Transistor

Visuals and music are really good but the fighting is clumsy and repetitive which just kills an interest for the game

immaculate. sublime. supergiants best work, ever, bar none, hands down. from the OST to the art direction to the small-in-size yet huge-in-impact alterations to a classic isometric action game.

doesn't overstay its welcome. provides a compelling, surreal, and engaging setting, delivered as close to perfect as any narrative could be given.

you owe it to yourself to play this.

I really disliked the game play loop. Combat is not fun. What else is there? Art direction is OK - too geometrical. Story is nonsense.

Amazing soundtrack + innovative action/turn-based gameplay

It's SO PRETTY!!! I *love* the vibes and the art and the music, the style feels slightly cyberpunky but abandoned and also prettier.
I also especially love the idea of merging real time with turn-based tactics. The skills are really diverse and you can mix and match them to create very unique skill sets. The enemies also become stronger at a good pace that feels challenging but manageable, and the fights don't become boring.
The story is beautiful. You get it in bits and pieces and I haven't finished it yet and so I can't really tell you what's going on.
Definitely a strong recommendation from me.

This game is beautiful in terms of art, music and story. The gameplay mechanic is fairly unique as well, and it is a TON of fun trying out different builds and finding the ones you like. I definitely recommend it^^

Love the art style, soundtrack and story.

Combat is quite fun for me: you have to mix and match abilities (you may augment one ability with another to "pass on" its characteristics) to figure out your playstyle, which is quite rewarding and satisfying when you nail it down.

And did I mention the soundtrack?

Nice and story, but re-playable.

Typically don't like "cyber-ish" games, but this one was great. really enjoyed it.

so much fun. puzzles, good music, great story

Its an okay action game, at the time I could see how this got awards but playing it now I was entertained for a bit until I got bored. The main gimmick is that the combat uses a combination of turn based combat and real time. It seemed cool at first but the game often devolved into activating your turn then instantly blowing up the enemies without any strategy then you have no option but to run away since you can't do anything after your turn.

The story is okay just like the rest of the game, my main gripe is that you have a character that talks and a character that never says anything, it just lead to dialogue that filled dead air. The rest of the characters you meet are either dead or not interesting in the slightest.

A true diamond in the rough. Great art, beautiful and captivating music, intriguing and subtle story, and the gameplay is surprisingly addictive, with loads of experimentation available. Don’t be deceived into thinking that just because it is one of the old games the developers of Hades made that it won’t be as good. It is a pretty different experience and just as wonderful.

pretty cool!

the good:
- vibes. art, music, world design create a really cool atmosphere.
- the voice acting is really good
- the combat system is conceptually really cool
- nice and snappy, doesn't overstay its welcome. absolutely worth it on sale.

the eh:
- in practice, kind of frustrating to play through. not that it's impossible to use your abilities in interesting ways, but the enemies and bosses kind of encourage a vanilla hit and run playstyle.
- story and worldbuilding weren't bad per se but didn't really stand out to me, i guess.

This game is a mixed bag for me. On one hand, the story and visuals are truly one of a kind and I am so glad I was able to experience it. On the other hand, I found the gameplay frustrating at times. That being said, the gameplay is very rewarding to master. If you pay attention and manage to put together a good build, you can steam roll through all the enemies in the game. I highly recommend this game.

Will remind you of Bastion in its narrative style, but with an innovative combat style. Incredible OST.

Transistor is a very good game, however I don't think it's a masterpiece, nor it impacted me as much as Bastion did. Game mechanics-wise, I feel Transistor is very underrated, as both the mix and match of abilities and the turn planning combat was super fun. Setting, sound design and visuals also top notch,

Thematically and interactively innovative. Optional choices for increasing difficulty leave complete control of the player to enjoy the game in formats catered to you, from casual, to seeing how you perform against the most daunting of enemies. Combat system and how it's applied made theory crafting builds one of the most en. All at the same time, the world you traverse keeps you invested in the environment and the role of your character in the story. If you want to see how Supergiant expanded and continued creating wonderful games across all facets, Transistor is a staple to what they would eventually create. Daniel Korb yet again COOKS with the music and how it's applied.

