<s>
Toem	B-Application
(	O
stylized	O
as	O
TOEM	B-Application
:	O
A	O
Photo	O
Adventure	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
photography	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Swedish	O
independent	O
game	O
studio	O
Something	O
We	O
Made	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
September	O
2021	O
for	O
Windows	O
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
assumes	O
control	O
of	O
a	O
young	O
photographer	O
who	O
must	O
ascend	O
a	O
mountain	O
to	O
witness	O
a	O
phenomenon	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
Toem	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Toem	B-Application
is	O
the	O
debut	O
project	O
for	O
Swedish	O
independent	O
game	O
development	O
studio	O
Something	O
We	O
Made	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
two	O
submitted	O
an	O
early	O
prototype	O
of	O
Toem	B-Application
to	O
a	O
local	O
game	O
competition	O
named	O
Game	O
Concept	O
Challenge	O
,	O
and	O
won	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
core	O
idea	O
of	O
Toem	B-Application
emerged	O
late	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Toem	B-Application
was	O
originally	O
set	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
July	O
2021	O
,	O
though	O
the	O
team	O
had	O
to	O
delay	O
the	O
game	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
slow	O
development	O
progress	O
of	O
the	O
Switch	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
September	O
17	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
for	O
Windows	O
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Toem	B-Application
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
upon	O
release	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
frequently	O
compared	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
core	O
concepts	O
to	O
A	B-Application
Short	I-Application
Hike	I-Application
,	O
an	O
adventure	O
game	O
released	O
in	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
nominated	O
in	O
the	O
Excellence	O
in	O
Audio	O
category	O
at	O
the	O
2022	O
Independent	O
Games	O
Festival	O
Awards	O
,	O
though	O
it	O
lost	O
to	O
Inscryption	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Adventure	O
Gamers	O
gave	O
the	O
title	O
4.5	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
,	O
writing	O
,	O
"	O
Overall	O
,	O
Toem	B-Application
is	O
a	O
wonderful	O
photography-focused	O
experience	O
,	O
with	O
easy-to-use	O
controls	O
,	O
chill	O
lo-fi	O
beats	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
interesting	O
world	O
full	O
of	O
charm	O
and	O
whimsy	O
to	O
explore.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Eurogamer	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
its	O
"	O
Essential	O
"	O
rating	O
,	O
proclaiming	O
that	O
Toem	B-Application
was	O
"	O
a	O
reminder	O
of	O
what	O
video	O
games	O
can	O
be	O
-	O
what	O
else	O
they	O
can	O
be	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
gave	O
heavy	O
praise	O
to	O
the	O
title	O
's	O
in-game	O
camera	O
functionality	O
,	O
color	O
scheme	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
intricate	O
environment	O
with	O
intimate	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
gave	O
Toem	B-Application
an	O
8	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
claiming	O
,	O
"	O
Good	O
photos	O
tell	O
stories	O
,	O
and	O
good	O
photo-taking	O
games	O
tell	O
many	O
stories	O
;	O
therefore	O
,	O
TOEM	B-Application
is	O
a	O
very	O
good	O
photo-taking	O
game	O
,	O
"	O
while	O
praising	O
its	O
short	O
but	O
satisfying	O
length	O
,	O
diorama-like	O
areas	O
,	O
and	O
intimate	O
narratives	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Push	O
Square	O
was	O
similarly	O
impressed	O
with	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
gave	O
it	O
8	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
but	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
experience	O
could	O
potentially	O
benefit	O
from	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
DualSense	O
controller	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shacknews	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
Switch	O
version	O
had	O
occasional	O
framerate	O
issues	O
and	O
appreciated	O
the	O
easygoing	O
nature	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
this	O
is	O
a	O
heck	O
of	O
a	O
relaxing	O
game	O
...	O
Toem	B-Application
has	O
you	O
take	O
your	O
time	O
,	O
frame	O
things	O
up	O
,	O
put	O
the	O
zoom	O
on	O
proper	O
,	O
and	O
take	O
as	O
many	O
tries	O
as	O
you	O
'd	O
like	O
to	O
get	O
it	O
right	O
with	O
good	O
music	O
to	O
accompany	O
the	O
process.	O
"	O
</s>
