There are very few IPs and toys known as well as Transformers and many nostalgic fans will be excited when Transformers Reactivate comes along. We haven’t been blessed with a new Transformers game since 2020’s turn-based Transformers Battlegrounds, so as you can imagine, there is quite an appetite for Reactivate.
In Transformers Reactivate, the Earth has already been taken over. With humanity on the brink of extinction, and absolute destruction happening globally, the only chance for the Earth to be saved is with the Autobots. It sounds like an exciting premise, and it’d be great to see a Transformers game land on our best PS5 games and best Xbox games lists when it finally comes out. Here’s everything we know about it so far.
Transformers Reactivate developer
The Transformers Reactivate developer is Splash Damage, a studio with a history of creating or co-developing excellent multiplayer games and modes. Splash Damage assisted on the multiplayer offerings in Gears 4 and 5, Doom 3, and Batman Arkham Origins, and also fully-developed parkour FPS game Brink.
Most recently, Splash Damage actually made the single-player, turn-based strategy game Gears Tactics. However, with Transformers Reactivate, the studio is definitely going back to its multiplayer heritage.
In 2022, Splash Damage acquired FPS game studio Bulkhead, and it has confirmed that some of the developers from that team are also working on Transformers Reactivate.
Transformers Reactivate gameplay details
While we haven’t seen any gameplay footage of Transformers Reactivate just yet, Splash Damage has confirmed that the game is a 1-4 player online action game, created to be a cooperative experience.
The game will also let you play as some of the most iconic characters from the Transformers franchise. Splash Damage says that each character will feel “unique, weighty, and powerful, seamlessly converting between vehicle and bot form as they battle The Legion; the greatest threat the Autobots have ever faced.”
It was also revealed in December 2023 that the game would be shifting over to Unreal Engine 5. As a result of this big switch, it’s likely that the game is still a fair way off being ready to release anytime soon. The announcement post did however say that more “exciting reveals and epic developments” would be shared in 2024.
Transformers Reactivate platforms
All we know so far is that Transformers Reactivate will launch on “PC and consoles”. What consoles, exactly, hasn’t been specified. Given how deep into this console generation we are, we highly doubt that Reactivate will come to any last-gen consoles.
OK Autobots, it’s time to stand down for now until we learn more about the Transformers Reactivate. If you need something to play until we find out more about the game, check out the best PS5 co-op games or the best Xbox co-op games to keep you occupied.