<s>
Superhot	B-Application
is	O
an	O
independent	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
(	O
FPS	O
)	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Superhot	B-Application
Team	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
the	O
game	O
follows	O
traditional	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
gameplay	O
mechanics	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
player	O
attempting	O
to	O
take	O
out	O
enemy	O
targets	O
using	O
guns	O
and	O
other	O
weapons	O
,	O
time	O
within	O
the	O
game	O
progresses	O
at	O
normal	O
speed	O
only	O
when	O
the	O
player	O
moves	O
;	O
this	O
creates	O
the	O
opportunity	O
for	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
assess	O
their	O
situation	O
in	O
slow	O
motion	O
and	O
respond	O
appropriately	O
,	O
making	O
the	O
gameplay	O
similar	O
to	O
strategy	B-Application
video	I-Application
games	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
originated	O
as	O
an	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
2013	O
7	O
Day	O
FPS	O
Challenge	O
,	O
which	O
Superhot	B-Application
Team	I-Application
expanded	O
into	O
a	O
browser-based	O
demonstration	O
that	O
September	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Superhot	B-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Linux	B-Application
in	O
February	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Versions	O
for	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
were	O
released	O
in	O
May	O
2016	O
,	O
July	O
2017	O
,	O
and	O
August	O
2019	O
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
rebuilt	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
better	O
support	O
virtual	B-Application
reality	I-Application
,	O
Superhot	B-Application
VR	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Oculus	B-Device
Rift	I-Device
,	O
HTC	O
Vive	O
,	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
VR	I-Device
headset	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
standalone	O
expansion	O
,	O
Superhot	B-Application
:	O
Mind	O
Control	O
Delete	O
,	O
which	O
utilizes	O
roguelike	O
elements	O
such	O
as	O
procedural	O
generation	O
and	O
permadeath	B-Application
,	O
became	O
available	O
through	O
early	O
access	O
in	O
December	O
2017	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
officially	O
on	O
16	O
July	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Superhot	B-Application
sets	O
the	O
player	O
in	O
a	O
minimalistic	O
environment	O
,	O
taking	O
out	O
hostile	O
attackers	O
that	O
are	O
trying	O
to	O
kill	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
originally	O
was	O
a	O
three-level	O
prototype	O
browser	B-Protocol
game	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
expanding	O
to	O
the	O
full	O
game	O
,	O
Superhot	B-Application
Team	I-Application
created	O
a	O
campaign	O
mode	O
across	O
approximately	O
thirty-one	O
levels	O
,	O
estimated	O
to	O
be	O
as	O
long	O
as	O
Portal	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
campaign	O
mode	O
,	O
the	O
full	O
release	O
of	O
Superhot	B-Application
includes	O
an	O
"	O
endless	O
"	O
mode	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
survives	O
as	O
long	O
as	O
they	O
can	O
against	O
an	O
endless	O
stream	O
of	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
new	O
set	O
of	O
levels	O
was	O
developed	O
for	O
the	O
virtual	B-Application
reality	I-Application
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
standalone	O
expansion	O
that	O
does	O
not	O
require	O
the	O
main	O
game	O
,	O
Superhot	B-Application
:	O
Mind	O
Control	O
Delete	O
uses	O
roguelike	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Superhot	B-Application
:	O
Mind	O
Control	O
Delete	O
was	O
released	O
into	O
early	O
access	O
in	O
December	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Japanese-themed	O
Superhot	B-Application
title	O
,	O
Superhot	B-Application
JP	O
,	O
began	O
development	O
by	O
GameTomo	O
in	O
2018	O
with	O
support	O
of	O
the	O
Superhot	B-Application
developers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
initially	O
planned	O
for	O
a	O
Japanese	O
