The Talos Principle

11 Dec 2014 · (11 years ago) · Full Release

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Steam rating

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).

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Developer: Croteam Publisher: Devolver Digital, Croteam

About

Genres

Puzzle Adventure Indie Action

Themes

Action Science fiction

Game modes

Single player Single-player

Player perspectives

First person Third person

Developers

Croteam

Publishers

Devolver Digital Croteam

Game engine

Serious Engine 4

Keywords

minigames robots ascii pets religion steam bird multiple endings apocalypse blocks artificial intelligence dialogue trees dancing snow easter egg teleportation philosophy easy darkness sheep explosion steam achievements digital distribution single-player only steam workshop voice acting cat polygonal 3d breaking the fourth wall pop culture reference game reference collectibles motion blur color separation non-player character sprinting mechanics checkpoints robot protagonist moral decisions downloadable content underwater gameplay secret area betrayal walking through walls internet culture reference fake glitch self-referential humor movie reference unreliable narrator audio logs pax prime 2014 floating island video game characters that play video games developer cameo sequence breaking been here before sleeping clone first-person platforming dream sequence context sensitive behind the waterfall real time game clock respawn justification heroic sacrifice hostile a.i.in-game anti-piracy effects

Also known as

Talos PrincipleTalos.exe

Story

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?