Transformers Games

Transformer Games

RETRO / OLD TITLES

(Before the 2000’s, that are standalone stories)

The Transformers (1985): 

This is the first Transformers game ever, only one year after the Transformers were created and was developed by Denton Designs. It was about you finding parts for the Energon cube. There are five Autobots you could play as: Optimus Prime, Hound, Jazz, Mirage, and Bumblebee. It is a score-based game in which you have to collect all the cube parts for a score.

Transformers: Battle to Save the Earth (1986): 

This is a strategy game in which you look for flashing red locations and was developed by Activision. When you see one, you attack with your team of eight Autobots (Bumblebee, Hot Rod / Rodimus Prime, Hound, Cliffjumper, Pipes, Kup, and Blur). All the Autobots have energy; if it gets too low, they have to go back to base to replenish it.

The Transformers: Mystery of the Convoy (1986): 

This game is a side-scrolling shooter, known for its one-shot kill, and was developed by the studio ISCO. The story is Ultra Magnis investigating Optimus Prime's death. You have to collect notes to find out who killed him. A fun fact is that they misspelled convoy, as “comvoy” on the game container.

The Transformers: The Headmasters (1987): 

This side-scrolling action game was released only in Japan and was made by Takara. This was a sequel to the Mystery of the Convoy. There are five characters: Chromedome, Rodimus Prime, Hardhead, Highbrow, and Brainstorm. Your goal is to find and help Autobots.

Kettou Transformers Beast Wars: Beast Senshi Saikyou Ketteisen (1999): 

This game is a Japanese-exclusive 2D fighting game for the Game Boy Color, developed by Gaibrain. It features SD-style characters, allows at-will transformation between robot and beast modes, and features Single and Team battles (similar to King of Fighters)

MOVIE GAMES

(Based on the Michael Bay films)

Transformers: The Game (2007): 

This game is a tie-in to the first of the Bay films and was developed by Traveller’s Tales. It is a third-person shooter that follows most of the movie’s plot, but with some special touches, making it unique. The key playable characters are Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, Ironhide, Ratchet, Starscream, and Barricade. The premise of the game is to find the Allspark and stop the Decepticons from enslaving humanity with it. Although the PSP version takes place in the same universe, it has its own story.

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009): 

This game was developed by Luxoflux/Beenox and is another tie-in, but to the second Transformers movie by Michael Bay. This game is a third-person shooter that follows a similar plot to the film it's based on, but also does its own twist on things. The Decepticons reemerge from hiding after the death of Megatron in the first game and attempt to revive him, while the Autobots try to find the tomb of the 12 Primes.

The game has a unique dual campaign, one for the Autobots and one for the Decepticons. The playable Autobots are Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, Ironhide, Ratchet, Breakaway, Jazz, Sideswipe, and Jetfire. The playable Decepticons are Megatron, Starscream, Longhaul, Grindor, Sideways, and Soundwave.

Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011):  

This game was developed by High Moon Studios and acts as a prequel to the Transformers Dark of the Moon film, addressing some of the plot holes in the film, like how the Decepticon Soundwave made it to Earth. Like the other games based on the films, it is a third-person shooter. The playable Autobots are Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, Ironhide, Mirage, and Sideswipe. The playable Decepticons are Megatron, Soundwave, Starscream, and Shockwave ( The Big Four 🥹). Also, this game had something called “Stealth Force”, allowing the player to use weapons in Vehicle Mode.

Transformers: Human Alliance (2013): 

This was developed by Sega and is a co-op arcade rail gun shooter; you use the rail guns on the arcade machine to aim and shoot at cars, and sometimes bosses. You do this alongside Bumblebee, Sideswipe, or Optimus Prime across five international locations. The main bosses that you fight are Starscream, Soundwave, Shockwave, Skywarp, Scorponok King, Brawler, and Megatron.

Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014): 

This game was developed by DeNA and is a 3D, level based missions, runner, mobile title. A player plays as an Autobot blasting through Decepticons and obstacles. You have the choice to engage in hand-to-hand combat with Decepticons. The available characters were Optimus, Bumblebee, Drift, and Grimlock. There was also an option to play Lockdown, the villain of the film, who is a mercenary, neither Autobot nor Decepticon. This game is also a tie-in to the films.

THE CYBERTRON GAMES

Transformers: War for Cybertron (2010): 

Widely considered the best Transformers game, developed by High Noon Studios. This game follows the events of the war before the Autobots fled to Earth. This was a 3rd person shooter with two campaigns. The first one is the Decepticons, and after you can play the Autobot campaign, this game also includes co-op and competitive online multiplayer. The playable Autobots are Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, Ironhide, Ratchet, Air Raid, Jetfire, Silverbolt, and Warpath.

The playable Decepticons are Megatron, Starscream, Barricade, Brawl, Breakdown, Skywarp, Slipstream, Soundwave, and Thundercracker. There was also DLC and online-exclusive characters for both sides.

