Stunning 2.5D pixel art and cinematic camera
Mentioned in ~2 in 3 positive reviews
“The camera work is breathtaking, it's what surprised me the most about Replaced. The 2.5D mixed with 3D backgrounds works so well.”
Steam review · 13.5 h played ↗
REPLACED
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Very Positive · 85%Very Positive · 85%Sad Cat Studios20262D Platformer · Adventure
−25%$19.99$14.99
US Steam price, checked 47 min ago
The verdict
A gorgeous cinematic cyberpunk pixel-art adventure with great music and a solid story, but slow, padded platforming and shallow combat. Skip it if you want fast, deep gameplay.
Great for
Fans of Blade Runner-style atmosphere, pixel art and synthwave who like slow, story-driven cinematic platformers
Main risk
Sluggish movement and padded platforming with repetitive combat can make it feel like a chore
What players love
Great synthwave soundtrack
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“The soundtrack absolutely hits all the right notes if you’re into synthwave/retrowave, it fits the vibe perfectly.”
Steam review · 14.5 h played ↗
Blade Runner-style cyberpunk atmosphere
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“It feels like a Blade Runner game that we never got”
Steam review · 15.5 h played ↗
Fun Arkham-style combat with great finishers
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“The gameplay is also a blast, with rapid, brutal, and smooth combat, the executions are fantastic”
Steam review · 10.6 h played ↗
Engaging story about an AI in a human body
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“The protagonist is written so well it made me side with an AI.”
Steam review · 31.3 h played ↗
Fair price and good value
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 positive reviews
“10$ (Regional Pricing) for a 8-10 hour game is in itself a massive W.”
Steam review · 15.5 h played ↗
What players complain about
Padded length and endless walking/backtracking
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 negative reviews
“It just feels really runtime padded”
Steam review · 14.3 h played ↗
Generic story and weak gameplay under the visuals
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 negative reviews
“There's nothing in this game besides the visuals. Primitive gameplay and a stuffy, totally basic, tasteless story.”
Steam review · translated · 9.5 h played ↗
Repetitive, shallow combat
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“There are only about four enemy types and all enemies are reskins.”
Steam review · 11.3 h played ↗
Frustrating, imprecise platforming
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“Many sequences must be timed with frame-perfect precision, or you die instantly and must restart the entire sequence again.”
Steam review · 4.3 h played ↗
Slow, sluggish movement
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“Reach walks/jogs slow as hell.”
Steam review · 10.4 h played ↗
Clunky, unresponsive controls and combat
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“The character does not turn around when you want him to, making you shoot in the wrong direction.”
Steam review · 15.4 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: VerifiedController support8 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 10 64-bit
ProcessorIntel® Core™ i5-8400 Processor
Memory16 GB RAM
GraphicsGeForce GTX 1060 (6GB) or equivalent
Storage8 GB available space
OSWindows 10 64-bit
ProcessorIntel® Core™ i5-8400 Processor
Memory16 GB RAM
GraphicsGeForce GTX 1060 (6GB) or equivalent
Storage8 GB available space
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