Developer Sad Cat Studios and publisher Coatsink today announced that the release of replacedthe upcoming retro-futuristic sci-fi action-platformer has been pushed back to 2023. replaced was revealed during the Xbox E3 2021 Showcase for Windows PC, Xbox One and Xbox Series X. It is slated to appear on Game Pass.
in one Statement posted on Twitter, the Belarusian studio stated that the game’s development was severely hampered by the ongoing war in Ukraine. Coatsink, parent company Thunderful and Sad Cat said the game’s release date has been pushed back from its original launch of 2022 to prioritize the physical and mental health of the studio’s employees.
replacedSet to be the debut title from Sad Cat Studios, players will control REACH, an artificial intelligence residing in a 2014-esque human body The autumn, while navigating a rundown town in an alternate version of the 1980s in search of answers to their own mysterious nature.
The game’s art style is reminiscent of the upcoming side-scrolling action-adventure, a beautiful combination of pixel-art characters and environments with dynamic lighting and effects Somerville and cyberpunk platformers The last night.