- Publisher: Curve Studios
- Release Date: Aug 5, 2014
- Also On: PC, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita, Wii U, Xbox One
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Aug 6, 2014So many puzzle platformers suffer from issues like length and boring puzzles but The Swapper delivers on all fronts and then also adds an intriguing story with questions about morality and humanity that are incredibly interesting.
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Aug 12, 2014The Swapper is a beautiful, haunting thing. It’s rare for a game to leave you feeling emotionally numb, but also satisfied by the journey. All of The Swapper’s parts operate in concert, creating a masterful puzzle platformer that deserves to be remembered.
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Jul 23, 2014The Swapper will fly under many people’s radar, which is unfortunate because with its unique take on graphics, puzzles, and narrative, they will be missing out on what I would say is the best puzzle platformer experience since Portal.
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Jan 15, 2015This is a very peculiar game with an excellent gameplay and an extremely interesting plot.
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Aug 20, 2014A great puzzle experience with brilliant level design and a unique visual style. If you like this sort of game, you can't miss out on the Swapper.
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Jul 28, 2014The Swapper is a wonderful example of how a puzzle platformer should be done, challenging, but without any of the frustration.
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Jul 25, 2014No matter the platform, The Swapper is a game that people should play. It may be a year later, but the game still stands out as one of the most creative and forward-thinking indie releases in recent memory.
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Jul 25, 2014The Swapper is a masterpiece of design.
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Jul 23, 2014The Swapper delivers on nearly every front. The puzzles are intelligent and challenging, the story is deep and philosophical and the visual style is incredibly unique and inventive. This is a title that is sure to satisfy fans of science fiction and platform puzzle games alike.
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Jul 23, 2014The Swapper is yet another indie coup for Sony, as it is very clearly one of the best puzzle games to come out in years.
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Aug 27, 2014On console The Swapper is as impressive as always. An impressive puzzle platforming experience.
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Sep 16, 2014The Swapper combines smart puzzle solving with deep theme like the actual meaning of human nature and the essence of conscience. This game truly deserves your attention.
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Sep 4, 2014Visually stunning and brilliant, more than one year after its original release The Swapper is still an impressive puzzle game.
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Jul 28, 2014The Swapper is a wonderful puzzle game. An amazing title.
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Playstation Official Magazine AustraliaJul 16, 2014While it lasts, The Swapper is one of the cleverest puzzle games in recent memory, both in terms of its mechanics and philosophical plot. [August 2014, p82]
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Aug 14, 201495% of this game is pure excellence.
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Jan 23, 2015The Swapper gets the upper hand as one of the best puzzle games of the last years. It's not only because of the challenges it offers, but the overall beauty the game has, both plot-wise and in it's concept. A true gift for those who enjoy the genre.
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Sep 1, 2014The Swapper delivers nice gameplay mechanics solid and engaging story, and good graphics... too bad that is too short.
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Aug 17, 2014Still, despite its short length and lack of replayability, time playing The Swapper is most definitely time well spent. The clone-based puzzles are superb, while the addition of a thought-provoking narrative is the cherry on top of what is an excellent puzzle/platformer.
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Aug 12, 2014The Swapper blew me away. Proof that the indie game can really make incredible games. A unique experience to try absolutely, even if there is no big replay value.
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Aug 7, 2014One of the best action puzzlers for several years, made all the better by some surprisingly distinctive storytelling and visuals.
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Jul 29, 2014The unique cloning abilities of the mysterious Swapper device pave the way for some challenging puzzle designs and a gripping story, that sci-fi fans will no doubt love. However, you can’t help but feel that it’s all over far too soon.
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Jul 27, 2014While some of its later puzzles are a bit too fiddly for their own good, and the overall pacing sometimes feels a little off kilter, this is still a space voyage that comes highly recommended.
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Playstation Official Magazine UKJun 29, 2014With a starkly powerful grasp of aesthetic and some profound artistic ambition, The Swapper's instinct for puzzle design isn't quite matched by its storytelling. But it's close. [July 2014, p.78]
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Aug 3, 2014Where a tough puzzle in Portal often has a climax that's as exhilarating as the best amusement park ride, a tough challenge here often leaves one gripped by a feeling of exhaustion, with very little catharsis for the mental effort.
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Jul 30, 2014The Swapper couples complex narrative and mind-bending puzzles nicely. It's a short ride, but the core concept wields enough for on-the-fence gamers to consider a purchase.
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Aug 22, 2014I support sci-fi that does more than ask people to shoot aliens with futuristic guns, but there's just not enough coherence in The Swapper to put up with the split between the intriguing premise and the contrivances that surround it.
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May 8, 2015Despite being impressed by its visuals and attention to detail, I hadn’t first realized how short and lacking in substance it was, and I always begrudge video games like that being released in the first place.
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 149 out of 224
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Mixed: 57 out of 224
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Negative: 18 out of 224
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