<s>
Town	B-Application
of	I-Application
Salem	I-Application
is	O
an	O
online	O
multiplayer	O
game	O
with	O
social	O
deduction	O
and	O
strategy	B-Application
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
indie	O
game	O
developer	O
BlankMediaGames	B-Application
,	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
15	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
14	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
mobile	I-Application
devices	O
after	O
a	O
successful	O
and	O
long-supported	O
Kickstarter	O
fundraiser	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Town	B-Application
of	I-Application
Salem	I-Application
is	O
reportedly	O
the	O
largest	O
online	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
classic	O
social	O
deduction	O
party	O
game	O
Werewolf	O
,	O
with	O
over	O
5	O
million	O
registered	O
users	O
as	O
of	O
June	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
chief	O
strategy	B-Application
of	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
to	O
survive	O
and	O
accomplish	O
win	O
conditions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BlankMediaGames	B-Application
LLC	O
was	O
founded	O
in	O
2014	O
by	O
Josh	O
Brittain	O
and	O
Blake	O
Burns	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Kickstarter	O
campaign	O
began	O
on	O
February	O
14	O
,	O
2014	O
to	O
develop	O
Town	B-Application
of	I-Application
Salem	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
BlankMediaGames	B-Application
stated	O
that	O
the	O
reason	O
for	O
this	O
change	O
was	O
to	O
combat	O
the	O
incessant	O
bot	O
attacks	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
facing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
31	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
another	O
Kickstarter	O
fundraiser	O
began	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
a	O
mobile	B-Application
beta	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
fundraiser	O
sought	O
to	O
support	O
further	O
development	O
towards	O
a	O
finished	O
mobile	B-Application
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
28	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
after	O
two	O
years	O
in	O
development	O
,	O
a	O
launch	O
trailer	O
for	O
the	O
mobile	B-Application
game	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
YouTube	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
,	O
now	O
using	O
a	O
Unity	B-Application
base	O
code	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
free-to-play	O
on	O
the	O
Apple	B-Application
App	I-Application
Store	I-Application
and	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
on	O
October	O
14	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
featured	O
an	O
extensive	O
overhaul	O
of	O
the	O
UI	B-Application
to	O
one	O
that	O
was	O
more	O
ergonomic	O
,	O
had	O
more	O
and	O
improved	O
animations	O
,	O
and	O
better	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
2	O
,	O
2019	O
BlankMediaGames	B-Application
announced	O
development	O
of	O
a	O
Unity	B-Application
version	O
of	O
the	O
web	O
browser	O
and	O
Steam	O
games	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
discontinuation	O
of	O
Adobe	B-Operating_System
Flash	I-Operating_System
Player	I-Operating_System
in	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
28	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
the	O
Steam	O
Unity	B-Application
client	O
was	O
officially	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
28	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
the	O
browser-based	O
client	O
was	O
also	O
updated	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
Unity	B-Application
engine	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
15	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
fundraising	O
began	O
for	O
a	O
card	O
game	O
version	O
of	O
Town	B-Application
of	I-Application
Salem	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
data	O
breach	O
that	O
affected	O
over	O
7.6	O
million	O
Town	B-Application
of	I-Application
Salem	I-Application
accounts	O
was	O
exposed	O
in	O
an	O
email	O
to	O
security	O
firm	O
DeHashed	O
on	O
December	O
28	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2020	O
,	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
named	O
Town	B-Application
of	I-Application
Salem	I-Application
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
free-to-play	O
browser	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