release	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Windows	O
,	O
but	O
other	O
regions	O
and	O
platforms	O
may	O
follow	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Superhot	B-Application
narrative	O
works	O
in	O
several	O
metanarrative	O
levels	O
:	O
the	O
player	O
plays	O
a	O
fictionalized	O
version	O
of	O
themselves	O
sitting	O
in	O
front	O
of	O
their	O
DOS	B-Operating_System
prompt	I-Operating_System
,	O
getting	O
a	O
message	O
from	O
their	O
friend	O
who	O
offers	O
them	O
a	O
supposedly	O
leaked	O
copy	O
of	O
a	O
new	O
game	O
called	O
superhot.exe	O
,	O
claiming	O
that	O
the	O
only	O
way	O
to	O
access	O
it	O
is	O
with	O
a	O
crack	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
this	O
crash	B-General_Concept
,	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
friend	O
sends	O
an	O
updated	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
.exe	O
file	O
,	O
apparently	O
a	O
new	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
that	O
fixes	O
the	O
"	O
glitches	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
both	O
the	O
player	O
and	O
their	O
friend	O
play	O
through	O
superhot.exe	O
,	O
it	O
becomes	O
apparent	O
that	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
presence	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
monitored	O
by	O
whoever	O
is	O
responsible	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
–	O
referring	O
to	O
itself	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
system	O
"	O
–	O
and	O
demands	O
they	O
cease	O
playing	O
via	O
various	O
methods	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
ominous	O
threats	O
showing	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
in-game	O
residence	O
,	O
and	O
altering	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
messages	O
to	O
their	O
friend	O
to	O
urge	O
them	O
to	O
stop	O
playing	O
,	O
eventually	O
harassing	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
friend	O
into	O
giving	O
up	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
engineering	O
a	O
fallout	O
with	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
player	O
goes	O
through	O
more	O
and	O
more	O
levels	O
,	O
each	O
apparently	O
targeting	O
specific	O
locales	O
,	O
the	O
system	O
's	O
warnings	O
grow	O
more	O
ominous	O
,	O
telling	O
them	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
unaware	O
of	O
the	O
consequences	O
of	O
their	O
actions	O
,	O
eventually	O
forcing	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
walk	O
to	O
their	O
own	O
in-game	O
house	O
and	O
to	O
their	O
in-game	O
player	O
character	O
,	O
a	O
figure	O
wearing	O
VR	B-Application
headgear	I-Application
,	O
and	O
punch	O
themselves	O
into	O
unconsciousness	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Afterward	O
,	O
the	O
system	O
warns	O
the	O
player	O
once	O
again	O
to	O
stop	O
using	O
Superhot	B-Application
,	O
and	O
forces	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
quit	O
the	O
game	O
entirely	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Inevitably	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
will	O
start	O
up	O
Superhot	B-Application
again	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
system	O
concedes	O
to	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
insistence	O
to	O
keep	O
playing	O
,	O
fully	O
encouraging	O
them	O
to	O
play	O
more	O
and	O
more	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
core	O
forces	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
shoot	O
their	O
original	O
body/player	O
character	O
,	O
finally	O
making	O
them	O
one	O
with	O
Superhot	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Post-credits	O
,	O
the	O
core/hivemind	O
informs	O
the	O
player	O
that	O
they	O
are	O
to	O
spread	O
interest	O
in	O
superhot.exe	O
by	O
recommending	O
it	O
to	O
as	O
many	O
people	O
through	O
social	O
media	O
and	O
Steam	B-Application
reviews	O
,	O
specifically	O
instructing	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
words	O
"	O
Superhot	B-Application
is	O
the	O
most	O
innovative	O
shooter	O
I	O
've	O
played	O
in	O
