<s>
Year	B-Application
Walk	I-Application
is	O
an	O
adventure	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Swedish	O
mobile	O
game	O
developer	O
Simogo	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
devices	O
in	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
loosely	O
based	O
on	O
an	O
ancient	O
Swedish	O
tradition	O
called	O
"	O
Årsgång	O
"	O
(	O
pronounced	O
[oːʂgɔŋ];	O
"	O
Year	B-Application
Walk	I-Application
"	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
Windows	B-Application
and	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
PC	O
platforms	O
via	O
Steam	B-Application
in	O
2014	O
,	O
and	O
on	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
via	O
eShop	B-Application
on	O
September	O
17	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
succeeded	O
by	O
the	O
free	O
,	O
e-picturebook	O
Year	B-Application
Walk	I-Application
:	O
Bedtime	O
Stories	O
for	O
Awful	O
Children	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Year	B-Application
Walk	I-Application
begins	O
with	O
the	O
protagonist	O
Daniel	O
Svensson	O
visiting	O
his	O
lover	O
,	O
Stina	O
,	O
who	O
hints	O
that	O
she	O
has	O
been	O
proposed	O
to	O
,	O
and	O
warns	O
the	O
player	O
about	O
the	O
dangers	O
of	O
year	O
walking	O
,	O
implying	O
that	O
her	O
cousin	O
had	O
died	O
while	O
engaging	O
in	O
the	O
activity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Daniel	O
returns	O
home	O
,	O
and	O
prepares	O
to	O
engage	O
in	O
the	O
Year	B-Application
Walk	I-Application
anyway	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
player	O
uses	O
the	O
hints	O
given	O
after	O
the	O
credits	O
to	O
access	O
the	O
Journal	O
component	O
of	O
the	O
PC	O
Game/iOS	O
companion	O
app	O
,	O
they	O
can	O
discover	O
the	O
journal	O
of	O
Theodor	O
Almsten	O
,	O
a	O
modern-day	O
man	O
obsessed	O
with	O
Swedish	O
folklore	O
,	O
as	O
he	O
investigates	O
the	O
meaning	O
behind	O
the	O
year	B-Application
walk	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
fate	O
of	O
Almsten	O
himself	O
is	O
also	O
uncertain	O
;	O
his	O
research	O
seems	O
to	O
have	O
taken	O
a	O
toll	O
on	O
his	O
mental	O
state	O
,	O
and	O
his	O
final	O
entry	O
takes	O
place	O
immediately	O
before	O
he	O
goes	O
on	O
a	O
Year	B-Application
Walk	I-Application
of	O
his	O
own	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Almsten	O
believes	O
that	O
the	O
desire	O
to	O
Year	B-Application
Walk	I-Application
alone	O
is	O
enough	O
to	O
be	O
punished	O
for	O
the	O
Watchers	O
,	O
so	O
it	O
’s	O
implied	O
he	O
met	O
the	O
same	O
fate	O
as	O
Daniel	O
Svennson	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Year	B-Application
Walk	I-Application
started	O
out	O
as	O
a	O
film	O
script	O
that	O
writer	O
Jonas	O
Tarestad	O
shared	O
with	O
developer	O
Simon	O
Flesser	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
has	O
additionally	O
cited	O
the	O
games	O
Killer7	B-Application
,	O
Fez	B-Application
and	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
series	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
film	O
Hedgehog	O
in	O
the	O
Fog	O
as	O
inspiration	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
collaboration	O
with	O
Dakko	O
Dakko	O
,	O
the	O
developers	O
behind	O
Scram	O
Kitty	O
and	O
his	O
Buddy	O
on	O
Rails	O
,	O
Simogo	O
rebuilt	O
the	O
game	O
from	O
the	O
ground	O
up	O
for	O
release	O
on	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
console	O
in	O
2015	O
,	O
taking	O
advantage	O
of	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
GamePad	I-Device
for	O
various	O
mechanics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Year	B-Application
Walk	I-Application
received	O
highly	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
provides	O
an	O
average	O
rating	O
of	O
87	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
based	O
on	O
32	O
reviews	O
on	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
87	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
based	O
on	O
8	O
reviews	O
on	O
PC	O
,	O
and	O
82	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
based	O
on	O
12	O
reviews	O
on	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
,	O
indicating	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
5	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
,	O
and	O
said	O
that	O
"	O
Year	B-Application
Walk	I-Application
is	O
a	O
haunting	O
adventure	O
game	O
from	O
Simogo	O
that	O
blends	O
a	O
dark	O
world	O
and	O
involved	O
mythology	O
together	O
to	O
create	O
an	O
absolutely	O
amazing	O
experience.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
2013	O
Unity	B-Application
Awards	O
,	O
Year	B-Application
Walk	I-Application
won	O
the	O
award	O
for	O
Best	O
2D	O
Artistic	O
Experience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Year	B-Application
Walk	I-Application
was	O
included	O
in	O
Pocket	O
Gamer	O
's	O
"	O
top	O
10	O
best	O
iPhone	O
and	O
iPad	O
games	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
-	O
2013	O
edition	O
"	O
list	O
.	O
</s>
