The Talos Principle VR

Buy84%

Very Positive · 860 player reviews · Medium confidence

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

Steam Deck Unsupported
  • Windows
  • Linux

Croteam VR · Adventure · Oct 17, 2017

Player review score
84%
Very Positive
Price
$29.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
40
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
13
Full audio11 of 13
Subtitles0 of 13

Should I buy The Talos Principle VR?

Buy it if you like
  • Story: 66 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 52 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 46 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Controls: 15 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 14 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Interface: 13 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 860 player reviews · updated

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
46% of themes are praise9% are divided45% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
66 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The story is very deep, poses very important questions and everything is very well written.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
52 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Moreover they offer an astonishing level of customization of the controls and the ways of movement.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
46 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I had no problems with performance in VR and enjoyed a crystal clear and sharp textures all the time no matter how fast I moved or how close I was a wall.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
29 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The game has a very good learning curve, is also well structured and offers even more challenging puzzles to hardcore players.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
11 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The little voice acting there is, is impeccable - in terms of it makes you feel emotions and not many games I played achieved that.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Story66 reviews
Gameplay52 reviews
Graphics46 reviews
Difficulty29 reviews
Audio11 reviews
Divided opinion
Optimization
75% still recommend
Players complain
Controls
67% still recommend
Bugs
64% still recommend
Interface
69% still recommend
Performance
75% still recommend
Linux compatibility
67% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

  • Tracked Controller Support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Includes level editor
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud
  • Steam Workshop
  • VR Only

Platforms

  • Windows
  • Linux

Valve device support

Steam DeckUnsupported

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$29.99

The lowest we've tracked is $4.49.

6 points recordedtoday · $29.99