Transformers could return via a new game

After a decade without a new Transformers experience, and no, the cancellation of Transformers: Battlegrounds doesn't count, there's nothing more a Transformers fan wants to hear than word of a new title.

Because, when it comes to the franchise, there's no shortage of toys and collectibles or comics, but the only thing it's missing is a new video game, especially after Reactivate was unceremoniously canceled.

Well, it looks like hope is back on the menu.

As first spotted on Reddit via YouTube content creator RoboGamerHD, a new Transformers game is reportedly in development and “secret” invites are being sent out to players to test drive the game. The full reveal is seemingly imminent as pre-registrations are reportedly set for July 2026.

And if that wasn't enough, the game will be focused on G1.

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As we're fast approaching Summer Game Fest territory, things could be revealed soon. At the same time, it is probably best if everything is taken with a big margin.

Transformers fans have been waiting for something

Interestingly, nearly two years ago Microsoft was rumored to be working on not one, but two Transformers titles. At the time, Reactivate had already been announced, so it gave fans hope that there would be more projects.

Reactivate was canceled and the only title discussed was a spin-off similar to Vampire Survivors.

Flash forward to today and we're no closer to a new Transformers title than we were two years ago. In fact, Transformers fans learned a year ago that another title that would feature a hybrid style between the G1 and Michael Bay live-action films was canceled.

Meanwhile, the nostalgia for the classic titles War for Cybertron and Fall of Cybertron has not yet left gamers' minds. The games are seemingly more popular than ever thanks to a backwards compatibility wishlist fan website that Xbox itself directed fans to.

In fact, six of the Top 10 games on the wishlist are all Transformers titles, with gamers having high hopes that Microsoft's ownership of Activision could lead to their inclusion again, or at least being added to the Backwards Compatible program.

Both Cybertron titles, plus Devastation, Dark of the Moon, Revenge of the Fallen, and the first movie tie-in game are in this Top 10, showing how many gamers want something related to the franchise. It remains to be seen if their wish will come true after this rumor.