Size Five's The Swindle has come to Nintendo Switch but a new console can't fix the same old frustrating controls
The Swindle2015
The Swindle
2015 Curve Digital65Worthwhile
Playtime
ModerateTypically 25 hours
Playable on
- Steam DeckVerified
- Steam MachineVerified
Available on
- $14.99
- $14.99
- $14.99
- $14.99
Game modes
Details
- Launch
- July 27, 2015
- Developer
- Size Five Games
- Publisher
- Curve Digital
Overview
The Swindle is a steampunk cybercrime caper about breaking into buildings, hacking their systems, stealing all their cash, and quickly running away again before the police show up.
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Reception
Press70
Players64
GoodWorthwhile- Metacritic70from 26 reviews
- OpenCritic70from 45 reviews
It's hugely clever, chaotic and funny, though there are downsides in the implementation of randomly generated stages and in some technical glitches and flaws. Despite some issues the premise, presentation, music and gameplay all work well together, making this a steal on the Wii U - just not the great heist it could have been.
I don't think this game is for those new to the genre, but if you're a fan of rogue-likes and crave something super challenging, then you may just want to take a swipe at The Swindle.
The Swindle creates a challenging environment for fans of the rogue-like game genre, with a wide variety of ways to achieve heists for maximum profit.
My time with The Swindle was littered with failure. I blame myself for plenty of those attempts, but the game roots against you in a way that's nearly unrivaled in the past two decades of video games. Not since the Wet Bandits attempted to invade the McCallister residence has burglary gone so laughably wrong. Yet still, it had its moments and surely...