Games like Transistor
If Transistor is your kind of game, the closest matches are Bastion, Everreach: Project Eden and Horizon Zero Dawn™ Complete Edition — picked from the ranked list below. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Get personalized picks →Transistor is a sci-fi action RPG developed and published by Supergiant Games, released in 2014 at $19.99. Set in a cyberpunk city, the game features a female protagonist navigating a mysterious narrative where players combine abilities in real-time combat, planning strategies before executing attacks against enemies. Reviewers highlight the atmospheric world and compelling story, while players describe the experience as visually striking and emotionally engaging. The game runs natively on Steam Deck, where it has been verified as fully functional, and supports only single-player play with a standard difficulty level and medium-length campaign. Critical reception was strong, with a Metacritic score of 83 and a 94% positive rating from over 16,000 Steam reviews, with players frequently citing the soundtrack as exceptional.
About Transistor: Discover the world of Transistor, a sci-fi-themed action RPG from the creators of Bastion.
Players who liked Transistor also play
Steam players who put hours into Transistor also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.
Everreach: Project Eden
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Transistor fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Transistor.
Take on the role of Nora Harwood, member of Everreach’s Security Division, on a mission to secure the colonization process of Eden and investigate mysterious incidents! Everreach: Project Eden is a fast-paced, story-driven action-RPG set on the visually stunning Planet Eden.
Horizon Zero Dawn™ Complete Edition
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Transistor fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and RPG with Transistor.
Experience Aloy’s legendary quest to unravel the mysteries of a future Earth ruled by Machines. Use devastating tactical attacks against your prey and explore a majestic open world in this award-winning action RPG!
Remember Me
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Transistor fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Transistor.
Remember Me™ is a 3rd person action adventure where players take on the role of Nilin, a former elite memory hunter with the ability to break into people’s minds and steal or even alter their memories.
Dreamfall: The Longest Journey
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Transistor fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with Transistor.
Dreamfall: The Longest Journey, winner of multiple E3 awards as the best game in its genre, is the continuation of a saga that began in the award-winning The Longest Journey, considered to be one of the finest adventure games ever made.
Seven: Enhanced Edition
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Transistor fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Transistor.
Seven: Enhanced Edition is an open-world, isometric stealth and action role-playing game, in which you play as Teriel, a master thief sent on a mission that will shake the foundations of the Vetrall Empire. Includes the Drowned Past expansion.
Shadowrun: Dragonfall - Director's Cut
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Transistor fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Transistor.
Harebrained Schemes' biggest Shadowrun game to date, and the definitive Shadowrun RPG experience available on PC. Now a standalone title with tons of new content & improvements!
Shadowrun Returns
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Transistor fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Transistor.
The unique cyberpunk-meets-fantasy world of Shadowrun has gained a huge cult following since its creation nearly 25 years ago. Now, creator Jordan Weisman returns to the world of Shadowrun, modernizing this classic game setting as a single player, turn-based tactical RPG.
Reviewers mention these as similar to Transistor
Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.
Pyre
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Transistor cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Transistor.
Pyre is a party-based RPG from the creators of Bastion and Transistor. Lead your band of exiles to freedom through a series of mystical competitions in the Campaign, or challenge a friend to a fast-paced ritual showdown in the head-to-head Versus Mode.
TUNIC
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Transistor cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and RPG with Transistor.
Explore a land filled with lost legends, ancient powers, and ferocious monsters in TUNIC, an isometric action game about a small fox on a big adventure.
Cult of the Lamb
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Transistor cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Transistor.
Start your own cult in a land of false prophets, venturing out into diverse and mysterious regions to build a loyal community of woodland Followers and spread your Word to become the one true cult.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Transistor at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Transistor on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Transistor.
Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.
Lethal Company
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Transistor on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Transistor.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
Left 4 Dead 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Transistor on Steam right now. Shares Action with Transistor.
Set in the zombie apocalypse, Left 4 Dead 2 is a co-operative action horror FPS takes you and your friends through the cities, swamps and cemeteries of the Deep South, from Savannah to New Orleans across five expansive campaigns.
People Playground
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Transistor on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Transistor.
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
Fallout: New Vegas
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Transistor on Steam right now. Shares Action and RPG with Transistor.
Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Transistor.
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Transistor.
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Transistor.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Transistor.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Transistor.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Transistor.
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
STRAFTAT
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Transistor.
STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.
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More from Supergiant Games
Other recommendable Steam games by Supergiant Games, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Hades
WHY THIS
Another title from Supergiant Games, the studio behind Transistor. Shares Action and Indie with Transistor.
Defy the god of the dead as you hack and slash out of the Underworld in this rogue-like dungeon crawler from the creators of Bastion, Transistor, and Pyre.
Hades II
WHY THIS
Another title from Supergiant Games, the studio behind Transistor. Shares Action and Indie with Transistor.
Battle beyond the Underworld using dark sorcery to take on the Titan of Time in this bewitching sequel to the award-winning rogue-like dungeon crawler.
Pyre
WHY THIS
Another title from Supergiant Games, the studio behind Transistor. Shares Action and Indie with Transistor.
Pyre is a party-based RPG from the creators of Bastion and Transistor. Lead your band of exiles to freedom through a series of mystical competitions in the Campaign, or challenge a friend to a fast-paced ritual showdown in the head-to-head Versus Mode.
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Everreach: Project Eden
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Transistor.
Take on the role of Nora Harwood, member of Everreach’s Security Division, on a mission to secure the colonization process of Eden and investigate mysterious incidents! Everreach: Project Eden is a fast-paced, story-driven action-RPG set on the visually stunning Planet Eden.
Horizon Zero Dawn™ Complete Edition
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and RPG with Transistor.
Experience Aloy’s legendary quest to unravel the mysteries of a future Earth ruled by Machines. Use devastating tactical attacks against your prey and explore a majestic open world in this award-winning action RPG!
Seven: Enhanced Edition
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Transistor.
Seven: Enhanced Edition is an open-world, isometric stealth and action role-playing game, in which you play as Teriel, a master thief sent on a mission that will shake the foundations of the Vetrall Empire. Includes the Drowned Past expansion.
Frequently asked about Transistor
- Is Transistor verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — Transistor is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
- How much does Transistor cost?
- Transistor is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Transistor?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Transistor are Bastion, Everreach: Project Eden, Horizon Zero Dawn™ Complete Edition.
- Who developed Transistor?
- Transistor was developed by Supergiant Games.
imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on Transistor.
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