| The Swapper | |
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| Developer(s) | Facepalm Games Curve Studios (Console Ports) |
| Publisher(s) | Facepalm Games Curve Digital (Console Ports) |
| Designer(s) | Olli Harjola |
| Programmer(s) | Olli Harjola |
| Artist(s) | Olli Harjola |
| Writer(s) | Tom Jubert[1] |
| Composer(s) | Carlo Castellano |
| Platform(s) | |
| Release | Windows
Wii U Xbox One
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| Genre(s) | Puzzle-platform, Metroidvania[2] |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
The Swapper is a puzzle-platform game for Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux from Facepalm Games, an independent developer in Helsinki, Finland.[3] Curve Studios later ported the game to PlayStation and Nintendo platforms in 2014.[4] A science fiction-themed title, the player controls a female scavenger stranded aboard an abandoned research station, and discovers a strange device that allows her to create clones of herself and switch her consciousness between these clones. The player uses this ability to solve various puzzles and learn about the fate of the station's researchers. The Swapper was released on May 30, 2013 to critical acclaim, with reviewers praising the game's visual style and atmosphere, the quality of the puzzles, and the game's ability to innovate on already well-established game mechanics.
- ^ Harjola, Olli (31 July 2012). "Penumbra's Tom Jubert hired for narrative design on The Swapper". Facepalm Games. Helsinki, Finland. Archived from the original on 11 December 2014. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
- ^ Matulef, Jeffrey (May 16, 2013). "Stop-motion Metroidvania The Swapper due this month on Steam". Eurogamer. Retrieved July 16, 2016.
- ^ "About | Facepalm Games". Facepalm Games. Archived from the original on 16 October 2016. Retrieved 1 June 2013.
- ^ "The Swapper Wii U release date". October 15, 2014.