<s>
Super	B-Application
Animal	I-Application
Royale	I-Application
is	O
an	O
indie	O
battle	O
royale	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Pixile	O
Studios	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Modus	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
64-player	O
matches	O
starring	O
anthropomorphic	O
animals	O
who	O
use	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
weapons	O
and	O
firearms	O
from	O
a	O
2D	O
overhead	O
perspective	O
and	O
was	O
built	O
using	O
the	O
Unity	B-Application
game	I-Application
engine	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
early	O
version	O
debuted	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
Early	O
Access	O
on	O
December	O
12	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
free-to-play	O
demo	O
version	O
released	O
the	O
following	O
month	O
in	O
January	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
version	O
appeared	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Application
Game	I-Application
Pass	I-Application
in	O
game	O
preview	O
on	O
June	O
1	O
,	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
left	O
early	O
access	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
and	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
macOS	B-Application
,	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	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
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
on	O
August	O
26	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
Google	B-Application
Stadia	I-Application
on	O
December	O
14	O
,	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Animal	I-Application
Royale	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2D	O
,	O
top-down	O
,	O
third-person	O
battle	O
royale	O
shooter	O
where	O
up	O
to	O
64	O
players	O
compete	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
last	O
person	O
standing	O
using	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
weapons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
joining	O
a	O
lobby	O
,	O
players	O
mingle	O
in	O
a	O
non-combat	O
area	O
until	O
the	O
match	O
begins	O
,	O
with	O
non-player	O
bots	B-Algorithm
joining	O
the	O
queue	O
if	O
less	O
than	O
64	O
human	O
players	O
are	O
present	O
a	O
few	O
seconds	O
before	O
the	O
start	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initially	O
wielding	O
a	O
katana	B-Operating_System
,	O
players	O
can	O
find	O
automatic	O
and	O
semi-automatic	O
guns	O
and	O
ammunition	O
along	O
with	O
grenades	O
used	O
to	O
defeat	O
other	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Animal	I-Application
Royale	I-Application
began	O
development	O
in	O
October	O
2017	O
by	O
members	O
of	O
Pixile	O
Studios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
similar	O
shooter	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
H1Z1	B-Application
and	O
PlayerUnknown	B-Application
's	I-Application
Battlegrounds	I-Application
,	O
with	O
its	O
2D	O
aesthetic	O
taken	O
from	O
"	O
classic	O
top-down	O
adventure	O
games.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Lead	O
designer	O
Michael	O
Silverwood	O
and	O
lead	O
developer	O
Chris	O
Clogg	O
built	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
Unity	B-Application
,	O
and	O
created	O
the	O
line-of-sight	O
mechanic	O
of	O
hiding	O
players	O
in	O
object	O
's	O
shadows	O
by	O
modifying	O
an	O
existing	O
Unity	B-Application
plugin	O
to	O
aid	O
with	O
performance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
later	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
title	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
Early	O
Access	O
on	O
December	O
12	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
which	O
launched	O
with	O
a	O
"	O
Free	O
Weekend	O
"	O
promotion	O
for	O
the	O
following	O
four	O
days	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
May	O
2022	O
,	O
Super	B-Application
Animal	I-Application
Royale	I-Application
has	O
30,000	O
reviews	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
,	O
with	O
92%	O
of	O
the	O
reviews	O
being	O
positive	O
.	O
</s>
