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Speed Swing (2020)

Speed Swing cover
Developer
Jakob Delzer
Publisher
Indie
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Indie
Rating
3.9 of 5, 53 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 2.0 hours
Where to get it
Steam

How it feels

a tense and precise race through levels where each swing is a test of skill and timing.

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What players say

Players are split on this physics-based grappling platformer. Many praise its rewarding skill ceiling and precision-focused swing mechanic that uses a fixed rope length, while others find the controls clunky, the maps unrewarding, and the difficulty punishing without air control. It is short, with around 20 levels and a few hours of content, and draws comparisons to Verlet Swing and Cyberhook.

Screenshots

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