The Swindle
Game First reported release
Game details
- First release year
- 2015
Genres
- action game
- role-playing video game
- adventure game*
- platform game*
- stealth game*
Play modes
- single-player video game
Players by platform
- Microsoft Windows*
- Maximum players (mode unspecified)
- 1*
- Wii U*
- Maximum players (mode unspecified)
- 1*
Content classifications
- ESRB · Wii U*
- Classification
- E10+ - Everyone 10+*
Steam version platforms
- Windows*
- Supported
- Yes*
- macOS*
- Supported
- Yes*
- Linux*
- Supported
- No*
Store genres
- Action*
- Indie*
- RPG*
Game features
- Single-player*
- Steam Achievements*
- Full controller support*
- Remote Play on TV*
- Family Sharing*
Interface languages
- English*
- Full audio
- Yes*
Audio languages
- English*
Community tags · historical
- Crime*
- Votes · historical
- 38*
- Indie*
- Votes · historical
- 37*
- Action*
- Votes · historical
- 33*
- Stealth*
- Votes · historical
- 32*
- Heist*
- Votes · historical
- 31*
- Steampunk*
- Votes · historical
- 31*
- RPG*
- Votes · historical
- 29*
- Platformer*
- Votes · historical
- 27*
- Action Roguelike*
- Votes · historical
- 27*
- 2D*
- Votes · historical
- 22*
- Rogue-like*
- Votes · historical
- 18*
- Procedural Generation*
- Votes · historical
- 17*
- Rogue-lite*
- Votes · historical
- 14*
- Great Soundtrack*
- Votes · historical
- 8*
- Cyberpunk*
- Votes · historical
- 5*
System requirements
- Windows · Minimum*
- Operating system
- Windows 7 and up*
- Processor alternatives
- 2.4Ghz*
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM*
- Graphics alternatives
- GeForce 8800 equivalent or higher*
- Graphics API
- Version 9.0c*
- Storage
- 1 GB available space*
- Audio hardware
- What is this, 1991? Yes a sound card. Onboard is fine.*
- Conditions
- If playing on a Laptop, please make sure it has a dedicated gfx card; on-board cards will struggle.*
- macOS · Minimum*
- Operating system
- 10.8*
- Processor alternatives
- Intel "Core i3" or above*
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM*
- Graphics alternatives
- Intel HD Graphics*
- Storage
- 1 GB available space*
- Conditions
- If your Mac meets minimum specs and doesn't run well, PLEASE let me know so I can edit this!*
Compatibility and community reports
- Controller support · 2026-06-27*
- Controller support
- Full*
- Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27*
- Community Linux compatibility tier
- Platinum*
- Reports
- 4*
- Community confidence
- low*
- Steam Deck · 2026-06-27*
- Compatibility category
- Verified*
Studios & publishers
Developers
- Size Five Games
Publishers
- Curve Games
- Size Five Games
- Curve Digital Publishing*
Release history
- 2015-07-28
- Date precision
- Exact date
- 2015-09-10 · Wii U*
- Release date
- 2015-09-10*
- Date precision
- Exact date*
- Platform
- Wii U*
- 2015-07-27 · Microsoft Windows*
- Release date
- 2015-07-27*
- Date precision
- Exact date*
- Platform
- Microsoft Windows*
Store release history
- Steam*
- Release date
- Jul 28, 2015*
System configuration
Detailed specifications
Specifications 1 · 8 fields
- Windows minimum processor requirement
- 2.4Ghz*
- Windows minimum graphics requirement
- GeForce 8800 equivalent or higher*
- Windows minimum memory requirement
- 4* GB
- Name
- The Swindle*
- Release year
- 2,015*
- Windows minimum processor requirement
- Windows · Minimum
- Processor alternatives
- 2.4Ghz*
- Windows minimum graphics requirement
- Windows · Minimum
- Graphics alternatives
- GeForce 8800 equivalent or higher*
- Windows minimum memory requirement
- Windows · Minimum
- Memory
- 4 GB*
Specifications 2 · 13 fields
- Developers · Microsoft Windows
- Size Five Games
- Size Five Games*
- Developers · Wii U
- Size Five Games
- Size Five Games*
- ESRB classification · Wii U
- ESRB · Wii U
- Classification
- E10+ - Everyone 10+*
- Genres · Wii U
- action game
- action game*
- adventure game
- adventure game*
- Genres · Microsoft Windows
- action game
- action game*
- adventure game
- adventure game*
- platform game
- platform game*
- role-playing video game
- role-playing video game*
- stealth game
- stealth game*
- Maximum players (mode unspecified) · Microsoft Windows
- Microsoft Windows
- Maximum players (mode unspecified)
- 1*