years	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
Superhot	B-Application
was	O
originally	O
developed	O
for	O
the	O
2013	O
7	O
Day	O
FPS	O
Challenge	O
,	O
held	O
that	O
August	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
teams	O
of	O
programmers	O
were	O
given	O
a	O
week	O
to	O
develop	O
complete	O
,	O
functional	O
prototypes	O
of	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Superhot	B-Application
director	O
Piotr	O
Iwanicki	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
Flash	B-Protocol
game	I-Protocol
"	O
Time4Cat	O
"	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
a	O
cat	O
trying	O
to	O
collect	O
food	O
on	O
a	O
busy	O
road	O
intersection	O
;	O
time	O
only	O
moves	O
when	O
the	O
player	O
moves	O
the	O
cat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
then	O
refined	O
it	O
and	O
released	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
free	O
browser	B-Protocol
game	I-Protocol
in	O
September	O
2013	O
,	O
whereupon	O
it	O
received	O
extensive	O
attention	O
from	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
also	O
submitted	O
the	O
game	O
through	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
Greenlight	O
process	O
,	O
and	O
within	O
five	O
days	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
successfully	O
approved	O
for	O
later	O
distribution	O
by	O
Valve	O
,	O
making	O
the	O
game	O
the	O
fastest	O
to	O
be	O
approved	O
through	O
Greenlight	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Iwanicki	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
positive	O
reaction	O
to	O
the	O
web	O
demonstration	O
was	O
a	O
result	O
of	O
players	O
looking	O
for	O
any	O
variation	O
in	O
the	O
standard	O
formula	O
of	O
first-person	O
shooters	O
,	O
which	O
had	O
not	O
really	O
changed	O
since	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Doom	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Iwanicki	O
commented	O
that	O
while	O
some	O
have	O
called	O
Superhot	B-Application
a	O
puzzle	O
game	O
,	O
he	O
feels	O
it	O
is	O
an	O
action	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
a	O
puzzle	O
game	O
where	O
there	O
is	O
typically	O
only	O
one	O
solution	O
and	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
rewarded	O
for	O
finding	O
it	O
,	O
Iwanicki	O
considers	O
Superhot	B-Application
to	O
be	O
about	O
having	O
the	O
time	O
to	O
adjust	O
to	O
one	O
's	O
instincts	O
and	O
improvise	O
a	O
strategy	O
for	O
completing	O
a	O
challenge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2014	O
,	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
launched	O
a	O
Kickstarter	O
campaign	O
to	O
make	O
Superhot	B-Application
a	O
full	O
release	O
,	O
including	O
improvement	O
of	O
the	O
art	O
design	O
,	O
new	O
levels	O
and	O
challenges	O
,	O
and	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
virtual	B-Application
reality	I-Application
headset	O
Oculus	B-Device
Rift	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
had	O
planned	O
on	O
starting	O
a	O
Kickstarter	O
campaign	O
to	O
fund	O
publication	O
after	O
their	O
Steam	B-Application
Greenlight	O
approval	O
,	O
but	O
they	O
first	O
wanted	O
to	O
polish	O
the	O
game	O
more	O
before	O
offering	O
the	O
crowdfunding	O
opportunity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
included	O
tuning	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
gameplay	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
adding	O
a	O
katana	B-Operating_System
that	O
could	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
cut	O
oncoming	O
bullets	O
in	O
half	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Kickstarter	O
campaign	O
met	O
its	O
fundraising	O
goal	O
within	O
the	O
first	O
day	O
of	O
going	O
live	O
,	O
allowing	O
the	O
Superhot	B-Application
team	I-Application
to	O
identify	O
additional	O
stretch	O
goals	O
,	O
including	O
improved	O
animations	O
and	O
replay	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
art	O
style	O
of	O
Superhot	B-Application
is	O
minimalistic	O
by	O
design	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
art	O
director	O
Marcin	O
