<s>
Water	B-Application
Womb	I-Application
World	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2020	O
adventure	O
and	O
horror	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Yames	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Water	B-Application
Womb	I-Application
World	I-Application
is	O
a	O
short	O
game	O
,	O
taking	O
about	O
15	O
minutes	O
to	O
complete	O
,	O
and	O
largely	O
revolves	O
around	O
collecting	O
and	O
examining	O
various	O
specimens	O
and	O
samples	O
underwater	O
,	O
acquired	O
through	O
catching	O
local	O
wildlife	O
and	O
through	O
sifting	O
through	O
the	O
silt	O
of	O
the	O
seabed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Water	B-Application
Womb	I-Application
World	I-Application
follows	O
an	O
unnamed	O
marine	O
scientist	O
and	O
professor	O
as	O
he	O
travels	O
to	O
the	O
bottom	O
of	O
the	O
ocean	O
in	O
a	O
region	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
Gasper	O
's	O
Zone	O
"	O
with	O
the	O
goal	O
of	O
finding	O
the	O
location	O
of	O
the	O
Garden	O
of	O
Eden	O
and	O
perhaps	O
also	O
God	O
and	O
divine	O
enlightenment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Water	B-Application
Womb	I-Application
World	I-Application
was	O
created	O
by	O
Yames	O
out	O
of	O
a	O
desire	O
to	O
make	O
something	O
that	O
was	O
different	O
from	O
their	O
previous	O
point-and-click	O
horror	B-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
Discover	B-Application
My	I-Application
Body	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
had	O
also	O
for	O
a	O
long	O
period	O
of	O
time	O
wanted	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
horror	B-Application
game	I-Application
set	O
underwater	O
;	O
initially	O
the	O
idea	O
was	O
to	O
have	O
2D	O
swimming	O
simulation	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
but	O
this	O
was	O
scrapped	O
since	O
it	O
was	O
too	O
labor-intensive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
of	O
Water	B-Application
Womb	I-Application
World	I-Application
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
first-person	O
point-and-click	O
adventure	O
games	O
Yames	O
played	O
in	O
their	O
youth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
idea	O
of	O
mixing	O
horror	B-Application
with	O
religion	O
was	O
something	O
Yames	O
had	O
wanted	O
to	O
explore	O
for	O
some	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
protagonist	O
of	O
Water	B-Application
Womb	I-Application
World	I-Application
was	O
initially	O
intended	O
to	O
be	O
an	O
entirely	O
secular	O
scientist	O
who	O
over	O
the	O
course	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
their	O
knowledge	O
of	O
the	O
underwater	O
world	O
replaced	O
by	O
a	O
more	O
theological	O
understanding	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Water	B-Application
Womb	I-Application
World	I-Application
was	O
created	O
over	O
the	O
course	O
of	O
a	O
few	O
days	O
while	O
Yames	O
was	O
visiting	O
their	O
family	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Itch.io	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
on	O
16	O
June	O
2020	O
and	O
for	O
macOS	B-Application
on	O
8	O
December	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Water	B-Application
Womb	I-Application
World	I-Application
's	O
original	O
soundtrack	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
free	O
on	O
22	O
June	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Water	B-Application
Womb	I-Application
World	I-Application
is	O
typically	O
regarded	O
as	O
an	O
"	O
unnerving	O
"	O
experience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Christian	O
Meffert	O
of	O
Game	O
Rant	O
counted	O
Water	B-Application
Womb	I-Application
World	I-Application
in	O
2021	O
as	O
among	O
the	O
best	O
horror	B-Application
games	I-Application
under	O
an	O
hour	O
,	O
praising	O
its	O
"	O
psychadelic	O
mix	O
of	O
Lovecraftian	O
cosmic	O
horror	B-Application
and	O
religious	O
fanaticism	O
"	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
"	O
retro-style	O
2D	O
graphics	O
helps	O
place	O
the	O
game	O
just	O
under	O
realism	O
,	O
making	O
the	O
player	O
question	O
what	O
it	O
is	O
they	O
are	O
seeing	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
