The Swapper

Released: 5/30/2013

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. The Swapper takes place in an isolated and atmospheric sci-fi world. Players wield an experimental device which allows them to create clones of themselves, swapping their entire consciousness into new bodies to overcome the challenges of the environment.

Critics

Steam

Metacritic

Score Breakdown

84.1

Critic Average

30 reviews

Steam User Score

7,533 reviews

Metacritic User Score

578 reviews

Disparity Breakdown

Steam Disparity

-10.0

Metacritic Disparity

-1.9

Combined Disparity

-6.0

Average of both sources

Review Timing

0 launch window (0%)30 late (100%)

Review summary

Updated May 8, 2026

Based on 30 scored critic reviews, critics give this game an average score of 84.1/100. Critics score this game 10.0 points lower than Steam users and 1.9 points lower than Metacritic users.

Sources behind this summary(5 recent of 30)

Steven CiprianoviaTiny Spaceship
Feb 20, 2017Late review
80/100View review
Steam 94.1/100 · -14.1 ptsMetacritic 86/100 · -6.0 pts
James BerichviaPress Start
Aug 5, 2015Late review
90/100View review
Steam 94.1/100 · -4.1 ptsMetacritic 86/100 · +4.0 pts
Megan WaltonviaTrueAchievements
Jun 9, 2015Late review
80/100View review
Steam 94.1/100 · -14.1 ptsMetacritic 86/100 · -6.0 pts
Tyler TreeseviaPure Xbox
May 27, 2015Late review
100/100View review
Steam 94.1/100 · +5.9 ptsMetacritic 86/100 · +14.0 pts
Steven TenchviaDarkZero
May 7, 2015Late review
50/100View review
Steam 94.1/100 · -44.1 ptsMetacritic 86/100 · -36.0 pts