Facepalm Games is a tiny indie game developer based in Helsinki, Finland. Currently in development is The Swapper which could be called a puzzle platformer.

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The Swapper releasing May 30th + New Trailer

The Swapper releasing May 30th + New Trailer

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Well, we've done it. The long wait is over. The Swapper is officially coming to Steam (and other TBA outlets) on May 30th! Mark your calendars! Tell your...

Designing Narrative to Fit the Gameplay Part 1: Controlling Idea

Designing Narrative to Fit the Gameplay Part 1: Controlling Idea

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Hello. My name is Tom, and I’ve been narrative designer-ing The Swapper on and off for the last eleven months. When I’ve not been doing that I’ve...

The Swapper is going to be in the Indie Megabooth at PAX East + meet us at GDC!

The Swapper is going to be in the Indie Megabooth at PAX East + meet us at GDC!

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PAX East 2013 is next week and we're super happy to let you know that The Swapper will be playable at booth #876 which is part of the enormous Indie Megabooth...

The Swapper wins the Develop Conference Indie Showcase

The Swapper wins the Develop Conference Indie Showcase

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The Swapper has won the first ever Indie Showcase at the Develop Brighton Conference 2011

The Swapper - Progress update and a new trailer

The Swapper - Progress update and a new trailer

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It's incredible how quickly almost one year has passed since the the day the latest piece of news concerning The Swapper was published in Mod DB.

The Swapper - Gravity Room

The Swapper - Gravity Room

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All the low level engine stuff is now 99 % finished. Inside an atmospheric video giving some insight on the game itself.

Post Fx pt. II

Post Fx pt. II

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Almost exactly one month ago there was a post about the post-processing effects in The Swapper. Those were perhaps a bit lame but that shouldn't be the...

The Swapper - Post Fx

The Swapper - Post Fx

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The new engine now supports different sorts of modifications made to the image before it's shown on the screen.

The Swapper (de)progress update

The Swapper (de)progress update

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A hard decision was made to switch languages. Normal maps ahead.

Level editor + Progress update

Level editor + Progress update

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An ingame level editor for The Swapper has been in the todo list almost forever. It's finally reality. Check out the video, text and pictures in the article...

 The Swapper - Progress update

The Swapper - Progress update

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News and footage concerning the singleplayer of the incoming platformer disguised puzzler

The Swapper progress update

The Swapper progress update

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Singleplayer is on it's way and many many more things..

Fog effects

Fog effects

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The Swapper is incoming single- and multiplayer 2d-platformer with heavy emphasis on surreal and scary atmosphere and tricky puzzles. In this article...