<s>
Tunic	B-Application
is	O
a	O
2022	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Isometricorp	O
Games	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Finji	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tunic	B-Application
isometric	B-Application
perspective	I-Application
hides	O
numerous	O
pathways	O
and	O
secrets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Designer	O
Andrew	O
Shouldice	O
developed	O
Tunic	B-Application
over	O
seven	O
years	O
as	O
his	O
first	O
major	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
his	O
childhood	O
experiences	O
playing	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
games	O
like	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
(	O
1986	O
)	O
and	O
trying	O
to	O
understand	O
the	O
manuals	O
of	O
games	O
for	O
which	O
he	O
lacked	O
context	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Publisher	O
Finji	O
joined	O
the	O
project	O
that	O
same	O
year	O
,	O
and	O
Tunic	B-Application
was	O
publicly	O
announced	O
at	O
E3	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tunic	B-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
macOS	B-Application
,	O
Windows	B-Application
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
in	O
March	O
2022	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
ports	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
in	O
September	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tunic	B-Application
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
ruins	O
of	O
a	O
post-apocalyptic	O
fantasy	O
world	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
unnamed	O
player	O
character	O
,	O
an	O
anthropomorphic	O
fox	O
,	O
navigates	O
the	O
terrain	O
and	O
fights	O
off	O
hostile	O
creatures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
3D	O
terrain	O
is	O
typically	O
displayed	O
from	O
an	O
isometric	B-Application
view	I-Application
,	O
though	O
the	O
viewpoint	O
moves	O
at	O
certain	O
points	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tunic	B-Application
does	O
not	O
have	O
difficulty	O
levels	O
,	O
but	O
has	O
options	O
in	O
the	O
accessibility	O
menu	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
fox	O
unable	O
to	O
run	O
out	O
of	O
stamina	O
or	O
health	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
plot	O
of	O
Tunic	B-Application
is	O
expressed	O
through	O
gameplay	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
backstory	O
and	O
context	O
given	O
only	O
as	O
the	O
fox	O
player-character	O
collects	O
pages	O
of	O
a	O
manual	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Andrew	O
Shouldice	O
began	O
working	O
on	O
Tunic	B-Application
in	O
February	O
2015	O
,	O
using	O
the	O
working	O
title	O
Secret	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
posted	O
screenshots	O
of	O
his	O
work	O
on	O
Twitter	B-Application
and	O
Vine	B-Application
,	O
attracting	O
immediate	O
attention	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
colorful	O
design	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
NES	O
games	O
like	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
(	O
1986	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
intended	O
to	O
inspire	O
players	O
to	O
be	O
"	O
brave	O
"	O
and	O
explore	O
new	O
areas	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
that	O
may	O
be	O
more	O
challenging	O
than	O
they	O
were	O
ready	O
for	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
Shouldice	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
sense	O
of	O
mystery	O
he	O
had	O
as	O
a	O
child	O
when	O
reading	O
through	O
game	O
manuals	O
such	O
as	O
for	O
Metroid	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Return	I-Application
of	I-Application
Samus	I-Application
(	O
1991	O
)	O
,	O
without	O
being	O
able	O
to	O
understand	O
everything	O
he	O
was	O
reading	O
due	O
to	O
lack	O
of	O
reading	O
ability	O
or	O
context	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
Shouldice	O
's	O
experience	O
with	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
games	O
,	O
he	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
Bloodborne	B-Application
(	O
2015	O
)	O
for	O
both	O
the	O
combat	O
design	O
and	O
the	O
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
combat	O
was	O
intended	O
to	O
be	O
,	O
as	O
he	O
found	O
Bloodbornes	B-Application
,	O
"	O
technical	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
challenging	O
"	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
rhythm	O
of	O
attacking	O
and	O
dodging	O
at	O
a	O
quick	O
pace	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
of	O
Tunic	B-Application
also	O
drew	O
from	O
that	O
of	O
Bloodborne	B-Application
,	O
using	O
the	O
idea	O
of	O
scholars	O
finding	O
a	O
source	O
of	O
power	O
,	O
worshiping	O
it	O
,	O