A história e o visual do jogo são todos muito bonitos, com uma trilha sonora que dá para ficar ouvindo por horas.
As possibilidades de customização permitem uma boa rejogabilidade, que é inclusive incentivada pelo próprio jogo. A campanha principal pode ser feita em oito horas ou menos, sendo possível revisitá-lo para testar diferentes combinações de poderes.
A desenvolvedora de Transistor tem muito carinho pelo que faz e tudo nesse jogo te dá essa sensação.

The asthetics of this game are absolutely outstanding! Super fun gameplay too with very creative mechanics

Amazing history and gameplay. Worth ever single moment !

Kinda wish this one got a sequel, it has a really unique turn based combat system

Art on a dystopian world & engaging game play mechanic is engrossing. This dimension also gives replay ability.

My absolute favorite game from Supergiant Games. An absolute masterpiece that aimed high and shot nothing less than a bulls-eye. From the music, to the art, to the art and unique flavor of gameplay, the game won't disappoint at any stage.

A must buy for anyone that has played any of their other games.

It's fun. The game mechanics are really interesting and original! And the art and music are fantastic. I downloaded the soundtrack and added some of the songs to my playlists.

Honestly one of my favorite games of all time. I obviously and very biased, but I think every aspect of this game is amazing. If you like games, you should at least give this a try, especially with how it goes on sale!

Short but enjoyable. Gameplay feels like you're going too fast or too slow with no in between but the function combinations is the best part of it. I have no idea what the story was but artistically it was pleasing to look at.

Isometric action RPG centered around locking in your actions while time is paused, then watching it execute. The sci-fi setting is exactly vague enough to be intriguing, and the narration is very good

Not feeling it. The combat itself isn't difficult and rather easy with the right combos. Most of the difficulty lies within the various "challenge rooms" but just feel like a chore to complete. The nearly incessant talking by the sword AI/consciousness is also pretty annoying. It is quite nice to look at, but I'm not enjoying it nearly as much as Bastion.

Visual eye candy, but the story did not grip me at all. The combat is unique in that it is a mix of real time and turn based, but most of the enemies feel like big HP sacks. I found big fights quickly devolved into me using my turn based attack - and then running away or hiding behind an obstacle waiting for my meter to refill. I didn't feel like it mattered what skill I used - they all killed the enemies fairly evenly - which made all of them feel the same. Bonus complaint: When out of combat, can we get the character to move just a little bit faster?

Transistor is a game that prioritizes style over substance, offering stunning visuals and a beautiful soundtrack but ultimately falling short in terms of gameplay and storytelling. While it’s clear a lot of care went into its presentation, the experience as a whole feels hollow and underwhelming.

The combat system, while initially intriguing, quickly becomes repetitive. The combination of real-time and turn-based mechanics has potential, but the limited variety in enemy types and lack of meaningful progression make fights feel tedious rather than tactical. Experimenting with abilities is fun at first, but the novelty wears off as the game fails to evolve its mechanics in any significant way.

The story is vague and abstract, relying heavily on atmosphere and cryptic narration. While this might appeal to some, it left me feeling disconnected from the world and characters. The fragmented storytelling makes it hard to invest in the plot or understand the stakes, and by the time the credits rolled, I felt more confused than engaged.

The visuals and music are undeniably gorgeous—Supergiant Games excels in creating unique art styles and soundtracks. However, these elements can only carry the experience so far. Without solid gameplay or a coherent narrative to back them up, they feel like wasted potential.

Transistor is not a bad game, but it’s not the masterpiece it’s often made out to be. If you value visuals and music above gameplay and story, it might be worth a look. For everyone else, it’s a stylish but ultimately shallow experience.

Rating: 5/10 – All style, not enough substance.

Beautiful artwork, engaging gameplay, gorgeous soundtrack. Enjoyed it a lot!

