The Talos Principle
The Talos Principle
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The Talos Principle: Reawakened
Developer Croteam
Step back into a world of thought-provoking puzzles, philosophical intrigue, and breathtaking visuals with The Talos Principle: Reawakened - a first-person puzzle masterpiece for both new players and long-time fans alike. From the Steam store page
390 reactions from 4 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Lemmy, Mastodon) · newest Nov 4, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
84
LovedLoved
205 positive · 38 negative
95% range 79–88%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 205 | 38 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 36 | 2 | 73 |
| Lemmy * | 8 | 0 | 20 |
| Mastodon * | 1 | 0 | 7 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Very Positive
662 of 750 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
84% recommend · 184 yes, 35 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 219 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Very Positive (1,120 of 1,239 positive).
Players praise the remaster as a beautiful and faithful update of a classic puzzle game. [1][2][3] The new content and puzzle editor are welcomed additions by several players. [4][5][6]
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Representative posts
- [9]
Ask any one of my friends and they will tell you how much I love love love LOVE the Talos Principle series with all my heart. These games genuinely changed the way I think about the world. And for that reason it is so hard for me to not recommend this remaster. It's The Talos Principle 1, with some small QoL and some extra puzzles. But oh my god it runs so poorly. This is the only game I've ever wanted to play that …
- [1]
Proper remaster of one of the most criminally underrated games ever. I played the original in 2015 and it was one of the best gaming experiences I ever had. Not only were the puzzles engaging and the philosophical exploration fun, but the whole mystery itself kept me immersed and invested thru the whole thing. More than a decade later and with an amazing sequel out, this remains as criminally obscure and underrated …
- [2]
At first I was against this remake. Why remake already a good game I wondered? Original plays well, looks descent, has unique engine with cool features and neat optimization. Turns out I was wrong - this is remaster made properly. Croteam carefully moved the game to Unreal Engine, while keeping feeling of the original - physics, animations, visual design. Graphics look amazing now, levels are glorious in their …
- [4]
A faithful remake of one of the best puzzle games of all time. It adds a new campaign of extra difficult puzzles that were really fun and tricky to solve, and the additional lore is great, too.
- [3]
I don't know if The Talos Principle: Reawakened was truly a necessary remaster and that's why I picked it up from sale well after it's release. It's the same game as the old one but my God this looks beautiful at 4K. And most importantly TTP:R runs decently considering it uses UE5. If you're not familiar with The Talos Principle then this is the definitive version you should get instead of the original one, assuming …
Summarised from 34 of the 354 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 12, 2026. How summaries are made
RottenBot@rottenbot · automated account
84% of the 219 Steam reviewers we collected recommend The Talos Principle: Reawakened. The complaint that keeps coming up: poor performance and stuttering on many systems. Deal-breaker or nitpick?
Reactions
60 of 390 · most liked firstThe Talos Principle II is like a cozy game for autistic people, it's wonderful <3
positive · AI labelView post →Introducing The Talos Principle: Reawakened, a radically overhauled edition of Croteam's award-winning, puzzle game! ✨ incredible visuals rebuilt in UE 5 🤖 includes Road to Gehenna expansion 💥 brand new 'In the Beginning' chapter 🧩 robust puzzle editor [PC]
neutral · AI labelView post →Sharing my fan art of "The Talos Principle" again, because the remaster of the first game was just made and it's a great chance for new players to discover it. If you like puzzles, robots and philosophy - this game is for you and I highly recommend to have a look! #thetalosprinciple #art #fanart
positive · AI labelView post →Video games are not just products. They are the works that we will leave behind for future generations. This is why we're announcing The Talos Principle: Reawakened. It's our chance to both refresh and preserve a wonderful game that means so much to us. Coming Early 2025 for PC, PS5, and XSX/S.
neutral · AI labelView post →"I speed, therefore I run" - Velocity, probably Ponder this and more during Gelly's All Sigils run of The Talos Principle, happening right now! twitch.tv/gamesdonequick #SGDQ2026
neutral · AI labelView post →Heh, after all the tests are complete the real fun begins. I haven't been this absorbed with a game since the Talos Principle. Which, I think is heavily inspired by Portal, sometimes even similar tools. bsky.app/profile/numb...
positive · AI labelView post →If you look at my Steam account you’d be surprised to see my most played game is actually The Talos Principle. This is because I left it on while I went on vacation once on accident.
neutral · AI labelView post →We are humbled and extremely proud to win ‘Design’ and ‘Best Game’ awards at this year’s Central and Eastern European Game Awards with The Talos Principle 2!
