The Talos Principle
Croteam · 2014 · Puzzle, Philosophical, First-Person, Sci-fi, Story Rich
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About The Talos Principle
Wake up in a mind-bending world blending ancient ruins and sci-fi tech, where you'll tackle over 120 brain-twisting puzzles using time manipulation, laser redirection, and drone control to uncover the truth about your existence. Navigate a non-linear narrative about humanity and technology where your choices matter, clues piece together a larger mystery, and every decision carries consequences in a world that's always watching.
As if awakening from a deep sleep, you find yourself in a strange, contradictory world of ancient ruins and advanced technology. Tasked by your creator with solving a series of increasingly complex puzzles, you must decide whether to have faith or to ask the difficult questions: Who are you? What is your purpose? And what are you going to do about it?
Features:
- Overcome more than 120 immersive puzzles in a stunning world.
- Divert drones, manipulate laser beams and even replicate time to prove your worth - or to find a way out.
- Explore a story about humanity, technology and civilization. Uncover clues, devise theories, and make up your own mind.
- Choose your own path through the game's non-linear world, solving puzzles your way.
- But remember: choices have consequences and somebody's always watching you.
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What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
Players praise the game's atmospheric design, compelling soundtrack, and philosophical depth, with puzzles that feel rewarding to solve and a unique premise that resonates emotionally. However, some find the puzzle variety becomes repetitive over time, with the reward structure feeling underwhelming despite the game's technical polish and world-building.
Highly Recommended!
this was the game that changed my life, no exaggeration. i don't even know why i originally bought it, i'd never played a puzzle game before, and when i first started playing i didn't understand what was going on, i didn't know whether frogs were people, and i didn't know why god was talking to me. i did know that the game had an amazing soundtrack, beautiful setting, a lot of philosophical questions, and puzzles to solve that made me feel good about myself. now, i've discovered that i am god's perfect puzzle-solving machine, put on this earth to solve puzzles.
Portal if Portal wasn’t sarcastically whimsical and instead subliminally depressing. [i]And for the Elden Ring enjoyers:[/i] Pee pee laser go into booty light. Door open. Gud gaem.
después de tanto tiempo pude sacar el final "wachin"
Absolute Cinema
Cool game, well made visually, nice ambience and sound. Played for more than 3 hours straight. Reached World C and even with very few puzzles feeling a little more difficult or that I couldn't figure out how to solve at the time I found them all way too similar or unappealing. Maybe it's because I don't get excited on the idea of being rewarded with a Tetris piece, even though I know it fits the game context/philosophy. Just found it kinda disappointing to me. 7/10 in respect to a clearly well made world and well written lore.
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