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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).

The Talos Principle is a puzzle, philosophical and first-person game developed by Croteam and published by Croteam and Devolver Digital.
Released on December 11th 2014 is available on Windows, MacOS and Linux in 13 languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese and Czech.

It has received 31,861 reviews of which 30,399 were positive and 1,462 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.3 out of 10. 😍

The game is currently priced at 28.99€ on Steam, but you can find it for less on Gamivo.

The Steam community has classified The Talos Principle into these genres:

Puzzle Philosophical First-Person Sci-fi Atmospheric Story Rich Singleplayer Great Soundtrack Robots Exploration Adventure Indie Multiple Endings Difficult Mystery Post-apocalyptic Action Simulation Science Artificial Intelligence

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System requirements

These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.

Windows

OS *: Windows 7
Processor: Dual-core 2.0 GHz
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Graphics: DirectX 11 class GPU with 1GB VRAM (nVidia GeForce 480 GTX, AMD Radeon HD 5870)
DirectX: Version 9.0c
Storage: 5 GB available space

MacOS

OS: OSX version Lion 10.7
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo 2.2 GHz
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Graphics: nVidia GeForce GT 9600M/320M 512MB VRAM, AMD Radeon HD 4670 512MB VRAM (Intel integrated GPUs are not supported!)
Storage: 5 GB available space
Additional Notes: OSX 10.5.8 and 10.6.3 can run the legacy version of the game, but it is no longer being updated.

Linux

OS: Ubuntu 14.04
Processor: Dual-core 2.2 GHz
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Graphics: nVidia GeForce 8600/9600GT 512MB VRAM, ATI/AMD Radeon HD2600/3600 512MB VRAM
Storage: 5 GB available space

User reviews & Ratings

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Dec. 2025

i recommend it to all my friends all the time as a life changing experience but so far only one person actually went through with it. i've been doing it for like six years at this point. so i'm telling it to you reader - stop reading the reviews and just buy it. it's basically free at this point. and then play the second part too and appreciate how far the devs have came with the level design.

Oct. 2025

---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☑ Beautiful ☐ Good ☐ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☑ Very good ☐ Good ☐ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just don't ---{ Audio }--- ☑ Eargasm ☐ Very good ☐ Good ☐ Not too bad ☐ Bad ☐ I'm now deaf ---{ Audience }--- ☐ Kids ☑ Teens ☑ Adults ☐ Grandma ---{ PC Requirements }--- ☐ Check if you can run paint ☐ Potato ☑ Decent ☐ Fast ☐ Rich boi ☐ Ask NASA if they have a spare computer ---{ Game Size }--- ☐ Floppy Disk ☐ Old Fashioned ☑ Workable ☐ Big ☐ Will eat 15% of your 1TB hard drive ☐ You will want an entire hard drive to hold it ☐ You will need to invest in a black hole to hold all the data ---{ Difficulty }--- ☐ Just press 'W' ☐ Easy ☐ Easy to learn / Hard to master ☐ Significant brain usage ☑ Difficult ☐ Dark Souls ---{ Grind }--- ☐ Nothing to grind ☐ Only if u care about leaderboards/ranks ☐ Isn't necessary to progress ☑ Average grind level ☐ Too much grind ☐ You'll need a second life for grinding ---{ Story }--- ☐ No Story ☐ Some lore ☐ Average ☐ Good ☑ Lovely ☐ It'll replace your life ---{ Game Time }--- ☐ Long enough for a cup of coffee ☐ Short ☐ Average ☑ Long ☐ To infinity and beyond ---{ Price }--- ☐ It's free! ☑ Worth the price ☐ If it's on sale ☐ If u have some spare money left ☐ Not recommended ☐ You could also just burn your money ---{ Bugs }--- ☐ Never heard of ☑ Minor bugs ☐ Can get annoying ☐ ARK: Survival Evolved ☐ The game itself is a big terrarium for bugs ---{ ? / 10 }--- ☐ 1 ☐ 2 ☐ 3 ☐ 4 ☐ 5 ☐ 6 ☐ 7 ☐ 8 ☐ 9 ☑ 10

Oct. 2025

I think this is probably a game that everyone should play. I don't believe any other piece of media has ever caused me to more deeply analyze and reassess my beliefs and assumptions. I've emerged from this game with a fresh perspective. A week later, I am still thinking about this experience, and feel compelled to write this review.

May 2025

For over half a decade The Talos Principle sat in my library unplayed. A cult classic I knew I should play but never did, until recently. I won't dive deep into spoilers because it's best played blindly. It is a puzzle game with a thought provoking story and world to back it up. Puzzles are in theory simple but in practice complex, the game has a strict toolbox of items yet constantly pushes you to creatively break the rules. While most puzzles are excellent it is the incredible story and world that will stick with you after you finish this game. The Talos Principle is gaming’s best kept secret and this is your sign to finally play it!

Feb. 2025

from puzzles easy enough to insult your intellect, to puzzles hard enough, you feel embarassed to feel that dumb. great game. can't wait to play the sequel to feel like an idiot, like a genius, like an idiot and like a genius again, in the same rythm you took to read this.

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Frequently Asked Questions

The Talos Principle is currently priced at 28.99€ on Steam.

The Talos Principle is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 28.99€ on Steam.

The Talos Principle received 30,399 positive votes out of a total of 31,861 achieving an impressive rating of 9.34.

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The Talos Principle was developed by Croteam and published by Croteam and Devolver Digital.

The Talos Principle is playable and fully supported on Windows.

The Talos Principle is playable and fully supported on MacOS.

The Talos Principle is playable and fully supported on Linux.

The Talos Principle is a single-player game.

There are 4 DLCs available for The Talos Principle. Explore additional content available for The Talos Principle on Steam.

The Talos Principle is fully integrated with Steam Workshop. Visit Steam Workshop.

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The Talos Principle is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.

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