and	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
"	O
introducing	O
horrible	O
corruption	O
from	O
planes	O
beyond	O
comprehension	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tunic	B-Application
also	O
shares	O
Shouldice	O
's	O
interpretation	O
of	O
Bloodborne	B-Application
and	O
other	O
Soulslike	O
games	O
as	O
having	O
the	O
player-character	O
be	O
a	O
small	O
figure	O
moving	O
through	O
a	O
larger	O
world	O
that	O
is	O
ambivalent	O
towards	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
major	O
inspirations	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
Monument	B-Application
Valley	I-Application
(	O
2014	O
)	O
and	O
Fez	B-Application
(	O
2012	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Monument	B-Application
Valleys	I-Application
isometric	O
viewpoint	O
and	O
graphical	O
style	O
was	O
an	O
influence	O
on	O
Tunics	B-Application
visual	O
style	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shouldice	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
Fez	B-Application
to	O
create	O
the	O
dual	O
endings	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
constructed	O
language	O
in	O
Tunic	B-Application
not	O
be	O
a	O
transliteration	O
of	O
English	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
felt	O
that	O
because	O
of	O
Fez	B-Application
,	O
players	O
would	O
now	O
immediately	O
check	O
if	O
something	O
that	O
looked	O
like	O
it	O
could	O
be	O
a	O
fake	O
language	O
was	O
a	O
simple	O
cipher	B-Application
of	O
an	O
existing	O
language	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
announced	O
as	O
Tunic	B-Application
at	O
the	O
E3	O
2017	O
PC	O
Gaming	O
Show	O
in	O
June	O
2017	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Isometricorp	O
Games	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Finji	O
,	O
with	O
an	O
expected	O
release	O
year	O
of	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
presented	O
again	O
at	O
the	O
E3	O
2018	O
Xbox	B-Device
showcase	O
in	O
June	O
of	O
the	O
following	O
year	O
,	O
this	O
time	O
without	O
an	O
expected	O
release	O
date	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
2020	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
design	O
was	O
largely	O
complete	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
expanded	O
:	O
Eric	O
Billingsley	O
,	O
who	O
was	O
working	O
on	O
his	O
own	O
game	O
partially	O
inspired	O
by	O
Tunic	B-Application
,	O
joined	O
as	O
a	O
developer	O
and	O
level	O
designer	O
,	O
while	O
Terence	O
Lee	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
been	O
intermittently	O
composing	O
music	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
five	O
years	O
,	O
was	O
joined	O
by	O
his	O
wife	O
Janice	O
Kwan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
release	O
date	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
announced	O
at	O
The	O
Game	O
Awards	O
in	O
December	O
2021	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
launched	O
for	O
macOS	B-Application
,	O
Windows	B-Application
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
on	O
March	O
16	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
with	O
ports	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
following	O
on	O
September	O
27	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
digital	O
album	O
of	O
music	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Tunic	B-Application
Original	O
Soundtrack	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
the	O
composers	O
on	O
March	O
16	O
alongside	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
were	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
towards	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	O
aggregator	O
Metacritic	O
;	O
it	O
was	O
ranked	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
top	O
30	O
games	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
by	O
aggregated	O
score	O
for	O
PC	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
,	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
and	O
the	O
eighth-highest	O
scored	O
Switch	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tunics	B-Application
plot	O
received	O
less	O
attention	O
than	O
its	O
gameplay	O
from	O
reviewers	O
,	O
with	O
mixed	O
opinions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
exploration	O
and	O
secrets	O
aspects	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
heavily	O
praised	O
as	O
well	O
;	O
Game	O
Informers	O
Grodt	O
concluded	O
that	O
"	O
Tunics	B-Application
fighting	O
is	O
great	O
,	O
but	O
discovery	O
and	O
exploration	O
might	O
be	O
its	O
most	O
impressive	O
elements.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Tunic	B-Application
won	O
the	O
Outstanding	O
Achievement	O
for	O
an	O
Independent	O
Game	O
award	O
at	O
the	O
26th	O
Annual	O
D.I.C.E.	O
</s>