There's a lot of style in this game but substance-wise it's mostly just a series of combats against enemies that get progressively harder. Most of the game is very easy to beat, so you can have limiters to make it a little tougher. There is a story that you can follow by interacting with terminals and your sword will be constantly yapping, but I couldn't make a head or tail of most of it, and you don't really have to. The art and soundtrack is good.

Holds up really well. The solid combat, touching story, and striking artstyle keep the game moving and the game only takes the time it needs to tell the story it is trying to tell.

I finally beat this game, it was a struggle, from start to finish. Don't get this game if you are looking to have a fun experience, this one is depressing. Mechanically and narratively. And still, it's beautifull in many ways.

talented, brilliant, incredible, amazing, show stopping, spectacular, never the same, totally unique, completely not ever been done before, unafraid to reference or not reference, put it in a blender, shit on it, vomit on it, eat it, give birth to it.

A lovely game with a lot of creative solutions. The music is fantastic and integral part of the experience.
On the downside - has very linear plot, although the setting itself is making up for it. A lot of inconsistencies and minor glitches which will reveal themselves throughout the game.

Hum to me like to one of your french girls
70 / 100

Transistor is one of those games that pulls you into its orbit and then spits you out the other side utterly changed. I was, like many, lured in by it's breathtaking art, level design and a soundtrack that I save and listen to on loop. But it's not just a pretty package.

The combat system is absolutely one of my favourites out of all games I've played so far and made each victory feel like a victory earned (especially mid to late game). As a long time Hades player, I was ready to mash my poor, ancient and abused laptop's buttons until I scooted to the next level, but Transistor stopped me up front. Having a game toe the line between the classic roguelike and turn based combat scratched an itch I never knew I had.
Every fight was a puzzle to solve, every enemy a component to study for weaknesses and patterns, every skill in my arsenal a multitool that I was addicted to rearranging until I found the perfect combination. It's rare a game manages to engage me to not only step outside what's most comfortable, but be excited about it. It's a genuine delight to be pushed to think outside the box. I've tried every test battle the Backdoor room (and beaten all but one) my first run through handed me and I'm still coming back for more in recursion!

And throughout it all, a story of devotion and love amidst a city falling to its knees spins itself around you.

In short, Transistor is a game that will train you up from nothing, show you a world and characters you can't help but love, sing songs in your ear as you beat its obstacles and then leave you with tears in your eyes and wanting more. Play it for an hour, play it for a day or play it for a month, but please. Play this game.

Every time I pick up a game from Super Giants it turns quite different from what I'm expecting.
Transistor was not an exception.
It is very unique semi-turn based RPG with ton of customization and different build and playstyles.
The story is intriguing and hearth-warming.
Voice acting is top notch and soundtrack is awesome and memorable.
The only real con of this game is too short. I definitely wanted more.

Sound design is on point. This is such an atmospheric game. The gameplay itself is quite innovative as well, with the ability to mix up your builds and tinker with skills. Worth the low price of entry.

The gameplay is good enough to hold your attention, but this game is really all about the art and music which are incredible. Fantastic job by Supergiant.

This game is art. The music, writing, voice acting, and visual style are all stunning. Absolutely stunning. I have played through this game three separate times and the ending never fails to make me tear up. The gameplay, however, is frankly mediocre. I'd still highly recommend this as a narrative experience, but it certainly lacks the gameplay bite of their later titles.

I don't know what this game has to offer, but during first 20 minutes;
1) Weird controls that don't seem to make sense
2) Bad visual style. A matter of preference of course, but I can't stand it
3) An annoying sword that talks
4) Some weird stuff is happening and you don't understand what's going on

Don't feel engaged enough to be bothered about anything of the above.
At least for now.

Supergiant is so good that even this, probably my least favorite of their games so far, gets a hearty recommendation from me. The story is sad and more intimate than you expect, if a little unengaging, and the progression gives you a nice range of abilities. The characters are interesting and beautifully rendered, as always. It's not a home run but it's good enough to be worth playing and it won't swallow your life for months on end like Hades.

Also this is my mandatory boost for Pyre, one of my favorite games of the past decade and one that does NOT get enough love. Please go play that one too if you buy this one.

