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Syko Swinger

Syko Swinger is an abstract game which gives the player an experience of a connection with a type of rhythmic motion while being under the influence of increasing psychedelic effects.

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April 23, 2018
8 years and 102 days ago
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Positive12 reviews83.3%

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About the Game

Syko Swinger is an abstract game which gives the player an experience of a connection with a type of rhythmic motion under the influence of increasing psychedelic effects.



Unravel a visual journey that unfolds with your movement and skill. The higher you score, the higher you get!

How to Play




Use the mouse to move the center sphere in a consistent circular motion and avoid the circular obstacles.
The five yellow circles on the top right are your lives.
You lose a life when you hit a spiky red sphere.
You lose all lives if you swing outside the screen's bounds.
You must also circle around obstacles. This will get you more points.
If you fail to move around obstacles for some time, you will start losing points.
You must regain your momentum by circling around the circular obstacle.

Rage Mode

The game offers an unlimited lives mode where you don't need to worry about losing lives or going out of the screen.
Here's a link to me reaching a score of 5000 points in this mode -

Review

Here's a reviewer (steam name: Poo) playing the game as it was intended.


Collecting a multi colored sphere will gain you +40 points. Also this will add a visual distortion effect. The higher your score, the higher is the intensity of the effect. There are about 20 such visual distortion effects. You will get to see all of them by the score of ~3000 if you collect all.

The wider your circling radius, the more colorful the sounds get. Also, the more colorful the screen gets. Having a small radius will make the screen almost black and white.

Use headphones for best experience.