The Talos Principle

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Top Critic Average

89%

Critics Recommend

Game Rant
4 / 5
Eurogamer
9 / 10
PC Gamer
84 / 100
IGN
8.3 / 10
GamesRadar+
4 / 5
Game Informer
9 / 10
Polygon
8.5 / 10
GameSpot
9 / 10
Creators: Devolver Digital, Croteam
Release Date: Dec 11, 2014 - PlayStation 4, PC, PlayStation 5
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Critic Reviews for The Talos Principle

The Talos Principle plays like a marriage between Portal and a game from the 'walking simulator' genre, complete with an intriguing narrative and challenging puzzles.

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The Talos Principle is a game of challenges and conundrums and philosophical wonderings, filled with logic puzzles and cerebral mysteries. Its chunky mechanical processes are underpinned by a compelling breadcrumb-trail narrative that tackles the intangible notion of humanity and consciousness. Consequently, despite playing a robot that interacts with computer terminals and takes instruction from a disembodied voice in the sky, it exudes personality and charm; its mechanical precision complementing its aesthetic qualities. For an experience bereft of human contact it boasts a very big heart indeed.

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An adept and satisfying puzzle game with a narrative that requires a bit of player investment to yield its biggest rewards.

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IGN

8.3 / 10.0
Leif Johnson

Much like Portal, The Talos Principle makes you feel smart just by playing it, as the bulk of the puzzles hit that sweet spot between too easy and near-impossible.

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With its relaxing atmosphere, pretty environments and interesting theological dilemma, The Talos Principle is PS4's best puzzler to date.

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If you love brainteasers and philosophy, then The Talos Principle is better than a night at the movies

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It's a smart game that doesn't punish you for it, a puzzle game that allows a sense of creativity. And while it isn't the most upbeat thing out there, there's a vein of hope that runs through it — and ties it all together neatly at the end.

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Excellent puzzles are only the tip of the iceberg for The Talos Principle, an existential journey about what it is to be human.

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