Transistor

Transistor

Steam Deck Verified

Supergiant Games · Great Soundtrack · May 20, 2014

Yes, worth buying.

It's at its lowest recorded price, $3.99.

94%
Very Positive
31k player reviews
High confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 209 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 142 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 140 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Crashes: 11 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Linux compatibility: 8 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 31k player reviews · updated 5 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
55% of themes are praise27% are divided18% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
+ Engaging story with charismatic characters
209 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
+ Amazing soundtrack
142 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
+ Addictive gameplay
140 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
+ Beautiful graphics
75 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Steam Deck
Players who bring up Steam Deck mostly praise it.
Highly recommended for anyone who loves the cyberpunk genre or simply wants to play something beautiful on their SteamDeck while relaxing in bed.
15 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
Totally recommended to everyone who knows how to hold a controller.
8 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love6 themes
Story and characters209 reviews
Audio142 reviews
Gameplay140 reviews
Graphics75 reviews
Steam Deck15 reviews
Controls8 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Combat144 reviews
88%
Difficulty26 reviews
88%
Interface8 reviews
63%
Players complain% still recommend
Crashes11 reviews
91%
Linux compatibility8 reviews
50%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. One more theme was raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and is not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Lowest ever recorded

Currently $3.99 (−80%). That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.

5 points recordedtoday · $3.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
94%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
33
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.