
non-violent	O
,	O
sometimes	O
beautiful	O
exploration	O
adventure	O
set	O
in	O
a	O
strange	O
,	O
mysterious	O
future.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
December	O
3	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
a	O
sequel	O
Submerged	B-Application
:	O
Hidden	O
Depths	O
was	O
published	O
as	O
a	O
sequel	O
by	O
Stadia	B-Application
Games	O
and	O
Entertainment	O
in	O
partnership	O
with	O
Uppercut	O
Games	O
,	O
as	O
an	O
exclusive	O
title	O
for	O
the	O
Stadia	B-Application
gaming	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
on	O
March	O
10	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
