7.0
Swim Out is a clever and well-designed turn-based puzzle game where we have to get a swimmer across a pool without crossing any of the other swimmers’ paths.
Swim Out
Lozange Lab · Aug 9, 2017
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Swim Out is a strategic, turn-based puzzle game with smart and minimalistic design bathed in a bright and peaceful atmosphere.
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- Pacing issues notwithstanding, Swim Out succeeds when played for a few minutes here and there. It’s non-linear nature (and lack of a timer) allows you to take your time with each puzzle, and easily move on to another. Puzzle enthusiasts will get a good Nintendo Switch game at a fair price, one that will exercise their brains. Just make sure to wait 30 minutes after eating before playing.
- Swim Out doesn’t shake-up the genre in terms of its originality but even a well-worn idea can still be a decent one. The game’s summery feel results in a very relaxing experience and one ideal for short bursts especially in handheld mode. The genre may be getting a little crowded on Switch but Swim Out ranks higher than most.
- While cool concepts and ideas are awash throughout Swim Out, the dawdling pace of the 100+ puzzles drowns the more novel ideas. This is, for better or worse, an alright puzzle game that just happens to be in a sea of better ones. Good for a laidback romp, but not for much else.
- 7.0Swim Out is a simple and well-designed puzzle game marred slightly by occasionally arbitrary and frustrating moments.
- 8.0The game does a great job of pacing the introduction of new challenges to keep things continually fresh and interesting. There are over 100 levels, all of which look great and are accompanied by happy summertime at the pool sounds. It's really quite relaxing. Swim Out is also technically a landscape game, though there is nothing stopping you from turning it to portrait mode for some one-handed puzzling.
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