Transference

COGConnectedFelix Wong

90/100

Developed by Ubisoft Montreal in partnership with Elijah Wood and his production company, SpectreVision, Transference is sure to receive massive attention on those names alone. And it doesn’t just make for great marketing – the power of such a collaboration is evident in every moment. Most notable is the seamless integration of live action footage with tight, atmospheric gameplay, which works to elevate the experience to new heights. By blurring the line between film and game, Transference leaves a lasting impression, one that may haunt you long after.

TechRaptorSamuel Guglielmo

8.5/10

Transference combines a fantastic story with great acting and smart puzzles for an experience that manages to really stand out from the crowd.

GameSpotAlessandro Barbosa

7/10

Glitch in the system.

Push SquareLiam Croft

7/10

Transference is one of those games that’s best experienced knowing as little about what awaits you as possible. As such, we intend to remain as vague as possible when it comes to discussing narrative threads and consequences, while still giving you a good idea of how the experience adds up as a whole. Although, with The Lord of the Rings’ Elijah Wood contributing his talents in an artistic director role, what else do you really need to know?

TwinfiniteTom Hopkins

As Resident Evil 7 proved not long after the launch of PlayStation VR, narrative focused horror makes for some of the most compelling virtual reality experiences around. Transference, the new game from movie production company Spectrevision, and Ubisoft, is described as a psychological thriller, but it’s without a doubt in the same, terror-filled genre as Capcom’s game and, while there are some issues along the way, it proves that there’s a huge amount of potential for the developer’s short, narrative driven horror games.

WCCFtechFrancesco De Meo

6.7/10

Narrative-driven games have been around for quite some time now, giving players some involving experiences with titles like Gone Home and many others. The market, however, feels a bit saturated at the moment, with too many titles offering a gameplay experience that differs very little from other titles. Transference, by Elijah Wood's SpectreVision, is sadly among them, despite managing to stand out a bit thanks to its presentation and puzzles.

Xbox AchievementsDean Abdou

65/100

While Transference offers something unique in how it utilises sound, throwing in the mechanic of switching between alternate realities for puzzle solving, it sadly falls flat in its narrative and doesn't offer much to encourage you to come back and explore.

VideogamerColm Ahern

6/10

The challenge of Transference's puzzles tapers off, and there's little subtlety when it comes to certain themes, but great use of some grim audio make this a decent little horror game.

TheSixthAxisStefan L

6/10

Transference’s inventively spins its story of obsession and broken families into a game that’s all about perception and twisted realities. It’s not entirely successful, failing to confront the topics it raises and failing to live up to its Hollywood billing and origins, but it’s still deeply atmospheric as you flick between realities, solve puzzles and figure out the lengths to which Raymond Hayes would truly go.

Metro GameCentralGameCentral

5/10

A mildly spooky walking simulator whose plot, acting, and puzzles fails to benefit from its Hollywood connections and is even more disappointing without VR.

DualShockersGrant Huff

Unscored

Transference will definitely creep you out a bit. Especially while playing in virtual reality and some headphones. Other than that though, 25 bucks is an extreme asking price for something so short and an overall mediocre and repetitive experience.

Checkpoint GamingNat Patterson

Unscored

A family. Digital monsters. Deleted memories. These are the key ingredients to the new psychological sci-fi horror title Transference, a joint venture between Ubisoft Montreal and Elijah Wood’s company SpectreVision. The game is designed and available across most VR platforms, but is also playable on regular old PS4/Xbox One/PC as well. I played through on PS4, and can confidently say that this review would not have been completed if I had played in VR. {2 sp00ky 4 m3}