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Transistor cover art

Transistor

Supergiant Games · 2014-05-20

SteamGOGPlayStation StoreEpic Games Store

ActionIndieRPG

Modes: Single player

Releases: May 20, 2014 (Mac), May 20, 2014 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), May 20, 2014 (Linux), May 20, 2014 (PlayStation 4), Jun 11, 2015 (iOS), Nov 01, 2018 (Nintendo Switch)

Discover the world of Transistor, a sci-fi-themed action RPG from the creators of Bastion.

19
playing now
94%
positive of 31k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
1,000,000–2,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
85/100
critic score (12 outlets, IGDB)
83/100
IGDB user rating (481 ratings)
7.5h
to beat · rushed 4.3h · completionist 15h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$19.99
steam price (US)

19 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 17:00 UTC (census sample)

Transistor is an action role-playing video game developed and published by Supergiant Games. The game was released in May 2014 for Microsoft Windows and PlayStation 4, for OS X and Linux in October 2014, and iOS devices in June 2015. Transistor sold over one million copies across all platforms by December 2015.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 19 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 430 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~54/week).
  • · Review velocity down 2% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 5% of 10,862 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-28

Estimated sales: 781k–1.9M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 31,251 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$4.99-75%
GOG$4.99-75%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$4.99-75%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $2.99 at Steam (2017-06-23) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 28 of 38 observed days · $2.00 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
40640620182026Week of 2018-01-01: 275 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 142 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 134 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 111 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 94 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 153 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 210 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 129 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 139 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 406 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 142 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 126 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 230 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 222 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 92 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 165 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 179 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 219 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 139 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 152 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 280 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 160 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 135 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 185 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 177 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 166 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 221 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 218 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 265 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 202 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 140 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 116 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 88 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 114 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 106 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 127 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 86 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 118 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 93 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 113 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 90 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 93 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 110 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 94 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 106 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 87 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

3962026-08-06 21:00 — 21 players2026-08-07 05:00 — 17 players2026-08-07 13:00 — 28 players2026-08-07 21:00 — 36 players2026-08-08 05:00 — 19 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 29 players2026-08-08 21:00 — 26 players2026-08-09 05:00 — 21 players2026-08-09 13:00 — 21 players2026-08-09 21:00 — 39 players2026-08-10 05:00 — 20 players2026-08-10 13:00 — 30 players2026-08-10 21:00 — 31 players2026-08-11 05:00 — 14 players2026-08-11 13:00 — 20 players2026-08-12 21:00 — 17 players2026-08-14 05:00 — 16 players2026-08-15 12:00 — 16 players2026-08-16 20:00 — 21 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 20 players2026-08-19 11:00 — 9 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 16 players2026-08-22 02:00 — 12 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 16 players2026-08-24 18:00 — 13 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 17 players2026-08-27 10:00 — 6 players2026-08-28 17:00 — 18 players2026-08-30 01:00 — 18 players2026-08-30 17:00 — 19 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$29.98$0.002015-01-012026-08-302015-01-01 — best price $6.792015-06-11 — best price $11.992015-11-16 — best price $19.992015-12-22 — best price $3.992016-06-23 — best price $4.992016-07-19 — best price $19.992017-01-02 — best price $19.992017-07-05 — best price $19.992017-12-21 — best price $4.992018-03-27 — best price $19.992018-07-24 — best price $19.992018-11-21 — best price $4.992019-02-11 — best price $19.992019-06-25 — best price $4.992019-10-15 — best price $19.992019-12-11 — best price $4.992020-02-13 — best price $3.992020-04-13 — best price $3.992020-06-15 — best price $19.992020-10-05 — best price $19.992020-11-27 — best price $3.992021-02-11 — best price $3.992021-08-13 — best price $3.992021-11-24 — best price $3.992022-05-19 — best price $3.992022-07-28 — best price $19.992023-01-05 — best price $19.992023-07-13 — best price $19.992023-11-28 — best price $19.992024-02-08 — best price $3.992024-07-11 — best price $19.992024-12-04 — best price $19.992025-03-19 — best price $3.992025-10-28 — best price $3.992026-03-19 — best price $3.992026-07-09 — best price $19.992026-08-13 — best price $4.992026-08-27 — best price $4.992026-08-30 — best price $4.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

1861012026-05-30 — 132 pageviews2026-06-02 — 142 pageviews2026-06-05 — 117 pageviews2026-06-08 — 129 pageviews2026-06-11 — 128 pageviews2026-06-14 — 109 pageviews2026-06-17 — 130 pageviews2026-06-20 — 113 pageviews2026-06-23 — 136 pageviews2026-06-26 — 141 pageviews2026-06-29 — 159 pageviews2026-07-02 — 136 pageviews2026-07-05 — 152 pageviews2026-07-08 — 143 pageviews2026-07-11 — 114 pageviews2026-07-14 — 145 pageviews2026-07-17 — 150 pageviews2026-07-20 — 171 pageviews2026-07-23 — 132 pageviews2026-07-26 — 169 pageviews2026-07-29 — 129 pageviews2026-08-01 — 101 pageviews2026-08-04 — 160 pageviews2026-08-07 — 108 pageviews2026-08-10 — 162 pageviews2026-08-13 — 124 pageviews2026-08-16 — 122 pageviews2026-08-19 — 129 pageviews2026-08-22 — 115 pageviews2026-08-25 — 135 pageviews2026-08-27 — 116 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

33
achievements tracked
81%
earned "Drive()"
8.5%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudRemote Play on TVFamily Sharing1 DLC

9 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Japanese

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS4 (PlayStation)51,03820%34
Steam (Steam)44,5808%33
Switch (Nintendo)3140%0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

RPGIndieActionSci-fiStrategyBeautifulCyberpunkIsometricNarrationAction RPG

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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