<s>
Tales	B-Language
of	I-Language
Maj'Eyal	I-Language
is	O
an	O
open-source	B-Application
roguelike	O
video	O
game	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Linux	B-Application
in	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tales	B-Language
of	I-Language
Maj'Eyal	I-Language
is	O
available	O
as	O
donation-supported	O
freeware	B-License
(	O
donationware	B-License
)	O
from	O
the	O
developers	O
;	O
donations	O
grant	O
some	O
exclusive	O
online	O
features	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
freemium	O
model	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
may	O
also	O
be	O
purchased	O
through	O
the	O
digital	O
distribution	O
outlets	O
Steam	B-Application
or	O
GOG	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
TE4	O
game	O
engine	O
source	O
code	O
is	O
under	O
a	O
GNU	O
GPLv3	O
license	B-License
,	O
while	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
assets	O
are	O
licensed	O
for	O
use	O
"	O
with	O
the	O
Tales	B-Language
of	I-Language
Maj'Eyal	I-Language
game	O
only.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Tales	B-Language
of	I-Language
Maj'Eyal	I-Language
is	O
a	O
dungeon	O
crawl	O
featuring	O
a	O
customizable	O
graphical	O
interface	O
that	O
integrates	O
classic	O
roguelike	O
keyboard	O
commands	O
with	O
a	O
mouse-driven	O
interface	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
departure	O
from	O
many	O
older	O
roguelike	O
games	O
,	O
Tales	B-Language
of	I-Language
Maj'Eyal	I-Language
has	O
full-color	O
graphics	O
,	O
can	O
be	O
played	O
almost	O
exclusively	O
with	O
the	O
mouse	O
,	O
and	O
despite	O
permadeath	B-Application
the	O
player	O
can	O
earn	O
extra	O
lives	O
through	O
various	O
ways	O
and	O
by	O
leveling	O
up	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tales	B-Language
of	I-Language
Maj'Eyal	I-Language
emphasizes	O
tactical	B-Application
turn-based	I-Application
combat	I-Application
and	O
flexible	O
player-controlled	O
character	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tales	B-Language
of	I-Language
Maj'Eyal	I-Language
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Nicolas	O
Casalini	O
(	O
"	O
DarkGod	O
"	O
)	O
,	O
with	O
graphics	O
by	O
Assen	O
Kanev	O
(	O
"	O
Rexorcorum	O
"	O
)	O
and	O
Raymond	O
Gaustadnes	O
(	O
"	O
Shockbolt	O
"	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
based	O
upon	O
Casalini	O
's	O
earlier	O
game	O
Tales	O
of	O
Middle	O
Earth	O
(	O
ToME	B-Language
)	O
which	O
in	O
turn	O
is	O
based	O
upon	O
his	O
own	O
PernAngband	O
variant	O
,	O
itself	O
based	O
on	O
Zangband	O
,	O
which	O
in	O
turn	O
was	O
based	O
on	O
Angband	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
of	O
ToME	B-Language
4	I-Language
started	O
in	O
2009	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
formal	O
release	O
occurred	O
in	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
T-Engine	O
game	O
engine	O
is	O
written	O
in	O
C	B-Language
,	O
and	O
offers	O
a	O
development	O
framework	O
for	O
grid-based	O
game	O
modules	O
written	O
in	O
Lua	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
supports	O
many	O
OpenGL	B-Application
features	O
such	O
as	O
particle	O
effects	O
and	O
shaders	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Modifications	O
may	O
also	O
be	O
made	O
to	O
the	O
Tales	B-Language
of	I-Language
Maj'Eyal	I-Language
game	O
module	O
through	O
an	O
add-on	O
system	O
,	O
including	O
graphics	O
,	O
interface	O
,	O
content	O
and	O
gameplay	O
balance	O
alterations	O
and	O
additions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tales	B-Language
of	I-Language
Maj'Eyal	I-Language
was	O
awarded	O
"	O
ASCII	O
Dreams	O
Roguelike	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
for	O
2010	O
2011	O
,	O
and	O
2012	O
,	O
with	O
over	O
5,000	O
roguelike	O
players	O
voting	O
in	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
also	O
been	O
accepted	O
into	O
Valve	O
's	O
Steam	B-Application
store	I-Application
as	O
well	O
as	O
on	O
the	O
DRM-free	O
outlet	O
gog.com	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2016	O
,	O
Steamspy	O
reported	O
over	O
150,000	O
Steam	B-Application
game	O
owners	O
and	O
around	O
2,000	O
active	O
players	O
over	O
the	O
previous	O
two	O
weeks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviews	O
of	O
Tales	B-Language
of	I-Language
Maj'Eyal	I-Language
have	O
been	O
largely	O
positive	O
,	O
with	O
praise	O
for	O
its	O
accessibility	O
,	O
graphics	O
,	O
user	O
interface	O
,	O
backstory	O
and	O
varied	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Linux	B-Application
Journal	O
wrote	O
"	O
all	O
the	O
great	O
games	O
tend	O
to	O
have	O
a	O
horribly	O
steep	O
learning	O
curve	O
,	O
and	O
all	O
the	O
simple	O
games	O
seem	O
to	O
involve	O
crushing	O
candy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thankfully	O
,	O
there	O
are	O
a	O
few	O
games	O
like	O
Tales	B-Language
of	I-Language
Maj'Eyal	I-Language
that	O
are	O
complex	O
but	O
with	O
a	O
really	O
easy	O
learning	O
curve.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
has	O
a	O
95%	O
positive	O
rating	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
,	O
earning	O
the	O
coveted	O
ranking	O
of	O
"	O
Overwhelmingly	O
Positive	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