Surma	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Surma	O
also	O
brainstormed	O
the	O
idea	O
of	O
presenting	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
style	O
of	O
works	O
from	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
and	O
Amiga	B-Device
computer	I-Device
systems	O
in	O
the	O
1990s	O
;	O
this	O
resulted	O
in	O
the	O
metagame	O
interface	O
that	O
was	O
fashioned	O
after	O
Norton	B-Application
Commander	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
Gamescom	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
announced	O
that	O
Superhot	B-Application
would	O
be	O
available	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
via	O
ID	B-Device
@Xbox	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Superhot	B-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Linux	B-Application
on	O
25	O
February	O
2016	O
,	O
while	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
3	O
May	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Free	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
new	O
levels	O
and	O
a	O
new	O
gameplay	O
feature	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
all	O
versions	O
in	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
critical	O
success	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
by	O
late	O
2016	O
,	O
the	O
Superhot	B-Application
team	I-Application
started	O
working	O
on	O
a	O
version	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
19	O
August	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
early	O
prototype	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
using	O
Oculus	B-Device
Rift	I-Device
virtual	B-Application
reality	I-Application
(	O
VR	O
)	O
support	O
was	O
shown	O
during	O
the	O
Electronic	O
Entertainment	O
Expo	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Rift-enabled	O
version	O
included	O
the	O
added	O
gameplay	O
feature	O
of	O
allowing	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
lean	O
the	O
character	O
to	O
side	O
by	O
leaning	O
their	O
bodies	O
,	O
and	O
rotating	O
the	O
character	O
's	O
view	O
separate	O
from	O
their	O
bodies	O
motion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
journalists	O
that	O
played	O
this	O
demonstration	O
compared	O
the	O
experience	O
to	O
being	O
like	O
the	O
characters	O
of	O
Neo	O
or	O
Morpheus	O
from	O
the	O
film	O
The	O
Matrix	O
,	O
exemplifying	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
Rift	B-Device
as	O
innovative	O
compared	O
to	O
other	O
Rift-enabled	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
completing	O
the	O
Kickstarter	O
with	O
sufficient	O
funds	O
for	O
the	O
VR-enabled	O
version	O
,	O
the	O
Superhot	B-Application
team	I-Application
realized	O
that	O
they	O
needed	O
to	O
rebuild	O
the	O
game	O
from	O
scratch	O
to	O
provide	O
the	O
best	O
VR	O
experience	O
for	O
Superhot	B-Application
,	O
named	O
Superhot	B-Application
VR	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
also	O
needed	O
to	O
find	O
ways	O
to	O
simulate	O
a	O
player	O
's	O
hitbox	B-Protocol
,	O
given	O
that	O
the	O
Oculus	B-Application
can	O
only	O
track	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
head	O
and	O
hands	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Oculus	B-Application
VR	I-Application
,	O
the	O
company	O
manufacturing	O
the	O
Oculus	B-Device
Rift	I-Device
,	O
helped	O
to	O
fund	O
Superhot	B-Application
VRs	O
development	O
for	O
the	O
Rift	B-Device
in	O
exchange	O
for	O
time-exclusivity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Superhot	B-Application
VR	O
,	O
which	O
will	O
require	O
the	O
Oculus	B-Application
Touch	O
motion-sensing	O
controllers	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
along	O
the	O
Touch	O
devices	O
on	O
5	O
December	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Superhot	B-Application
team	I-Application
also	O
developed	O
a	O
version	O
for	O
the	O
HTC	O
Vive	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
25	O
May	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similarly	O
,	O
support	O
for	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Device
