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The Swapper

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The Swapper
The Swapper cover
Developers
Facepalm Games
Engines
MonoGame
Release dates
Windows May 30, 2013
macOS (OS X) February 18, 2014
Linux February 18, 2014
Reception
Metacritic 87
OpenCritic 85
IGDB 88
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Microtransactions None
Modes Singleplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives Scrolling, Side view
Controls Direct control
Genres Platform, Puzzle
Art styles Stylized
Themes Sci-fi
The Swapper on HowLongToBeat
The Swapper on IGDB
The Swapper on MobyGames
The Swapper on Wikipedia

Warnings

The macOS (OS X) version of this game does not work on macOS Catalina (version 10.15) or later due to the removal of support for 32-bit-only apps.

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Official website
DRM-free
Purchase via Humble Widget.
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
GOG.com
DRM-free
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Humble Store
DRM-free
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Steam
DRM-free after installation through Steam client (notes may include more details)
DRM-free when launched directly from executable.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Facepalm Games\The Swapper 1000\
macOS (OS X) $HOME/Library/Application Support/Facepalm Games/The Swapper 1000/
Linux $XDG_DATA_HOME/Facepalm Games/The Swapper 1000/
This game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Facepalm Games\The Swapper 1000\
macOS (OS X) $HOME/Library/Application Support/Facepalm Games/The Swapper 1000/
Linux $XDG_DATA_HOME/Facepalm Games/The Swapper 1000/

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
GOG Galaxy
OneDrive
Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers.
Steam Cloud

Video

General settings.
General settings.

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
During gameplay, the game always runs in 16:9.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
See Anti-aliasing (AA). Downsampling requires a trick to work properly.[1]
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
Includes slider to choose desired refresh rate. Goes up to 144Hz.
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Anti-aliasing (AA)

Enabling anti-aliasing[citation needed]
  1. Go to the configuration file location.
  2. Open CommonSettings.pro.
  3. Find the lines Antialiasing False.
  4. Change the lines to say Antialiasing True.
  5. Repeat for <user-id>.pro.

Input

Input settings.
Input settings.

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Up to 7.1 output[2]
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Russian
Fan translation, available here.
Spanish
Fan translation by Clan Dlan, download.

Issues fixed

Game crashes on startup

Disable fullscreen[citation needed]
  1. Go to the configuration file location.
  2. Open CommonSettings.pro.
  3. Find the line IsFullscreen True.
  4. Change the line to say IsFullscreen False.

Notes

For some users who still experience problems with Steam version using latest DRM-free version instead seems to solve the issue.[citation needed]

Mouse stuck on startup

Download fixed files[3]
Steam-specific solution[3]
  1. Open the game's properties, and switch to the 'Betas' tab.
  2. From the drop-down menu, select the 'compatibility' entry.
  3. A small download will be triggered. Once it completes, the issue should be resolved.

Notes

The download provided above is the same set of files.

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
OpenGL 3.0
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
This 32-bit-only macOS game does not work on macOS Catalina (10.15) or later.
Linux

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Physics Farseer Physics Engine, Physics2D.Net
Audio FMOD
Input SDL2

System requirements

Windows
Minimum
Operating system (OS) XP SP3
Processor (CPU) 2.2 GHz Dual core
System memory (RAM) 1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 1 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce 8800
ATI Radeon HD 4800
512 MB of VRAM
OpenGL 3.0 compatible
macOS (OS X)
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 10.6.8
Processor (CPU) Dual core
System memory (RAM) 1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 1 GB
Video card (GPU) Intel HD 3000/4000
OpenGL 3.0 compatible
Linux
Minimum
Operating system (OS) Ubuntu 10.04, Ubuntu 13.10
Processor (CPU) 2.2 GHz Dual core
System memory (RAM) 1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 1 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce 8800
ATI Radeon HD 4800
512 MB of VRAM
OpenGL 3.0 compatible
Intel HD graphics devices are currently not supported.[4]

References