The Talos Principle VR

The Talos Principle VR

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Croteam VR · Adventure · Oct 17, 2017

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

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

84%
Very Positive
858 player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 85 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 50 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 33 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 16 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 858 player reviews · updated 6 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
67% of themes are praise22% are divided11% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
The base game has a captivating story and upholds the excitement up until the endgame.
85 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
And even though the graphics are quite a bit dated nowadays; the visuals are plain stunning.
50 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
Also, amazing game, DLC in bundle, Should be about 20-30 hours of gameplay total.
33 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
The puzzles increase in difficulty at a rate that always keeps me engaged.
25 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
Same goes for the amazing soundtrack.
11 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Performance
Players who bring up Performance mostly praise it.
The best VR remasters I've ever played. the graphics are stunning, and the game is well optimized, with a 1080 Ti and a generic ryzen I was able to play on all ultra settings on 125% res on a tethered Quest 2 on more or lress 90 FPS.
10 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 love6 themes
Story and characters85 reviews
Graphics50 reviews
Gameplay33 reviews
Difficulty25 reviews
Audio11 reviews
Performance10 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Controls19 reviews
63%
Interface13 reviews
69%
Players complain% still recommend
Bugs16 reviews
63%

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. 2 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
84%
Very 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.