<s>
ToeJam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Earl	I-Application
:	I-Application
Back	I-Application
in	I-Application
the	I-Application
Groove	I-Application
is	O
the	O
fourth	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
ToeJam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Earl	I-Application
series	O
of	O
video	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
new	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
since	O
2002	O
's	O
Mission	B-Application
to	I-Application
Earth	I-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
first	O
entry	O
that	O
Sega	O
had	O
no	O
involvement	O
with	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
plays	O
most	O
similarly	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
ToeJam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Earl	I-Application
game	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
it	O
mostly	O
does	O
not	O
play	O
like	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
vastly	O
different	O
sequel	O
,	O
ToeJam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Earl	I-Application
in	I-Application
Panic	I-Application
on	I-Application
Funkotron	I-Application
,	O
it	O
implements	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
minor	O
side	O
aspects	O
of	O
it	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
Jam	O
Out	O
"	O
rhythm-based	O
mini-game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
HumaNature	O
Studios	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
founded	O
by	O
ToeJam	B-Application
and	I-Application
Earl	I-Application
series	O
creator	O
Greg	O
Johnson	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Work	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
premise	O
started	O
shortly	O
after	O
the	O
team	O
's	O
prior	O
game	O
release	O
,	O
Doki-Doki	B-Device
Universe	I-Device
,	O
which	O
released	O
December	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
goal	O
was	O
met	O
on	O
March	O
25	O
,	O
two	O
days	O
before	O
the	O
campaign	O
's	O
end	O
,	O
and	O
ended	O
up	O
at	O
over	O
$	O
500,000	O
as	O
the	O
total	O
amount	O
,	O
successfully	O
funding	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
failing	O
to	O
meet	O
the	O
stretch	O
goals	O
required	O
to	O
get	O
the	O
game	O
released	O
on	O
traditional	O
video	B-Device
game	I-Device
consoles	I-Device
,	O
instead	O
being	O
relegated	O
to	O
the	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
macOS	B-Application
,	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initially	O
scheduled	O
for	O
a	O
2016	O
release	O
,	O
in	O
August	O
2016	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
Adult	B-Application
Swim	I-Application
Games	I-Application
had	O
joined	O
on	O
to	O
publish	O
and	O
give	O
additional	O
funding	O
for	O
the	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Adult	B-Application
Swim	I-Application
Games	I-Application
was	O
publishing	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
deal	O
did	O
not	O
involve	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
any	O
sort	O
of	O
animated	O
cartoon	O
for	O
its	O
Adult	O
Swim	O
television	O
broadcast	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
February	O
28	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
during	O
a	O
Nintendo	O
Direct	O
focused	O
around	O
indie	O
and	O
crowd-funded	O
games	O
coming	O
to	O
Nintendo	O
platforms	O
,	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
was	O
revealed	O
to	O
be	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
platforms	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
,	O
with	O
more	O
to	O
be	O
announced	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Versions	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
were	O
confirmed	O
in	O
April	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2018	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
Adult	B-Application
Swim	I-Application
Games	I-Application
would	O
no	O
longer	O
be	O
publishing	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Limited	O
Run	O
Games	O
published	O
physical	O
editions	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
review	O
aggregator	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
ToeJam	B-Application
and	I-Application
Earl	I-Application
:	I-Application
Back	I-Application
in	I-Application
the	I-Application
Groove	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
on	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
and	O
PC	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
reviews	O
"	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
