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The Talos Principle

by Croteam

Released Dec 11, 2014
$29.99
11 h to beat
Android
iOS
Linux
Mac
Nintendo Switch
PC (Microsoft Windows)
PlayStation 4
Xbox One

95%positive reviews

31,637 positive1,567 negative

What players say

Pros

Clever puzzles and philosophical themes
Strong narration and a Portal-like feel

Cons

Puzzles become tedious in the second half
Story and puzzles feel overpriced for some players

Mixed

Some find it a deeply emotional game, others find it tiring

Media

Trailer (YouTube)

Teaser (YouTube)

Trailer (YouTube)

System requirements

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

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The Talos Principle is a philosophical first-person puzzle game from Croteam, the creators of the legendary Serious Sam series, written by Tom Jubert (FTL, The Swapper) and Jonas Kyratzes (The Sea Will Claim Everything).

As if awakening from a deep sleep, you find yourself in a strange…

Ratings

87IGDB players476 ratings
87Critics12 reviews
87Overall488 scores

Time to beat

10.8 hStory onlyto the credits
20 hStory and extraswith side content
42.3 hCompletionist100%

Languages

Language	Interface	Full audio	Subtitles
Chinese (Simplified)
Chinese (Traditional)
English
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Polish
Portuguese (Brazil)
Russian
Spanish (Spain)
Czech

Links

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