<s>
The	B-Application
Shore	I-Application
is	O
a	O
Lovecraftian	O
horror	B-Application
exploration	O
and	O
adventure	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Greek	O
indie	O
developer	O
Ares	O
Dragonis	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
full	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
on	O
February	O
19	O
,	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Shore	I-Application
borrows	O
elements	O
from	O
walking	O
simulators	O
and	O
survival	O
horror	B-Application
genres	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
large	O
portion	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
earlier	O
levels	O
being	O
focused	O
on	O
navigating	O
and	O
interacting	O
with	O
the	O
environment	O
in	O
search	O
of	O
clues	O
and	O
items	O
that	O
develop	O
the	O
story	O
,	O
while	O
later	O
sections	O
involve	O
combat	O
and	O
monster	O
chase	O
sequences	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
exploration	O
component	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Shore	I-Application
features	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
puzzles	O
,	O
many	O
of	O
which	O
involve	O
the	O
player	O
finding	O
and	O
using	O
items	O
scattered	O
throughout	O
the	O
environment	O
to	O
unlock	O
access	O
to	O
the	O
next	O
area	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Based	O
on	O
the	O
works	O
of	O
H	O
.	O
P	O
.	O
Lovecraft	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Shore	I-Application
tells	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
Andrew	O
,	O
a	O
fisherman	O
in	O
search	O
of	O
his	O
daughter	O
on	O
a	O
mysterious	O
island	O
overrun	O
with	O
nightmarish	O
Lovecraftian	O
entities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Shore	I-Application
was	O
mostly	O
designed	O
and	O
developed	O
by	O
indie	O
game	O
developer	O
and	O
3d	O
character	O
artist	O
Ares	O
Dragonis	O
,	O
who	O
began	O
working	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
early	O
2019	O
,	O
mainly	O
as	O
a	O
skills	O
exercise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
playable	O
demo	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Shore	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
July	O
2020	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
a	O
crowdfunding	O
campaign	O
on	O
Ulule	O
to	O
support	O
a	O
full	O
commercial	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
free-to-play	O
demo	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Shore	I-Application
released	O
in	O
the	O
summer	O
of	O
2020	O
received	O
widespread	O
praise	O
for	O
its	O
graphics	O
and	O
atmosphere	O
,	O
going	O
on	O
to	O
gain	O
financial	O
support	O
from	O
Epic	O
Games	O
via	O
its	O
Epic	O
MegaGrants	O
program	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
its	O
release	O
in	O
February	O
2021	O
,	O
reception	O
for	O
The	B-Application
Shore	I-Application
has	O
been	O
mixed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
currently	O
has	O
a	O
"	O
mostly	O
positive	O
"	O
rating	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
,	O
with	O
approximately	O
seventy	O
three	O
percent	O
of	O
the	O
users	O
giving	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
positive	O
review	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
review	O
aggregator	O
site	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Shore	I-Application
currently	O
has	O
an	O
average	O
score	O
of	O
59/100	O
based	O
on	O
7	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
few	O
days	O
after	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
,	O
developer	O
Ares	O
Dragonis	O
announced	O
plans	O
for	O
a	O
separate	O
version	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Shore	I-Application
with	O
VR	O
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
of	O
The	O
Shore''	O
released	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
on	O
8	O
January	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
