If you’ve never played The Talos Principle, I can’t recommend it enough. If you’re a fan of games like Portal or The Witness you’ll feel right at home with the serene vibes, challenging puzzles, and mysterious world you unravel as you play. It asks questions about consciousness, AI, and what it means to be human – if you fancy having an existential crisis while trying to solve a puzzle. You could play the original right now at a 90% discount, but developer Croteam has just announced an expansive remaster. The Talos Principle: Reawakened doesn’t just improve the original game’s visuals, it also adds a wealth of new content.
Like The Witness and Outer Wilds, The Talos Principle is a puzzle game that’s also a transformative experience. You take on the role of an unnamed android, and must navigate a collection of puzzles set against the backdrop of a world that’s equal parts ancient ruins and technology. Similar to Portal, you can use drones, lasers, switches, and other objects and equipment to help you get through each room, but the big difference here is that The Talos Principle has a non-linear world.
Devolver Digital and Croteam are calling The Talos Principle: Reawakened the “definitive edition” of the game. You can expect new content, enhanced gameplay, and massively improved visuals in this remaster, with the goal being to create the ultimate Talos experience. The new chapter ‘In the Beginning’ will force you to “Discover the story of Alexandra Drennan as she faces profound existential questions while orchestrating the Simulation’s first critical test.”
The Talos Principle: Reawakened is all built in Unreal Engine 5, with better lighting, textures, and environmental design than in the 2014 original. That’s not all though, as this new version of the game also includes a puzzle editor that everyone can use. So if you think you’ve got what it takes to create your own challenges and share your designs with players, this is the perfect chance to do so.
If you’ve never played The Talos Principle and want to try it before Reawakened comes out, now’s the perfect time. The first game is a staggering 90% off in a Steam sale, meaning you pay just $2.99 / £2.49 until Thursday December 19. You can buy it now.
It’s been a decade since The Talos Principle was first released, and it’s amassed quite a critical reputation since then. From 27,000 user reviews on Steam, it sits at a 95% rating, netting it the coveted ‘overwhelmingly positive’ score.
The Talos Principle: Reawakened has no launch date yet apart from a window of early 2025, but there’s a Steam page up right now. You can find it here.
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