Transference's inventively spins its story of obsession and broken families into a game that's all about perception and twisted realities. It's not entirely successful, failing to confront the topics it raises and failing to live up to its Hollywood billing and origins, but it's still deeply atmospheric as you flick between realities, solve puzzles...
Transference2018
Transference
2018 Ubisoft Entertainment67Worthwhile
Playtime
BriefIt typically takes about 2 hours to finish the game.
Playable on
- Steam DeckPlayable
- Steam MachinePlayable
Included with
- PlayStation PlusExtra
- Xbox Game PassUltimate
Available on
- $24.99
- $24.99
- $24.99
Game modes
Details
- Launch
- September 17, 2018
- Developer
- Ubisoft Montreal
- Publisher
- Ubisoft Entertainment
Overview
Transference is a psychological thriller. Meet a troubled family and solve their riddle through a multi-branching narrative by experiencing the limits of techno-psychology and escaping a maze-like puzzle concealing a corrupted truth.
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Reception
Press71
Players67
GoodWorthwhile- Metacritic71from 42 reviews
- OpenCritic71from 46 reviews
Transference will definitely creep you out a bit. Especially while playing in virtual reality and some headphones. Other than that though, 25 bucks is an extreme asking price for something so short and an overall mediocre and repetitive experience.
Transference is a novel concept with with adequate execution.
Transference is an extremely interesting experiment and it succeeds in mixing the movie and videogame components. The use of audio will keep you on the edge, and a few jump scare work very well. However, the constant feeling of tension ends up holding the narrative back, as a greater variety of emotions would have benefitted the overall experience....
Transference's distressing subject matter and eerie atmosphere make for a strong horror experience, even if some of its potential is squandered by a non-committal narrative.