<s>
TumbleSeed	B-Application
is	O
an	O
indie	O
action	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
created	O
by	O
developer	O
Benedict	B-Application
Fritz	I-Application
and	O
designer	O
Greg	O
Wohlwend	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
balances	O
a	O
rolling	O
seed	O
on	O
an	O
ascending	O
,	O
horizontally	O
slanted	O
vine	B-Application
past	O
procedurally	O
generated	O
obstacles	O
to	O
reach	O
the	O
top	O
of	O
a	O
mountain	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
mechanical	O
arcade	O
game	O
Ice	B-Application
Cold	I-Application
Beer	I-Application
and	O
built	O
partially	O
through	O
the	O
Cards	O
Against	O
Humanity	O
game	O
incubation	O
program	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TumbleSeed	B-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
May	O
2017	O
to	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
on	O
MacOS	B-Application
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Windows	B-Application
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
,	O
in	O
particular	O
,	O
appreciated	O
their	O
haptic	O
sense	O
of	O
the	O
rolling	O
seed	O
from	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
's	O
sensitive	O
HD	O
Rumble	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
reviewers	O
noted	O
TumbleSeed	B-Application
intense	O
and	O
sometimes	O
uneven	O
difficulty	B-Device
,	O
which	O
the	O
developers	O
hoped	O
to	O
address	O
in	O
a	O
post-release	O
update	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TumbleSeed	B-Application
begins	O
in	O
a	O
quiet	O
forest	O
village	O
disturbed	O
by	O
angry	O
creatures	O
creating	O
holes	O
in	O
the	O
ground	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
an	O
ascending	O
,	O
horizontal	O
,	O
and	O
slanted	O
vine	B-Application
to	O
balance	O
a	O
rolling	O
seed	O
past	O
procedurally	O
generated	O
holes	O
and	O
enemy	O
obstacles	O
to	O
reach	O
the	O
top	O
of	O
a	O
mountain	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
a	O
controller	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
uses	O
two	O
analog	B-Device
sticks	I-Device
to	O
raise	O
and	O
lower	O
the	O
two	O
edges	O
of	O
the	O
horizontal	O
vine	B-Application
while	O
managing	O
the	O
momentum	O
of	O
the	O
seed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thornvine	O
's	O
single-use	O
,	O
protective	O
thorny	O
vine	B-Application
can	O
hurt	O
enemies	O
if	O
aligned	O
correctly	O
,	O
though	O
some	O
enemies	O
require	O
more	O
than	O
one	O
hit	O
to	O
die	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
player	O
forfeits	O
all	O
thorns	O
upon	O
losing	O
a	O
heart	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TumbleSeed	B-Application
is	O
depicted	O
in	O
a	O
simple	O
,	O
colorful	O
art	O
style	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Their	O
dialogue	O
is	O
visualized	O
with	O
speech	O
bubbles	O
,	O
in	O
text	O
and	O
emoji	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
TumbleSeed	B-Application
includes	O
other	O
features	O
including	O
quests	O
,	O
leaderboards	O
,	O
and	O
daily	O
challenges	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Battle	O
Mode	O
,	O
exclusive	O
to	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
release	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
King	O
of	O
the	O
Hill-style	O
mode	O
for	O
two	O
players	O
to	O
compete	O
to	O
hold	O
a	O
set	O
region	O
for	O
the	O
longest	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
Ice	B-Application
Cold	I-Application
Beer	I-Application
,	O
a	O
mechanical	O
arcade	O
game	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
the	O
ends	O
of	O
a	O
metal	O
rod	O
to	O
raise	O
a	O
rolling	O
,	O
metal	O
ball	O
vertically	O
in	O
a	O
wooden	O
cabinet	O
while	O
avoiding	O
holes	O
cut	O
into	O
the	O
wood	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Chicago-based	O
indie	O
development	O
team	O
found	O
the	O
machine	O
at	O
an	O
arcade	O
where	O
they	O
competitively	O
played	O
the	O
2013	O
video	O
game	O
Killer	B-Application
Queen	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developer	O
Benedict	B-Application
Fritz	I-Application
later	O
prototyped	O
a	O
version	O
of	O
Ice	B-Application
Cold	I-Application
Beer	I-Application
in	O
the	O
Unity	B-Application
game	I-Application
engine	I-Application
with	O
a	O
simple	O
white	O
background	O
and	O
black	O
,	O
circular	O
holes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
His	O
friend	O
,	O
designer	O
Greg	O
Wohlwend	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
previously	O
worked	O
on	O
Threes	B-Application
and	O
Ridiculous	B-Application
Fishing	I-Application
,	O
saw	O
a	O
short	B-Application
,	I-Application
online	I-Application
video	I-Application
of	O
Fritz	O
's	O
prototype	O
and	O
the	O
two	O
began	O
to	O
work	O
together	O
on	O
the	O
project	O
by	O
adding	O
enemies	O
,	O
an	O
in-game	O
world	O
,	O
and	O
procedurally	O
generated	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Their	O
prototypes	O
included	O
dungeon	O
crawl	O
and	O
open	O
world	O
,	O
action-adventure	O
genre	O
explorations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
