The Swapper

The Swapper is one of those games that will stick in your mind. Years down the road, when you have grandkids demanding tales of retrotastic delights, The Swapper will be among those you reminisce about when you’re telling them of nonviolence done right.

Low-key, effective storytelling and a hyperfocus on puzzles. The Swapper exemplifies the adage that less is...

The Swapper raises questions as quickly as it prompts you to solve them, pushing you each time in a surprising direction. You may solve the game in one long sitting or get stuck on a puzzle for hours, but either way, the ride is a compelling, thoughtful...

The intrinsic bone-chill of The Swapper ultimately comes from the things it does in your own mind - the way it encourages you to see yourself as a disposable resource, the way it pushes you towards a thousand casual betrayals where individual vessels are sacrificed.

The Swapper is an experience that should not be missed. This is one of the best independent titles available, and one of the best games 2013 has offered so far.

If you like your puzzle games to challenge both your problem-solving and your philosophical views, The Swapper is a must-buy.

Overall the game is a great puzzler and the mechanic is particularly inventive and interesting, up there with Portal and Fez. The story is interesting if not surprising, and the world is immersive but never truely frightening. Thanks to wide open areas and the slight slapstick of the clone deaths, you’ll never feel as claustrophobic as you did...

The Swapper still delivers puzzle-platforming catnip—and a decent if slightly hackneyed plot that does a magnificent job of playing around with your efforts as a science-bending hero. Pick it up if you're a Steam game collector who doesn't mind trading $15 for about 4-6 hours of memorable conversations with asteroids.