Released May 30, 2013 $14.99 Very Positive Counts toward your Steam games

The Swapper

By Olli Harjola, Otto Hantula, Tom Jubert, Carlo Castellano · published by Facepalm Games

Puzzle Sci-fi Atmospheric Space Puzzle Platformer Singleplayer Adventure Philosophical 2DPsychological HorrorMetroidvaniaMystery

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Reviews 5,073 Very Positive

Players yesterday 6 at the busiest moment

Owners 500K–1M estimated

The Swapper is a game tagged Puzzle, Sci-fi and Atmospheric by Olli Harjola, Otto Hantula, Tom Jubert, Carlo Castellano, released May 30, 2013. It has 5,073 Steam reviews (Very Positive). It has an estimated 500K–1M owners on Steam. The Steam games most like it include The Talos Principle, ITRP _ Vacuum Bless and Bioframe Outpost.

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.

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The Talos Principle 72% match · Puzzle, Sci-fi, Atmospheric
ITRP _ Vacuum Bless 71% match · Puzzle, Sci-fi, Atmospheric
Bioframe Outpost 69% match · Puzzle, Sci-fi, Atmospheric
Hypermind 67% match · Puzzle, Sci-fi, Atmospheric
The Other End 66% match · Puzzle, Sci-fi, Atmospheric
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The Crow's Eye 66% match · Puzzle, Sci-fi, Atmospheric
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Steam data

Everything Steam lists for The Swapper · record updated 19 hours ago

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Overview

App ID231160

Release dateMay 30, 2013

Last change number39716400

Last record update19 hours ago

App type: Game
Developer: Olli Harjola, Otto Hantula, Tom Jubert, Carlo Castellano
Publisher: Facepalm Games
Steam profile: Counts toward game count and achievement totals · checked Nov 1, 2025
Metacritic: 87
Website: facepalmgames.com/the-swapper

Language	Interface	Full audio	Subtitles
English	Yes	Yes	Yes

Windows

Steam Deck: Verified
Controller: Full support

Single-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsRemote Play on TVFamily SharingFull controller support

Prices

Price · US$14.99

On sale0 of 41regions right now

Lowest seen · US$14.99Oct 25, 2026

Checked1 day agoin 41 regions

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Patches

Build	Branch	Updated
18643156	beta2025	May 28, 2025
18643156	public	May 28, 2025
18640845	legacy	May 28, 2025

Packages & DLC

ID	Name	Games	Price (US)
28093	The Swapper	1	$14.99
33926 Bundle	Helsinki Puzzle Bundle	4	$43.96
11859 Bundle	Nolla Games Bundle	4	$56.66

Depots

ID	Name	Systems	Size	Download	Manifest
228983	— shared from 228980	Windows	—	—	—
229002	— shared from 228980	Windows	—	—	—
231161	—	Windows	952.4 MB	749.3 MB	5334393392610826601
231163	—	macOS	934.1 MB	—	3655365630960712052

Branch	Build	Updated	Access
public	18643156	May 28, 2025	Open
beta2025 Beta testing for new builds	18643156	May 28, 2025	Open
legacy Stability and compatibility fixes only	18640845	May 28, 2025	Open