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24 alternatives to The Swapper

An atmospheric puzzle platformer set on a distant planet

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. The Swapper launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Almost Impossible!▲111

   A side-scrolling atmospheric puzzle platformer

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Never Alone Game▲80

   Atmospheric puzzle platformer w/ traditional Iñupiat people

   2014 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   KLAUS▲71

   Existential puzzle platformer with a non-intrusive narrative

   2016 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Hopping Penguin▲72

   A cheerful free platformer with intuitive one touch-controls

   2015 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   0RBITALIS▲60

   An abstract gravitational puzzler

   2015 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Refunct▲70

   Vibrant first-person platformer

   2015 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   The Way▲74

   A 2D puzzle platformer with a retro feel

   2016 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   GameShell▲87

   Open Source Retro Gaming & STEM Portable Console

   2017 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Toby: The Secret Mine▲76

   A puzzle platformer in the vein of Limbo and Nihilumbra

   2015 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Gateway▲56

    A puzzle-based platformer where you control a robot

    2015 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    We'll Meet Again▲91

    A two-player, collaborative puzzle novel

    2015 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    In Between▲74

    Solve mind-bending puzzles in this hand-painted platformer

    2016 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Dreamlike Worlds▲56

    A challenging puzzle platformer.

    2016 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Airscape: The Fall of Gravity▲61

    Gravity-shifting action platformer about an octopus

    2015 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Cubicolor▲67

    A minimalist puzzle game with soothing piano music

    2016 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Gridland ▲87

    An adictive roleplaying stacking puzzle

    2015 · its alternatives →

17. 17TC
    The Choice – An online programming puzzle RPG▲95

    2013 · thechoice.amos.me · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Collect or Die▲59

    A gory retro platformer with dynamic ragdoll physics

    2017 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    The Talos Principle▲80

    A philosophical first-person puzzle game

    2015 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    MC Lars: The Video Game▲63

    A beat-driven platformer

    2016 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Puzzle Sweeper▲52

    Unique blend of Minesweeper and dungeon crawling

    2015 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Mushroom 11▲60

    Puzzle-platformer with unique control mechanics

    2015 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Sero▲74

    An atmospheric puzzle game full of wisdom

    2016 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Sun Dogs▲71

    An open-world text adventure in a transhumanist solar system

    2015 · its alternatives →

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