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The Swapper

Olli Harjola, Otto Hantula, Tom Jubert, Carlo Castellano · Facepalm Games · 2013-05-30

SteamGOGPlayStation StoreMicrosoft Store

ActionAdventureIndie

Modes: Single player

Releases: Aug 06, 2014 (PlayStation 4), Nov 06, 2014 (Wii U), Jun 05, 2015 (Xbox One), Aug 05, 2014 (PlayStation 3), Feb 18, 2014 (Mac), May 30, 2013 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

What if someone knew your mind better than you did? The Swapper is an award-winning, narrative driven puzzle game set in the furthest reaches of space.

3
playing now
94%
positive of 7.6k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
88/100
critic score (10 outlets, IGDB)
80/100
IGDB user rating (182 ratings)
6.5h
to beat · completionist 6.5h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$14.99
steam price (US)

3 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 02:00 UTC (census sample)

The Swapper is a 2013 puzzle-platform game. A science fiction-themed title, the player controls a scavenger stranded aboard an abandoned research station, and discovers the strange titular device, which allows her to create clones of herself and switch her consciousness between these clones. The player uses this ability to solve various puzzles and learn about the fate of the station's researchers. The game's plot explores philosophical themes including the nature of consciousness, identity, telepathy, and the mind–body problem, with two of its main characters named after famous philosophers Daniel Dennett and David Chalmers.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 3 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 106 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~13/week).
  • · Review velocity down 7% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 13% of 10,791 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-28

Estimated sales: 303k–606k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 7,579 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$14.99
Microsoft Store$14.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $2.24 at Humble Store (2016-05-10)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 5 of 13 observed days · $12.75 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
747420182026Week of 2018-01-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 9 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

602026-08-06 22:00 — 0 players2026-08-07 06:00 — 2 players2026-08-07 14:00 — 2 players2026-08-07 22:00 — 2 players2026-08-08 06:00 — 0 players2026-08-08 14:00 — 4 players2026-08-08 22:00 — 1 players2026-08-09 06:00 — 4 players2026-08-09 14:00 — 6 players2026-08-09 22:00 — 2 players2026-08-10 06:00 — 1 players2026-08-10 14:00 — 1 players2026-08-10 22:00 — 2 players2026-08-11 06:00 — 4 players2026-08-11 14:00 — 4 players2026-08-12 22:00 — 3 players2026-08-14 05:00 — 1 players2026-08-15 13:00 — 2 players2026-08-16 21:00 — 4 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 3 players2026-08-19 12:00 — 1 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 5 players2026-08-22 03:00 — 2 players2026-08-23 11:00 — 3 players2026-08-24 18:00 — 2 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 1 players2026-08-27 10:00 — 1 players2026-08-28 18:00 — 3 players2026-08-30 02:00 — 3 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$14.99$2.242015-01-012026-08-302015-01-01 — best price $7.492015-05-09 — best price $2.992015-06-08 — best price $14.992015-07-09 — best price $2.992015-09-11 — best price $2.992015-11-05 — best price $14.992015-11-14 — best price $2.992015-12-24 — best price $14.992016-02-12 — best price $14.992016-05-23 — best price $14.992016-10-28 — best price $2.992016-11-29 — best price $14.992017-05-22 — best price $5.992017-07-05 — best price $2.842017-11-01 — best price $14.992017-12-21 — best price $2.242018-04-16 — best price $14.992018-08-27 — best price $14.992018-11-21 — best price $2.242019-02-11 — best price $14.992019-07-08 — best price $14.992019-09-09 — best price $14.992020-01-23 — best price $2.242020-09-24 — best price $14.992021-02-11 — best price $2.242021-11-01 — best price $14.992022-05-19 — best price $2.242022-11-29 — best price $14.992023-04-24 — best price $2.242023-08-10 — best price $14.992023-11-21 — best price $2.992024-03-21 — best price $14.992024-10-28 — best price $2.242025-01-02 — best price $14.992025-06-27 — best price $2.242026-01-05 — best price $14.992026-06-25 — best price $2.242026-08-30 — best price $14.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

55182026-05-30 — 29 pageviews2026-06-02 — 35 pageviews2026-06-05 — 32 pageviews2026-06-08 — 38 pageviews2026-06-11 — 20 pageviews2026-06-14 — 37 pageviews2026-06-17 — 23 pageviews2026-06-20 — 31 pageviews2026-06-23 — 33 pageviews2026-06-26 — 29 pageviews2026-06-29 — 33 pageviews2026-07-02 — 28 pageviews2026-07-05 — 39 pageviews2026-07-08 — 26 pageviews2026-07-11 — 36 pageviews2026-07-14 — 27 pageviews2026-07-17 — 40 pageviews2026-07-20 — 22 pageviews2026-07-23 — 41 pageviews2026-07-26 — 36 pageviews2026-07-29 — 32 pageviews2026-08-01 — 30 pageviews2026-08-04 — 28 pageviews2026-08-07 — 30 pageviews2026-08-10 — 31 pageviews2026-08-13 — 38 pageviews2026-08-16 — 29 pageviews2026-08-19 — 33 pageviews2026-08-22 — 38 pageviews2026-08-25 — 41 pageviews2026-08-27 — 29 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

10
achievements tracked
11.4%
earned "II"
5.5%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsRemote Play on TVFamily Sharing

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS4, PS3, PS Vita (PlayStation)15,58172%10
Steam (Steam)6,47161%10
Xbox One (Xbox)5,39775%10

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

2DIndieSpacePuzzleSci-fiMysteryAdventurePlatformerAtmosphericMetroidvania

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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