Transistor Available on Nintendo Switch, Free Giveaway

If you own a Nintendo Switch, you can now purchase Supergiant Games’ sci-fi RPG Transistor from the official Nintendo eShop for $19.99 and experience an atmospheric story about a talking sword and a singer without a voice in a futuristic city besieged by all sorts of weird robots.

And if you currently reside in the US, you can also enter a giveaway for a chance to win a Switch copy of the game, its soundtrack on vinyl, and even a life-sized replica of the eponymous Transistor sword created by Volpin Props. You can find all the necessary details here, and then watch the “Making of the Transistor” video below:

We also seem to have missed the Switch release of Supergiant’s debut title Bastion back in September, so if you’re interested in bashing some monsters on the go, here’s a link to the eShop.

And finally, here’s the official feature list for Transistor:

From the creators of Bastion, Transistor is a sci-fi themed action RPG that invites you to wield an extraordinary weapon of unknown origin as you fight through a stunning futuristic city. Transistor seamlessly integrates thoughtful strategic planning into a fast-paced action experience, melding responsive gameplay and rich atmospheric storytelling. During the course of the adventure, you will piece together the Transistor’s mysteries as you pursue its former owners.

Key Features:

• An all-new world from the team that created Bastion
• Configure the powerful Transistor with thousands of possible Function combinations
• Action-packed real-time combat fused with a robust strategic planning mode
• Vibrant hand-painted artwork
• Original soundtrack changes dynamically as the action unfolds
• Hours of reactive voiceover create a deep and atmospheric story
• ‘Recursion’ option introduces procedural battles after finishing the story