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Swank Labs: Three Small Projects, One Split-Flap Board

swanklabsgames.com ↗ · Developer Corner · score 79.0
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A tiny Pacific Northwest studio presents Switchback, a cozy national-park hiking game, alongside a consistency-focused fitness app and a browser-based split-flap display.

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Swank Labs is unusually specific about what a small team is making: trails for virtual hikers, streaks and quests for real runners, and a split-flap board that can run on a TV, tablet, or website. The combination feels less like a product portfolio than a compact record of a studio following its curiosities.

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