Transformers: Cybertron Adventures (2010): 

This game is a Nintendo Wii exclusive. It is a third person on-rails shooter developed by Next Level Games. Being on-rails means you can only move (in combat) by switching from cover to cover, shooting from the safety behind it. There are two campaigns, Decepticons and Autobots. The Decepticons follow Megatrons, trying to assert dominance. The Autobot campaign follows Optimus, trying to lead his people to freedom. The playable Autobots include Bumblebee, Optimus Prime, Sideswipe, Ironhide, Air Raid, and Jetfire. The playable Decepticons are Megatron, Starscream, Soundwave, Skywarp, Barricade, and Thundercracker.

Transformers: Fall of Cybertron (2012): 

This game is another runner-up for the title, “Best Transformer Game.” Developed by High Noon Studio, it acts as a sequel to “War for Cybertron,” following up on the final, desperate days of the Autobots and Decepticons, dying in their home, Cybertron. Optimus is trying to lead an escape from Cybertron with his Autobots, while Megatron and the Decepticons intend to make sure that they don't make it out alive. This game series is one of my favorites because it is one of the only things we have about the war on Cybertron before the Autobots fled to Earth, and truly shows the effects of what their civil war has done to their home and people. This game has one campaign, unlike its predecessor, blending the stories between Decepticons and Autobots to form a beautiful game. The playable Autobots are Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, Jazz, Cliffjumper, Grimlock, and Jetfire. The playable Decepticons are Megatron, Starscream, Soundwave, Swindle, Vortex, and Bruticus. Like “War for Cybertron,” this game had competitive multiplayer which I believe had more playable characters than the campaign.

MOBILE / STAND-ALONE TITLES

Transformers G1: Awakening (2004): 

This is a turn-based tactics game focusing on the original 1984 Generation One storyline. While your query mentioned 2004, the game was officially released for mobile phones on November 12, 2008, and later ported to iOS on February 25, 2010.

Transformers Universe MOBA (2014): 

This is a third-person shooter in which you can choose between Autobot and Decepticon factions. It is a team-based fighter game. They opened the Beta on July 4, 2014, and the game shut down on January 3, 2015.

Angry Birds Transformers (2014):

This is an Angry Birds spin-off, in which you play as any Autobot, but they're mixed with Angry Birds characters (such as Red and Optimus) called Autobirds. You can upgrade your character. The main objective is defeating the pig-Decepticon hybrids, called Deceptihogs. This game is a run-and-gun type of game. 

Transformers: Devastation (2015): 

This is an action hack-and-slash game developed by PlatinumGames and published by Activision, featuring a cel-shaded, G1 art style. You can play five different characters: Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, Sideswipe, Wheeljack, and Grimlock. Your main goal is to stop Megatron from cyberforming Earth. Cel-shaded, bright, and vibrant, designed off the G1 comics/ G1 show.

Transformers: Earth Wars (2016):

This is a real-time combat strategy mobile game, where you focus on building bases, resource management, and defending the place you built, heavily inspired by Clash of Clans, made by Supercell.

Transformers: Forged to Fight (2017): 

This is a high-fidelity fighting RPG mobile game. There are six distinct bot classes (Brawler, Warrior, Scout, Tech, Demolitions, Tactician) with class advantages. This is a Mortal Kombat-style game.

Transformers: Rescue Bots: Disaster Dash (2017): 

This is an action-packed, kid-friendly, endless runner game. Players, typically aged 0-5, guide characters like Heatwave and Bumblebee through rescue missions, dodging obstacles like lava and tsunamis to defeat Dr. Morocco.

Transformers: Bumblebee Overdrive (2018): 

This is a top-down, Generation 1-inspired arcade shoot-'em-up mobile game made to coincide with the Bumblebee movie. It features high-speed driving, car chases, and robot combat to destroy Decepticon bases. You can collect coins and gems to upgrade armor and blasters.

Transformers: Battlegrounds (2020): 

This is a turn-based tactical action game. Players command Autobots like Optimus Prime and Bumblebee against Decepticons like Megatron using strategic, turn-based combat.

Transformers: Heavy Metal (2021): 

This is a 2021 location-based augmented reality (AR) mobile game, developed by Niantic and Very Very Spaceship, allowing players to fight alongside Autobots against Decepticons in the real world. It used the Lightship AR platform, featuring turn-based combat and a "Guardian Network" narrative, but was canceled in June 2022 following a soft launch in select regions. Developers are Niantic (creators of Pokémon GO) and Very Very Spaceship.

Transformers: Reactivation (Canceled 2022-2025): 

This was officially cancelled in January 2025, according to an announcement from developer Splash Damage. It was supposed to be an online 1-4 player action game, but it had a troubled development cycle that lasted from approximately 2017 to 2025.

Transformers Alliance (2022): 

This was a Japanese free-to-play augmented reality mobile game developed by Snowpipe Inc. It focused on location-based services similar to Pokémon GO, allowing players to scan real-world objects to summon and train Transformers, occupy "Space Bridges," and battle as either Cybertron or Destron factions.

Transformers Galactic Trials (2024): 

This is a real-time player-vs-player strategy game developed by Red Games Co. Originally launched as an Apple Arcade exclusive in 2021, the game transitioned to a free-to-play model and officially released on Android on November 21, 2024.

Written By: Noah Felix and the Luke Roley

Edited By: Rylee Higashi

Art By: Noah Felix