Review · Puzzle · PC
King Swing
Reviewed: 20 Apr 2026
PC
Relit Games · 2015
Ludograph rating
C
Mixed
56 /100
King Swing is a physics-based puzzle game that develops problem solving, spatial awareness, and critical thinking.
Growth (BDS)
40
Risk (RIS)
8
Daily limit
120min
Age guidance
–
Developmental benefits
| B1 | Cognitive | 0.60 | |
| B2 | Social-emotional | 0.10 | |
| B3 | Motor | 0.35 | |
King Swing is a physics-based puzzle game that puts problem-solving and spatial reasoning at its core. Players must figure out how to swing a character through each level, demanding careful observation of angles, momentum, and geometry. This naturally builds spatial awareness and critical thinking with each new challenge. The escalating difficulty across levels provides a gentle adaptive challenge curve, encouraging persistence and transfer of learned techniques to new situations. It is a low-distraction, cognitively honest game with no manipulative monetization or social pressure systems.
Design risks
| R1 | Compulsion-loop pressure | 0.17 | |
| R2 | Monetization | 0.00 | |
| R3 | Social risk | 0.00 | |
King Swing poses very few risks. It has no monetization, no stranger interaction, no anxiety-inducing notifications, and no mature content. The main minor risks are typical of puzzle games: mild frustration on difficult levels (loss aversion when a run fails) and the potential for 'just one more level' engagement that can make stopping slightly harder than intended. These are very low-severity concerns for most children.
Content (not in risk score)
| R4.1 | Violence Level | 0.00 | |
| R4.2 | Sexual Content | 0.00 | |
| R4.3 | Language | 0.00 | |
| R4.4 | Substance References | 0.00 | |
| R4.5 | Fear / Horror | 0.00 | |
Content risk is displayed separately and does not affect the time recommendation.
Regulatory design checks · DSA — Assessed: meets criteria·GDPR-K — Assessed: meets criteria·ODDS — Assessed: meets criteria
- DSA:What Ludograph checks: whether the game's design gives minors the transparency the EU Digital Services Act expects: plain terms, honest defaults, and clear reporting routes.: Estimated from review data. No dark pattern or child-targeting concerns found.
- GDPR-K:What Ludograph checks: whether age assurance and consent flows are designed for under-16s, in the spirit of GDPR Article 8.: Estimated from review data. No privacy or child-targeting concerns found.
- ODDS:What Ludograph checks: whether paid random-reward drop rates are disclosed, as required in China, Japan and South Korea.: Estimated from review data. No paid random-reward mechanics found, so drop-rate disclosure requirements do not apply.
These reflect Ludograph's assessment of the game's design practices against each framework's criteria, not a legal compliance determination.