The Talos Principle

The Talos Principle

Released Dec 2014

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).

95% positive · 33K reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence

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Evaluation

The Talos Principle launched on December 11, 2014 and received all of its post-launch content within the following year: the Serious DLC (April 1, 2015) and the major story expansion Road to Gehenna (July 23, 2015). All four DLC items in the store listing are released, and no further content for the original game has been announced or hinted at. The developer's news activity since 2015 has focused on the broader franchise rather than new content for this specific title. Croteam released The Talos Principle 2 in November 2023, followed by the Road to Elysium expansion for that sequel in June 2024. In April 2025 they launched The Talos Principle: Reawakened — a rebuilt, definitive version of the original game released as a separate title. On May 13, 2026, Croteam announced The Talos Principle 3, explicitly describing the trilogy as a complete story arc with a clear beginning, middle, and end. Importantly, none of these developments represent new content for this original 2014 Steam listing. The Reawakened version is a separate product on Steam, and the sequel and its DLC are separate titles entirely. The original game's own content cycle concluded with Road to Gehenna on July 23, 2015, and has received only technical maintenance patches (such as a DX12 and Tobii Eye Tracking update in March 2019) since then. The game shipped as a complete, self-contained experience and its post-launch content has been fully delivered.
Evidence
Croteam announced The Talos Principle 3, describing the trilogy as a complete story in three chapters with a clear beginning, middle, and end — confirming the original game's story is finished
news post · May 13, 2026 source development ending
high
Road to Gehenna, the major story expansion, released July 23, 2015 — the last content released for the original game
dlc listing · Jul 23, 2015 source content shipped
high

Content

4 of 4 released · no outstanding content

Media

Details

Developer
Publisher
Devolver Digital
Achievements
40
Platform
Windows, macOS, Linux
Controller
full support
Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player

About this game



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?

Features:

  • Overcome more than 120 immersive puzzles in a stunning world.
  • Divert drones, manipulate laser beams and even replicate time to prove your worth - or to find a way out.
  • Explore a story about humanity, technology and civilization. Uncover clues, devise theories, and make up your own mind.
  • Choose your own path through the game's non-linear world, solving puzzles your way.
  • But remember: choices have consequences and somebody's always watching you.
Last evaluated Jun 28, 2026
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