<s>
Survarium	B-Application
was	O
a	O
free-to-play	O
online	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
with	O
role-playing	O
and	O
survival	O
elements	O
developed	O
by	O
Vostok	O
Games	O
through	O
a	O
venture	O
capital	O
following	O
the	O
purported	O
cancellation	O
of	O
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.	B-Application
</s>
<s>
Although	O
Survarium	B-Application
is	O
external	O
to	O
the	O
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.	B-Application
</s>
<s>
At	O
this	O
point	O
in	O
development	O
and	O
for	O
the	O
foreseeable	O
future	O
,	O
Survarium	B-Application
is	O
not	O
a	O
massively	B-Application
multiplayer	I-Application
online	I-Application
first-person	O
shooter	O
(	O
MMOFPS	O
)	O
,	O
despite	O
Vostok	O
Games	O
listing	O
it	O
as	O
such	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Vostok	O
Games	O
their	O
"	O
ultimate	O
goal	O
is	O
to	O
eventually	O
combine	O
the	O
entire	O
world	O
of	O
Survarium	B-Application
into	O
one	O
massive	O
game	O
world	O
,	O
"	O
but	O
no	O
mention	O
has	O
been	O
made	O
of	O
increasing	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
players	O
allowed	O
to	O
interact	O
simultaneously	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
world	O
to	O
achieve	O
the	O
status	O
of	O
being	O
a	O
true	O
MMOFPS	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vostok	O
Games	O
have	O
detailed	O
their	O
plans	O
for	O
Survarium	B-Application
in	O
Dev	O
Diaries	O
both	O
in	O
written	O
and	O
video	O
form	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
latter	O
was	O
added	O
in	O
Survarium	B-Application
update	O
0.30	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
cooperative	O
game	O
mode	O
is	O
intended	O
to	O
contain	O
the	O
main	O
story	O
arc	O
of	O
Survarium	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Survarium	B-Application
takes	O
place	O
in	O
2026	O
with	O
players	O
attempting	O
to	O
survive	O
and	O
defend	O
themselves	O
against	O
the	O
forest	O
in	O
destroyed	O
cities	O
and	O
encampments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
9	O
December	O
2011	O
,	O
video	O
game	O
journalists	O
reported	O
that	O
Sergei	O
Grigorovich	O
,	O
the	O
chief	O
executive	O
officer	O
(	O
CEO	O
)	O
of	O
GSC	O
Game	O
World	O
,	O
had	O
allegedly	O
expressed	O
his	O
disappointment	O
at	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.	B-Application
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
initial	O
denials	O
in	O
response	O
to	O
press	O
inquiries	O
,	O
the	O
media	O
widely	O
reported	O
that	O
senior	O
management	O
had	O
officially	O
cancelled	O
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.	B-Application
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2012	O
,	O
former	O
employees	O
from	O
GSC	O
Game	O
World	O
founded	O
Vostok	O
Games	O
with	O
capital	O
from	O
Vostok	O
Ventures	O
Ltd	O
,	O
and	O
announced	O
subsequently	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Survarium	B-Application
on	O
25	O
April	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Survarium	B-Application
went	O
into	O
open	O
beta	O
on	O
5	O
January	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
soundtrack	O
and	O
effects	O
in	O
Survarium	B-Application
were	O
made	O
by	O
the	O
founder	O
of	O
the	O
Ukrainian	O
melodic	O
death	O
metal	O
band	O
Firelake	O
.	O
</s>
