Dream Swing
is a fast-paced grappling hook game where you swing above the clouds.
The whole game is simple as "How many orbs can you collect in 5 minutes swinging around like
Spider-Man
?" with
leaderboard and replays
. Not more, not less. A true benchmark for your movement skills from the maker of
Remnants of Naezith
.
Great
mini-game
for
relaxing
while
chatting
, listening to a
podcast/video
, or waiting for the
matchmaking queue of another game
.
Features Summary
Single
level, collect as many orbs as you can in
5 minutes
Grapple and
Swing
,
Bunny-hop
and
Air-strafe
Game Modes
for different play styles: Original, Random, Weekly, Zen Mode
Get better and better and climb the
Leaderboards
Compete with your friends on the
Friends Leaderboard
Watch replays
in Leaderboard with video player controls
14 Ranks
to achieve
Kunai and rope look changes
as you rank up
Chill and enjoy the
Zen Mode
while listening to your favorite podcast or music
Use your own
funny image and sounds for the gameplay
Lots of
statistics
and
achievements
Mesmerizing
day and night cycle
with dynamic lighting and shadows
Clean,
minimalistic
, and toggleable HUD
In-game
video guide
Tight
125 tick
physics
Light
and still pretty for low-end computers
Detailed Features
It is a
mini-game
with only one beautiful, symmetrical, non-linear level which allows you to do all kinds of maneuvers. You try to keep your momentum and accelerate while avoiding bumping the monuments. There is
no speed limit
.
The goal is to
collect as many orbs as possible
within
5 minutes
. You'll see yourself
improving really quickly
as you get used to the mechanics.
There are
multiple game modes
with their own dedicated
Leaderboards
:
Original
: The orbs spawn in the
original positions
. You can
memorize
the positions and perfect your route. All entries in the Leaderboard are equal.
Random
: The orbs spawn in
random positions
. There is
no memorization
so you need to improve your base
movement skills and strategy
. All entries in the Leaderboard are different.
Weekly
: Everyone plays with the
same orb positions for the entire week
. The leaderboard
resets every Monday
.
Zen Mode
: No timer,
no stress
, no Leaderboard; just
chill and enjoy
!
You can also compete in the separate
Friends Leaderboard
.
There is a
rank system
with 14 ranks from 40 orbs up to 150 orbs. After 40 orbs, your
Kunai
starts changing color and material. At 100 orbs, you get the
Flame Kunai
and above 130, your rope turns into a
lightning beam
. Among the players above 150 orbs collected, only the best one gets the
"Ascendant"
rank.
The movement mechanic is custom, hand-tailored for
grappling hook
and
air-strafing
like in Team Fortress 2 or Counter-Strike. But it's more
intuitive
because unlike in those games, you hold the forward key while air-strafing, and you can also move in all directions in the air without air-strafing. With this, you can micro-adjust your movement to pick up the orbs easily. There is also
auto-bunnyhopping
when you hold the jump key, so you don't need to focus on timing your jumps. Instead, focus on your route and swings.
The
replays
in the leaderboard have video player kinds of controls, like a timeline, play speed, and pause for ease of use.
Physics runs at
125 ticks
(8 milliseconds) to make sure the movement is
smooth and detailed
. The replays are recorded as
lossless
, and high quality at the same rate.
You can
put your own meme
image to the orbs, and use your own sounds for orb pickup, hook throwing and hook landing to customize your experience.
The HUD in the game is made clean and
minimalistic
to make sure you see it only when you need to. It's
not blocking your view
. You can also turn specific ones off in the HUD settings, and change the
crosshair and orb outline colors
.
There is a mesmerizing
day and night cycle
in the sky. This creates beautiful dynamic lighting and shadows during the run. You can
customize
the day length and the hour the day starts.
There are lots of fun
lifetime and run-based stats
like
"how many orbs did you collect"
,
"how many times did you bump"
or
"how many kilometers did you travel"
in total.
There is a
guide
within the game,
full of short videos
where you can learn the deeper mechanics.
There are lots of
achievements
to challenge yourself.
The game is quite
light and optimized
to run smoothly on older machines while still looking pretty.
There is an option,
"Null-Cancelling Movement"
which is a famous script in Source games. When it's off, just like in any other game, holding left and right keys makes you stop. When it's on, you move in the last-pressed direction. This allows quicker and cleaner direction switches.