Fit check
Is Palette Swap worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Platformer fans who enjoy environmental changes affecting how stages are navigated
- Explorers who want large levels with rescues and collectibles
- Speedrun players who prefer linear challenge routes
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players who want platforming environments to remain consistent instead of changing with palette swaps
- Players seeking a fully linear campaign rather than open collectathon levels alongside speedrun challenges
- Players looking for a detailed modern visual style instead of monochrome pixel art
Our take on Palette Swap
The bounce point arrives when palette switching becomes a constant requirement for getting through the game. Players who want stable platform layouts may hit that wall early, while the open-level collectible hunt adds another hurdle for those who dislike searching.
What is Palette Swap?
Palette Swap is a monochrome action platformer built around switching between two color palettes during gameplay.
Each palette changes the surrounding environment, making repeated swaps part of getting through the game. It includes 3 large collectathon-style levels where players can rescue robot villagers and search for 26 Palette Cogs. The game also contains extra speedrun challenges with open levels and linear challenge routes. Its pixel-art presentation draws inspiration from the Super Game Boy accessory for the Super Nintendo. The palette mechanic shapes how the environments are navigated, while the levels provide space for exploration, rescues, and collectible hunting.
How Palette Swap plays
- 01Palette-based traversal
- Switching between two palettes changes the environment during gameplay and is required to progress through the game.
- 02Open exploration levels
- Three large stages contain robot villagers to rescue and Palette Cogs to find.
- 03Speedrun challenges
- Extra challenges use linear routes rather than the open structure of the main levels.
- 04Collectible hunt
- The game includes 26 Palette Cogs to locate.
Palette Swap compared to similar games
Palette Swap centers on switching between two palettes to alter platforming environments, with open collectathon levels and linear speedrun challenges. SUPER CHICKEN JUMPER is described as a runner with shooting, while Sundered®: Eldritch Edition is presented as a chaotic metroidvania.
Palette Swap: platforms & release
Is Palette Swap worth it?
It is worth it if: platformer fans who enjoy environmental changes affecting how stages are navigated. Skip it if: players who want platforming environments to remain consistent instead of changing with palette swaps.
Where can I download Palette Swap?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Palette Swap's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Palette Swap on?
Windows only.
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