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# Playlist 5/21: Talking swords, waking dreams, and time travel.
- URL: https://www.killscreen.com/playlist-521-talking-swords-waking-dreams-and-time-travel/
- Published: 2014-05-21T17:11:05.000Z
- Updated: 2015-11-17T16:37:39.000Z
- Description: Videogames on videogames.
- Author: Kill Screen Staff
- Tags: News, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-07-26 09:39

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## TRANSISTOR ([PC, PS4](http://supergiantgames.com/index.php/transistor/?ref=killscreen.com))

### BY SUPERGIANT GAMES

From the creators of *Bastion* comes *Transistor*, and, like that game, this is a sexily voiced action-RPG. You play as Red, who finds herself fighting against a city of hostiles using the all powerful, time freezing sword called—you guessed it—the Transistor. As a voiceless protagonist listening to the advice of a disembodied voice, you develop a touchingly symbiotic relationship to your narrator. Your job is to kick butt. His is to make you sound epic.

**Perfect for**: Strong-but-silent types, alternative sci-fi lovers, ARPG fans

**Playtime**: Six to eight hours. And then there’s new game plus.

## GLITCHHIKERS ([PC, MAC](http://glitchhikers.com/download/?ref=killscreen.com))

### BY SILVERSTRING MEDIA

Imagine it’s 2, maybe 3 in the morning. You’ve just come back home from a party to an empty apartment. You’re not quite ready to sleep, but you feel quiet. Pensive. A little lonely. This is the exact right time to play *Glitchhikers*. Take a night drive through pastel mountains, muse on life’s oddities with hitchhikers, and, most of all, just cruise. Take a long blink and let the original soundtrack wash over you. Embrace the monument to sleep-deprived introspection that is *Glitchhikers*.

**Perfect for**: Dreamy sorts, anybody who enjoys driving at night, insomniacs

**Playtime**: 15 minutes

## SUPER TIME FORCE ([XBOX 360, XBOX ONE](http://supertimeforce.com/buy-it/?ref=killscreen.com))

### BY CAPYBARA GAMES

Initially born from the fiery tempest of game jam, *Super Time Force* is the time-traveling cousin of *Contra* that doesn’t take itself too seriously. How not-seriously? Enough that the game encourages you to die, rewind time, and fight alongside your former life in order to double down on your bullet-spewing ability. Useful for taking down a boss or just spewing glowing future bullets.

**Perfect for**: *Contra*/*BroForce*/*Metal Slug* lovers, Doctors with police boxes

**Playtime**: A few hours…but time travel makes things weird