spent	O
two	O
years	O
designing	O
the	O
title	O
and	O
wanted	O
to	O
honor	O
and	O
contribute	O
to	O
the	O
legacy	O
of	O
Ice	B-Application
Cold	I-Application
Beer	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
announcement	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
sought	O
to	O
become	O
a	O
"	O
flagship	O
"	O
demonstration	O
of	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
HD	O
Rumble	O
feature	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
proprioceptively	B-Device
"	O
feels	O
"	O
in-game	O
textures	O
through	O
the	O
controller	O
's	O
fine-tuned	O
vibrations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Designer	O
Greg	O
Wohlwend	O
saw	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
sharing	O
classic	O
Nintendo	O
attributes	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
wide	O
color	O
palette	O
,	O
accessibility	O
,	O
and	O
difficulty	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
planned	O
for	O
release	O
in	O
2015	O
,	O
TumbleSeed	B-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
May	O
2	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
on	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
MacOS	B-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Windows	B-Application
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
release	O
includes	O
an	O
exclusive	O
King	O
of	O
the	O
Hill-style	O
Battle	O
Mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
video	O
game	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewers	O
recommended	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
in	O
particular	O
,	O
for	O
short	O
bursts	O
of	O
play	O
with	O
the	O
portable	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewers	O
considered	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
's	O
HD	O
Rumble	O
a	O
good	O
fit	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
core	O
rolling	O
mechanic	O
and	O
aesthetics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
Life	O
said	O
HD	O
Rumble	O
made	O
the	O
Switch	O
's	O
portable	O
mode	O
"	O
the	O
definitive	O
way	O
to	O
play	O
"	O
TumbleSeed	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
haptic	O
sensation	O
approximated	O
how	O
it	O
felt	O
to	O
play	O
the	O
mechanical	O
Ice	B-Application
Cold	I-Application
Beer	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewers	O
additionally	O
compared	O
the	O
Ice	B-Application
Cold	I-Application
Beer	I-Application
conceit	O
to	O
the	O
core	O
mechanic	O
of	O
Shrek	B-Application
n	I-Application
 '	I-Application
Roll	I-Application
(	O
2007	O
)	O
and	O
portable	O
,	O
plastic	O
maze	O
puzzles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Multiple	O
reviewers	O
commented	O
on	O
the	O
gameplay	O
's	O
chafing	O
difficulty	B-Device
and	O
uneven	O
difficulty	B-Device
progression	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TumbleSeed	B-Application
stops	O
short	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
masocore	O
"	O
genre	O
of	O
punishingly	O
difficult	O
games	O
,	O
but	O
its	O
imprecise	O
controls	O
nevertheless	O
demand	O
patience	O
to	O
develop	O
proficiency	O
and	O
mastery	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Others	O
focused	O
on	O
TumbleSeed	B-Application
art	O
and	O
movement	O
mechanics	O
,	O
as	O
Wired	O
reviewer	O
appreciated	O
the	O
slow	O
process	O
of	O
learning	O
how	O
it	O
is	O
best	O
to	O
navigate	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
additionally	O
found	O
a	O
new	O
aspect	O
to	O
appreciate	O
each	O
time	O
she	O
played	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
randomness	O
of	O
each	O
basecamp	O
's	O
power-up	O
offerings	O
also	O
contributed	O
to	O
uneven	O
difficulty	B-Device
between	O
playthroughs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metro	O
contended	O
that	O
though	O
TumbleSeed	B-Application
was	O
marketed	O
as	O
a	O
roguelike	O
,	O
apart	O
from	O
its	O
procedurally	O
generated	O
levels	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
closer	O
in	O
genre	O
to	O
traditional	O
arcade	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Guardian	O
saw	O
"	O
an	O
obvious	O
throughline	O
"	O
between	O
designer	O
Greg	O
Wohlwend	O
's	O
prior	O
work	O
and	O
the	O
colorful	O
,	O
simple	O
,	O
and	O
cute	O
visuals	O
of	O
TumbleSeed	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
TumbleSeed	B-Application
was	O
an	O
honorable	O
mention	O
for	O
"	O
Excellence	O
in	O
Audio	O
"	O
at	O
the	O
2017	O
Game	O
Developers	O
Conference	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
postmortem	O
released	O
alongside	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
updates	O
,	O
TumbleSeed	B-Application
designer	O
Greg	O
Wohlwend	O
credited	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
slow	O
sales	O
to	O
the	O
title	O
's	O
tepid	O
critical	O
reception	O
and	O
stigma	O
of	O
high	O
difficulty	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
June	O
2017	O
update	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
and	O
was	O
anticipated	O
for	O
consoles	O
soon	O
after	O
.	O
</s>