VR	I-Device
version	O
of	O
Superhot	B-Application
VR	O
was	O
started	O
alongside	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
port	O
of	O
the	O
non-VR	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
expected	O
to	O
release	O
shortly	O
after	O
the	O
VR	O
release	O
in	O
July	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Oculus	B-Application
VR	I-Application
itself	O
came	O
under	O
criticism	O
in	O
April	O
2016	O
after	O
the	O
company	O
decided	O
to	O
apply	O
digital	O
rights	O
management	O
controls	O
on	O
its	O
software	O
that	O
required	O
Oculus	B-Application
games	O
to	O
only	O
be	O
played	O
on	O
the	O
Rift	B-Device
,	O
effectively	O
breaking	O
a	O
user-made	O
patch	O
,	O
called	O
"	O
Revive	O
"	O
,	O
to	O
allow	O
these	O
games	O
to	O
have	O
been	O
played	O
on	O
the	O
HTC	O
Vive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Oculus	B-Application
eventually	O
reversed	O
this	O
decision	O
in	O
June	O
2016	O
,	O
removing	O
the	O
digital	O
rights	O
controls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
users	O
disappointed	O
with	O
the	O
original	O
limitations	O
took	O
similar	O
issues	O
with	O
Superhots	B-Application
Oculus	B-Device
Rift	I-Device
exclusivity	O
,	O
with	O
several	O
users	O
giving	O
the	O
game	O
negative	O
reviews	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
and	O
other	O
storefronts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Superhot	B-Application
's	O
developers	O
noted	O
that	O
without	O
Oculus	B-Application
 '	O
help	O
,	O
the	O
VR	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
not	O
be	O
as	O
sophisticated	O
as	O
it	O
came	O
out	O
to	O
be	O
,	O
and	O
restated	O
their	O
intentions	O
to	O
port	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
other	O
VR	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
released	O
Superhot	B-Application
VR	O
included	O
an	O
in-game	O
toggle	O
that	O
would	O
skip	O
over	O
scenes	O
that	O
involved	O
the	O
player-character	O
committing	O
self-harm	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
shooting	O
themselves	O
in	O
the	O
head	O
or	O
jumping	O
off	O
a	O
tall	O
building	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2021	O
,	O
Superhot	B-Application
Team	I-Application
released	O
a	O
patch	O
that	O
eliminated	O
these	O
scenes	O
completely	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
on	O
reflection	O
"	O
Considering	O
 [ the ] 	O
sensitive	O
time	O
we	O
’re	O
living	O
in	O
,	O
we	O
can	O
do	O
better	O
than	O
that	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
scenes	O
have	O
no	O
place	O
in	O
superhot	B-Application
virtual	O
reality.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
choice	O
to	O
remove	O
these	O
games	O
led	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
getting	O
review	O
bombed	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
,	O
with	O
some	O
users	O
claiming	O
that	O
Superhot	B-Application
Team	I-Application
was	O
giving	O
in	O
to	O
"	O
snowflakes	O
"	O
and	O
others	O
believing	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
form	O
of	O
virtue	O
signaling	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Superhot	B-Application
Team	I-Application
worked	O
with	O
Manuel	O
Correia	O
to	O
produce	O
a	O
Superhot	B-Application
card	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
"	O
time	O
moves	O
only	O
when	O
you	O
do	O
"	O
mechanic	O
,	O
as	O
described	O
by	O
its	O
creators	O
,	O
has	O
been	O
called	O
the	O
"	O
Braid	B-Application
of	O
first-person	O
shooters	O
"	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
time	O
mechanic	O
makes	O
the	O
shooter	O
more	O
like	O
a	O
strategy	B-Application
game	I-Application
than	O
a	O
shooter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
its	O
full	O
release	O
,	O
Superhot	B-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	O
aggregator	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chris	O
Plante	O
of	O
The	O
Verge	O
found	O
that	O
while	O
the	O
narrative	O
was	O
passable	O
,	O
the	O
gameplay	O
and	O
design	O
choices	O
that	O
drive	O
the	O
title	O
