The Talos Principle

Croteam

Release Date: December 11, 2014

Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Android, iOS, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch

Rating: 87 (12 ratings)

The Talos Principle is a philosophical first-person puzzle game from Croteam, the creators of the legendary Serious Sam series, written by Tom Jubert (FTL, The Swapper) and Jonas Kyratzes (The Sea Will Claim Everything).


Genres

Puzzle

Adventure

Indie


Themes

Action

Science fiction


Release Dates

Dec 11, 2014 - Mac

Dec 11, 2014 - PC (Microsoft Windows)

Dec 11, 2014 - Linux

Dec 11, 2014 - PC (Microsoft Windows)

May 28, 2015 - Android

Oct 11, 2017 - iOS

Oct 13, 2015 - PlayStation 4

Sep 04, 2018 - Xbox One

Aug 31, 2018 - Xbox One

Dec 10, 2019 - Nintendo Switch


Game Modes

Single player


Keywords

robot

indie

puzzle solving

sword

minigames

robots

fire

ascii

pets

puzzles

sci-fi

bridge

adventure

rainbow

water

religion

button

steam

black-and-white

bird

reading

multiple endings

apocalypse

blocks

artificial intelligence

rock

dialogue trees

dancing

snow

paint

easter egg

teleportation

philosophy

star

flowers

glitch

easy

puzzle

switch

darkness

sheep

jet pack

tree

explosion

fog

steam achievements

digital distribution

single-player only

jump

graphic filter

credits menu option

crate

vine

pencil

steam workshop

voice acting

palette swap

lightning bolt

rope

ladder

cat

first-person perspective

tutorial

polygonal 3d

book

sand

pipe

turret

explosives

breaking the fourth wall

pop culture reference

game reference

computer

axe

bed

shelf

lily pad

collectibles

third-person perspective

palm tree

motion blur

message on the wall

rain

color separation

gamma adjustment

paper

photo

window

desk lamp

the locked door

non-player character

aural characters

electricity

smoke

elevator

energy force shield

candle

warning sign

pillow

desk

rubble

gatling gun

lightning

sprinting

pigeon

bench

fence

checkpoints

instant death

pressure plate

staircase

robot protagonist

torch

moral decisions

downloadable content

heads up display

underwater gameplay

secret area

betrayal

walking through walls

evade

reward sound

crepuscular rays

laser

statue

column

tombstone

internet culture reference

fake glitch

self-referential humor

operating an operating system

visible binary

office chair

hub world

movie reference

clock

sticky note

unreliable narrator

audio logs

unseen recurring characters

electric fan

pax prime 2014

map

floating island

video game characters that play video games

functional mirrors

developer cameo

level titles

mirror

bucket

lens flare

sequence breaking

floppy disk

leaf

confirm menu choices

been here before

tetromino

sleeping

unwinnable state

clone

paper money

advancing wall of doom

vase

baldness

butterfly

benchmark included

suit and tie

birch

light puzzles

light bloom

barricade

crowbar

code writing

lock

first-person platforming

walkie talkie

bust

sweeping vista

dream sequence

girders

paint brush

headphones

context sensitive

interactive credits

behind the waterfall

real time game clock

respawn justification

heroic sacrifice

hostile a.i.

sightseeing binoculars

time since last checkpoint

enforced boundary

weighted storage cube

autumnal setting

lua scripting

in game anti-piracy effects

keyring


Developers

Croteam


Publishers

Devolver Digital


Store Info

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