REPLACED

REPLACED

Steam Deck Verified

Sad Cat Studios · Pixel Graphics · Apr 14, 2026

Yes, worth buying.

At $19.99. It has been as low as $14.99.

84%
Very Positive
9k player reviews
High confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 228 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 160 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 79 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Performance: 17 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 16 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 6 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 9k player reviews · updated 5 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
50% of themes are praise25% are divided25% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
The story... oh man the story was excellent (more on this below).
228 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
I am a massive fan of pixel art style games and when I saw REPLACED, I bought it as soon as I could.
160 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
I'm glad the soundtrack is now available on music platforms, I'll definitely listen to it outside the game.
79 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Steam Deck
Players who bring up Steam Deck mostly praise it.
7/10, played on Steam Deck (details below), great game overall
20 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
✅ Controller Support
12 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Interface
Players who bring up Interface mostly praise it.
It would have been nice to allow the player to chose one of the many collectible music tracks to play in the background as they explore, instead of having to be stuck at a menu to listen to the song.
11 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love6 themes
Story and characters228 reviews
Graphics160 reviews
Audio79 reviews
Steam Deck20 reviews
Controls12 reviews
Interface11 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Combat212 reviews
79%
Gameplay108 reviews
72%
Difficulty42 reviews
86%
Players complain% still recommend
Performance17 reviews
65%
Bugs16 reviews
69%
Crashes6 reviews
67%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway.

Should I buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $19.99. The lowest we've tracked is $14.99.

8 points recordedtoday · $19.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
84%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
34
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.