- Released
Dec 11, 2014
4,357 days ago- Platforms
- PC
- Switch
- PS4
- Xbox One
- Mac
- +3
Release dates
North America dates- Dec 10, 20192,532 days ago
- Switch
- Sep 4, 20182,994 days ago
- Xbox One
- Aug 31, 20182,998 days ago
- Xbox One
- Oct 11, 20173,322 days ago
- iOS
- Oct 13, 20154,051 days ago
- PS4
- May 28, 20154,189 days ago
- Android
- Dec 11, 20144,357 days ago
- PC
- Mac
- Linux
About
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).
Trailers
Screenshots
How long to beat
HowLongToBeat ↗ · 1,551 players- Main story
- 16 h
- Main + extras
- 21 h
- Completionist
- 29 h
OpenCritic87/10089% recommend · Mighty59 critic reviewsSteam95%Overwhelmingly Positive · 32,210 reviews
Critics (IGDB)87/10012 reviews
IGDB players87/100488 ratings
Game info
- Released
- 2014 · see every game from that year
- Modes
- Single player
- Perspective
- First person · Third person
- Engine
- Serious Engine 4
Editions, DLC & expansions
Editions & bundles 1
Other versions
Studios
Characters
Age ratings
- ESRBTMild Language, Mild Sexual Themes, Mild Violence
- PEGI7Violence
- USK12No content descriptors
- GRACALLViolence
- CLASS IND10Conteúdo Sexual (Sexual Content), Linguagem Imprópria (Inappropriate Language)
- ACBPGNo content descriptors
Languages
13 languagesChinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Czech, English, French, German and 7 more
| Language | Audio | Subtitles | Interface |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chinese (Simplified)简体中文 | |||
| Chinese (Traditional)繁體中文 | |||
| Czechčeština | – | ||
| EnglishEnglish (US) | |||
| FrenchFrançais | |||
| GermanDeutsch | |||
| ItalianItaliano | |||
| Japanese日本語 | |||
| Korean한국어 | |||
| PolishPolski | |||
| Portuguese (Brazil)Português (Brasil) | |||
| RussianРусский | |||
| Spanish (Spain)Español (España) |
Themes & tags
- Action
- Science fiction
- apocalypse
- artificial intelligence
- ascii
- audio logs
- been here before
- behind the waterfall
- betrayal
- bird
- blocks
- breaking the fourth wall
- cat
- checkpoints
48 more tags
- clone
- collectibles
- color separation
- context sensitive
- dancing
- darkness
- developer cameo
- dialogue trees
- digital distribution
- downloadable content
- dream sequence
- easter egg
- easy
- explosion
- fake glitch
- first-person platforming
- floating island
- game reference
- heroic sacrifice
- hostile a.i.
- in-game anti-piracy effects
- internet culture reference
- minigames
- moral decisions
- motion blur
- movie reference
- multiple endings
- non-player character
- pax prime 2014
- pets
- philosophy
- polygonal 3d
- pop culture reference
- real time game clock
- religion
- respawn justification
- robot protagonist
- robots
- secret area
- self-referential humor
- sequence breaking
- sheep
- single-player only
- sleeping
- snow
- sprinting mechanics
- steam
- steam achievements
Story & names
As if awakening from a deep sleep, you find yourself in a strange, contradictory world of ancient ruins and advanced technology. Tasked by your creator with solving a series of increasingly complex puzzles, you must decide whether to have faith, or to ask the difficult questions: Who are you? What is your purpose And what are you going to do about it?
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Also known as
- Talos PrincipleAbbreviation
- Talos.exeWindows Executable
Release dates by region
The Talos Principle series
All 5 games
This gameThe Talos Principle2014
The Talos Principle II2023
The Talos Principle: Reawakened2025 · Remake
The Talos Principle III2027
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Where to find it
Data from IGDB and Steam. Critic scores from OpenCritic. Dates shown for North America, in your local time zone.