The Swindle
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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. All the buildings you’ll be robbing are randomly-generated, so you’ll never get the same level twice. Meanwhile, from the safety of your rickety airship up in Outer Space, you can modify your thief with new skills, tools, and all manner of advanced technological horrors, allowing you to take on bigger buildings with better security, for gargantuan rewards! Have you got what it takes to pull off The Swindle?
Steam User 2
I get why this game has mixed reviews, it's very janky. Half the times I died were because of some weird quirk with the game's physics, like I landed on a floor wrong and couldn't jump, or I went near an explosion after it went off and the hitbox was still there, or I got stuck in the animation of opening a door. And this game is very punishing when you make small mistakes, it's risky just moving around, so it incentivizes you to go slowly and carefully. That would normally be fine in a stealth game, but here it usually means waiting in a corner for full minutes while my (somewhat unbalanced) abilities recharge.
Still, I really like this game. It's a good roguelike with a really good upgrades/progression system, and once you learn to work around the jankiness it's really fun (and really hard, which is fun too). I just finally beat the game and it feels very rewarding. You just have to get past some frustrating deaths that weren't really your fault.
Steam User 0
This is a fun game unlike any other I've played. It is difficult though so satisfying to play.
Steam User 0
Awesome tactical 2D platformer. Punishing, but very satisfying if patient.
Steam User 0
Casual yet a little stressful, krrp coming back to this whenever I feel like killing a little time
Steam User 0
this will not be a helpful review but i love this game and its very special.
Steam User 0
very much cool
Steam User 0
game good