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Step back into a world of thought-provoking puzzles, philosophical intrigue, and breathtaking visuals with The Talos Principle: Reawakened - a first-person puzzle masterpiece for both new players and long-time fans alike.
The Talos Principle: Reawakened is a puzzle, philosophical and first-person game
developed by Croteam
and published by Devolver Digital.
Released on April 10th 2025 is available only on Windows
in 12 languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Portugal, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese and Turkish.
It has received 352 reviews of which 317 were positive and 35 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.3 out of 10. 😎
The game is currently priced at 39.99€ on Steam, but you can find it for 29.28€ on Instant Gaming.
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Windows
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: 64-bit Windows 10 (version 2004 or newer)
- Processor: 4 core CPU @ 2.5 GHz (AMD Ryzen 5, Intel core i3/i5)
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: 4 GB VRAM; Radeon RX 470, GeForce GTX 970, Intel Arc A580
- DirectX: Version 12
- Storage: 50 GB available space
- Additional Notes: Intel integrated non-Arc GPUs are not supported | SSD recommended.
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Yes, it's a remaster, so you're going to see reviews with the usual gripes. If you already have the original then what's the point? I'll give you a few: 1. The rewind ability. In the original game, if you screwed up a puzzle, you had to restart the whole thing. Now you can press a single key to rewind a short time and undo one or two mistakes, saving MASSIVE headaches in some of those later puzzles. I remember having trouble with Prison Break from C7 forcing me to restart over and over again back in 2015. Not this time. An absolute godsend and makes those puzzles with multiple steps way more fun. 2. The pause ability. Look, the recorder puzzles are the worst, we know. But this time you can create pause nodes, so that when the recording plays back, it will stop at those points until you choose to continue it. Back in the original game the absolute WORST was having to time your recordings, especially when they amounted to setting up a few pieces and then waiting for like 2 minutes to ensure you'd have enough playback time to solve the puzzle. Now you just start the recording, pause at the moment you need to stop and think, and resume after. Makes the recorder puzzles way, WAY better. Still not my favorite puzzles by a long shot but I don't hate them with burning passion anymore. 3. New content. This remaster includes both the original Talos Principle and Road to Gehenna, and then a third game "A New Beginning." I've worked my way through the first two and am now tackling the third, and the new stuff is way harder than the other two, so those of you who want a hard mode for the Talos Principle got it. 4. Built-in level editor. While you could create your own puzzles with the original editor, it required a separate download and, at least in my experience, could result in some buggy results when trying to create or play user-made puzzles. Any update to the game would break all the custom content, requiring the creators to remake things over and over. With the built-in editor we can only hope that doesn't happen. Dunno. I'm more excited about this one and I love any game with level editors. 5. Developer commentary. I am a sucker for these. It's especially interesting in this game because apparently they just handed the writers a microphone and pressed "record." We're looking a commentary tracks like eight minutes long that immediately jump into tangents about the ethics of eating animals, the original point of the commentary long forgotten. It's not going to tell you much about the technical components of the game but it will give you insight into the madness behind it. So, if you don't already have The Talos Principle, you should buy this version instead of the original. If you *do* have the original, I still think this is worth it - even at 40 bucks. Maybe 10 years ago you could balk at an indie game going for 40 bucks, but after all of *gestures wildly at the chaos of the last five years* this 40 bucks is like one meal at the Cheesecake Factory or something. If you can spare a night out at Red Robin you can scrounge up the money for this. And Croteam is legit - these folks should get paid for content this great so if you can afford it you should. The only significant issue with this remaster is that you need a computer from outer space to play it. That's just what Unreal games are now. This one really pushes the graphics and looks amazing, but I think that even if they kept it simple it would still melt older PCs just because Unreal is like that, even if you use the lowest settings. It's a nasty trade-off and I'll feel bad if I don't at least mention it. Back in the days where I was barely scraping by and I only played games on my dinky laptop I'd be forced to pass this content by and it would make me sad. I don't usually care about high-fidelity graphics or other cutting-edge tech in games as long as they're fun, especially since those high-end features usually lock out players who can't afford the equipment. Gaming should have as few barriers to entry as possible, and while I know devs aren't intentionally gatekeeping their product, the gatekeeping is still happening all over the industry.