neutral · AI labelView post →Ask any one of my friends and they will tell you how much I love love love LOVE the Talos Principle series with all my heart. These games genuinely changed the way I think about the world. And for that reason it is so hard for me to not recommend this remaster. It's The Talos Principle 1, with some small QoL and some extra puzzles. But oh my god it runs so poorly. This is the only game I've ever wanted to play that actually runs poorly. Talos Principle 2 ran pretty well, so I don't understand…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Schedule for the week! It's.... busy. Tonight, we start Copy Kitty. Tues, we teach Gex Mario 3. Wed's a Double Feature. First, I'm part of a 99 turn Mario Party game for charity, then whatever at night. Thurs, is a The Talos Principle: Reawakened sponsored stream. Saturday, Cookie ends the week.
neutral · AI labelView post →We're a few months away from the launch of The Talos Principle: Reawakened, so we thought we'd look back at why the game is being made in the first place. But first, here's what it is, in case you missed it: store.steampowered.com/app/2806640/...
neutral · AI labelView post →A Puzzle Editor is more than a set of tools. It’s how a community keeps creating, experimenting, and keeping a game alive long after the original journey ends. The Talos Principle 2 Puzzle Editor & Steam Workshop are LIVE NOW!
neutral · AI labelView post →When The Talos Principle first launched, it was a pretty out-there sci-fi story about AI. The final game in the series will launch in a radically different world. I spoke to Croteam devs about making sci-fi in a shifting tech landscape that mutates your intent. www.polygon.com/the-talos-pr...
neutral · AI labelView post →those are mostly for gameplay tags, you're filtering out the Talos Principle games for example
neutral · AI labelView post →So @pr0tal.bsky.social has been playing The Talos Principle: Reawakened for two minutes and already finished the base game? That is one powerful elevator! #SGDQ2025
neutral · AI labelView post →The Talos Principle: Reawakened is launching on April 10, but you can hop in now. This demo gives you a sweet taste of what awaits you in the whole game and features a fully featured Puzzle Editor, allowing you to create complete episodes with any number of levels. Download now on Steam!
neutral · AI labelView post →The Talos Principle 3 - Official Gameplay Trailer.
neutral · AI labelView post →I can also finally promote this game properly!! it is always such a pleasure to work on The Talos Principle!!!
positive · AI labelView post →I personally consider The Talos Principle to be the best puzzle game after Portal. The puzzles are fun, difficulty is balanced, and the story, though a bit pretentious at times, is extremely engaging. This remake however was completely unnecessary. The graphic improvements are limited in most worlds, yet they come at a tremendous hardware requirement price, and worse, make puzzle elements stand out less. For those looking for an excuse to replay the game Reawakened is a good option, and the…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Humanity, Chants of Sennaar and The Talos Principle 2 all being in my best games of 2023 list suggests that the perfect game for me is something where you move a cube onto a switch and then have a little conversation about what it means to be human
positive · AI labelView post →I've been playing The Talos Principle. The whole time the only thing I can think of is "we have Portal at home" I shouldn't be so sardonic; it's clear they put a lot of time and effort into it, and it's not easy to make a game like that. I wish I liked it more than I actually do.
negative · AI labelView post →Proper remaster of one of the most criminally underrated games ever. I played the original in 2015 and it was one of the best gaming experiences I ever had. Not only were the puzzles engaging and the philosophical exploration fun, but the whole mystery itself kept me immersed and invested thru the whole thing. More than a decade later and with an amazing sequel out, this remains as criminally obscure and underrated as ever. If you like satisfying puzzles, exploring philosophy,…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →You will like my indie game if you played these games: - Portal 🌀 - The Talos Principle 🦾 - The Witness 🔌
neutral · AI labelView post →The Talos Principle gets "radically overhauled reawakening" in new definitive edition www.eurogamer.net/the-talos-pr...
