<s>
The	B-Application
Republia	I-Application
Times	I-Application
is	O
a	O
free-to-play	O
indie	O
browser	B-Protocol
video	I-Protocol
game	I-Protocol
created	O
by	O
Lucas	O
Pope	O
,	O
released	O
in	O
April	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
created	O
as	O
a	O
warm	O
up	O
for	O
a	O
Ludum	O
Dare	O
game	O
jam	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Republia	I-Application
Times	I-Application
was	O
nominated	O
in	O
two	O
categories	O
in	O
the	O
Games	B-Application
for	I-Application
Change	I-Application
Awards	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2016	O
,	O
Swedish	O
publisher	O
Coffee	O
Stain	O
Studios	O
released	O
The	B-Application
Westport	I-Application
Independent	I-Application
,	O
which	O
is	O
essentially	O
a	O
more	O
fully	O
featured	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
basic	O
idea	O
and	O
which	O
also	O
started	O
out	O
as	O
a	O
72-hour	O
game-jam	O
project	O
,	O
though	O
they	O
have	O
stated	O
they	O
were	O
unaware	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Republia	I-Application
Times	I-Application
until	O
the	O
72-hour	O
version	O
was	O
complete	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
takes	O
on	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
the	O
news	O
editor	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Republia	I-Application
Times	I-Application
,	O
a	O
leading	O
newspaper	O
in	O
the	O
fictional	O
authoritarian	O
nation	O
of	O
Republia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Republia	I-Application
Times	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Lucas	O
Pope	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
warm	O
up	O
for	O
Ludum	O
Dare	O
23	O
,	O
a	O
game	O
jam	O
held	O
April	O
20	O
–	O
23	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
his	O
first	O
Flash	B-Protocol
game	I-Protocol
,	O
and	O
he	O
called	O
Flash	B-Operating_System
debugging	O
"	O
a	O
nightmare	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rock	O
,	O
Paper	O
,	O
Shotgun	O
called	O
The	B-Application
Republia	I-Application
Times	I-Application
"	O
Simple	O
and	O
not	O
especially	O
challenging	O
(	O
as	O
only	O
doing	O
exactly	O
what	O
you	O
're	O
ordered	O
to	O
generally	O
tends	O
to	O
be	O
)	O
,	O
it	O
's	O
compulsive	O
and	O
sharp	O
regardless	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Patricia	O
Hernandez	O
of	O
Kotaku	O
compared	O
it	O
to	O
"	O
something	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
book	O
1984	O
"	O
and	O
thought	O
that	O
"	O
despite	O
being	O
a	O
somewhat	O
simple	O
game	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Republia	I-Application
Times	I-Application
is	O
easy	O
to	O
pick	O
up	O
and	O
provocative	O
—	O
especially	O
once	O
you	O
get	O
to	O
the	O
twist	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gamasutra	O
named	O
The	B-Application
Republia	I-Application
Times	I-Application
in	O
their	O
"	O
Best	O
of	O
Indie	O
Games	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Republia	I-Application
Times	I-Application
was	O
nominated	O
in	O
two	O
categories	O
in	O
2013	O
's	O
Games	B-Application
for	I-Application
Change	I-Application
Awards	I-Application
,	O
for	O
"	O
Best	O
Gameplay	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Most	O
Significant	O
Impact	O
Developer	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
