Yes, there have been official Attack on Titan video games, but they’ve never been able to fully capture the speed and scale of the show, so one indie developer figured he’d try to make his own and release it for free. Something he has done, and then some.
Swammy details the story of his little project in this video, explaining that what started as a fun little experiment in early 2021 exploded after his girlfriend convinced him to post a short gameplay video on TikTok. An overwhelmingly positive response inspired Swammy to continue development on the demo, building on a foundation of swinging through the city by first adding some titans to go up against, and then – after a disastrous mix-up – a co-op multiplayer mode.
In January 2022, the game looked pretty good!
As you can see, the main appeal of this game versus the official releases is the swinging system, which in Swammy’s game is much faster and freer. For example, if you’ve played the last few Spider-Man games, you’ll be right at home here, especially if you’re playing this game in third-person (it can be played from either a first- or third-person perspective).
By mid-2022, Swammy’s project had amassed millions of views on social media and hundreds of thousands of downloads. And now it’s blowing up again because he’s announced that the whole thing is being revamped as he tries to port it to Unreal Engine 5:
If you want to play the game as it exists today, you can definitely do so, with download links available here. Note that while there are versions available for both PC and Android, the PC version is the one getting all the work, with the Android now in its “final build”, after “constant harassment and threats” gave Swammy “zero reason to to continue working on it, for my own mental health”.
It’s super easy to download and start playing – although there’s a video here if you need some help – and after messing around this morning, I can understand a lot of the fan hype. Sure, it’s pretty rough around the edges, and things like the interface are as barebones as it gets, but considering this is a one-man job, and how fun the basic act of swinging around and poking stuff is, I think it’s very cool.
