<s>
The	B-Application
Artful	I-Application
Escape	I-Application
is	O
a	O
platform	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Beethoven	O
&	O
Dinosaur	O
,	O
published	O
by	O
Annapurna	O
Interactive	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
September	O
9	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
and	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
on	O
January	O
25	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Artful	I-Application
Escape	I-Application
is	O
a	O
platform	O
game	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
Francis	O
in	O
moving	O
him	O
across	O
a	O
musical-infused	O
landscape	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Artful	I-Application
Escape	I-Application
was	O
conceived	O
of	O
by	O
Johnny	O
"	O
Galvatron	O
"	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
founding	O
members	O
and	O
lead	O
guitarist	O
of	O
the	O
band	O
The	O
Galvatrons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Artful	I-Application
Escape	I-Application
,	O
as	O
described	O
by	O
Galvatron	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
story	O
in	O
the	O
vein	O
of	O
"	O
David	O
Bowie	O
traveling	O
off	O
from	O
London	O
on	O
an	O
interstellar	O
trip	O
to	O
create	O
Ziggy	O
Stardust	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
studio	O
received	O
$	O
17,000	O
from	O
an	O
Unreal	O
Dev	O
Grant	O
from	O
Epic	O
Games	O
for	O
The	B-Application
Artful	I-Application
Escape	I-Application
of	I-Application
Francis	I-Application
Vendetti	I-Application
in	O
June	O
2015	O
to	O
help	O
them	O
develop	O
the	O
title	O
on	O
the	O
Unreal	O
Engine	O
4	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
studio	O
then	O
got	O
approval	O
through	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
Greenlight	I-Application
program	O
for	O
publishing	O
on	O
the	O
Steam	O
platform	O
in	O
the	O
following	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
studio	O
launched	O
a	O
Kickstarter	O
in	O
March	O
2016	O
to	O
secure	O
about	O
$	O
35,000	O
in	O
additional	O
funds	O
for	O
completing	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
Kickstarter	O
failed	O
to	O
raise	O
sufficient	O
funds	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
studio	O
was	O
able	O
to	O
secure	O
a	O
publication	O
deal	O
with	O
Annapurna	O
Interactive	O
to	O
continue	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
allowing	O
for	O
development	O
of	O
console	O
versions	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
,	O
still	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
The	B-Application
Artful	I-Application
Escape	I-Application
of	I-Application
Francis	I-Application
Vendetti	I-Application
,	O
was	O
first	O
shown	O
in	O
playable	O
form	O
at	O
PAX	O
East	O
during	O
March	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
had	O
a	O
larger	O
reveal	O
during	O
the	O
Electronic	O
Entertainment	O
Expo	O
2017	O
that	O
June	O
as	O
a	O
featured	O
title	O
in	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
press	O
conference	O
,	O
where	O
it	O
was	O
revealed	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
have	O
a	O
console-exclusive	O
release	O
on	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
Xbox	B-Device
London	O
event	O
in	O
November	O
2019	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
confirmed	O
for	O
a	O
2020	O
release	O
date	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
and	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
devices	O
via	O
Apple	O
Arcade	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Artful	I-Application
Escape	I-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>
IGN	O
enjoyed	O
the	O
levels	O
and	O
the	O
audio	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Artful	I-Application
Escape	I-Application
,	O
writing	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
performances	O
of	O
its	O
cast	O
and	O
the	O
quality	O
of	O
its	O
soundtrack	O
are	O
every	O
bit	O
as	O
stellar	O
as	O
the	O
eye-popping	O
celestial	O
realms	O
it	O
crisscrosses	O
through	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rachel	O
Watts	O
of	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
felt	O
the	O
gameplay	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Artful	I-Application
Escape	I-Application
did	O
n't	O
live	O
up	O
to	O
the	O
graphical	O
side	O
,	O
"	O
The	B-Application
Artful	I-Application
Escape	I-Application
's	O
musical	O
guitar	O
mechanics	O
never	O
reach	O
the	O
heights	O
of	O
its	O
showstopping	O
visuals	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
Life	O
reviewed	O
the	O
Switch	B-Application
port	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
giving	O
it	O
eight	O
stars	O
,	O
lauding	O
its	O
sights	O
,	O
sounds	O
,	O
and	O
imaginative	O
ideas	O
while	O
taking	O
issue	O
with	O
the	O
underused	O
best	O
bits	O
,	O
light	O
gameplay	O
,	O
and	O
sacrifices	O
made	O
to	O
port	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
the	O
Switch	B-Application
.	O
</s>
