Swaps and Traps Reviews

Beautiful graphics, challenging game play.. Idea is fun, puzzles are interesting..

Lessons learned. Listening to calm music in background helps getting off the rage more quickly. 360 controllers are durable on high speed impact, whereas surrounding objects tend to break. Rubber keyboard prevents damage to TVs or monitors, yet still hurts a nearby friend and friendship. 10/10

Actually I had no hope when i bought that game, the game has started as a boring and repetitive. Eventually this game became distinctive and absorbing. The expectation is not high when it comes to a platform game. But it's worth the money for this game. Warning: Do not play or watch this game if you are epileptic patient. Gameplay 8/10 Story 3/10 Optimization 10/10 (In my opinion, The biggest problem of the Platform games is optimization)

This game lives up to what the trailer promises: Super Meat Boy with extreme interface screw. The camera swaps provide most of the challenge in most levels, which I consider to be a good thing. Navigating the shifted views is even harder when you try for the (tough but fair) par time on every level. The visuals and music are nothing to write home about, and I could do with an option to mute the villain's comments when you die. But it delivers exactly what it promises, executed well.

FOR A GAME that no one knows about; it surely is a hidden gem in a bunch of many games! IT GETS HARDER EACH LEVEL which is an uncommon feeling with modern games! SURELY recommend buying THE GAME ON SALE! TOTALLY WORTH IT! GOOD to play and pass a controller around with a friend over!

Few games out there that tries to change not just a core mechanic of the genre but also trying to break the 4th wall with the player. Definitely worths a look.

This is the first time that I played a puzzle-platformer game for 11 hours. After few hours it becomes a speed-run challenge. The gameplay is really unique. [b] Pros: [/b] [list] [*] The record times of testers are very challenging. [*] A quick reflex test [*] Instant IQ calculator [*] Worths for that price [/list] [b] Cons: [/b] [list] [*] It showed me that I have a low IQ point [*] Maybe it needs an update for more levels [/list]

I have been playing Swaps and Traps for some time. I needed to spend half an our to get a hold of it. After that it started to absorb me. I felt the chalange hence it became addictive. You should give it a try to see for your self, definitely a good and addictive game who want to welcome challenges

The game has a unique premise as swapping parts of the screen as you obtain keys and become closer to finish the level. It starts with simple rotations and slowly getting weirder and harder. Yes this game is hard but somehow manages to be always fair to the player. Shorter levels help you to not get frusturated to quit the game, you got frusturated just enough to make you want to finish the level in spite of the game :). As i said earlier screen swaps starts simple and gradually becomes more and more imaginative and interesting. Coupled with lots of different traps spread around the levels, the game keep supplying you with different, new and fun challenges all through out the game. I definitely recommend this game to anyone looking for small overlooked gem lying around in Steam.

I dig puzzle-platformers, but what excited me even more about this fun game was the fact that it was deveoped by the people I know. A long time ago, in a game jam (a game development event) far, far away, my team happened to be working at the desk next to TeamTrap's, the team that developed Swaps and Traps. The devs probably don't know about it, but it was exciting for me to watch them literally from the corner of my eye, while they were working hard on the very early prototype of Swaps and Traps. It looked like something I'd enjoy playing. I didn't know them by then but I got to meet their awesome team later on. Years went by, and one day, they decided to take the game mechanics of the early prototype and turn it into a more sophisticated platformer. I played it around the time it was released, first quarter of 2018, and this review I'm writing now is mostly based on my notes and what I remember from the experience. Swaps and Traps is a challenging platformer with a unique mechanic. The way you see the world changes as you make progress. Sounds corny, right? But I mean literally. You need to collect some keys, and every time you pick one up, a part of your viewport is distorted. The world remains the same, but the way you see it is messed up. Left becomes up, right becomes down, up and down are right and left, and many other variations. You are not sure which way to go. Also, there are a bunch of traps. Be prepared to die. A lot. Swaps and Traps is not a piece of cake. Your neck will hurt from tilting it to the sides. You will get annoyed, angry and confused. But don't worry, your struggle will be rewarded soon enough with sweet victory and a bunch of achievements, even some for failing! It's fair to say that I enjoyed the overall experience. I liked the challenge. I liked how the swapping mechanics were used brilliantly in level designs. I liked how the traps spiced the challenge up. The levels are well-crafted and tested; everything is neat and well-polished. Voice acting of the characters and their scripts are pretty entertaining and helps distract from the stress of falling off an edge or getting squished under a giant and heavy whatever. If you are looking for some tough challenge, I'd definitely recommend Swaps and Traps.