The Talos Principle
About
The Talos Principle is a puzzle game set in Ancient Greece full of technological devices. You take on the role of Talos, artificial man, the protector of Crete in Greek mythology. You are led by Elohim, your mentor, who allows you to explore the world and open portals to other locations, such as Ancient Egypt or Medieval Europe. The only place Elohim forbids you to go to is the Tower. Of course, the goal of the game is to enter it and reveal its secrets.
Your way to the Tower lays among turrets you must avoid solving various environmental puzzles. The further you go, the more complicated these puzzles become, turning into long series of actions. You get new abilities and can interact with a larger amount of items, and the game remains challenging during the entire playthrough.
Based on Greek mythology, The Talos Principle rises such philosophical problems as the humanity of artificial intelligence, androids’ desire to live forever and the confrontation between God and his creatures. These ideas are described in multiple notes, diaries and terminals.
System requirements for Xbox One
System requirements for PlayStation 4
System requirements for iOS
System requirements for PC
- OS: Windows Vista 32-bit
- Processor: Dual-core 2.0 GHz
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Graphics: DirectX 10 class GPU with 512MB VRAM (nVidia GeForce 8600 series, AMD Radeon HD 3600 series, Intel HD 4000 series)
- DirectX: Version 9.0c
- Storage: 5 GB available space
- Sound Card: DirectX9.0c Compatible Sound Card
- Additional Notes: Windows XP 32-bit (with service pack 3) can run the legacy version of the game, but it is no longer being updated.
- OS: Windows 7 64-bit
- Processor: Quad-core 3.0 GHz
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: DirectX 11 class GPU with 1GB VRAM (nVidia GeForce 480 GTX, AMD Radeon HD 5870)
- DirectX: Version 9.0c
- Storage: 8 GB available space
- Sound Card: DirectX9.0c Compatible Sound Card
System requirements for macOS
- OS: OSX version Lion 10.7
- Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo 2.2 GHz
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Graphics: nVidia GeForce GT 9600M/320M 512MB VRAM, AMD Radeon HD 4670 512MB VRAM (Intel integrated GPUs are not supported!)
- Storage: 5 GB available space
- Additional Notes: OSX 10.5.8 and 10.6.3 can run the legacy version of the game, but it is no longer being updated.
- OS: OSX version Lion 10.7
- Processor: Intel Quad Code 3.2 GHz
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: nVidia GeForce 480 GTX 1GB VRAM, AMD Radeon HD 5870 1GB VRAM (Intel integrated GPUs are not supported!)
- Storage: 8 GB available space
System requirements for Linux
- OS: Ubuntu 14.04
- Processor: Dual-core 2.2 GHz
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Graphics: nVidia GeForce 8600/9600GT 512MB VRAM, ATI/AMD Radeon HD2600/3600 512MB VRAM
- Storage: 5 GB available space
- Sound Card: OpenAL Compatible Sound Card
- Additional Notes: OpenGL: 2.1 or higher; Ubuntu 12.04 can run the legacy version of the game, but it is no longer being updated.
- OS: Ubuntu 14.04
- Processor: Quad-core 3.2 GHz
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: nVidia GeForce 480 GTX 1GB VRAM, ATI/AMD Radeon HD 5870 1GB VRAM
- Storage: 8 GB available space
- Sound Card: OpenAL Compatible Sound Card
- Additional Notes: OpenGL: 2.1 or higher
System requirements for Nintendo Switch
System requirements for Android
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The Talos Principle reviews and comments
it feels a bit stiff...the game takes itself a little too seriously, and some of the puzzle rules feel like they were created for a 2.5D game instead of a 3D game. you'll have a few "wait, my character can't reach that?"-type moments.
still, it's a good collection of puzzles, and the base mechanics are neat
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TTP is not perfect, of course: the puzzle design might be a little jarring at times, as well as the game’s pacing slightly off, yet for aforementioned reason alone, I applaud Croteam, and firmly recommend this game.
If the world came to an end, I would put Talos Principle in my time capsule.
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Reason for edit: RAWG’s editor-in-chief asked some leading questions!