The Talos Principle
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).
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About This Game
The Talos Principle is a action/adventure game designed for single-player, developed by Croteam and released in 2014. With an estimated 1.2 million copies sold, it is considered a major commercial success on Steam. With 32.6k reviews on Steam, it stands as one of the more actively reviewed titles on Steam. Community ratings across Steam average 95.4/100 — a exceptional reception overall. According to player data, the main story takes around 15.1 hours, with side content bringing that to 22.05 hours, and a completionist run can reach 30.74 hours. The game has 4 DLCs available, expanding the base experience with additional content. Players commonly describe it as Puzzle, Philosophical, First-Person, Sci-fi and Story Rich.
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User Reviews
95.4
Overall Score / 100
9.5/10
Steam (32606 rev)
Playtime Estimates
15.1h
🎯 Main Story
22.05h
⭐ Main + Sides
30.74h
💯 Completionist
Based on 51 player submissions
DLCs (4)
The Talos Principle: Road To Gehenna
$14.99
The Talos Principle: Soundtrack
$4.99
The Talos Principle: Bonus Content
$4.99
The Talos Principle: Serious DLC
$2.99
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Game Information
Release Date
December 11, 2014
Developer
Croteam
Publisher
Devolver Digital, Croteam
Platforms
Windows, Mac, Linux
Controller
Full Support
Price
$29.99
Analytics & Metrics
Copies Sold (VISE)
1.2M
(955.7K - 1.4M) VRI ScoreLearning
89.4
Early data shows positive opinions outweighing the negative.
VRI (Vorythic Recommendation Index) a single number indicating whether the game is worth your time. Built from game data, putting real players' opinions above progressive 'critics'.
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Genres & Categories
Genres
Action
Adventure
Indie
Categories
Single-player
Steam Achievements
Full controller support
Steam Trading Cards
Steam Workshop
Steam Cloud
Includes level editor
Remote Play on TV
Family Sharing
Tags
Puzzle
Philosophical
First-Person
Sci-fi
Story Rich
Atmospheric
Singleplayer
Great Soundtrack
Robots
Adventure
Exploration
Indie
Multiple Endings
Difficult
Mystery
Post-apocalyptic
Action
Simulation
Science
Artificial Intelligence
Supported Languages
With Full Audio
English
French
Italian
German
Spanish - Spain
Russian
Japanese
Korean
Polish
Portuguese - Brazil
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Text Only
Czech
System Requirements
🪟 Windows
🍎 Mac
🐧 Linux
Minimum
Recommended
Minimum:
- 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
Recommended:
- OS *: Windows 7 64-bit
- Processor: Quad-core 3.0 GHz
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: AMD RX 480 or NVIDIA GTX 970
- DirectX: Version 9.0c
- Storage: 8 GB available space
Minimum:
- 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.
Recommended:
- OS: OSX version Lion 10.7
- Processor: Intel Quad Code 3.2 GHz
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: nVidia GeForce 480 GTX 1GB VRAM, AMD Radeon HD 5870 1GB VRAM (Intel integrated GPUs are not supported!)
- Storage: 8 GB available space
Minimum:
- 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
Recommended:
- OS: Ubuntu 14.04
- Processor: Quad-core 3.2 GHz
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: nVidia GeForce 480 GTX 1GB VRAM, ATI/AMD Radeon HD 5870 1GB VRAM
- Storage: 8 GB available space
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