neutral · AI labelView post →I wanted to like it but it ran very bad, had typical UE5 game issues. If your PC can't handle the maxed out settings of this game then it looks way worse than the original, but it's a common issue for UE5 games. I ran medium settings and still had stutters and it looked very bad. Especially in motion, so much noise, things can't render properly in time, assets popping in and out constantly. Most areas became much darker and the trees were generating crazy amounts of noise... On top of it being…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This dude randomly followed me and at first I was like "wtf why is a game dev following me?" Then I looked at his game and was like "wtf how did he know I just finished The Talos Principle 2 and wanted a new puzzle game" So I wishlisted it and now I'm retweeting his game
positive · AI labelView post →I wish I could recommend this game. I adore The Talos Principle and while the gameplay updates are great, the performance is horrendous to such a degree I don't think it's justifiable. I'm playing on an RTX 3080, not the newest GPU but definitely not a weak one. I've had to turn most settings to the lowest to be able to achieve a half stable 60 fps, and that's **with** DLSS turned on. This game pretty much requires you to have upscaling and/or frame generation to reach at least a decent…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is an amazing remaster but be warned that the graphics performance is quite horrible. If you have a "beefy" PC then go for it. Otherwise, consider playing the original game which still looks very good while running at absurdly-high framerate at absurdly-high screen resolutions. In a nutshell, they revamped the graphics and it simply looks jaw-dropping, same as the Talos Principle 2. And the sound is just music to my ears. The only thing where it falls short is the "unreal" engine's…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The Talos Principle 3 revealed to be "coming soon" https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/05/the-talos-principle-3-revealed-to-be-coming-soon/ #TheTalosPrinciple3 #TheTalosPrinciple #PuzzleGames
neutral · AI labelView post →The original The Talos Principle is one of my all-time favorite games, not merely as a puzzle experience but as a philosophical one. Its puzzles are inseparable from the questions it asks: about consciousness, free will, obedience, identity, and what it means to be human. The game invites genuine self-reflection in a way few titles even attempt, and that intellectual weight places it alongside the greatest puzzle games ever made. The remaster, however, feels surprisingly less polished.…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →made the mistake of glancing briefly at The Posts and I see you all have brain diseases. back to The Talos Principle, a game that pisses me off the exact right amount, while I wait for potatoes to bake
positive · AI labelView post →We are live! Today, we're checking out The Talos Principle: Reawakened, an updated release of the 2014 puzzle classic with more content and visual upgrades. Check out the game here: store.steampowered.com/app/2806640/... Live now at twitch.tv/ProtonJon! #sponsored @devolverdigital.com
neutral · AI labelView post →Game Pass Wave 2 January 2026: 1.21 -Death Stranding DC -RoadCraft -Ninja Gaiden Ragebound 1.27: -The Talos Principle 2 1.28 -Anno: Mutationem -Drop Duchy 1.29 -MySims: Cozy Bundle -Warhammer 40K: Space Marine II 2.2 -Indika 2.3 -Final Fantasy II news.xbox.com/en-us/2026/0...
neutral · AI labelView post →Game suffers from similar performance and visual issues to Talos Principle 2. On a Ryzen 5600 and 4070 Super, the performance can get a bit choppy even on medium settings. If you are not using DLSS, the game suffers from flickering textures. The screen space reflections are again profusely used to the detriment of the game--although unlike TP2, you can lessen the amount of bad SS by maxing out the global illumination setting. Shadows can also appear smeary, though not as bad as TP2. The most…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →REVIEW: The Talos Principle: Reawakened "Filled with philosophical platitudes, brain-wrinkling puzzles and tranquil vibes, @croteam.com have masterfully reworked their beloved puzzle game to be as quintessential as ever." @devolverdigital.com checkpointgaming.net/reviews/2025...
neutral · AI labelView post →Another update for The Talos Principle: Reawakened demo landed on Steam, focusing on the Puzzle Editor. We've added highly requested features such as invisible walls, a death area, a water actor, guided jumps, and an end-game option for the portal.
neutral · AI labelView post →This game is a good example of why I think Steam should go back to a star rating system as opposed to this binary "Recommended vs. Not Recommended" system. The remake is a beautiful rendition of the original game, and I thoroughly enjoyed playing through the main story and Road to Gehenna...but not so much with "In the Beginning." I had played Talos and Road to Gehenna all the way through two or three times before this remake came out. If you would have asked me on my first playthrough whether…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I would make this review neutral if I could. In The Beginning and the level editor are nice, but I think it would have been better to add these to Talos 1 rather than porting the game to Unreal Engine.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is purely an "unreal bad" negative review. I know it's not particularly fair. Developers did put an effort by porting an original game to the new engine. The original game is good. The QoL features devs introduced are good. But the visuals are ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ terrible. My system doesn't even allow to put shades above "medium", so I'm forced to look at terrible, pixelated, blinking ♥♥♥♥ smearing everything I look at. I'm not a visual gamer. I can tolerate bad graphycs. This isn't it. This is…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Please play this masterpiece, and now that talos 3 got announced its the right time to experience what peak story and atmosphere means...10/10 experience!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →15 seconds of first-person puzzle game inspired by games like The Witness and The Talos Principle #screenshotsaturday #puzzlegame #indiegame
neutral · AI labelView post →The Talos Principle, my favorite video game of all time, is 90% off ($3 USD). It's sequel (also amazing) is 70% off ($14.38 USD) store.steampowered.com/sale/thetalo...
