<s>
Unpacking	B-Application
is	O
a	O
puzzle	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Witch	O
Beam	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Humble	O
Bundle	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
macOS	B-Application
,	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
series	O
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
in	O
each	O
stage	O
comprises	O
unpacking	B-Application
a	O
female	O
character	O
's	O
possessions	O
from	O
boxes	O
into	O
a	O
new	O
dwelling	O
,	O
representing	O
significant	O
life	O
events	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unpacking	B-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Witch	O
Beam	O
,	O
an	O
independent	O
game	O
studio	O
based	O
in	O
Brisbane	O
,	O
Australia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
studio	O
was	O
founded	O
in	O
2013	O
and	O
had	O
previously	O
released	O
Assault	B-Device
Android	I-Device
Cactus	I-Device
,	O
a	O
twin-stick	O
shooter	O
,	O
in	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
found	O
that	O
unpacking	B-Application
unlabelled	O
boxes	O
,	O
not	O
knowing	O
what	O
is	O
stored	O
inside	O
,	O
was	O
an	O
experience	O
that	O
could	O
be	O
translated	O
into	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unpacking	B-Application
is	O
mostly	O
a	O
wordless	O
experience	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
narrative	O
mainly	O
told	O
through	O
objects	O
the	O
player	O
unpacks	O
from	O
boxes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
put	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
thought	O
into	O
making	O
Unpackings	B-Application
accessible	O
:	O
The	O
nearly	O
wordless	O
nature	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
ensures	O
that	O
anyone	O
who	O
may	O
have	O
language	O
or	O
comprehension	O
barriers	O
can	O
still	O
enjoy	O
playing	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
many	O
additional	O
accessibility	O
features	O
were	O
implemented	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Witch	O
Beam	O
managed	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
social	O
media	O
channels	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
recruited	O
Victoria	O
Tran	O
,	O
the	O
community	O
director	O
of	O
Among	B-Application
Us	I-Application
,	O
to	O
help	O
operate	O
Unpackings	B-Application
Discord	B-Application
channel	O
and	O
TikTok	B-Application
account	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unpacking	B-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
personal	B-Device
computers	I-Device
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
on	O
November	O
2	O
,	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Versions	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
were	O
released	O
on	O
May	O
10	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unpacking	B-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	O
aggregator	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unpacking	B-Application
also	O
won	O
2	O
IGDA	O
Global	O
Industry	O
Game	O
Awards	O
in	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unpacking	B-Application
was	O
named	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
video	O
games	O
of	O
2021	O
by	O
The	O
New	O
Yorker	O
,	O
Los	O
Angeles	O
Times	O
,	O
Forbes	O
,	O
the	O
Financial	O
Times	O
,	O
CNET	O
,	O
and	O
NME	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eurogamer	O
selected	O
Unpacking	B-Application
as	O
their	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
.	O
</s>
