<s>
Townscaper	B-Application
is	O
an	O
indie	O
city	B-Application
builder	I-Application
video	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
PC	O
and	O
Mac	O
on	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
platform	O
in	O
August	O
2021	O
by	O
developer	O
Oskar	O
Stålberg	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
port	O
to	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
August	O
2021	O
,	O
alongside	O
which	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
version	O
left	O
early	O
access	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
,	O
and	O
web	B-Application
browsers	I-Application
(	O
as	O
a	O
demo	O
)	O
in	O
December	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
features	O
low	O
poly	O
graphics	O
and	O
a	O
simple	O
,	O
minimalist	O
user	B-Application
interface	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Townscaper	B-Application
has	O
no	O
inherent	O
objective	O
or	O
story	O
and	O
has	O
been	O
described	O
by	O
developer	O
Stålberg	O
as	O
"	O
more	O
of	O
a	O
toy	O
"	O
than	O
a	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Various	O
"	O
rules	O
"	O
dictate	O
these	O
blocks	O
 '	O
appearances	O
,	O
with	O
some	O
appearing	O
as	O
spires	B-Application
and	O
others	O
as	O
balconies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Townscaper	B-Application
takes	O
place	O
on	O
a	O
large	O
distorted	O
grid	O
set	O
in	O
an	O
infinite	O
sea	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Townscaper	B-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Swedish	O
developer	O
Oskar	O
Stålberg	O
,	O
who	O
previously	O
worked	O
on	O
Bad	B-Application
North	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	O
edition	O
of	O
Townscaper	B-Application
received	O
a	O
critic	O
score	O
of	O
86%	O
according	O
to	O
review	O
aggregator	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
indicating	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
edition	O
received	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
63%	O
,	O
indicating	O
a	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
reception	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Natalie	O
Clayton	O
of	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
wrote	O
:	O
"	O
Townscaper	B-Application
may	O
not	O
have	O
the	O
complexity	O
of	O
a	O
Cities	O
:	O
Skylines	O
,	O
but	O
its	O
quaint	O
towns	O
littered	O
with	O
cobbled	O
streets	O
and	O
old	O
churches	O
,	O
dockyards	O
and	O
lighthouses	O
feel	O
more	O
instantly	O
homely	O
than	O
the	O
sterile	O
American-styled	O
metropolises	O
of	O
"	O
real	O
"	O
city-builders.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Christian	O
Donlan	O
of	O
Eurogamer	O
wrote	O
:	O
"	O
but	O
...	O
met	O
on	O
its	O
own	O
terms	O
,	O
diving	O
in	O
when	O
you	O
've	O
a	O
few	O
spare	O
minutes	O
to	O
lay	O
down	O
a	O
new	O
neighbourhood	O
,	O
Townscaper	B-Application
is	O
an	O
absolutely	O
joyous	O
little	O
time	O
waster	O
that	O
's	O
kept	O
me	O
busy	O
since	O
it	O
first	O
hit	O
early	O
access	O
last	O
year	O
(	O
opens	O
in	O
new	O
tab	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tilly	O
Lawton	O
of	O
Pocket	O
Tactics	O
wrote	O
:	O
"	O
Townscaper	B-Application
serves	O
up	O
a	O
gorgeous	O
,	O
illustrative	O
art	O
style	O
,	O
serene	O
sound	O
design	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
simple	O
concept	O
that	O
’s	O
sure	O
to	O
put	O
you	O
at	O
ease.	O
"	O
</s>
