<s>
Tiny	B-Application
Tower	I-Application
is	O
a	O
business	O
simulation	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
NimbleBit	O
,	O
released	O
on	O
June	O
23	O
,	O
2011	O
and	O
November	O
16	O
,	O
2011	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
devices	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
reception	O
has	O
generally	O
been	O
positive	O
,	O
receiving	O
4.5/5	O
on	O
Apple	B-Application
's	I-Application
App	I-Application
Store	I-Application
and	O
being	O
awarded	O
iPhone	B-Device
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
by	O
Apple	O
in	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
Tiny	B-Application
Tower	I-Application
is	O
integrated	O
with	O
Apple	O
's	O
social	O
gaming	O
network	O
,	O
Game	B-Operating_System
Center	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	B-Operating_System
Center	I-Operating_System
provides	O
achievements	O
,	O
leaderboards	O
(	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
floors	O
players	O
have	O
)	O
and	O
challenges	O
sent	O
by	O
others	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
compare	O
with	O
their	O
Game	B-Operating_System
Center	I-Operating_System
friends	O
 '	O
towers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Android	B-Application
devices	O
are	O
integrated	O
with	O
the	O
Mobage	O
social	O
gaming	O
network	O
,	O
and	O
unlike	O
Apple	O
's	O
Game	B-Operating_System
Center	I-Operating_System
,	O
an	O
internet	O
connection	O
and	O
a	O
Mobage	O
user	O
name	O
are	O
required	O
to	O
play	O
Tiny	B-Application
Tower	I-Application
on	O
Android	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
24	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
Mobage	O
announced	O
the	O
shutdown	O
of	O
Tiny	B-Application
Tower	I-Application
along	O
with	O
five	O
other	O
Mobage	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
shutdown	O
of	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
version	O
of	O
Tiny	B-Application
Tower	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
for	O
September	O
24	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
25	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
NimbleBit	O
announced	O
the	O
return	O
of	O
Tiny	B-Application
Tower	I-Application
to	O
the	O
app	B-Application
store	I-Application
with	O
some	O
new	O
upgrades	O
to	O
the	O
app	O
including	O
new	O
floors	O
,	O
costumes	O
,	O
lobbies	O
,	O
roofs	O
,	O
elevators	O
,	O
missions	O
,	O
BitBook	O
posts	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
trade	O
bitizens	O
with	O
friends	O
and	O
earn	O
new	O
Golden	O
Tickets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tiny	B-Application
Tower	I-Application
Vegas	O
is	O
a	O
game	O
by	O
NimbleBit	O
that	O
is	O
a	O
spin-off	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
Tiny	B-Application
Tower	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tiny	B-Application
Death	I-Application
Star	I-Application
is	O
a	O
game	O
by	O
NimbleBit	O
that	O
is	O
a	O
spin-off	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
Tiny	B-Application
Tower	I-Application
,	O
themed	O
for	O
the	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
a	O
generally	O
positive	O
reception	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
82/100	O
on	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
App	B-Application
Store	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
Store	I-Application
,	O
Tiny	B-Application
Tower	I-Application
currently	O
has	O
a	O
rating	O
of	O
4.5/5	O
stars	O
from	O
user	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Edge	O
wrote	O
that	O
"	O
Tiny	B-Application
Tower	I-Application
is	O
n't	O
defined	O
by	O
microtransactions	O
:	O
there	O
's	O
nothing	O
that	O
ca	O
n't	O
be	O
done	O
,	O
given	O
enough	O
time	O
"	O
,	O
noting	O
however	O
that	O
"	O
forking	O
out	O
for	O
a	O
single	O
100	O
Bux	O
bundle	O
makes	O
the	O
first	O
stretch	O
so	O
much	O
more	O
pleasant	O
...	O
it	O
’s	O
hard	O
to	O
resist.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
achieved	O
more	O
than	O
eight	O
million	O
downloads	O
from	O
the	O
App	B-Application
Store	I-Application
,	O
more	O
than	O
one	O
million	O
on	O
the	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
Store	I-Application
,	O
and	O
on	O
February	O
7	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
NimbleBit	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
reached	O
10	O
million	O
total	O
downloads	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	O
announced	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
their	O
iPhone	B-Device
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
in	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
