Transistor (video game)

Transistor
DeveloperSupergiant Games
PublisherSupergiant Games
DesignersAmir Rao
Greg Kasavin
ProgrammersChristopher Jurney
Gavin Simon
Andrew Wang
ArtistJen Zee
WriterGreg Kasavin
ComposerDarren Korb
PlatformsPlayStation 4, Windows, Linux, OS X, iOS, Nintendo Switch
Release
May 20, 2014
  • Windows
    • WW: May 20, 2014
  • PlayStation 4
    • NA: May 20, 2014
    • PAL: May 21, 2014
  • Linux, OS X
    • WW: October 30, 2014
  • iOS
    • WW: June 11, 2015
  • tvOS
    • WW: November 2, 2015
  • Nintendo Switch
    • WW: November 1, 2018
GenresAction role-playing, turn-based strategy
ModeSingle-player

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.

In Transistor, the player controls Red, a popular singer in the city of Cloudbank, as she moves through the sci-fi-themed cityscape and battles robotic enemies collectively known as the Process. The game is presented through an isometric camera and features both real-time combat and a frozen, turned-based mode. The player is armed with a greatsword-like weapon, the titular Transistor, through which various powers called Functions are used against the enemies.