Sad Cat Studios delays Replaced due to the invasion of Ukraine by Russia

Indie game developer Sad Cat Studios announced the delay for its work-in-progress title Replaced.

The 2.5 action platformer game was first introduced at the Xbox E3 showcase last year. The tweet says the game was going to be released this year.

However, the invasion of Ukraine by Russia had a significant impact on the game’s development. Replaced is being delayed until 2023.

“The Belarusian-based studio working on the game, Sad Cat Studios, has a team of talented developers from Belarus and Ukraine,” says the tweet posted today. “Unfortunately, the continued war in Ukraine has heavily impacted the development of Replaced, as most of the team resides in the neighboring regions.”

“Game publisher Coatsink, parent company Thunderful, and developer Sad Cat Studios have decided to move the release to 2023 to ensure that the game is in the best state it can possibly be.”

In the retro-futuristic title, you play the role of R.E.A.C.H., “an artificial intelligence trapped in a human body against its own will.” The story takes place in an alternative 1980’s society filled with greed and corruption.

[Source]: @ReplacedGame (Twitter): Today we’re making the very difficult decision to delay REPLACED until 2023 – [Archive]. PlayReplaced.com: Home Page – [Archive].