List of Transformers video games
This is a list of video games based on the Transformers television series and movies, or featuring any of the characters.
Transformers games have been released for the Sinclair Spectrum, Commodore 64, Family Computer, Family Computer Disk System, Microsoft Windows, Mac OS, PlayStation, Game Boy Color, Nintendo 64, PlayStation 2, Mobile, iOS, Android, webOS, BlackBerry OS, and Virtual Console. Hasbro sold the digital gaming rights various properties, including My Little Pony, Magic: The Gathering, Tonka, Playskool, and The Transformers, to Infogrames for $100 million USD in 2000, and then it bought back the rights for $65 million USD in June 2005.[1]
Titles
Based on The Transformers
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Original release dates: 1985 |
Release years by system: 1985 - Sinclair Spectrum, Commodore 64 |
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Original release dates: 1986 |
Release years by system: 1986 - Commodore 64 |
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Release years by system: 1986 - Famicom 2008 - Virtual Console |
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Release years by system: 1987 - Famicom Disk System |
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Release years by system: 2003 - PlayStation 2 |
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Original release dates: November 12, 2008 |
Release years by system: 2008 - Mobile phone 2010 - iOS |
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Original release dates: October 6, 2015 |
Release years by system: 2015 - Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One |
Based on Beast Wars: Transformers
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Release years by system: 1997 - PlayStation 1998 - PC, Mac |
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Kettō Transformers Beast Wars: Beast Senshi Saikyō Ketteisen Original release dates:
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Release years by system: 1999 - Game Boy Color |
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Release years by system: 1999 - PlayStation, Nintendo 64 |
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Games based on the film series
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Release years by system: 2007 - PlayStation 2, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Microsoft Windows, Wii |
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Transformers Autobots Transformers Decepticons Original release dates:
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Release years by system: 2007 - Nintendo DS |
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Transformers: The Game Original release dates:
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Release years by system: 2007 - Mobile phone |
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Release years by system: 2009 - Windows, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Wii, Xbox 360 |
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Transformers Revenge of the Fallen: Autobots Transformers Revenge of the Fallen: Decepticons Original release dates:
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Release years by system: 2009 - Nintendo DS |
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Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Original release dates:
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Release years by system: 2009 - Mobile phone |
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Release years by system: 2011 - PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 |
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Transformers Dark of the Moon: Autobots Transformers Dark of the Moon: Decepticons Original release dates: |
Release years by system: 2011 - Nintendo DS |
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Transformers Dark of the Moon: Stealth Force Edition Original release dates: |
Release years by system: 2011 - Nintendo 3DS and Wii |
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Transformers: Dark of the Moon Original release dates: |
Release years by system: 2011 - iOS (iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad) |
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Transformers: Dark of the Moon Original release dates: |
Release years by system: 2011 - Mobile phone |
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Release years by system: 2013 - Arcade |
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Games based on Transformers: Animated
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Original release dates: [11] |
Release years by system: 2008 - Nintendo DS |
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Developed by A2M, published by Activision | |
Transformers Animated: The Chase Original release date:
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Release years by system: 2010 - Arcade |
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Transformers Animated: The Shooting Original release date:
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Release years by system: 2010 - Arcade |
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Games based on Transformers: Prime
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Release years by system: 2012 - Nintendo DS, Nintendo 3DS, Wii, Wii U |
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Transformers Universe Proposed release date: 2013 |
Proposed system release: 2014 - Microsoft Windows |
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War for Cybertron series
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Original release dates: [11] |
Release years by system: 2010 - Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 |
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Release years by system: 2010 - Wii |
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Release years by system: 2010 - Nintendo DS |
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Release years by system: 2012 - Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PlayStation 4 |
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Release years by system: 2014 - Microsoft Windows, Nintendo 3DS, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Wii U, Xbox 360, Xbox One |
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Other games
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Transformers Cancellation date: 1995 |
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This game was originally planned to be released for the SNES and utilize the Super FX chip. In 1994 Takara announced that this version was cancelled, and that the game would be released in 1995 for the Nintendo 64 (then intended for a 1995 launch), either the Sega 32X or Sega Saturn, and possibly the PlayStation.[20] | |
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Release years by system: 2003 - GameCube, PlayStation 2 |
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Release years by system: 2004 - PlayStation 2 |
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Release years by system: 2014 - iOS, Android |
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Transformers: Earth Wars Original release date:
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Release years by system: 2016 - iOS, Android |
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Transformers: Battlegrounds Original release date: October 23, 2020 |
Release years by system: 2020 - Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One 2021 - Google Stadia |
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Transformers: Forged to Fight Original release date(s): April 17, 2017 |
Release years by system: 2017 - iOS, Android |
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Transformers Online Cancellation date: 2020 |
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A massively multiplayer online game which was under development by Netdragon. Beta testing started in August 2011 and the game launched in March 2012. The game appeared to have been abandoned as of 2012, but the game started development again in 2017. This time it is being developed by a new company, Certain Affinity which is linked to the development of the games Call of Duty, Left 4 Dead and Halo.[23][24][25] The game shut down once again on February 13, 2020.[26] Although recently it has been confirmed that the game is still under development by Certain Affinity. But this time the name was changed to Transformers Rise.[27] | |
Transformers: Heavy Metal Cancellation date: 2022 |
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A location-based augmented reality game developed by Niantic and Very Very Spaceship.[28] Development of the game was cancelled in June 2022.[29] | |
Transformers: Reactivate Original release date(s): 2023 |
Release years by system: TBA - Microsoft Windows, consoles |
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An online action video game developed by Splash Damage. A closed beta is planned for 2023, though no release date for the full game has been announced.[30] | |
Transformers: The Universes Beyond Bundle Original release date(s): |
Release years by system: 2022 - Magic: The Gathering Online |
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A card bundle containing 15 double-faced cards, featuring characters from Transformers. The cards are "legal" in Magic: The Gathering's Legacy, Vintage, and Commander formats. | |
Transformers: Earthspark — Expedition Original release date: October 13, 2023 |
Release years by system: 2023 - Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S |
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