When I first was recommended The Swapper, I was skeptical. My friend knows me fairly well, so it wasn't that I didn't think I would like it, but rather, it felt like an expensive game for what it sold itself as. A standard puzzle-platformer with a unique art style. Awesome.

But really, the game was much more. The craftsmanship and love are in the details of the atmosphere, from the minute textures on the models, to creepy sound design, to integration of the plot into the mechanics (discovering what The Swapper is).

Overall, I would justify a full-price purchase in support of the studio and wanting to see more games like this, though for most people the pure hours logged into this game may not justify the price at anything more than $5. As a mirror to the game itself, a lot is going to depend on your knowledge of "self" in whether this game is going to be a good purchase.

When I first was recommended The Swapper, I was skeptical. My friend knows me fairly well, so it wasn't that I didn't think I would like it, but rather, it felt like an expensive game for what it sold itself as. A standard puzzle-platformer with a unique art style. Awesome. But really, the game was much more. The craftsmanship and love are in the details of the atmosphere, from the minute textures on the models, to creepy sound design, to integration of the plot into the mechanics (discovering what The Swapper is). Overall, I would justify a full-price purchase in support of the studio and wanting to see more games like this, though for most people the pure hours logged into this game may not justify the price at anything more than $5. As a mirror to the game itself, a lot is going to depend on your knowledge of "self" in whether this game is going to be a good purchase.