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The Talos Principle

95% positive of 29,283 Steam reviews

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To finish
11 h
To 100%
42 h
Released
2014
Steam Deck
Playable
Platforms
Steam, Epic, Xbox / PC Game Pass, PlayStation

Made by Croteam. Published by Devolver Digital, Croteam.

About the game

The Talos Principle is a first-person puzzle game in the tradition of philosophical science fiction. Made by Croteam and written by Tom Jubert (FTL, The Swapper) and Jonas Kyratzes (The Sea Will Claim Everything).

Tagged by players

  • Philosophical
  • Puzzle
  • Robots
  • Sci-fi
  • First-Person
  • Story Rich
  • Atmospheric
  • Exploration
  • Difficult
  • Post-apocalyptic
  • Multiple Endings
  • Mystery

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What players say

  • Recommended
    It's like the portal games, but you don't feel like as much of an idiot when you watch a youtube tutorial for some of the puzzles. Also it's relevant to this day.

    21 h played when written. 22 found it helpful.

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  • Recommended
    This might be the most personally impactful game I have played to date. I don't mean that it was life-changing right there in the moment while playing it for the first or second time, after reaching the first ending and feeling let down, or upon returning to fully complete it over a decade later. Rather, over all that time it functioned as a catalyst for me to discover and consider questions that I've spent years…

    46 h played when written. 10 found it helpful.

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  • Not recommended
    I'm not saying this game is bad, but imo it is not a good game either. It's kinda mid, passable. If you like puzzles or want to challenge yourself in a new way you can try it, but if someone told you this is the stuff, and you definitely should play it - that's a lie. 3d puzzles might have been a novelty 12 years ago(not really), but here they are very repetitive and clunky 'smart' controls on top aren't helping.…

    45 h played when written. 4 found it helpful.

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