Replaced has been delayed and will now join Xbox Game Pass in 2025

Developer Sad Cat Studios has announced that its gorgeous 2.5D platformer Replaced has been delayed and will no longer launch into Xbox Game Pass this year.

Sean Carey

Published 13 Aug 2024

We've got bad news for anyone who was looking forward to popping the Replaced achievements via Xbox Game Pass. Developer Sad Cat Studios has confirmed that Replaced has been delayed for a third time, and the upcoming Xbox platformer will now launch in 2025.

Replaced delayed into 2025

In a post on X, the Sad Cat Studios team explained that it needs "more time to ensure we meet the high standards we've set for ourselves and to meet the expectations of our fans." The developer also added that its "initial release date was optimistic" and that developing Replaced is "quite a unique challenge."

Replaced, which was first announced in 2021 with a 2022 release window, is a retro-futuristic 2.5D action platformer set in an alternate 1980s. This new delay means the release date for the gorgeous-looking platformer has now been pushed back for a third time. In 2022, Belarusian-based Sad Cat Studios delayed Replaced due to the war in Ukraine.

Replaced will now launch for Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PC, and join Xbox Game Pass and PC Game Pass sometime in 2025. For more games set to join the Xbox subscription service, check out our big ol' list of upcoming Game Pass games.

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Written by Sean Carey

A big fan of Xbox achievements, Sean has committed to playing as many of the best RPGs, racing games, and first-person shooters on and off Xbox Game Pass as possible. Before joining TrueAchievements, Sean earned a degree in journalism from Solent University.