<s>
Sundered	B-Application
is	O
a	O
Metroidvania	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Canadian	O
studio	O
Thunder	O
Lotus	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
July	O
28	O
,	O
2017	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
,	O
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
,	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
definitive	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Sundered	B-Application
:	O
Eldritch	O
Edition	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
21	O
,	O
2018	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
on	O
May	O
26	O
,	O
2020	O
on	O
Stadia	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sundered	B-Application
is	O
a	O
Metroidvania	O
game	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
traverse	O
a	O
side-scrolling	O
world	O
and	O
unlock	O
new	O
abilities	O
to	O
progress	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
can	O
use	O
"	O
Elder	O
Shards	O
"	O
that	O
drop	O
from	O
bosses	O
to	O
sacrifice	O
her	O
humanity	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
gain	O
more	O
powerful	O
abilities	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
turning	O
into	O
a	O
gargoyle	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
they	O
progress	O
,	O
the	O
Trapezohedron	O
explains	O
that	O
their	O
civilization	O
,	O
an	O
Eldritch	O
theocracy	B-Application
known	O
as	O
the	O
Eschaton	O
,	O
was	O
at	O
war	O
with	O
an	O
invading	O
force	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Valkyries	O
,	O
who	O
used	O
advanced	O
technology	O
to	O
fight	O
their	O
eldritch	O
magic	O
.	O
</s>
