Underplayed Gems

Swing Lord (2020)

Swing Lord cover
Developer
Plutoneus
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Action, Indie
Rating
5.0 of 5, 13 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 1.5 hours
Where to get it
Steam

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How it feels

A fluid but brutal upward climb where every fall is a lesson in precision and persistence.

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What players say

Players describe Swing Lord as a punishing climbing game with a grappling hook instead of jumps. The big thing: missing a swing sends you all the way back to the bottom with no checkpoints, which players call both mean and fun. A few mention softlocks on the third world.

Screenshots

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