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Transpose
Transpose is a dreamlike and gravity-defying time manipulation puzzle game in VR. It challenges players to solve increasingly complex physics puzzles as they explore an extraordinarily surreal world.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-26.
“Let me start by saying that this game is as fun as it looks. The concept is simplistic, yes, but sometimes a simple core mechanic is all it takes to make a game good. Transpose by developer Secret Location pays homage to the classic puzzle games of the early internet, but this…”
— a player, Steam review · 7 hrs played“2 Minute Video Review → https://youtu.be/hCxB4MiW3eA Transpose is a mind-bending game which records your actions so you can use looped duplicates of yourself to solve puzzles. The goal is to get special cubes into their bases, but of course the execution is much trickier than it…”
— a player, Steam review · 22 hrs played“This game and The Talos Principle VR were the most fun I've had with puzzles since Portal + Portal 2. I don't know which game was harder between this and The Talos Principle VR. Both were very challenging. Transpose deals more with time and recording yourself up to 8 times to…”
— a player, Steam review · 12 hrs playedAchievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-26.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Transpose: Retiring Game
Hello Community Members, Today we’re announcing that we are sunsetting support for Transpose and it will no longer be available to purchase after May 2023. We thank you for your understanding, and app
"SPATIAL PUZZLES PERFECT FOR AN ARMY OF ONE." ~ Road to VR
Transpose is a dreamlike and gravity-defying time manipulation puzzle game in VR. It challenges you to solve increasingly complex physics puzzles as you explore a surreal world. 30+ Levels ːsteamhappy
"SPATIAL PUZZLES PERFECT FOR AN ARMY OF ONE." ~ Road to VR
Transpose is a dreamlike and gravity-defying time manipulation puzzle game in VR. It challenges you to solve increasingly complex physics puzzles as you explore a surreal world. 30+ Levels ːsteamhappy
"SPATIAL PUZZLES PERFECT FOR AN ARMY OF ONE." ~ Road to VR
Transpose is a dreamlike and gravity-defying time manipulation puzzle game in VR. It challenges you to solve increasingly complex physics puzzles as you explore a surreal world. 30+ Levels ːsteamhappy
"SPATIAL PUZZLES PERFECT FOR AN ARMY OF ONE." ~ Road to VR
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-26.
| Genres | Action, Casual |
| Player tags | VR · Puzzle-Platformer · Puzzle · Time Manipulation · Exploration · Surreal · Physics · Time Management · Relaxing · Strategy · Casual · First-Person (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Tracked Controller Support · VR Only · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * , French * , Italian * , German * , Spanish - Spain * , Japanese * , Korean * , Portuguese - Portugal * , Simplified Chinese * * |
| Achievements | 13 |
| Official site | https://secretlocation.com/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS: Windows 10 or newer Processor: Intel i3-6100 / AMD Ryzen 3 1200, FX4350 or greater Memory: 5 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 1050 Ti / AMD Radeon RX 470 or greater Network: Broadband Internet connection VR Support: SteamVR