Transistor
Transistor is an action role-playing game presented from an isometric perspective. Players control Red, a singer in the city of Cloudbank, as she wields a greatsword-like weapon called the Transistor against robotic enemies known as the Process. Combat can be played in real-time or paused using a planning mode called Turn(), which allows queuing actions for execution in a burst. Powers called Functions can be equipped in active slots, used as upgrades to augment other Functions, or placed in passive slots for persistent effects. With 16 total Functions available, the system encourages experimentation with different combinations across multiple playthroughs.
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DeveloperSupergiant Games
ReleasedMay 20, 2014
StatusReleased
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About This Game
In the neon-soaked metropolis of Cloudbank, a renowned vocalist named Red discovers a murdered man beside an otherworldly blade—the Transistor—wielded by the Camerata, a shadowy faction of city elites. The weapon strips Red of her voice and imprisons it within the sword's luminous core, while simultaneously trapping the consciousness of the slain man inside, granting him the ability to communicate with her from within the blade. As Red pursues the Camerata through the city's streets to reclaim what was taken, an autonomous mechanical force known as the Process descends upon Cloudbank in a devastating assault, revealing that those responsible for Red's suffering have catastrophically lost control of their own creation.
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