<s>
Werewolf	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Apocalypse	I-Application
–	I-Application
Heart	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Forest	I-Application
is	O
a	O
visual	O
novel	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Different	O
Tales	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Walkabout	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
originally	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
13	O
,	O
2020	O
for	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
MacOS	B-Application
,	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
January	O
7	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
is	O
planned	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
on	O
February	O
24	O
,	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
tabletop	O
role-playing	O
game	O
Werewolf	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Apocalypse	I-Application
,	O
and	O
is	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
larger	O
World	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Darkness	I-Protocol
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Werewolf	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Apocalypse	I-Application
–	I-Application
Heart	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Forest	I-Application
is	O
a	O
visual	O
novel	O
role-playing	O
game	O
with	O
tabletop	O
role-playing	O
game-style	O
mechanics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
is	O
set	O
in	O
Poland	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
World	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Darkness	I-Protocol
,	O
and	O
has	O
the	O
player	O
take	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
Maia	O
Boroditch	O
,	O
a	O
24-year-old	O
American	O
woman	O
of	O
Polish	O
descent	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Heart	O
of	O
the	O
Forest	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Different	O
Tales	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Walkabout	O
Games	O
,	O
and	O
designed	O
by	O
Jacek	O
Brzeziński	O
and	O
Artur	O
Ganszyniec	O
,	O
who	O
previously	O
directed	O
and	O
wrote	O
The	B-Application
Witcher	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Based	O
on	O
White	O
Wolf	O
Publishing	O
's	O
tabletop	O
role-playing	O
game	O
Werewolf	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Apocalypse	I-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
designed	O
to	O
adapt	O
the	O
experience	O
of	O
playing	O
the	O
tabletop	O
role-playing	O
game	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
serving	O
as	O
the	O
gamemaster	O
guiding	O
the	O
player	O
;	O
it	O
is	O
however	O
designed	O
both	O
with	O
fans	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
and	O
those	O
new	O
to	O
it	O
in	O
mind	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Polish	O
setting	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
entirely	O
based	O
on	O
real-world	O
locations	O
in	O
Poland	O
,	O
was	O
decided	O
on	O
to	O
emphasize	O
the	O
"	O
world	O
"	O
in	O
World	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Darkness	I-Protocol
,	O
showing	O
that	O
all	O
parts	O
of	O
the	O
world	O
are	O
reflected	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
setting	O
,	O
not	O
just	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
;	O
the	O
setting	O
was	O
also	O
chosen	O
as	O
the	O
developers	O
saw	O
the	O
deforestation	O
in	O
Białowieża	O
as	O
thematically	O
appropriate	O
for	O
a	O
Werewolf	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Apocalypse	I-Application
adaptation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
announced	O
in	O
June	O
2020	O
with	O
a	O
teaser	O
trailer	O
during	O
the	O
Future	O
Games	O
Show	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
13	O
,	O
2020	O
for	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
MacOS	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
January	O
7	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
versions	O
are	O
planned	O
to	O
follow	O
on	O
February	O
24	O
,	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Comic	O
Book	O
Resources	O
liked	O
how	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
set	O
outside	O
of	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
a	O
common	O
setting	O
for	O
World	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Darkness	I-Protocol
stories	O
.	O
</s>
