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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 31,726 reviews of which 30,269 were positive and 1,457 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 4.13€ on Instant Gaming.


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System requirements

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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  • Additional Notes: OSX 10.5.8 and 10.6.3 can run the legacy version of the game, but it is no longer being updated.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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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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Dec. 2024
The story is great. The majority of the puzzles are really fun to work. Sometimes just shutting the game down and sleeping on it will genuinely help you solve some of the trickier ones. Some puzzles however. Are quite literally the spawn of Lucifer and deserve no place in this world for others to suffer through. 10/10. - Turned my hair grey from frustration and had some really nice scenery.
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Oct. 2024
the puzzles are engaging and not frustrating. I was interested the entire playthrough. The story is good with philosophical themes. Overall, a very good game. I'll definitely be getting the sequel.
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Aug. 2024
if you like puzzle games (like Portal) & you like a good story, this game is a must-play. it deserves every high rating it got. only one downside; if you're like me & some games gives you motion sickness, this game is definitely going to hit you with it. luckily, it has motion sickness options in the menu. lol these are the settings that worked for me, mouse sensitivity: 0.21 field of view: 120.00 (max it out, basically) view bobbing: unchecked preferred view: behind player player speed: slow hope that helps. happy gaming. :)
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June 2024
bought this game because it looked like a fun puzzle game (which it is), but it left me with an existential crisis and my faith in Christianity shatter. 10/10 would recommend
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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 30,269 positive votes out of a total of 31,726 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.

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The Talos Principle supports Remote Play on TV. Discover more about Steam Remote Play.

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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The Talos Principle
9.3
30,269
1,457
Game modes
Features
Online players
84
Developer
Croteam
Publisher
Croteam, Devolver Digital
Release 11 Dec 2014
Platforms
Remote Play
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