Giant Squid’s Sword of the Sea looks like it will be making waves on XBOX after users found its game page went live on the Microsoft Store before being pulled.
The PS5 and PC-first adventure title won developer and publisher Giant Squid many awards in 2025. Sword of the Sea is a narrative-driven journey, aptly featuring the art director of Journey, and XBOX owners have had to remain patient for a port.
XBOX Store Listing For Sword of the Sea Removed
If you go on the XBOX Store, right now, and search for ‘Sword of the Sea,’ it will likely say: ‘Double check your map, Captain.’ It’s a coincidence that the error message is sea-related, but there’s a reason for all of this.
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As shared by Idle Sloth, Knoebel, and other social media accounts, evidence of the game’s XBOX store page was captured before the listing was taken down.
Why would a listing be up and then suddenly removed? There’s one logical reason: It wasn’t supposed to go up when it did, because it hasn’t been made official yet.
If this is all true, then an announcement for the port can’t be too far off now.
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Sword of the Sea was one of the most critically acclaimed games of 2025. In keeping with other narrative games like Journey and Abzu, you’ll only be in the game’s world for a few hours, just enough to make you full.
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