- Maximum players (mode unspecified) · Wii U
- Wii U
- Maximum players (mode unspecified)
- 1*
- Platform
- Wii U
- Wii U*
- Platform
- Microsoft Windows
- Microsoft Windows*
- Publishers · Wii U
- Curve Digital Publishing
- Curve Digital Publishing*
- Publishers · Microsoft Windows
- Size Five Games
- Size Five Games*
- Release date · Wii U
- 2015-09-10 · Wii U
- Release date
- 2015-09-10*
- Date precision
- day*
- Platform
- Wii U*
- Release date · Microsoft Windows
- 2015-07-27 · Microsoft Windows
- Release date
- 2015-07-27*
- Date precision
- day*
- Platform
- Microsoft Windows*
Specifications 3 · 35 fields
- Achievements · historical
- 15*
- Mean playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
- 0* min
- Mean playtime since March 2009 (historical)
- 240* min
- Features
- Single-player*
- Steam Achievements*
- Full controller support*
- Remote Play on TV*
- Family Sharing*
- Developers
- Size Five Games*
- DLC count · historical
- 0*
- Estimated ownership range (historical)
- 50000 - 100000*
- Audio languages
- English*
- Store genres
- Action*
- Indie*
- RPG*
- Linux support · historical
- No*
- macOS support · historical
- Yes*
- Median playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
- 0* min
- Median playtime since March 2009 (historical)
- 331* min
- Metacritic score
- 70*
- Name
- The Swindle*
- Negative reviews · historical
- 223*
- Peak ccu
- 1*
- Positive reviews · historical
- 390*
- Price (historical; currency unreported)
- 3.74*
- Publishers
- Size Five Games*
- Recommendations
- 493*
- Store release date · historical
- Jul 28, 2015*
- Interface languages
- English*
- Game website · historical
- http://www.sizefivegames.com/theswindle/*
- Windows support · historical
- Yes*
- Features
- Single-player
- Single-player*
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Achievements*
- Full controller support
- Full controller support*
- Remote Play on TV
- Remote Play on TV*
- Family Sharing
- Family Sharing*
- Developers
- Size Five Games
- Size Five Games*
- Audio languages
- English*
- Store genres
- Action
- Action*
- Indie
- Indie*
- RPG
- RPG*
- Linux support · historical
- Linux
- Supported
- No*
- macOS support · historical
- macOS
- Supported
- Yes*
- Publishers
- Size Five Games
- Size Five Games*
- Store release date · historical
- Steam
- Release date
- Jul 28, 2015*
- Interface languages
- English*
- Windows support · historical
- Windows
- Supported
- Yes*
Specifications 4 · 21 fields
- Mean playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
- 0* min
- Mean playtime since March 2009 (historical)
- 280* min
- Ccu
- 1*
- Developer
- Size Five Games*
- Historical discount
- 0* %
- Store genres
- Action*
- Indie*
- RPG*
- Historical US original list price
- 1,499* US cents
- Languages
- English*
- Median playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
- 0* min
- Median playtime since March 2009 (historical)
- 425* min
- Name
- The Swindle*
- Negative reviews · historical
- 223*
- Estimated ownership range (historical)
- 50,000 .. 100,000*
- Positive reviews · historical
- 390*
- Historical US price
- 1,499* US cents
- Publisher
- Size Five Games*
- Community tags · historical
- Crime*
- Indie*
- Action*
- Stealth*
- Heist*
- Steampunk*
- RPG*
- Platformer*
- Action Roguelike*
- 2D*
- Rogue-like*
- Procedural Generation*
- Rogue-lite*
- Great Soundtrack*
- Cyberpunk*
- Store genres
- Action
- Action*
- Indie
- Indie*
- RPG
- RPG*
- Languages
- English*
- Community tags · historical
- Crime
- Crime*
- Indie
- Indie*
- Action
- Action*
- Stealth
- Stealth*
- Heist
- Heist*
- Steampunk
- Steampunk*
- RPG
- RPG*
- Platformer
- Platformer*
- Action Roguelike
- Action Roguelike*
- 2D
- 2D*
- Rogue-like
- Rogue-like*
- Procedural Generation
- Procedural Generation*
- Rogue-lite
- Rogue-lite*
- Great Soundtrack
- Great Soundtrack*
- Cyberpunk
- Cyberpunk*
- Tags votes
- Crime
- Votes · historical
- 38*
- Indie
- Votes · historical
- 37*
- Action
- Votes · historical
- 33*
- Stealth
- Votes · historical
- 32*
- Heist
- Votes · historical
- 31*
- Steampunk
- Votes · historical
- 31*
- RPG
- Votes · historical
- 29*
- Platformer
- Votes · historical
- 27*
- Action Roguelike
- Votes · historical
- 27*
- 2D
- Votes · historical
- 22*
