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Relooted Launches on Xbox Game Pass, Turning Heists Into Real-World Repatriation

The South African-made platformer combines a three-phase stealth loop with dossiers on 70 verified objects to foreground contemporary repatriation debates.

Overview

  • The day-one release is available now on Xbox Game Pass for Xbox Series X|S, PC, and cloud, with the game also on Steam and the Epic Games Store.
  • Set in a late-21st-century future, a Transatlantic Returns Treaty loophole lets Western institutions keep items off-display, prompting a crew to reclaim them.
  • Missions proceed through reconnaissance with a drone, route planning that manipulates security systems, and a 2D parkour escape using crew abilities.
  • Developed by South Africa’s Nyamakop with a pan-African voice cast, the game features nonviolent, puzzle-focused heists against drones and robots rather than humans.
  • Early reviews highlight strong educational value and distinctive design with scores around 6/10 to 8.3/10, while noting repetitive pacing and some design frustrations.