The Swindle (2015)

The Swindle is a 2015 RPG game by Curve Digital, rated ★ 2.8 by 101 players, about 1 hours long. Below: 12 games like it, ranked by how much they share with it.

★ 2.8 from 101 players Metacritic 70 About 1h to play #382 in RPG 17% finish it

Updated Oct 15, 2026 · Data refreshed daily

Games like The Swindle

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68%

Smoke And Sacrifice
Shares role-playing, 2D, Full controller support, Steam Achievements and Singleplayer; same developer; rated 0.4 higher.
66%

Streets of Rogue
Shares Roguelite, Roguelike, Stealth, role-playing and Great Soundtrack and 3 more tags; rated 1.0 higher; released within 2 years.
64%

Dex
Shares controller support, Stealth, role-playing, 2D and Full controller support and 2 more tags; rated 0.6 higher; same release year.
63%

Vagante
Shares Procedural Generation, Roguelite, Roguelike, 2D and Full controller support and 1 more tags; rated 0.8 higher.
63%

Necropolis
Shares Procedural Generation, Roguelite, Roguelike, Great Soundtrack and Full controller support and 2 more tags; rated 0.4 higher; released within 1 year.
62%

Wuppo
Shares Great Soundtrack, 2D, Full controller support, Steam Achievements and Singleplayer; rated 0.4 higher; released within 1 year.

Overview

A 2015 RPG release, The Swindle can be played on macOS, Nintendo Switch, PC, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PS Vita, Wii U and Xbox One. Across 101 player ratings it holds a 2.8/5 average. Only 77% of games we track score higher. Our RPG ranking places it at #382 out of 1188. Average playtime is 1 hours — a short run you can finish in a weekend, about 86% shorter than the RPG average. Critics gave it a Metacritic score of 70 — 6 points below the RPG average.

What players actually do with it

17%finish it▼ genre avg 49%

33%positive ratings101 votes

3playing now

12on wishlists

62gave upvs 13 beat it

Recommended 31%Meh 42%Skip 26%

Finish rate = players who marked it beaten ÷ (beaten + dropped) on RAWG. Wishlist and playing-now counts refresh with every sync.

Platforms & availability

Platform	Family	Release
macOS	PC	Jul 2015
Nintendo Switch	Nintendo	Sep 2018
PC	PC	Jul 2015
PlayStation 3	PlayStation	Jul 2015
PlayStation 4	PlayStation	Jul 2015
PS Vita	PlayStation	Jul 2015
Wii U	Nintendo	Sep 2015
Xbox One	Xbox	Aug 2015

Can my PC run The Swindle?

Minimum

OS: Windows 7 and up
Processor: 2.4Ghz
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: GeForce 8800 equivalent or higher
DirectX: Version 9.0c
Storage: 1 GB available space
Sound Card: What is this, 1991? Yes a sound card. Onboard is fine.
Additional Notes: If playing on a Laptop, please make sure it has a dedicated gfx card; on-board cards will struggle.