The Talos Principle
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).
- Price:$29.99
- Release Date:12/11/2014
- Developer:Croteam
- Publishers:
- Last Updated:1/3/2025
- Steam App Id:257510
The Talos Principle
- Windows
- Mac
- Linux
- Steam Deck (Playable)
Steam Charts, Stats, and Live Player Count
At the moment, The Talos Principle has 168 concurrent players online and in-game. This is 86% lower than its previous all-time peak of 1,166 players achieved on 4/7/2024.
Review History Chart
Track historical review trends and overall ratings for The Talos Principle. It has received a total of 31,284 reviews on the Steam store and achieved a Player Score of 93 (Overwhelmingly Positive).
Price History Chart
Track historical price changes and trends for The Talos Principle. Right now, it costs $29.99 in the Steam Store.
Community Hub Members & Followers Chart
Explore the cumulative breakdown of Steam community hub members for The Talos Principle and its growth over time. It currently has 178,506 followers on its community page.
About The Talos Principle
The Talos Principle is an Indie, Action, and Adventure game developed by Croteam. On 12/11/2014, it was released on the Steam Store by Croteam, and Devolver Digital.
Players have rated The Talos Principle as "Overwhelmingly Positive" out of 31,284 total reviews on the Steam Store. These are split between 29,848 positive reviews and 1,436 negative reviews — an overall 95% positive review rating. Additionally, The Talos Principle has earned a metascore of 85 on Metacritic.
It is available for gamers to download and play for $29.99. It can also be purchased through First Person Puzzle Bundle, The Return of Volvy, The Talos Principle Collection, and The Talos Principle Gold Edition which give a discount off its base price. The game also has a total of 4 DLC add-ons including: The Talos Principle: Bonus Content, The Talos Principle: Serious DLC, and The Talos Principle: Prototype DLC available for purchase and download through Steam.
It can be played and ran on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. At the moment, it is possible to play The Talos Principle on the Steam Deck but some functionaliy may not be fully supported.
It also supports 13 languanges in-game including English, French, Italian, German, and Spanish (Spain). Each language comes with varying levels of support for the in-game interface, audio, and fully translated subtitles.
According to Steam’s category system, The Talos Principle supports the following features:
- Steam Cloud
- Family Sharing
- Full controller support
- Steam Achievements
- Includes level editor
- Steam Trading Cards
- Steam Workshop
- Single-player
- Remote Play on TV
From the Steam community, The Talos Principle has been tagged with the following user tags:
- Difficult
- Philosophical
- Great Soundtrack
- Atmospheric
- Multiple Endings
- Story Rich
- Puzzle
- First-Person
- Artificial Intelligence
- Simulation
- Mystery
- Science
- Open World
- Sci-fi
- Post-apocalyptic
- Indie
- Action
- Adventure
- Robots
- Singleplayer
- Exploration
Media & Sceenshots
Watch the featured video for The Talos Principle and see the latest screenshots from the Steam Store.
DLC & Related Apps
The Talos Principle is referenced by 5 other related apps in the Steam Store.
| Image | Name | Type | Release Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | The Talos Principle: Bonus Content | DLC | 12/11/2014 | View |
 | The Talos Principle: Serious DLC | DLC | 4/1/2015 | View |
 | The Talos Principle: Soundtrack | Music | 12/11/2014 | View |
 | The Talos Principle: Prototype DLC | DLC | 12/11/2014 | View |
 | The Talos Principle: Road To Gehenna | DLC | 7/23/2015 | View |
Related Bundles
The Talos Principle is included in 4 bundles in the Steam Store.
| Image | Name | Apps | Packages | Price | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | First Person Puzzle Bundle | 5 | 5 | $69.33 | View |
 | The Return of Volvy | 10 | 10 | $131.90 | View |
 | The Talos Principle Collection | 2 | 2 | $47.98 | View |
 | The Talos Principle Gold Edition | 6 | 6 | $47.19 | View |
Related Packages
The Talos Principle is referenced by 1 package in the Steam Store.
| Name | Price | Actions |
|---|---|---|
| The Talos Principle | $4.49 | View |
Supported Languages
The Talos Principle is available in 13 different languages with varying levels of support for the in-game interface, audio, and fully translated subtitles.
| Name | Interface | Audio | Subtitles |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| French | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Italian | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| German | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Spanish (Spain) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Russian | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Japanese | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Korean | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Polish | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Portuguese-Brazil | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Frequently Asked Questions
Soures & References
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The Talos Principle data has been sourced from:
- Valve Corporation. (2025, January 3). The Talos Principle on Steam. Steam Store. https://store.steampowered.com/app/257510
- Valve Corporation. (2025, January 3). The Talos Principle. Steam Community Hub. https://steamcommunity.com/app/257510
- Metacritic. (2025, January 3). The Talos Principle for PC Reviews. Metacritic. https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/the-talos-principle
- Croteam. (2023, July 8). The Talos Principle. The Talos Principle. http://www.thetalosprinciple.com