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Games like The Swapper

2013USK 6PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Steam Deck verified93 % positive13.99 €

An atmospheric puzzle platformer where you create clones of yourself and swap between them to solve puzzles on an abandoned space station. Its handcrafted, claustrophobic look and philosophical story about consciousness and identity set it apart.

  • Puzzles and brain teasers
  • Sci-fi setting
  • Interconnected level design
  • Dark, serious atmosphere

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In short: Games like The Swapper

Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes The Swapper special. The reasons are listed right on each game.

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Antichamber

90 %Match

2013PC, Steam Deck playable95 % positive18.99 €

Brings what grabs you about The Swapper: interconnected level design, puzzles to figure out and lots to discover.

A surreal first-person puzzler where impossible spaces and geometry defy logic. Short philosophical messages guide you through a minimalist, vivid world full of aha moments.

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Viewfinder

Puzzles and brain teasers

You snap photos with an instant camera and then place them in the world, turning the images into real paths, bridges and platforms. The result is a series of inventive perspective puzzles in a stylish sci-fi setting.

Lorelei and the Laser Eyes

Lavish presentation

A stylish puzzle adventure set in a surreal hotel, where you play a woman unraveling a layered mystery told through stark black-and-white art, film noir influences and clever riddles. Non-linear exploration and a notebook full of clues give a genuine detective feel.

Obduction

Puzzles and brain teasers

A puzzle adventure from the makers of Myst: you are whisked to an alien world and solve intricate environmental puzzles across surreal, interlinked landscapes to uncover the mystery behind it.

Stasis

Dark, serious atmosphere

A grim sci-fi horror point-and-click adventure in an isometric view: aboard a seemingly abandoned spaceship you solve classic item and computer puzzles while piecing together a disturbing story.

The Talos Principle

Puzzles and brain teasers

A meditative first-person puzzler where you play an android solving laser and block puzzles across ancient-looking ruins while grappling with questions of consciousness, humanity and free will. Brilliantly designed puzzles meet philosophical terminal conversations and a haunting atmosphere.

The Fall

Dark, serious atmosphere

You play an AI in a combat suit trying to save its unconscious pilot on an alien planet. Classic adventure-style puzzles, a bleak atmosphere and a thoughtful story about duty and consciousness drive the experience.

Red Matter

Lavish presentation

An atmospheric VR puzzle adventure in which you play an astronaut exploring an abandoned moon base in a retro-futuristic Cold War world. You solve hands-on environmental puzzles while uncovering a dark secret.

The Talos Principle II

Lavish presentation

A philosophical first-person puzzle game set in a post-human world, where you solve clever logic puzzles in striking environments while pondering consciousness and humanity. The story and conversations with fellow robots matter as much as the puzzles.

Bionic Bay

Jumping and platforming

A physics-driven 2D platformer where a swap mechanic lets you trade places with objects to leap and puzzle your way through an eerie, alien sci-fi world. Precise timing and inventive puzzles define the experience.

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