<s>
World	B-Application
End	I-Application
Syndrome	I-Application
is	O
a	O
Japanese	O
visual	O
novel	O
developed	O
by	O
Toybox	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
platforms	O
across	O
2018	O
and	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
World	B-Application
End	I-Application
Phenomenon	I-Application
,	O
has	O
been	O
announced	O
,	O
though	O
no	O
details	O
have	O
been	O
revealed	O
as	O
of	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
largely	O
plays	O
as	O
a	O
traditional	O
visual	O
novel	O
,	O
with	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
consisting	O
of	O
reading	O
text	O
and	O
selecting	O
different	O
dialogue	B-Application
choices	I-Application
that	I-Application
divert	I-Application
the	I-Application
path	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
story	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
regions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
video	B-Device
game	I-Device
consoles	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Toybox	O
Games	O
,	O
and	O
outside	O
of	O
Europe	O
,	O
where	O
it	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
PQube	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
Arc	O
System	O
Works	O
,	O
publisher	O
of	O
the	O
BlazBlue	B-Application
and	O
Xblaze	B-Application
video	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
World	B-Application
End	I-Application
Syndrome	I-Application
features	O
the	O
art	O
and	O
character	O
designer	O
from	O
the	O
two	O
titles	O
,	O
from	O
artist	O
Yuki	O
Kato	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
scenario	O
was	O
written	O
by	O
Tomio	O
Kanazawa	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
previously	O
produced	O
Deadly	B-Device
Premonition	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Toybox	O
and	O
Arc	O
System	O
Works	O
had	O
previously	O
collaborated	O
on	O
the	O
title	O
Tokyo	B-Application
Twilight	I-Application
Ghost	I-Application
Hunters	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pocket	O
Gamer	O
compared	O
its	O
juxtaposition	O
of	O
cheerful	O
graphics	O
and	O
story	O
with	O
dark	O
undertones	O
to	O
Doki	B-Application
Doki	I-Application
Literature	I-Application
Club	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
Life	O
named	O
it	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
stand-out	O
visual	O
novels	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
praising	O
the	O
depth	O
of	O
the	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2019	O
,	O
in	O
a	O
segment	O
where	O
Japanese	O
developer	O
hint	O
about	O
what	O
they	O
will	O
be	O
working	O
on	O
in	O
the	O
upcoming	O
year	O
,	O
Toybox	O
Games	O
developer	O
Tomio	O
Kanazawa	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
title	O
would	O
receive	O
a	O
sequel	O
titled	O
World	B-Application
End	I-Application
Phenomenon	I-Application
.	O
</s>
