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The Swapper

What if someone knew your mind better than you did? The Swapper is an award-winning, narrative driven puzzle game set in the furthest reaches of space.

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Very Positive (10) - 80% of the 10 user reviews in the last 30 days are positive.

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Very Positive (4,818) - 92% of the 4,818 user reviews for this game are positive.

Release Date:

May 30, 2013

Developer:

Olli Harjola, Otto Hantula, Tom Jubert, Carlo Castellano

Publisher:

Facepalm Games

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By SavyGamer September 23, 2014

“Fantastic puzzler about controlling multiple clones of yourself at once, with a nicely told hard sci fi story interwoven throughout.”

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	Interface	Full Audio	Subtitles
English	✔	✔	✔

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Title: The Swapper
Genre: Action, Adventure, Indie

Developer: Olli Harjola, Otto Hantula, Tom Jubert, Carlo Castellano

Publisher: Facepalm Games

Release Date: May 30, 2013

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Reviews

“I came away from The Swapper with nothing but amazement. From the first time you see the literally hand-crafted visuals until the final moment in the game, which is sure to give you pause for thought, you will be in complete awe.

Brilliant puzzles with even more brilliant solutions compliment the philosophical plotline, leaving an unforgettable experience unlike any other.”
10/10 – Destructoid

“The Swapper tempted me with ingenious puzzles, transported me to a fully realized science-fiction world, and made me ask questions about mortality and morality that few video games have ever dared to explore.

Very few puzzle games have ever managed to marry impeccable challenges with a mature storytelling quite like this – there's no fluff or extraneous content here, only a prime example of how to create a tight, unforgettable gaming experience.”
9.3 – IGN

“It didn’t take me long to fall in love with The Swapper; it continuously surprised and impressed me from its intriguing first moments to its fantastic ending.”
9.25 – Game Informer

“Think, rethink. Get stumped. Take a break. Go outside. Have some ice crea- wait, no. Pet a dog. Or maybe go for a stroll in the park, because that would- Oh god, now Swapper’s thought process has invaded your mind. You can’t escape.”
– Rock, Paper, Shotgun

About This Game

What if someone knew your mind better than you did?

The Swapper is an award-winning, narrative driven puzzle game set in the furthest reaches of space.

The Swapper takes place in an isolated and atmospheric sci-fi world. Players wield an experimental device which allows them to create clones of themselves, swapping their entire consciousness into new bodies to overcome the challenges of the environment.

Key Features:

Think: Fiendishly designed puzzles with equally clever solutions that are never more than a few steps away.
Wonder: The art in The Swapper is constructed using clay models and everyday materials, which combine to create truly unique visuals in a detailed and atmospheric environment.
Discover: A powerful and thoughtful story, told through the game's environment with narrative design from Tom Jubert, the writer behind hits including Driver: San Francisco and Faster Than Light.

System Requirements

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SteamOS + Linux

OS *:Windows XP SP3 or later, 64/32bit
Processor:Dual Core CPU (2.2+ GHz Dual Core CPU or better)
Memory:1 GB RAM
Graphics:GeForce® 8800 or Radeon® HD4800 series, 512 MB of memory, OpenGL 3.0 support required
Hard Drive:1 GB HD space
Additional:Intel HD Graphics are not officially supported. But if you've got yourself a 3000 or better then there is a reasonable chance it will mostly/sorta work. No promises, but we've been working hard on it, at any rate.

* Starting January 1st, 2024, the Steam Client will only support Windows 10 and later versions.

OS:Snow Leopard 10.68 or later, 64/32bit
Processor:Dual Core CPU
Memory:1 GB RAM
Graphics:Intel HD 3000 or better, 4000 or a dedicated GPU recommended, OpenGL 3.0 support required
Hard Drive:1 GB HD space

* Starting February 15, 2024, the Steam Client will no longer support 32-bit games or macOS 10.14 or lower.

OS:Ubuntu 10.04 or 13.10, 64/32bit
Processor:Dual Core CPU (2.2+ GHz Dual Core CPU or better)
Memory:1 GB RAM
Graphics:GeForce® 8800 or Radeon® HD4800 series, 512 MB of memory, OpenGL 3.0 support required
Hard Drive:1 GB HD space
Additional:Intel HD Graphics are not officially supported. But if you've got yourself a 3000 or better then there is a reasonable chance it will mostly/sorta work. No promises, but we've been working hard on it, at any rate.

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