<s>
Xsyon	B-Application
is	O
a	O
Sandbox	O
MMORPG	B-Protocol
massively	B-Protocol
multiplayer	I-Protocol
online	I-Protocol
role-playing	I-Protocol
game	I-Protocol
developed	O
by	O
the	O
independent	O
company	O
,	O
Notorious	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xsyon	B-Application
is	O
set	O
in	O
an	O
apocalyptic	O
fantasy	O
environment	O
,	O
closely	O
modeled	O
on	O
the	O
real	O
world	O
area	O
of	O
Lake	O
Tahoe	O
which	O
spans	O
the	O
California	O
and	O
Nevada	O
border	O
,	O
west	O
of	O
Carson	O
City	O
using	O
US	O
Geological	O
Survey	O
data	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xsyon	B-Application
is	O
a	O
persistent	B-Protocol
world	I-Protocol
crafting	O
sandbox	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
unusual	O
among	O
MMORPGs	B-Protocol
,	O
which	O
often	O
rely	O
upon	O
Non-player	O
character	O
vendors	O
and	O
quest	O
givers	O
to	O
perform	O
these	O
functions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xsyon	B-Application
can	O
be	O
found	O
on	O
many	O
sandbox	O
MMORPG	B-Protocol
game	O
lists	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xsyon	B-Application
entered	O
a	O
pre-release	O
phase	O
in	O
March	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
under	O
continual	O
development	O
and	O
a	O
third	O
,	O
fully	O
featured	O
phase	O
'	O
Xsyon	B-Application
:	O
Apocalypse	O
 '	O
is	O
planned	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2013	O
,	O
Xsyon	B-Application
entered	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
Greenlight	O
program	O
,	O
the	O
entry	O
program	O
for	O
games	O
that	O
eventually	O
launch	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
December	O
29	O
,	O
2014	O
Xsyon	B-Application
was	O
officially	O
released	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
as	O
an	O
Early	O
Access	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2013	O
,	O
Xsyon	B-Application
reached	O
the	O
top	O
100	O
of	O
over	O
1300	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
Greenlight	O
program	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xsyon	B-Application
provides	O
an	O
alternate	O
reality	O
fantasy	O
setting	O
in	O
an	O
apocalyptic	O
environment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Set	O
in	O
the	O
near	O
future	O
,	O
Xsyon	B-Application
is	O
an	O
apocalyptic	O
fable	O
,	O
drawing	O
its	O
inspiration	O
from	O
Native	O
American	O
history	O
,	O
mythology	O
,	O
and	O
prophecies	O
of	O
the	O
Apocalypse	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
landscape	O
of	O
the	O
Lake	O
Tahoe	O
basin	O
provides	O
a	O
wilderness	O
setting	O
with	O
few	O
traces	O
of	O
modern	O
civilization	O
as	O
a	O
clean	O
slate	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
settlers	O
of	O
Xsyon	B-Application
to	O
construct	O
their	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xsyon	B-Application
features	O
a	O
terraforming	O
system	O
which	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
sculpt	O
the	O
land	O
and	O
prepare	O
foundations	O
for	O
roads	O
and	O
structures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xsyon	B-Application
is	O
a	O
social	O
game	O
relying	O
on	O
a	O
tribal	O
political	O
system	O
and	O
player-run	O
economy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
four	O
categories	O
of	O
tribe	O
in	O
Xsyon	B-Application
,	O
determined	O
by	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
tribe	O
members	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xsyon	B-Application
is	O
supported	O
by	O
a	O
team	O
of	O
'	O
Guides	O
 '	O
that	O
assists	O
players	O
and	O
run	O
regular	O
weekend	O
events	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
Xsyon	B-Application
was	O
first	O
made	O
available	O
the	O
pricing	O
has	O
changed	O
multiple	O
times	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Xsyon	B-Application
as	O
made	O
available	O
to	O
pre-order	O
for	O
$39.99	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xsyon	B-Application
switched	O
to	O
a	O
one	O
time	O
buy-to-play	O
price	O
(	O
$29.99	O
)	O
allowing	O
for	O
unlimited	O
and	O
unrestricted	O
game	O
play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2011	O
,	O
Xsyon	B-Application
was	O
chosen	O
as	O
the	O
featured	O
game	O
in	O
Massively	O
's	O
'	O
Choose	O
My	O
Adventure	O
 '	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2011	O
,	O
Xsyon	B-Application
was	O
the	O
subject	O
of	O
Massively	O
's	O
'	O
Community	O
Detective	O
Issue	O
 '	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2013	O
,	O
Xsyon	B-Application
was	O
voted	O
as	O
the	O
#2	O
Best	O
P2P	O
MMO	O
on	O
MMOSite	O
's	O
Reader	O
's	O
Choice	O
contest	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2015	O
,	O
Xsyon	B-Application
was	O
voted	O
as	O
the	O
#3	O
Best	O
Sandbox	O
MMO	O
of	O
2014	O
on	O
MMOGames	O
.	O
</s>
