<s>
Superliminal	B-Device
(	O
previously	O
Museum	B-Device
of	I-Device
Simulation	I-Device
Technology	I-Device
)	O
is	O
a	O
2019	O
surreal	O
puzzle	O
video	O
game	O
released	O
by	O
Pillow	O
Castle	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Superliminal	B-Device
was	O
released	O
for	O
macOS	B-Application
and	O
Windows	O
in	O
November	O
2019	O
,	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
in	O
July	O
2020	O
,	O
for	O
Linux	B-Application
in	O
November	O
2020	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
in	O
November	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Superliminal	B-Device
is	O
a	O
puzzle	O
video	O
game	O
played	O
from	O
the	O
first-person	O
perspective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Superliminal	B-Device
was	O
developed	O
by	O
the	O
six-member	O
team	O
of	O
Pillow	O
Castle	O
,	O
led	O
by	O
Albert	O
Shih	O
,	O
a	O
student	O
from	O
the	O
Entertainment	O
Technology	O
Center	O
(	O
ETC	O
)	O
at	O
Carnegie	O
Mellon	O
University	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shih	O
had	O
been	O
inspired	O
by	O
successful	O
games	O
like	O
Risk	B-Application
of	I-Application
Rain	I-Application
and	O
Antichamber	B-Application
that	O
had	O
been	O
made	O
by	O
small	O
teams	O
to	O
continue	O
his	O
work	O
on	O
Superliminal	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Antichamber	B-Application
was	O
particularly	O
influential	O
to	O
Shih	O
,	O
as	O
it	O
directed	O
and	O
encouraged	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
think	O
outside	O
the	O
box	O
to	O
discover	O
the	O
solutions	O
to	O
its	O
puzzles	O
,	O
an	O
idea	O
he	O
wanted	O
to	O
recapture	O
in	O
Superliminal	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
similar	O
fashion	O
,	O
Shih	O
likened	O
Superliminals	B-Device
scaling	O
puzzles	O
to	O
the	O
portal-based	O
ones	O
in	O
Portal	B-Application
,	O
designing	O
the	O
puzzles	O
to	O
create	O
moments	O
of	O
epiphany	O
for	O
the	O
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
core	O
concept	O
behind	O
Superliminal	B-Device
is	O
based	O
on	O
forced	O
perspective	O
,	O
with	O
Shih	O
referencing	O
the	O
common	O
tourist	O
photos	O
of	O
people	O
using	O
forced	O
perspective	O
to	O
appear	O
as	O
if	O
they	O
are	O
pushing	O
or	O
holding	O
up	O
the	O
Leaning	O
Tower	O
of	O
Pisa	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Achieving	O
the	O
scaling	O
mechanic	O
in	O
the	O
Unity	B-Application
engine	I-Application
was	O
itself	O
straight-forward	O
according	O
to	O
Shih	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
puzzles	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
involving	O
the	O
projecting	O
and	O
de-projecting	O
of	O
3D	O
objects	O
onto	O
2D	O
planes	O
used	O
Unity	B-Application
's	O
camera	O
and	O
projector	O
objects	O
with	O
the	O
only	O
challenge	O
being	O
related	O
to	O
the	O
camera	O
depth	O
,	O
something	O
that	O
Shih	O
said	O
was	O
not	O
well-supported	O
in	O
Unity	B-Application
,	O
but	O
credits	O
programmer	O
Phil	O
Fortier	O
for	O
solving	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
revealed	O
as	O
Museum	B-Device
of	I-Device
Simulation	I-Device
Technology	I-Device
as	O
a	O
tech	O
demo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
tech	O
demo	O
was	O
publicly	O
released	O
in	O
January	O
2014	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
submission	O
into	O
the	O
Independent	O
Games	O
Festival	O
(	O
IGF	O
)	O
Student	O
Competition	O
for	O
2014	O
,	O
where	O
it	O
won	O
along	O
with	O
Risk	B-Application
of	I-Application
Rain	I-Application
and	O
Engare	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
public	O
tech	O
demo	O
became	O
of	O
high	O
interest	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
Reddit	B-Application
subforum	O
"	O
/r/gaming	O
"	O
voting	O
Shih	O
's	O
post	O
announcing	O
the	O
demo	O
as	O
the	O
4th	O
highest	O
post	O
as	O
of	O
2015	O
with	O
strong	O
comparisons	O
to	O
Portal	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
formally	O
announced	O
under	O
the	O
new	O
title	O
Superliminal	B-Device
in	O
June	O
2019	O
,	O
It	O
was	O
announced	O
for	O
Windows	O
as	O
an	O
Epic	O
Games	O
Store	O
timed	O
exclusive	O
in	O
August	O
2019	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
release	O
of	O
its	O
full	O
trailer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
announced	O
in	O
December	O
2019	O
with	O
plans	O
for	O
release	O
in	O
April	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
release	O
was	O
delayed	O
to	O
July	O
7	O
,	O
2020	O
alongside	O
ports	O
for	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
versions	O
were	O
announced	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
21	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Console	O
ports	O
of	O
Superliminal	B-Device
were	O
developed	O
by	O
PlayEveryWare	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
for	O
computers	O
on	O
November	O
5	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Superliminal	B-Device
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
according	O
to	O
review	O
aggregator	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