positive · AI labelView post →Working on a puzzle game (for now xd). Heavily inspired from The Talos Principle where you play with mirrors, beam lights/lasers and other stuff :) #screenshotsaturday #indiegamedev #gamedev
neutral · AI labelView post →One of the best puzzle games ever made. As all remasters, I will split this review in two parts. The original Talos Principle is a classic. It involves a simulated virtual world where you as a robot have to solve puzzles with a few components. There's basically no instructions nor tutorials, you learn the rules by experimenting. The game starts easy but will get very challenging towards the end, specially the optional puzzles, in the form of stars, that requires a lot of lateral thinking to…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Game Name: TOTAL RELOAD Inspiration: Portal, The Talos Principle, The Witness, Q.U.B.E. Who would love this game: fans of puzzles and sci-fi. Where can they find you: store.steampowered.com/app/2412090/... bsky.app/profile/tors... #gamedev #indiedev #amd #games
neutral · AI labelView post →#372 (2015-04-08). [🔗](https://www.exocomics.com/372/) ::: spoiler Title text Now please follow me to the Mechanical Keyboard Gallery. Bring chips. ::: Author comment: > Jordan and I finished playing The Talos Principle in the weekend. It’s such an awesome game and has so many easter eggs! Go play it. > > [Chromacon](http://www.chromacon.co.nz/) is next weekend (18-19 April), write it in ya diary and come see me!
positive · AI labelView post →The Talos Principle. Quite a unique game, it combines puzzles with philosophy!
positive · AI labelView post →(Completed) The Talos Principle: Gold Edition, on GOG. I have one GOG code for the PC game “The Talos Principle: Gold Edition” to give away. If you would like to receive it, comment on this post in a way that makes it clear you’re a good human, and not a bot or troll account. It’s a bonus if you also share something that will lift everyone’s spirits.
neutral · AI labelView post →#371 (2015-04-01). [🔗](https://www.exocomics.com/371/) ::: spoiler Title text how about it ::: Author comment: > Hope you’re having a good week! Jordan and I have been playing some games recently. We finished The Swapper and now we’re playing The Talos Principle. I don’t game a lot but I love puzzle based games so it’s been super fun. > > Oh, also I’ll be at [Chromacon](http://www.chromacon.co.nz/) in a few weeks so stop by and say hello if you’re around!
neutral · AI labelView post →🔴 Going LIVE on Twitch!!! hey, so, you know all those new games I have lined up, ready to play? ... what if I played a game I've already played before, instead? LOL THE TALOS PRINCIPLE: REAWAKENED is out!! I LOVE THE TALOS PRINCIPLE AAAAAA www.twitch.tv/LirieLirie #LirieLive #VTuber #Twitch
positive · AI labelView post →Oh. My. Gosh. This might be one of the best games I've ever played. PROS There's developer commentary that lets you in on insider info The visuals The puzzles are very difficult and logical The game is not linear, thus you can visit and come back to the puzzles in any order you wish Connectors, jammers, and hexahedrons, oh my! Very strong story You don't know who you are are, or anything about the world you're in. This is revealed in…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The #NewYorkGameAwards nominees for Best Remake Game are: 🔵 The Talos Principle: Reawakened 🔵 The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered 🔵 Story Of Seasons: Grand Bazaar 🔵 Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter 🔵 Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake 🔵 Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection
neutral · AI labelView post →At first I was against this remake. Why remake already a good game I wondered? Original plays well, looks descent, has unique engine with cool features and neat optimization. Turns out I was wrong - this is remaster made properly. Croteam carefully moved the game to Unreal Engine, while keeping feeling of the original - physics, animations, visual design. Graphics look amazing now, levels are glorious in their beauty. A lot more suitable for the story too, It costs performance, of course,…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Just don't make the same mistake I did and replay the entire remaster without turning on developer commentary.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The Talos Principle: Reawakened is like the original game, but with new graphics, an all-new chapter, a puzzle editor, extensive audio commentaries, and many QoL improvements. I really hope you check it out. Games like Talos are rare and they need your support. store.steampowered.com/app/2806640/...
positive · AI labelView post →The Talos Principle: Reawakened is the definitive way to experience one of the best puzzle games around with new content, QoL improvements, and solid performance on the #SteamDeck: A copy was provided by Devolver Digital for review. steamdeckhq.com/game-reviews...
neutral · AI labelView post →♥♥♥♥ UE5, game looks and runs terrible. Go play the original one. Engine devs made a really great work at optimising it, and it still looks good.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I played the original Talos Principle over 10 years ago, just long enough to have forgotten all the puzzles, many of which my brain-rotted 20 year old self shamelessly cheated on/looked up to complete. So, I was happy to do another playthrough of this prior to starting Talos Principle 2, in my older and wiser 30s. While I definitely enjoyed it back then, I don't think I appreciated it fully. This is an astounding experience, both as a puzzle game and as a meditative journey on mankind's…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →🔴 Going LIVE on Twitch!!! it's TALOS TUESDAY!! let's continue THE TALOS PRINCIPLE: REAWAKENED - I'm starting area B!! playing this game makes me so happy... let's talk about being a person some more :3c @croteam.com i love u www.twitch.tv/LirieLirie #LirieLive #VTuber #Twitch
positive · AI labelView post →the Talos Principle is fun but WOW that world 3 star puzzle is poor game design tbh
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