On Windows 10 your cursor will get stuck on the screen where you have to enter your name, making the game unplayable. From what I found on the forums, this issue is quite common and has been occurring since 2017. The game offers a compatibility beta which fixed the issue for me, but a bug like this should have been fixed in the regular version a long time ago.

If your mouse does get stuck:

• Go to your Steam library
  
• right-click 'The Swapper'
  
• click 'Properties...'
  
• go to Betas
  
• choose 'compatibility - compatibility'
  
• close the window
  
• let Steam download the update

edit 2024-01-30:
Once you get past the game-breaking bug, the game itself is fantastic. Great atmosphere, challenging puzzles and an interesting story. I would definitely recommend it once they fix the bug.

The first thing I want to make clear is that this is not a bad game. It's actually a very thought-provoking, puzzle-intense, short-but-sweet sci-fi adventure with elements reminescent of movies such as Moon, or Alien (sans the jump scares). It's well done for an indie title, and its high metascore is deserved. It's just... not my kind of title, and I don't want to recommend a game based on what it does well, but how -I- enjoyed it.

The core element of this game, its raison d'etre, is the ability to create clones of yourself and to swap into those clones to explore and advance, while attempting to escape an abandoned craft. There are a number of puzzles woven into the narrative that at times stunned me at their cleverness, and the story really makes you think about what constitutes 'you' rather than 'your mind'--but I won't get into spoilers.

Where the game falls short is just -how- frustrating some of these puzzles can be, and frankly, a number can be a bit tedious. Games like Quantum Conundrum can get away with this because of the humorous and light-hearted atmosphere to keep you entertained, but here, the story elements can sometimes feel a bit few and few between. That, and I kind of feel like the game is a little... pretentious? Like it's trying -too hard- to make you think, and it throws you into the story in media res and makes you put the pieces together, as though that makes it deeper than it naturally is.

Other than that, the game doesn't have much else that stands out to me. Visuals are decent, as is the voice acting, but there's scarcely a sound track, and the hidden secrets in this game are -insanely- hard to find without a guide. I found myself both bored and frustrated more than I did intrigued and delighted, and that's a kiss of death for me when it comes to puzzle platformers.

Maybe this is someone else's cup of tea, but it's just not mine.

Cursor issue won't let me play the game. Searched for solutions and it said to change the beta around, wouldn't let it change me around and game isnt working still.

The mouse problem that people were having is still an issue. Game is literally unplayable with a mouse as of right now.

The game is currently broken, and apparently has been for over a year. Mouse tracking does not work and the developers do not care to fix it. This renders the game completely unplayable. Avoid.

The game starts up, but my cursor is stuck in either the top left corner, or the middle of my screen. I made it to the settings menu, and then I couldn't click the confirm button in the bottom left corner. I'll bet it's an amazing game, but until it's fixed for KB+M users, I'll have to disagree.

Anyone experiencing problems getting this game started? I cannot get the mouse cursor to even move with the mouse movements properly. It jitters about the top left corner of the screen and prevents me from entering a name to begin the game. I have no problems with other games in my library that use mouse input.

I would like to give some impression, but can't for lack of game play.

The game is broken, it seems that on some hardware the game runs fine but you can't move your mouse.
There hasn't been updates for a long time too, so don't waste your time.

Interesting concept, fun puzzles, and neat graphics... but a default install of this game doesn't work properly when using the mouse, and the issue has existed for several years. Switching to the "compatibility" beta resolved the issue for me, but I can't recommend buying a game with an egregious issue like this on a default install.

Mouse is stuck in one place, you can play with the controller but it is awkward as hell. Looks like many people have this issue and there's no fix despite bad reviews due to this bug going back a year. I guess the devs have abandoned it? Don't buy this broken game.

== 2025 tried again ==

Still having weird mouse issues, and man this game has one trick and that trick isn't even that great.