The Swapper: 1 Game of the Year award

No: The Swapper collected 1 Game of the Year award in 2013 and finished No. 26; the season went to The Last of Us with 257. Spike Video Game Awards named Grand Theft Auto V its Game of the Year.

The Swapper is a 2013 puzzle-platform game. A science fiction-themed title, the player controls a scavenger stranded aboard an abandoned research station, and discovers the strange titular device, which allows her to create clones of herself and switch her consciousness between these clones.

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The Swapper finished #26 in the 2013 race, with 1 GOTY award from media outlets and reader votes worldwide.

1Total awards
1Media outlets
0Readers' choice
1Countries

Also in the 2013 season: The Last of Us (257), Grand Theft Auto V (165), BioShock Infinite (47), Monster Hunter 4 (1) · full results

Quick answers

How many Game of the Year awards did The Swapper win?

The Swapper won 1 Game of the Year award in the 2013 season — 0.2% of every award tracked that season. 1 came from editorial picks and 0 from readers' polls, across 1 country.

Did The Swapper win Game of the Year?

No. It finished No. 26 in 2013, behind The Last of Us, which collected 257 Game of the Year awards.

Game facts

Single-playerYes
Co-opNo
Split screenNo
MultiplayerNo
Online multiplayerNo
Released30 May 2013
DeveloperFacepalm Games, Curve Games
PublisherFacepalm Games

puzzle video game
Metroidvania
science fiction video game
PlayStation Vita
PlayStation 3
PlayStation 4
Microsoft Windows
Wii U
macOS
Linux

Where the awards came from

Country	Awards
United States	1

Every outlet that named it Game of the Year

Outlet	Country	Year
Screen Invasion	United States	2013

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Updated 2 October 2026 · Source: the Meta Awards database, where every award row cites where it was published.