away	O
from	O
being	O
a	O
simple	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
inclusion	O
of	O
a	O
red	O
trail	O
to	O
show	O
the	O
path	O
of	O
bullets	O
that	O
subtly	O
allow	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
identify	O
their	O
source	O
,	O
made	O
Superhot	B-Application
"	O
something	O
wholly	O
original	O
in	O
a	O
genre	O
that	O
has	O
become	O
bereft	O
of	O
originality	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Superhot	B-Application
was	O
listed	O
as	O
an	O
honorable	O
mention	O
for	O
the	O
Nuovo	O
Award	O
for	O
the	O
2014	O
Independent	O
Games	O
Festival	O
Awards	O
,	O
while	O
its	O
full	O
release	O
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
the	O
2016	O
Seumus	O
McNally	O
Grand	O
Prize	O
and	O
for	O
Excellence	O
in	O
Design	O
awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Superhot	B-Application
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
Trending	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
,	O
Most	O
Promising	O
Intellectual	O
Property	O
,	O
and	O
Most	O
Fulfilling	O
Community-Funded	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
for	O
the	O
2017	O
SXSW	O
Gaming	O
Awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Landfall	O
Games	O
,	O
the	O
developers	O
of	O
Clustertruck	B-Application
which	O
requires	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
jump	O
and	O
leap	O
between	O
numerous	O
trucks	O
in	O
motion	O
,	O
created	O
a	O
short	O
playable	O
modification	O
of	O
their	O
game	O
for	O
April	O
Fools	O
 '	O
Day	O
in	O
2016	O
called	O
Super	O
Truck	O
,	O
combining	O
their	O
game	O
's	O
concept	O
with	O
Superhot	B-Application
time-motion	O
mechanic	O
and	O
art	O
style	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
analyst	O
firm	O
Superdata	O
,	O
in	O
2017	O
,	O
Superhot	B-Application
VR	O
was	O
the	O
top	O
revenue-grossing	O
VR	O
game	O
for	O
personal	O
computers	O
and	O
3rd	O
highest	O
for	O
consoles	O
,	O
bringing	O
in	O
and	O
in	O
revenues	O
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Superhot	B-Application
VR	O
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
"	O
Best	O
VR	O
Game	O
"	O
at	O
the	O
Golden	O
Joystick	O
Awards	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
"	O
Best	O
VR/AR	O
Game	O
"	O
at	O
The	O
Game	O
Awards	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
nominated	O
for	O
"	O
VR	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
at	O
the	O
2018	O
SXSW	O
Gaming	O
Awards	O
,	O
and	O
won	O
the	O
awards	O
for	O
"	O
Gamer	O
's	O
Voice	O
(	O
Virtual	B-Application
Reality	I-Application
Game	O
)	O
"	O
at	O
the	O
SXSW	O
Gaming	O
Gamer	O
's	O
Voice	O
Awards	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
"	O
Best	O
VR/AR	O
Game	O
"	O
at	O
the	O
18th	O
Annual	O
Game	O
Developers	O
Choice	O
Awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2019	O
,	O
the	O
Superhot	B-Application
Team	I-Application
reported	O
that	O
sales	O
of	O
Superhot	B-Application
VR	O
had	O
surpassed	O
800,000	O
units	O
,	O
exceeding	O
sales	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Superhot	B-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Within	O
the	O
last	O
two	O
weeks	O
of	O
2019	O
,	O
Superhot	B-Application
VR	O
brought	O
in	O
more	O
than	O
of	O
revenue	O
across	O
all	O
VR	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Superhot	B-Application
:	O
Mind	O
Control	O
Delete	O
has	O
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
on	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
success	O
of	O
Superhot	B-Application
allowed	O
the	O
Superhot	B-Application
Team	I-Application
to	O
establish	O
a	O
"	O
Superhot	B-Application
Presents	O
"	O
funding	O
system	O
for	O
other	O
small	O
indie	O
games	O
,	O
looking	O
for	O
more	O
quirky	O
titles	O
that	O
need	O
financial	O
assistance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
its	O
launch	O
in	O
August	O
2019	O
,	O
the	O
Superhot	B-Application
Presents	O
fund	O
was	O
already	O
supporting	O
the	O
Frog	O
Detective	O
series	O
by	O
Worm	O
Club	O
,	O
and	O
Knuckle	O
Sandwich	O
by	O
Andrew	O
Brophy	O
.	O
</s>
