<s>
TouchTone	B-Application
is	O
a	O
2015	O
puzzle	O
video	O
game	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
devices	O
by	O
Mikengreg	O
,	O
a	O
two-person	O
indie	O
game	O
development	O
team	O
made	O
up	O
of	O
Mike	O
Boxleiter	O
and	O
Greg	O
Wohlwend	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TouchTone	B-Application
core	O
concept	O
grew	O
from	O
a	O
two-day	O
game	O
jam	O
immediately	O
following	O
their	O
2012	O
release	O
of	O
Gasketball	B-Operating_System
,	O
but	O
only	O
found	O
its	O
hacker	O
theme	O
following	O
the	O
mid-2013	O
Edward	O
Snowden	O
global	O
surveillance	O
disclosures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
tone	O
of	O
TouchTone	B-Application
story	O
grew	O
from	O
satirical	O
to	O
serious	O
over	O
the	O
course	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
19	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
Review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
characterized	O
TouchTone	B-Application
reviews	O
as	O
generally	O
favorable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
TouchTone	B-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
swipes	O
the	O
screen	O
to	O
move	O
pieces	O
that	O
redirect	O
incoming	O
beams	O
,	O
symbolic	O
of	O
phone	O
signals	O
,	O
into	O
specific	O
locations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
levels	O
are	O
displayed	O
in	O
an	O
overworld	O
with	O
a	O
branching	O
,	O
tree	B-Data_Structure
structure	I-Data_Structure
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mikengreg	O
,	O
an	O
indie	O
game	O
developer	O
duo	O
of	O
Mike	O
Boxleiter	O
and	O
Greg	O
Wohlwend	O
,	O
released	O
the	O
2010	O
Solipskier	B-Application
and	O
2012	O
Gasketball	B-Operating_System
together	O
before	O
TouchTone	B-Application
in	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Gasketball	B-Operating_System
release	O
,	O
Boxleiter	O
and	O
Wohlwend	O
planned	O
a	O
celebratory	O
road	O
trip	O
to	O
a	O
game	O
jam	O
in	O
Victoria	O
,	O
British	O
Columbia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gasketball	B-Operating_System
turned	O
out	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
"	O
financial	O
flop	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
so	O
Boxleiter	O
wanted	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
jam	O
to	O
create	O
"	O
something	O
new	O
,	O
...	O
something	O
really	O
small	O
and	O
perfect	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
two-day	O
jam	O
,	O
the	O
core	O
mirror	O
reflection	O
mechanics	O
of	O
TouchTone	B-Application
were	O
in	O
place	O
,	O
though	O
it	O
would	O
take	O
two	O
years	O
of	O
sporadic	O
work	O
to	O
finalize	O
the	O
remainder	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
this	O
time	O
,	O
the	O
two	O
also	O
worked	O
separately	O
,	O
and	O
Wohlwend	O
released	O
the	O
well-received	O
Threes	B-Application
with	O
Asher	O
Vollmer	O
in	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wohlwend	O
tried	O
to	O
fit	O
audio	O
signal	O
elements	O
into	O
TouchTone	B-Application
nascent	O
theme	O
of	O
light	O
,	O
lasers	O
,	O
and	O
prisms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
felt	O
this	O
direction	O
was	O
unsuccessful	O
,	O
like	O
a	O
"	O
boring	O
Flash	B-Protocol
game	I-Protocol
"	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
too	O
closely	O
mimicked	O
"	O
a	O
hacking	O
minigame	O
from	O
a	O
bigger	O
AAA	O
game	O
like	O
BioShock	B-Application
or	O
System	B-Application
Shock	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TouchTone	B-Application
found	O
its	O
theme	O
following	O
the	O
Edward	O
Snowden	O
global	O
surveillance	O
disclosures	O
in	O
mid	O
2013	O
,	O
as	O
Mikengreg	O
felt	O
they	O
could	O
provide	O
satirical	O
commentary	O
through	O
the	O
"	O
hacking	O
"	O
element	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
attribute	O
this	O
game	O
design	O
philosophy	O
to	O
Derek	O
Yu	O
of	O
Spelunky	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
TouchTone	B-Application
was	O
released	O
as	O
an	O
iOS	B-Application
universal	O
app	O
for	O
both	O
iPhone	B-Device
and	O
iPad	B-Device
on	O
March	O
19	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
received	O
a	O
front	O
page	O
feature	O
on	O
the	O
iOS	B-Application
App	I-Application
Store	I-Application
upon	O
its	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TouchTone	B-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
video	O
game	O
review	B-Application
score	I-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
chided	O
the	O
puzzles	O
for	O
not	O
being	O
"	O
a	O
reward	O
unto	O
themselves	O
"	O
and	O
the	O
gameplay	O
's	O
"	O
monotony	O
"	O
for	O
being	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
Papers	B-Application
,	I-Application
Please	I-Application
without	O
serving	O
the	O
same	O
dehumanizing	O
point	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Minor	O
called	O
TouchTone	B-Application
"	O
essentially	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
the	O
hacking	O
minigames	O
...	O
 [ from ] 	O
BioShock	B-Application
,	O
Deus	B-Application
Ex	I-Application
,	O
or	O
Watch	O
Dogs.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Gamezebo	O
Jim	O
Squires	O
said	O
that	O
TouchTone	B-Application
is	O
"	O
perfectly	O
designed	O
for	O
a	O
certain	O
set	O
of	O
mobile	O
gamers	O
"	O
and	O
compared	O
its	O
gameplay	O
to	O
the	O
1987	O
Deflektor	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Grannell	O
of	O
Pocket	O
Gamer	O
wrote	O
that	O
TouchTone	B-Application
linearity	O
was	O
its	O
"	O
only	O
downside	O
"	O
,	O
though	O
he	O
also	O
wished	O
for	O
options	O
to	O
"	O
undo	O
"	O
mid-game	O
choices	O
and	O
to	O
save	O
puzzle	O
progress	O
upon	O
leaving	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
