<s>
The	B-Application
Westport	I-Application
Independent	I-Application
is	O
a	O
simulation	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Double	B-Application
Zero	I-Application
One	I-Application
Zero	I-Application
and	O
published	O
by	O
Coffee	O
Stain	O
Studios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
digitally	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
and	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
on	O
21	O
January	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
it	O
is	O
essentially	O
a	O
more	O
fully	O
featured	O
(	O
though	O
otherwise	O
unrelated	O
)	O
version	O
of	O
Lucas	O
Pope	O
's	O
The	B-Application
Republia	I-Application
Times	I-Application
(	O
the	O
Ludum	O
Dare	O
precursor	O
to	O
Papers	B-Application
,	I-Application
Please	I-Application
)	O
,	O
the	O
developers	O
have	O
stated	O
they	O
were	O
unaware	O
of	O
Pope	O
's	O
game	O
until	O
after	O
they	O
had	O
finished	O
the	O
game-jam	O
version	O
of	O
this	O
one	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Westport	I-Application
Independent	I-Application
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
holds	O
an	O
aggregated	O
Metacritic	O
score	O
of	O
63/100	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
based	O
on	O
15	O
critic	O
reviews	O
,	O
and	O
one	O
of	O
75/100	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
based	O
on	O
6	O
critic	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nick	O
Monroe	O
from	O
The	O
Escapist	O
awarded	O
it	O
3.5	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
stars	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
"	O
[	O
the	O
game ]	O
is	O
a	O
great	O
choice	O
for	O
fans	O
of	O
Papers	B-Application
,	I-Application
Please	I-Application
,	O
and	O
anyone	O
who	O
wants	O
a	O
game	O
that	O
makes	O
you	O
critically	O
think	O
about	O
real-life	O
topics.	O
"	O
</s>