- Rogue-like
- Votes · historical
- 18*
- Procedural Generation
- Votes · historical
- 17*
- Rogue-lite
- Votes · historical
- 14*
- Great Soundtrack
- Votes · historical
- 8*
- Cyberpunk
- Votes · historical
- 5*
Specifications 5 · 27 fields
- Features
- Single-player*
- Steam Achievements*
- Full controller support*
- Remote Play on TV*
- Family Sharing*
- Developers
- Size Five Games*
- Store genres
- Action*
- Indie*
- RPG*
- Free to play · historical
- No*
- macOS requirements
- Minimum: OS: 10.8 Processor: Intel "Core i3" or above Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Intel HD Graphics Storage: 1 GB available space Additional Notes: If your Mac meets minimum specs and doesn't run well, PLEASE let me know so I can edit this! *
- Metacritic score
- 70*
- Name
- The Swindle*
- Windows requirements
- Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 and up Processor: 2.4Ghz Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: GeForce 8800 equivalent or higher DirectX: Version 9.0c Storage: 1 GB available space Sound Card: What is this, 1991? Yes a sound card. Onboard is fine. Additional Notes: If playing on a Laptop, please make sure it has a dedicated gfx card; on-board cards will struggle. *
- Platforms
- windows*
- mac*
- Historical price currency
- USD*
- Discount percentage (historical)
- 0*
- Historical store price
- $14.99*
- Publishers
- Size Five Games*
- Recommendations total
- 492*
- Coming soon · historical store status
- No*
- Store release date · historical
- Jul 28, 2015*
- Interface languages
- English (full audio)*
- Type
- game*
- Features
- Single-player
- Single-player*
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Achievements*
- Full controller support
- Full controller support*
- Remote Play on TV
- Remote Play on TV*
- Family Sharing
- Family Sharing*
- Developers
- Size Five Games
- Size Five Games*
- Store genres
- Action
- Action*
- Indie
- Indie*
- RPG
- RPG*
- macOS requirements
- macOS · Minimum
- Operating system
- 10.8*
- Processor alternatives
- Intel "Core i3" or above*
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM*
- Graphics alternatives
- Intel HD Graphics*
- Storage
- 1 GB available space*
- Conditions
- If your Mac meets minimum specs and doesn't run well, PLEASE let me know so I can edit this!*
- Windows requirements
- Windows · Minimum
- Operating system
- Windows 7 and up*
- Processor alternatives
- 2.4Ghz*
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM*
- Graphics alternatives
- GeForce 8800 equivalent or higher*
- Graphics API
- Version 9.0c*
- Storage
- 1 GB available space*
- Audio hardware
- What is this, 1991? Yes a sound card. Onboard is fine.*
- Conditions
- If playing on a Laptop, please make sure it has a dedicated gfx card; on-board cards will struggle.*
- Platforms
- Windows
- Supported
- Yes*
- macOS
- Supported
- Yes*
- Publishers
- Size Five Games
- Size Five Games*
- Store release date · historical
- Steam
- Release date
- Jul 28, 2015*
- Interface languages
Specifications 6 · 17 fields
- Declared controller support · 2026-06-27
- full*
- Co-op listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
- No*
- Steam Deck compatibility · 2026-06-27
- verified*
- Store genres
- Action|Indie|RPG*
- Local co-op listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
- No*
- Owners-based popularity rank · 2026-06-27
- 9,191*
- Community Linux rating confidence · 2026-06-27
- low*
- Community Linux report count · 2026-06-27
- 4*
- Community Linux compatibility tier · 2026-06-27
- platinum*
- PvP listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
- No*
- Steam release year · historical
- 2,015*
- Title
- The Swindle*
- Coming soon · historical Steam listing
- No*
- Declared controller support · 2026-06-27
- Controller support · 2026-06-27
- Controller support
- Full*
- Steam Deck compatibility · 2026-06-27
- Steam Deck · 2026-06-27
- Compatibility category
- Verified*
- Store genres
- Action
- Action*
- Indie
- Indie*
- RPG
- RPG*
- Community Linux compatibility tier · 2026-06-27
- Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27
- Community Linux compatibility tier
- Platinum*
- Reports
- 4*
- Community confidence
- low*
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