The Talos Principle 2

Buy95%

Very Positive · 13k player reviews · High confidence

Yes, worth buying.

Croteam · Puzzle · Nov 2, 2023

Player review score
95%
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
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: 173 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 110 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 58 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Difficulty: 44 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Performance: 12 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Optimization: 7 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 13k 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
33% of themes are praise42% are divided25% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
173 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.
110 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.
58 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..

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Story173 reviews
Gameplay110 reviews
Graphics58 reviews
Audio24 reviews
Divided opinion
Interface
56% still recommend
Linux compatibility
100% still recommend
Crashes
75% still recommend
Bugs
25% still recommend
Steam Deck
50% still recommend
Players complain
Difficulty
86% still recommend
Performance
83% still recommend
Optimization
100% 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
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$29.99

The lowest we've tracked is $7.49.

6 points recordedtoday · $29.99

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