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For all of the reasons that Talos Principle changed me as a person when I played it through for the first time over 9 years ago, I recommend Talos Principle: Reawakened wholeheartedly. The visual remaster is stellar, as it should go without saying. Games that receive this kind of remaster are usually visually stunning, so there isn't much surprising about just how beautiful The Talos Principle *still* is. You could throw me into either game's environment with a photo mode and I'd be able to spend hours just admiring the landscapes of both versions of the game. The music, almost entirely unchanged, is still able to draw me into the world effortlessly and make me lose awareness of my body as a physical object. Admittedly, the game does stutter a bit in the most foliage-heavy areas, due to the enhanced graphics. I'll be the first to admit that my computer is no slouch, so I'd make sure that your computer can accommodate the minimum or recommended hardware specifications before diving in. The game does have a wealth of different graphics and performance options to choose from, which will definitely help out along the way. For a UE5 game, an engine that I haven't had the best performance experience with, I was very pleasantly surprised with just how well TPPR handled. Above all else, and what I had the most fun with, I adored the developer commentaries so, so very much. I wish there were more. They're utterly humanizing, endlessly fascinating, and extremely entertaining in all senses of the word. I recommend all returning fans enable Developer Commentary in the options menu as soon as you start up a new save. I have not yet tried out the new narrative content, but with only one playthrough in the remaster under my belt, I still find myself excited to continue. I can't wait to see how many of the puzzle solutions I've forgotten in Road to Gehenna. I can't wait to hear Erin Fitzgerald's voice again in the new narrative content. I can't wait to relive all of the moments that made me fall in love with this story again. The Talos Principle Reawakened was not ever something that I had even thought to look out for on my radar, but once it was announced, I found my excitement mounting for something that I didn't know I wanted. I think that the team has done an amazing job, and I think it deserves just recognition that they were able to take their former masterpiece and give it a fresh coat of polish without diminishing any of the former value. I invite all new and old fans to give it a go with confidence. There's really no beating it.
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I recommend it... and also I don't Lets just say that they did an amazing job with the remaster. New features like cutting-edge UE5 graphics, an additional brand new chapter, level editor, some QoL, and dev commentary being the highlinghts. Most fans of the original game, including me will LOVE it. But I am not sure if Reawakened is good value for players new to the series. This remaster is a 40€ game. It is not cheap at all. Especially considering the original game frequently goes on DEEP sales for 4.5€ (!), DLC included. And let's be honest, the original looks perfectly fine, and frankly performs way better than the unoptimized mess UE5 can be for many setups. So, ultimately, my recommendation depends on your preferences: Get Reawakened if the majority of the following are true for you: [*]You are an old fan of the original game and want to replay but still have fresh content on your second journey [*]You are a brand new player who plans to dive DEEP into this world and get the most content out of this game [*]You are not price sensitive [*]You have a midhigh-high range setup to get the most out of UE5 graphics while not suffering on performance Get the original Talos Principle if the majority of the following are true for you: [*]You don't care about cutting-edge graphics that much, or even, perfer older graphics that still hold up pretty well tbh [*]You have a potato tier-to midrange setup that will run the old engine much smoother [*]You are price sensitive, or spending 3-4.5€ sounds way better than spending 40€ [*]You are a brand new player to the series who just wants the base experience and maybe the DLC (which is still like ~85% of all the content there is in Reawakened, not counting the workshop) The choice is yours.
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The Talos Principle is a profound and beautiful game. I'm happy to buy it again with this improved version. Will I be buying it a third time in 20 years, perhaps as a virtual experience inserted directly into my brain through a sort of cybernetic interface? Yes, almost definitely.
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Talos Principle was already one of the greatest games ever created. This remake uses the newest tech advances to make the visuals as awe inspiring as the game's story.
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The Talos Principle: Reawakened is currently priced at 39.99€ on Steam.
The Talos Principle: Reawakened is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 39.99€ on Steam.
The Talos Principle: Reawakened received 317 positive votes out of a total of 352 achieving a rating of 8.32.
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The Talos Principle: Reawakened was developed by Croteam and published by Devolver Digital.
The Talos Principle: Reawakened is playable and fully supported on Windows.
The Talos Principle: Reawakened is not playable on MacOS.
The Talos Principle: Reawakened is not playable on Linux.
The Talos Principle: Reawakened is a single-player game.
The Talos Principle: Reawakened does not currently offer any DLC.
The Talos Principle: Reawakened is fully integrated with Steam Workshop. Visit Steam Workshop.
The Talos Principle: Reawakened does not support Steam Remote Play.
The Talos Principle: Reawakened is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.
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