The Talos Principle: Reawakened

The Talos Principle: Reawakened

Steam Deck Playable

Croteam · Puzzle · Apr 10, 2025

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

At $39.99. It has been as low as $9.99.

91%
Very Positive
1k player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Graphics: 97 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story and characters: 90 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 41 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Crashes: 20 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 15 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 1k player reviews · updated 2 days 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
50% of themes are praise30% are divided20% are caveats
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
The original TTP, on the other hand, still runs like a charm and while this version undoubtedly looks a lot better, thanks to crisper textures and features like ray-tracing, TTP has never been a game where I cared about looks, but about the puzzles.
97 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
Personally I think if you like the game and are interested in the story the additional DLC adds some perspective with ELOHIM and Drennan that shows them in a light that I found very interesting and added to their characters without harming the established characters.
90 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
The original Talos Principle still holds up very well to this day, both graphically and in gameplay.
41 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
The soundtrack of The Talos Principle has always been incredible, and a new delightful alternative version of "Virgo Serena" (that menu music I love so much) graces our ears in the final temple hub.
19 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Interface
Players who bring up Interface mostly praise it.
I remember getting stunned as I listened to that powerful ominous menu music for the first time, I knew instantly The Talos Principle would be special.
9 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 love5 themes
Graphics97 reviews
Story and characters90 reviews
Gameplay41 reviews
Audio19 reviews
Interface9 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Performance36 reviews
58%
Difficulty35 reviews
86%
Optimization22 reviews
64%
Players complain% still recommend
Crashes20 reviews
50%
Bugs15 reviews
80%

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. One more theme was raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and is not shown.

Should you buy it now?

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

Prices have been lower

Currently $39.99. The lowest we've tracked is $9.99.

3 points recordedtoday · $39.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
91%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
48
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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