Pretty game first and foremost, Excellent art and music.

Combat is interesting in theory with the player being able to enter a paused plan mode. In this mode you plan you attacks in actions while the enemies are paused after which you must wait for a cooldown to act again. This is supported by the function system letting you customize your abilities by combining them.
This boils down to pausing using a debuff followed by as many attacks that you can cram in that hit as many enemies as possible. The enemies are nothing more than hp sacks because of this. During the cooldown there is no gameplay, you run because they turn off most abilities during recharge.
Function ability customization is similarily half baked You got your debuff, crash, and follow it up with an ability that does damage and likely chains. Boring Boring Boring.

A good story would keep me playing but that's absent. I knew as much at the start as I did 3 hours into the game. Someone forgot to put it in I guess.

Can't and won't lie, it took me a couple hours before I started to really enjoy Transistor...it throws you in there without and training wheels and I felt lost and overwhelmed for a while. Once you understand the mechanics and combat it really opens up into something beautiful. Transistor offers a very unique playing experience. The art of this futuristic city and the soundtrack are gorgeous. Transistor(sword) narrates and helps "paint" the story.

It truly begins to shine through the Recurse (NG+)...by then you'll have a handle on things, figure out the combos you love to utilize. Enjoy the game! read the lore and the personas of your moves/enemies. It's a quick game, another Supergiant success in my opinion.

This game closely follows Supergiant's template, recognizable in other games from before and after Transistor, but still, this game feels different because the combat is much more slow-paced, the skills have a longer cooldown and you can even activate a 'timestop' ability where you have a limited energy to unleash your skills or move to cover, so not only the action of the game has been sized down, but the gameplay also relies in tactics when stopping time and in creating a nice build with all the skills, augmentations and passive slots you can freely mix up and test.

But taking gameplay out of the way, which I don't really think is the main spotlight of this game, the real main dish presented here is the stunning, absolutely gourgeous artstyle, with breathtaking scenarios and character designs, which has a stark contrast with the enemies of the game, hivemind robots which corrupt and empoverish the original beauty of the game, and only you can stop them.

Since the main character is a famous singer(that lost her voice, that is), music plays a great part in the themes of the game, and this is empowered by the great soundtrack, courtesy of the master Darren Korb, that delivers not only in the instrumental tracks but also with vocal tracks, that represent in-universe songs that were played by Red.

The other characters like the Transistor and the Camerata are very charismatic and they all have a strong presence in this game, be it through the overly narration, by audio logs, text files, conversations, stare, or even b singing themselves. The story and narrative itself may be a bit less engaging than the characters themselves, but the final parts of the game, and specially the ending, showcase the true theme of the narrative, which may go over the heads of many players when experiencing it, so I dearly suggest you should at least give it more than an afterthought.

Last but not least, unfortunately the combat system is very easy to handle and break overall, and you may struggle only in the optional challenges available in your hub. Other than that, the narrative and the game itself feels very rushed, I didn't feel like I had time enough to care about all the characters or events because they all happen a little too fast, and I definitely think I will need to play this game again at a later point because it was over a little bit too quick.

Great narrative, didn't really like the combat. But it's creative and you can try around different things, until you find something that works. Atmosphere and music are great.

Beautiful little game feels like it’s on rails in comparison to Bastion and isn’t as impressive on the surface. Crafting builds is more interesting here. Combat is more strategic with its ‘plan and execute’ optional turn power. The game is much more linear in feel. I liked the ending but the storytelling continues to be throwing out bits of lore to create a narrative that ultimately feels light. It’s a little short, too. I could use an in-between rating for this one. I imagine players who will want to replay to experiment with different builds, or play procedurally generated levels after the story, will be the ones to get the most out of Transistors.

Game play, story, music, art, are all not only spectacular but unique as well. Good stuff.

The visuals, the audio - top tier. The world and the setting - interesting. The gameplay - unique and fun. Among top games ever

Doesn't natively support any resolution above 1920x1080 without using launch options to force the resolution which is silly so this gets a thumbs down from me.