<s>
The	B-Application
Longing	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2020	O
point-and-click	O
adventure	O
game	O
created	O
by	O
independent	O
developer	O
Studio	O
Seufz	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developer	O
Anselm	O
Pyta	O
conceived	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Longing	I-Application
after	O
hearing	O
the	O
Kyffhäuser	O
legend	O
while	O
visiting	O
the	O
Barbarossa	O
Cave	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Longing	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
,	O
macOS	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Linux	B-Application
on	O
March	O
5	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
on	O
April	O
14	O
,	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Longing	I-Application
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
the	O
Nuovo	O
Award	O
at	O
the	O
2020	O
Independent	O
Games	O
Festival	O
and	O
won	O
the	O
"	O
Best	O
Debut	O
"	O
award	O
at	O
the	O
2020	O
Deutscher	O
Computerspielpreis	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Longing	I-Application
is	O
a	O
point-and-click	O
adventure	O
game	O
that	O
takes	O
place	O
in	O
an	O
underground	O
kingdom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
mechanics	O
are	O
reminiscent	O
of	O
idle	B-Application
games	I-Application
,	O
which	O
share	O
a	O
common	O
theme	O
of	O
progressing	O
despite	O
little	O
or	O
no	O
interaction	O
,	O
including	O
when	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
closed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Resultingly	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
possible	O
to	O
finish	O
The	B-Application
Longing	I-Application
by	O
simply	O
starting	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
closing	O
it	O
,	O
and	O
returning	O
after	O
the	O
timer	O
has	O
elapsed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
prevent	O
cheating	O
,	O
players	O
are	O
sent	O
to	O
a	O
dungeon	O
if	O
they	O
attempt	O
to	O
circumvent	O
the	O
time	O
limit	O
by	O
changing	O
their	O
computer	O
's	O
system	B-Operating_System
clock	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Longing	I-Application
features	O
several	O
endings	O
,	O
and	O
not	O
all	O
require	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
wait	O
out	O
the	O
400	O
days	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Longing	I-Application
begins	O
with	O
an	O
old	O
king	O
informing	O
the	O
Shade	O
that	O
he	O
will	O
sleep	O
for	O
400	O
days	O
to	O
recover	O
his	O
powers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Longing	I-Application
began	O
in	O
2014	O
and	O
lasted	O
six	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developer	O
Anselm	O
Pyta	O
had	O
a	O
background	O
creating	O
flash	B-Operating_System
animations	I-Operating_System
that	O
were	O
released	O
on	O
Newgrounds	B-Operating_System
,	O
until	O
he	O
co-founded	O
Studio	O
Seufz	O
in	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
concept	O
for	O
The	B-Application
Longing	I-Application
came	O
from	O
Pyta	O
's	O
experience	O
hiking	O
in	O
the	O
Barbarossa	O
Cave	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
used	O
Photoshop	B-Operating_System
to	O
draw	O
the	O
backgrounds	O
,	O
and	O
Adobe	B-Operating_System
Flash	I-Operating_System
to	O
animate	O
the	O
characters	O
;	O
both	O
elements	O
were	O
coded	O
and	O
merged	O
in	O
Unity	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Longing	I-Application
was	O
influenced	O
by	O
idle	B-Application
games	I-Application
such	O
as	O
Clicker	B-Application
Heroes	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
sought	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
story-focused	O
idle	B-Application
game	I-Application
containing	O
elements	O
of	O
adventure	O
games	O
,	O
and	O
with	O
emotional	O
stakes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pyta	O
defined	O
The	B-Application
Longing	I-Application
theme	O
of	O
loneliness	O
while	O
he	O
was	O
studying	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
lonely	O
and	O
subterranean	O
atmosphere	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
dungeon	O
synth	O
music	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
long	O
duration	O
,	O
Pyta	O
had	O
difficulty	O
with	O
playtesting	O
,	O
and	O
had	O
to	O
use	O
personal	O
intuition	O
to	O
pace	O
The	B-Application
Longing	I-Application
and	O
ensure	O
that	O
players	O
would	O
not	O
give	O
up	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Longing	I-Application
was	O
published	O
by	O
Application	O
Systems	O
Heidelberg	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
5	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
to	O
Steam	B-Application
for	O
Windows	B-Application
,	O
macOS	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
followed	O
by	O
a	O
version	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
on	O
April	O
14	O
,	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregate	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
the	O
PC	O
and	O
Switch	B-Application
versions	O
received	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
critics	O
praised	O
The	B-Application
Longing	I-Application
experimental	O
premise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Longing	I-Application
artistic	O
direction	O
was	O
subject	O
to	O
significant	O
commentary	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamesRadar+	O
likened	O
The	B-Application
Longing	I-Application
to	O
experiencing	O
a	O
COVID-19	O
lockdown	O
,	O
saying	O
it	O
"	O
best	O
sums	O
up	O
life	O
in	O
the	O
2020	O
pandemic	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wired	O
wrote	O
that	O
the	O
Shade	O
felt	O
alive	O
in	O
a	O
magical	O
way	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
The	B-Application
Longing	I-Application
best	O
captured	O
"	O
2020	O
's	O
sad	O
and	O
surreal	O
lockdown	O
energy	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Longing	I-Application
won	O
the	O
"	O
Best	O
Debut	O
"	O
award	O
at	O
the	O
2020	O
Deutscher	O
Computerspielpreis	O
and	O
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
the	O
Nuovo	O
Award	O
at	O
the	O
2020	O
Independent	O
Games	O
Festival	O
.	O
</s>
