<s>
Wraith	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Oblivion	I-Application
–	I-Application
The	I-Application
Orpheus	I-Application
Device	I-Application
is	O
an	O
audio-based	O
adventure	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Earplay	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Paradox	O
Interactive	O
on	O
October	O
29	O
,	O
2020	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
and	O
smart	B-Device
speakers	I-Device
,	O
and	O
is	O
played	O
using	O
the	O
virtual	B-Protocol
assistants	I-Protocol
Amazon	B-Application
Alexa	I-Application
or	O
Google	B-Application
Assistant	I-Application
,	O
or	O
the	O
Earplay	O
mobile	B-Application
app	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
White	O
Wolf	O
Publishing	O
's	O
tabletop	O
role-playing	O
games	O
Wraith	O
:	O
The	O
Oblivion	O
(	O
1994	O
)	O
and	O
Orpheus	O
(	O
2003	O
)	O
,	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>
The	B-Application
Orpheus	I-Application
Device	I-Application
is	O
a	O
voice-controlled	B-Application
,	O
audio-based	O
adventure	O
game	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
World	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Darkness	I-Protocol
;	O
depending	O
on	O
the	O
virtual	B-Protocol
assistant	I-Protocol
used	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
also	O
alternatively	O
type	O
their	O
responses	O
rather	O
than	O
speaking	O
with	O
their	O
voice	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
takes	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
an	O
investigator	O
who	O
uses	O
stolen	O
credentials	O
to	O
access	O
a	O
machine	O
called	O
the	B-Application
Orpheus	I-Application
Device	I-Application
,	O
which	O
enables	O
one	O
to	O
communicate	O
with	O
the	O
dead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Orpheus	I-Application
Device	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Earplay	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
White	O
Wolf	O
Publishing	O
's	O
tabletop	O
role-playing	O
game	O
Wraith	O
:	O
The	O
Oblivion	O
(	O
1994	O
)	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
related	O
tabletop	O
game	O
Orpheus	O
(	O
2003	O
)	O
;	O
it	O
was	O
also	O
designed	O
to	O
be	O
accessible	O
to	O
newcomers	O
to	O
the	O
World	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Darkness	I-Protocol
series	O
,	O
targeting	O
anyone	O
who	O
likes	O
ghost	O
stories	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Earplay	O
met	O
the	O
publisher	O
Paradox	O
Interactive	O
through	O
Webb	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
previously	O
worked	O
at	O
White	O
Wolf	O
Publishing	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
two	O
parties	O
thought	O
that	O
voice-controlled	B-Application
digital	O
stories	O
and	O
tabletop	O
role-playing	O
games	O
had	O
a	O
lot	O
in	O
common	O
,	O
leading	O
to	O
a	O
partnership	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
teaser	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
first	O
shown	O
in	O
September	O
2016	O
at	O
the	O
Grand	O
Masquerade	O
,	O
an	O
annual	O
World	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Darkness	I-Protocol
event	O
held	O
in	O
New	O
Orleans	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
announced	O
in	O
October	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
demo	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
31	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
planned	O
to	O
see	O
a	O
full	O
,	O
paid	O
release	O
later	O
that	O
year	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
delayed	O
several	O
times	O
to	O
account	O
for	O
advances	O
in	O
technology	O
and	O
related	O
services	O
,	O
and	O
then	O
again	O
to	O
let	O
the	O
developers	O
put	O
more	O
time	O
into	O
the	O
Jurassic	B-Application
Park	I-Application
game	O
they	O
were	O
also	O
making	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
this	O
,	O
Earplay	O
's	O
license	O
to	O
develop	O
a	O
Wraith	O
:	O
The	O
Oblivion	O
game	O
had	O
expired	O
,	O
and	O
so	O
they	O
had	O
negotiate	O
a	O
new	O
deal	O
with	O
Paradox	O
Interactive	O
;	O
during	O
this	O
time	O
,	O
they	O
also	O
made	O
tweaks	O
to	O
the	O
story	O
to	O
make	O
sure	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
match	O
up	O
with	O
the	O
virtual	B-Application
reality	I-Application
game	O
Wraith	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Oblivion	I-Application
–	I-Application
Afterlife	I-Application
that	O
was	O
also	O
in	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
full	O
game	O
was	O
eventually	O
released	O
for	O
free	O
by	O
Paradox	O
Interactive	O
on	O
October	O
29	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
and	O
smart	B-Device
speakers	I-Device
,	O
on	O
which	O
it	O
is	O
played	O
using	O
the	O
virtual	B-Protocol
assistants	I-Protocol
Amazon	B-Application
Alexa	I-Application
or	O
Google	B-Application
Assistant	I-Application
,	O
or	O
the	O
Earplay	O
mobile	B-Application
app	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gamasutra	O
found	O
the	O
game	O
intriguing	O
,	O
describing	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
charting	O
relatively	O
unexplored	O
territory	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
as	O
something	O
for	O
game	O
developers	O
to	O
take	O
note	O
of	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
involvement	O
of	O
Grossman	O
and	O
Dansky	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
their	O
past	O
work	O
on	O
video	O
games	O
including	O
The	B-Application
Secret	I-Application
of	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
,	O
Day	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Tentacle	I-Application
,	O
Tom	B-Application
Clancy	I-Application
's	I-Application
The	I-Application
Division	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Trials	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Blood	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
.	O
</s>
