The Swapper

Platforms

• PlayStation 3

• Microsoft Windows

• macOS
• PlayStation Vita

• Linux
• Wii U

Genres

• Metroidvania

• science fiction video game

• puzzle video game

• action game^*

• adventure game^*

• platform game^*

Play modes

• single-player video game

Players by platform

• Microsoft Windows^*

  Maximum players (mode unspecified)

  1^*

• PlayStation Vita^*

  Maximum players (mode unspecified)

  1^*

Content classifications

• ESRB · Microsoft Windows^*

  Classification

  E10+ - Everyone 10+^*

• ESRB · PlayStation Vita^*

  Classification

  E10+ - Everyone 10+^*

Steam version platforms

• Windows^*

  Supported

  Yes^*

• macOS^*

  Supported

  No^*

• Linux^*

  Supported

  No^*

Store genres

• Action^*
• Adventure^*
• Indie^*

Game features

• Single-player^*
• Steam Achievements^*
• Full controller support^*
• Steam Trading Cards^*
• Remote Play on TV^*
• Family Sharing^*

Interface languages

• English^*

  Full audio

  Yes^*

Audio languages

• English^*

Community tags · historical

• Puzzle^*

  Votes · historical

  470^*

• Sci-fi^*

  Votes · historical

  358^*

• Atmospheric^*

  Votes · historical

  310^*

• Indie^*

  Votes · historical

  274^*

• Space^*

  Votes · historical

  268^*

• Platformer^*

  Votes · historical

  214^*

• Puzzle-Platformer^*

  Votes · historical

  184^*

• Singleplayer^*

  Votes · historical

  164^*

• Adventure^*

  Votes · historical

  150^*

• Philosophical^*

  Votes · historical

  118^*

• Great Soundtrack^*

  Votes · historical

  117^*

• 2D^*

  Votes · historical

  111^*

• Psychological Horror^*

  Votes · historical

  99^*

• Metroidvania^*

  Votes · historical

  87^*

• Mystery^*

  Votes · historical

  63^*

• Exploration^*

  Votes · historical

  62^*

• Story Rich^*

  Votes · historical

  57^*

• Action^*

  Votes · historical

  54^*

• Side Scroller^*

  Votes · historical

  42^*

• Difficult^*

  Votes · historical

  31^*

System requirements

• Linux · Unspecified tier^*

  Operating system

  Ubuntu 10.04 or 13.10, 64/32bit^*

  Processor alternatives

  Dual Core CPU (2.2+ GHz Dual Core CPU or better)^*

  Memory

  1 GB RAM^*

  Graphics alternatives

  GeForce® 8800 or Radeon® HD4800 series, 512 MB of memory, OpenGL 3.0 support required^*

  Storage

  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.^*

• Windows · Unspecified tier^*

  Operating system

  Windows XP SP3 or later, 64/32bit^*

  Processor alternatives

  Dual Core CPU (2.2+ GHz Dual Core CPU or better)^*

  Memory

  1 GB RAM^*

  Graphics alternatives

  GeForce® 8800 or Radeon® HD4800 series, 512 MB of memory, OpenGL 3.0 support required^*

  Storage

  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.^*

• macOS · Unspecified tier^*

  Operating system

  Snow Leopard 10.68 or later, 64/32bit^*

  Processor alternatives

  Dual Core CPU^*

  Memory

  1 GB RAM^*

  Graphics alternatives

  Intel HD 3000 or better, 4000 or a dedicated GPU recommended, OpenGL 3.0 support required^*

  Storage

  1 GB HD space^*

• Windows · Minimum^*

  Graphics alternatives

  GeForce® 8800 or Radeon® HD4800 series, 512 MB of memory, OpenGL 3.0 support required^*

  Memory

  1 GB^*

  Processor alternatives

  Dual Core CPU (2.2+ GHz Dual Core CPU or better)^*

Compatibility and community reports

• Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27^*

  Community Linux compatibility tier

  Gold^*

  Reports

  19^*

  Community confidence

  good^*

• Steam Deck · 2026-06-27^*

  Compatibility category

  Verified^*

• Controller support · 2026-06-27^*

  Controller support

  Full^*

Developers

• Curve Games

• Facepalm Games
• Olli Harjola, Otto Hantula, Tom Jubert, Carlo Castellano^*
• O. Harjola^*

Publishers

• Facepalm Games

• 2013-05-30

  Date precision

  Exact date

  Platform

  Microsoft Windows

• 2014-06-25 · PlayStation Vita^*

  Release date

  2014-06-25^*

  Date precision

  Exact date^*

  Platform

  PlayStation Vita^*

• 2013-05-12 · Microsoft Windows^*

  Release date

  2013-05-12^*

  Date precision

  Exact date^*

  Platform

  Microsoft Windows^*

Store release history

• Steam^*

  Release date

  May 30, 2013^*

Detailed specifications