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Transistor

Supergiant Games · 2014-05-20

SteamGOGPlayStation StoreEpic Games Store

ActionIndieRPG

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

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.

Transistor is a 2014 Action, Indie, RPG game priced at $19.99, with an estimated 1,000,000 .. 2,000,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (94% of 31267 reviews).

3
playing now
94%
positive of 31k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
1,000,000–2,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
85/100
critic score (12 outlets, IGDB)
83/100
IGDB user rating (481 ratings)
3
Nexus mods (114 downloads)
4.54★
PlayStation Store rating (57,335 ratings)
86/100
opencritic · mighty · 86% recommend · from 90 critics
7.5h
to beat · rushed 4.3h · completionist 15h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$19.99
steam price (US)

3 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 11:00 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.

Trailer

Transistor trailer thumbnail

Transistor - Launch Trailer

≈405,044 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 3 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 2% of 27,656 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-28

Estimated sales: 782k–1.9M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 31,267 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Steam$3.99-80%
GOG$4.99-75%
GOG$19.99

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 52 of 81 observed days · $17.00 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

2632026-09-15 12:00 — 7 players2026-09-16 20:00 — 16 players2026-09-18 03:00 — 14 players2026-09-19 11:00 — 5 players2026-09-20 18:00 — 17 players2026-09-22 02:00 — 9 players2026-09-23 10:00 — 11 players2026-09-24 17:00 — 16 players2026-09-26 01:00 — 16 players2026-09-27 08:00 — 11 players2026-09-28 16:00 — 9 players2026-09-29 23:00 — 16 players2026-10-01 07:00 — 9 players2026-10-02 14:00 — 13 players2026-10-03 22:00 — 23 players2026-10-05 06:00 — 10 players2026-10-06 13:00 — 12 players2026-10-07 21:00 — 23 players2026-10-09 04:00 — 9 players2026-10-10 12:00 — 12 players2026-10-11 20:00 — 23 players2026-10-13 03:00 — 18 players2026-10-14 11:00 — 3 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
2.0k12May 2014Aug 2026May 2014 — avg 2,029 · peak 6,657Sep 2014 — avg 69 · peak 168Jan 2015 — avg 380 · peak 1,875May 2015 — avg 74 · peak 157Sep 2015 — avg 69 · peak 146Jan 2016 — avg 223 · peak 715May 2016 — avg 71 · peak 149Sep 2016 — avg 71 · peak 148Jan 2017 — avg 181 · peak 680May 2017 — avg 57 · peak 111Sep 2017 — avg 89 · peak 625Jan 2018 — avg 103 · peak 292May 2018 — avg 49 · peak 111Sep 2018 — avg 43 · peak 87Jan 2019 — avg 60 · peak 142May 2019 — avg 36 · peak 79Sep 2019 — avg 36 · peak 90Jan 2020 — avg 58 · peak 151May 2020 — avg 47 · peak 97Sep 2020 — avg 49 · peak 177Jan 2021 — avg 65 · peak 173May 2021 — avg 27 · peak 52Sep 2021 — avg 26 · peak 56Jan 2022 — avg 35 · peak 77May 2022 — avg 19 · peak 40Sep 2022 — avg 29 · peak 79Jan 2023 — avg 35 · peak 81May 2023 — avg 26 · peak 65Sep 2023 — avg 15 · peak 34Jan 2024 — avg 22 · peak 56May 2024 — avg 22 · peak 48Sep 2024 — avg 14 · peak 31Jan 2025 — avg 19 · peak 47May 2025 — avg 14 · peak 31Sep 2025 — avg 13 · peak 34Jan 2026 — avg 17 · peak 51May 2026 — avg 14 · peak 37Aug 2026 — avg 17 · peak 42
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$29.98$0.002015-01-012026-10-142015-01-01 — best price $6.792015-06-16 — best price $11.992015-12-08 — best price $19.992016-06-08 — best price $4.992016-07-19 — best price $19.992017-01-27 — best price $19.992017-11-01 — best price $19.992018-02-19 — best price $19.992018-07-24 — best price $19.992018-11-28 — best price $19.992019-05-16 — best price $9.992019-08-29 — best price $19.992019-12-11 — best price $4.992020-02-24 — best price $19.992020-05-11 — best price $19.992020-08-24 — best price $19.992020-11-27 — best price $3.992021-02-26 — best price $2.992021-10-28 — best price $3.992022-04-11 — best price $3.992022-07-28 — best price $19.992023-03-23 — best price $19.992023-09-19 — best price $19.992024-01-25 — best price $4.992024-07-11 — best price $19.992024-12-19 — best price $3.992025-06-26 — best price $3.992026-01-23 — best price $4.992026-07-09 — best price $19.992026-08-15 — best price $4.992026-08-31 — best price $4.992026-09-10 — best price $19.992026-09-20 — best price $19.992026-09-30 — best price $4.992026-10-10 — best price $19.992026-10-14 — best price $19.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

197882026-05-30 — 132 pageviews2026-06-03 — 149 pageviews2026-06-07 — 127 pageviews2026-06-11 — 128 pageviews2026-06-15 — 110 pageviews2026-06-19 — 121 pageviews2026-06-23 — 136 pageviews2026-06-27 — 183 pageviews2026-07-01 — 126 pageviews2026-07-05 — 152 pageviews2026-07-09 — 136 pageviews2026-07-13 — 136 pageviews2026-07-17 — 150 pageviews2026-07-21 — 170 pageviews2026-07-25 — 148 pageviews2026-07-29 — 129 pageviews2026-08-02 — 105 pageviews2026-08-06 — 136 pageviews2026-08-10 — 162 pageviews2026-08-14 — 115 pageviews2026-08-18 — 131 pageviews2026-08-22 — 115 pageviews2026-08-26 — 140 pageviews2026-08-30 — 138 pageviews2026-09-03 — 138 pageviews2026-09-07 — 119 pageviews2026-09-11 — 134 pageviews2026-09-15 — 119 pageviews2026-09-19 — 137 pageviews2026-09-23 — 117 pageviews2026-09-27 — 197 pageviews2026-10-01 — 140 pageviews2026-10-05 — 144 pageviews2026-10-09 — 148 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

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2014-05-20 (Steam store data)

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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