The Talos Principle is a Action, Adventure game from Croteam with a 96% positive Steam review signal. Indie Lantern indexes it for players browsing by weird, single-player.
Game snapshot
- Developer
- Croteam
- Release year
- 2014
- Playtime
- Varies by player
- Price
- $4.49
- Review signal
- 96% positive
Screenshots
System requirements
PC
- Minimum
- OS *: Windows 7 Processor: Dual-core 2.0 GHz Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: DirectX 11 class GPU with 1GB VRAM (nVidia GeForce 480 GTX, AMD Radeon HD 5870) DirectX: Version 9.0c Storage: 5 GB available space
- Recommended
- OS *: Windows 7 64-bit Processor: Quad-core 3.0 GHz Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: AMD RX 480 or NVIDIA GTX 970 DirectX: Version 9.0c Storage: 8 GB available space
macOS
- Minimum
- OS: OSX version Lion 10.7 Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo 2.2 GHz Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: nVidia GeForce GT 9600M/320M 512MB VRAM, AMD Radeon HD 4670 512MB VRAM (Intel integrated GPUs are not supported!) Storage: 5 GB available space Additional Notes: OSX 10.5.8 and 10.6.3 can run the legacy version of the game, but it is no longer being updated.
- Recommended
- OS: OSX version Lion 10.7 Processor: Intel Quad Code 3.2 GHz Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: nVidia GeForce 480 GTX 1GB VRAM, AMD Radeon HD 5870 1GB VRAM (Intel integrated GPUs are not supported!) Storage: 8 GB available space
Linux
- Minimum
- OS: Ubuntu 14.04 Processor: Dual-core 2.2 GHz Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: nVidia GeForce 8600/9600GT 512MB VRAM, ATI/AMD Radeon HD2600/3600 512MB VRAM Storage: 5 GB available space
- Recommended
- OS: Ubuntu 14.04 Processor: Quad-core 3.2 GHz Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: nVidia GeForce 480 GTX 1GB VRAM, ATI/AMD Radeon HD 5870 1GB VRAM Storage: 8 GB available space
From Steam reviews
Review notes
The Talos Principle is worth a closer look if you want exploration, strong atmosphere, and narrative mystery.
Best for players who want strong atmosphere, exploration, and narrative mystery.
Check more carefully if you dislike technical roughness.
exploration
Play styleThe draw is moving through spaces, discovering details, and learning the world.
strong-atmosphere
ToneThe mood, place, and presentation carry a lot of the experience.
buggy
FrictionTechnical roughness or instability comes up often enough to check.
narrative-mystery
Play styleA useful part of the game is piecing together mystery and story threads.
Steam review snapshots
Its great strength is that it does not use philosophy as decoration alone but places the player inside those questions through exploration…The story, the mechanics, the art style, the atmosphere, it's all so perfect.Great puzzle game with some mystery involved.I'll call that a success 😁 They kept to the Talos puzzle principles and didn't try to stump the player with buggy…Why it fits
Best for players who want strong atmosphere, exploration, and narrative mystery. It stands out for exploration, a strong atmosphere, and story-driven mystery.
Who might skip it
Skip if you dislike technical roughness.