The Talos Principle is a first-person puzzle game in the tradition of philosophical science fiction. Made by Croteam and written by Tom Jubert (FTL, The Swapper) and Jonas Kyratzes (The Sea Will Claim Everything).
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For scale, across Steam · Top Sellers · Brazil over the last 30 days: the 23 chart moves that followed a price cut of more than 20% went a median of 14 places towards #1, and the 2,515 moves with no price cut behind them went 2 away. One store, one chart, one country — it is the only place we have enough observations to say even that.
Prices outside the United States have been collected since 6 August 2026 and chart positions since 19 July 2026, so a cut older than that has no market to compare and a market that joined later has no history yet. Nothing here is converted between currencies.
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Sums Steam only; PlayStation, Xbox, Epic publish no volume signal, so the true total is higher by an unknown amount.
| Store | Price | Audience | Score | Chart | Est. revenue |
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SteamYou are here | $29.99 | 33.1Kreviews | 95% | — | $22M |
| $5.99−80% | 4Kratings | 94% | — | not modelled | |
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Reviews
Themes across 878 recent reviews and how positive each mention is. A keyword signal, not full sentiment analysis.
Reviews
This game made me realize how stupid I am. And how cool gregorian chants are. 9/10.
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Un jeu d’énigmes exigeant et profondément philosophique. Des puzzles intelligents et une réflexion passionnante sur la conscience et l’IA. Une expérience marquante et inoubliable. Hâte de découvrir The Talos 2!
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Languages: English*, French*, Italian*, German*, Spanish - Spain*, Russian*, Japanese*, Korean*, Polish*, Portuguese - Brazil*, Simplified Chinese*, Traditional Chinese* +1 more
| $29.99 |
| 593ratings |
| 90% |
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| not modelled |
| $29.99 | — | 94% | — | not modelled |
Matched by title — a reused name can pair the wrong games. * is a critic aggregate. Prices and positions are each store's United States storefront; Epic charts worldwide. Audience and Score too, except Steam's, which is worldwide.
Hours played at review time, across 884 reviews with recorded playtime.
positive critical· bar length = how often the theme comes up
Must play for anyone who’s a fan of puzzle games or philosophy.
Игра просто обалденная !!! Головоломки на среднем уровне — то ,что надо!
웬만한 3D 그래픽에는 이제 멀미가 생기지 않는다고 생각했는데, 본작은 그 정도가 정말 심합니다. 플레이하는 내내 극심한 메스꺼움과 두통에 시달려야 했으며, 퍼즐이고 뭐고 모니터 앞에서 토할 것 같은 기분이 들어 황급히 창을 닫을 수밖에 없었습니다. 타이틀을 종료하고 한숨 돌리고 나서야 컨디션이 정상적으로 돌아오는 것이 느껴질 정도였습니다. 이처럼 심각한 어지럼증도 큰 감점 요소지만, 핵심이 되는 콘텐츠 자체도 다소 애매합니다. 스테이지 사이의 이동 간격이 불필요하게 넓은 데다 비슷한 기믹을 계속해서 되풀이하다 보니, 정작 해답을 도출해 냈을 때 큰 감흥이나 쾌감을 느끼기 어려웠습니다. 평단에서 명작으로 꼽히는 작품이길래 내심 '포탈(Portal)' 정도의 완성도를 기대했으나 여러모로 실망스러운 경험이었습니다. 시간이 흘러 과거와 현재의 제 감각이 달라진 것인가 싶은 생각에 포탈을 다시 설치해 플레이해 보았지만, 오히려 아주 쾌적하게 즐길 수 있었고 머릿속에 남아있던 두통마저 씻겨 나갔습니다. 기대치가 높았던 만큼 실망도 크며, 비평가들의 찬사만 믿고 무작정 진입하기에는 감수해야 할 신체적 피로도가 너무나도 가혹한 작품입니다.
Unique, thought-provoking, tricky puzzler with relaxing music. Must play.
Short review: [h2] Croteam! [/h2] [h2]From a ludicrous mindless arena shooter to [i]philosophical puzzle game[/i]! [/h2] [h2]What a journey! [/h2] Even after a decade, game's still relevant! Puzzle are both easy but engaging, while the story keeps you playing (and it is more intricate that I initially believe!) Truly recommended!
My favorite puzzle game right after the two portal games. It does a great job of presenting a mystery that keeps you wondering even after you think you've figured it out, up until the satisfying main ending. The other two endings i felt were kind of disappointing though The puzzles are great and I can't remember any that need some stupid obscure solution (apart from a couple stars), the harder ones are quite satisfying to solve. I only needed a guide for like two of them in the whole game. Also, after a while it feels like some puzzles don't bring any new idea and are added just to make the game longer, but it's not a big deal
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