The Talos Principle 2

Buy95%

Very Positive · 14k player reviews · High confidence

Yes, worth buying.

Croteam · Puzzle · Nov 2, 2023

Player review score
95%
Very Positive
Price
$39.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

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

Achievements
87
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
12
Full audio1 of 12
Subtitles12 of 12

Should I buy The Talos Principle 2?

Buy it if you like
  • Story: 176 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 120 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 60 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Performance: 14 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Optimization: 8 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 6 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 14k 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
42% of themes are praise33% are divided25% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
176 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The first game could very well have been a perfect stand-alone story, since the ending had unlimited potential and was almost better when left to one's imagination.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
120 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Though if Croteam wants to provide more gameplay – which is unanimously a good thing – the story must go on as well.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
60 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
If your computer is up to it then no problem here; enjoy the pretty graphics.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
24 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Soundtrack is good, but same background music in first 3 areas becomes a bit repetitive..
Linux compatibility
Players who bring up Linux compatibility mostly praise it.
6 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Played on Linux (proton-cachyos) and performance is amazing – Playing Ultra at 2560 × 1440 will well over 120 fps.

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Story176 reviews
Gameplay120 reviews
Graphics60 reviews
Audio24 reviews
Linux compatibility6 reviews
Divided opinion
Difficulty
87% still recommend
Interface
44% still recommend
Bugs
0% still recommend
Steam Deck
67% still recommend
Players complain
Performance
57% still recommend
Optimization
75% still recommend
Crashes
33% 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

  • DualSense Controller Support
  • DualShock Controller Support
  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • HDR available
  • Includes level editor
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud
  • Steam Workshop

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$39.99

The lowest we've tracked is $2.99.

10 points recordedtoday · $39.99

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