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Transistor (2014)

★ 4.2 from 1,474 players Metacritic 83 About 4h to play #34 in RPG 66% finish it

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Overview

Transistor is a RPG title released in 2014, available on iOS, Linux, macOS, Nintendo Switch, PC and PlayStation 4. Its community score is 4.2/5 from 1,474 ratings. Only 12% of games we track score higher. Within RPG it ranks #34 of 1175 games by our quality score. Expect roughly 4 hours of play, a short run you can finish in a weekend (about 45% shorter than the RPG average). On Metacritic it scores 83 — 7 points above the RPG average.

What players actually do with it

66%finish it▲ genre avg 52%
82%positive ratings1,474 votes
101playing now
289on wishlists
541gave upvs 1,040 beat it

Finish rate = players who marked it beaten ÷ (beaten + dropped) on RAWG. Wishlist and playing-now counts refresh with every sync.

Platforms & availability

PlatformFamilyRelease
iOSMobileJun 2015
LinuxPCMay 2014
macOSPCOct 2014
Nintendo SwitchNintendoMay 2014
PCPCMay 2014
PlayStation 4PlayStationMay 2014

Can my PC run Transistor?

Minimum

OS: Windows 7 32-bit
Processor: Dual Core CPU - 2.6ghz
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: 1GB of VRAM: Intel HD 3000 GPU / AMD HD 5450 / Nvidia 9400 GT
Storage: 3 GB available space

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Questions

When was Transistor released?

Transistor was released on May 20, 2014.

What platforms is Transistor on?

Transistor is available on iOS, Linux, macOS, Nintendo Switch, PC and PlayStation 4.

How long is Transistor?

Average playtime for Transistor is about 4 hours.

Is Transistor worth finishing?

66% of players who started Transistor finished it — the average for RPG games is 52%. 82% of ratings are positive.

How many people play Transistor?

5,259 players on RAWG own Transistor, 101 are playing it right now and 289 have it on their wishlist.

What games are similar to Transistor?

Closest matches in our catalog: Bastion, Crypt of the NecroDancer, Hades and Dust: An Elysian Tail.

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Core data via RAWG. Rankings and similarity are our own computation.