The Talos Principle

The Talos Principle

Steam Deck Playable

Croteam · Puzzle · Dec 11, 2014

Yes, worth buying.

At $29.99. It has been as low as $4.49.

95%
Overwhelmingly Positive
33k player reviews
High confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 121 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 31 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 25 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 6 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 33k player reviews · updated a day ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
66% of themes are praise17% are divided17% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
Compared to other games where participation in the narrative is optional, I found many of the log entries and files interesting and brief enough to not mind their intrusion
121 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
Starting with gameplay in case someone is about to play it and wants to tryhard the game and grind out the most in a single run, but still wants to play and experience the game naturally, without hints and guides or searching beforehand.
31 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
Every single aspect of this game is masterfully crafted, from the story and voice acting, to the beautiful (and optimized) environments, to the creative puzzles and charming art style, to the world building and psychological/philosophical texts, no aspect of this game has disappointed me.
25 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
Every single aspect of this game is masterfully crafted, from the story and voice acting, to the beautiful (and optimized) environments, to the creative puzzles and charming art style, to the world building and psychological/philosophical texts, no aspect of this game has disappointed me.
19 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love4 themes
Story and characters121 reviews
Gameplay31 reviews
Graphics25 reviews
Audio19 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Difficulty38 reviews
82%
Players complain% still recommend
Bugs6 reviews
100%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. 4 more themes were each raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and are not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $29.99. The lowest we've tracked is $4.49.

4 points recordedtoday · $29.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
95%
Overwhelmingly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
40
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.