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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).
Review95.41%  30149  1452
GenresAction, Adventure, Indie
DeveloperCroteam
PublisherDevolver Digital, Croteam
DemoNot available
Category
  • Single-player
  • Steam Achievements
  • Full controller support
  • Steam Trading Cards
  • Steam Workshop
  • Steam Cloud
  • Includes level editor
  • Remote Play on TV
  • Family Sharing
Release dateDec 11, 2014
Supported OSWindowsmacOSLinux
Steam Deck Compatibility
Playable

This game sometimes shows mouse, keyboard, or non-Steam-Deck controller icons

Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard

All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration

In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck

This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck

LanguagesEnglish*, French*, Italian*, German*, Spanish - Spain*, Russian*, Japanese*, Korean*, Polish*, Portuguese - Brazil*, Simplified Chinese*, Traditional Chinese*, Czech
*languages with full audio support
Age ratings
4 age ratings found
  • 12 by USK
  • T by ESRB for Mild Language, Mild Sexual Themes, Mild Violence
  • 10 by DEJUS for Violência
  • 12 by STEAM_GERMANY for Gewalt
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    Game tags
    Puzzle1031Philosophical604First-Person537Sci-fi516Atmospheric490Story Rich486Singleplayer473Great Soundtrack346Robots333Exploration279Adventure278Indie205Multiple Endings164Difficult162Mystery141Post-apocalyptic123Action111Simulation82Science44Artificial Intelligence34

    Last update: 2025-05-03 (General data), 2025-05-03 (Steam Deck compat.), 2025-03-23 (Review data)

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