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The Swapper cover art

The Swapper

May 30, 2013PlatformerESRB E10+

Overview

About The Swapper

The Swapper is a short puzzle platformer where you must complete every puzzle and collect 124 orbs, in groups of 3 and 9 later on, to complete the game. The game has a tool which lets you create up to 4 clones and switch between them as long as you have a clear line of sight. The main obstacles for the puzzles are 3 kinds of lights that interfere with the tool in different ways to make the puzzles harder. Achievements/Trophies are tied to hidden consoles instead of story progress so a guide will most likely be needed to find all 10.
Story setup
"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."
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At a glance

Released
May 30, 2013
Platforms
Xbox One, Linux, PlayStation 4, macOS, PC
Genres
Platformer, Puzzle, Strategy, Adventure, Indie, Action
Play modes
Single Player
Age rating
ESRB E10+
Time to beat
~7 hours
Media

Screenshots

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Playtime

How long to beat

Player-reported completion times for The Swapper.

Typical
7hoursStory plus some extras
Completionist
7hoursEvery side objective too

Estimated from 7 player reports — a small sample, so treat these as approximate.

Playing together

Multiplayer & game modes

The Swapper offers various play modes for different gaming experiences.

Play Modes

Single Player

Content

Age ratings

How rating boards around the world have classified The Swapper. Open a board for its content descriptors.

ACBPG
CEROB
  • Languages and others
ESRBE10+
  • Fantasy Violence
  • Mild Language
  • Mild Violence
GRACALL
  • Violence
  • Fear, Horror, Threatening
PEGI7
USK6

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