
- 66/100
- Players16 ratings
- 70/100
- Critics5 reviews
More scores
- Metacritic15 critic reviews
- 78/100
- Metacritic usersuser score
- 61/100
- GameFAQsEasy-Just Right
- 4/5
- Player reviews
- 70% positive477 reviews
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Runs on
- Windows
- Price
- US$24.99
Where to get it

2018 · Adventure · Horror
Transference
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.
- Released
- 2018
- Platforms
- Meta QuestPlayStation 4PlayStation VRSteamVRWindowsXbox One
- Genres
- AdventureHorrorIndiePuzzle
- Developers
- —
- Publishers
- —
- Modes
- Single-player
- Perspective
- First personVirtual Reality
- Themes
- HorrorThriller
- Country
- United States
- Age ratings
- ESRB MPEGI 16ACB MGRAC 12+CERO B
- Languages
- Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Russian and 1 more
- Time to beat
- 1hmain story1hwith extras
About
Transference is a psychological thriller adventure video game developed by SpectreVision and Ubisoft Montreal and published by Ubisoft for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One. It was released on September 18, 2018.
Players say
Media
The articlegameplay, story, development, reception
Story
Transference is about a family struggling with some serious issues. It is set inside a corrupted simulation made by a brilliant but "troubled" scientist named Raymond (Macon Blair). From the perspective of different family members, the simulation is constructed from the "brain data" of Raymond, his wife Katherine (Lindsay Burdge), and their young son Benjamin (Tyler Crumley). Together, they move through their home, discover their secrets and collect the evidence that they need to repair their lives.
Reception
While the game received positive reviews, both Charlie Hall writing for Polygon and Alessandro Barbosa writing for GameSpot noted that the game's themes, centered around domestic violence, made for a disturbing, uncomfortable experience. They also both criticised the bleak, unsatisfying ending.
Transference was nominated for "Best VR Game" at the Golden Joystick Awards, and for "Immersive Reality Game of the Year" at the 22nd Annual D.I.C.E. Awards.
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