Underplayed Gems

The Talos Principle: Deluxe Edition (2015)

The Talos Principle: Deluxe Edition cover
Developer
Croteam
Publisher
Devolver Digital
Platforms
PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch
Genres
Shooter, Puzzle, Strategy, Adventure, Indie
Rating
4.5 of 5, 7 player ratings
Where to get it
Nintendo eShop

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How it feels

A slow, cerebral puzzle experience where solving environmental challenges is paired with deep reflection on consciousness and existence.

philosophicalmeditativecontemplativethought-provokingchallengingisolateddeliberate

About

The Talos Principle is a philosophical first-person puzzle game from Croteam, the creators of the Serious Sam series, and written by Tom Jubert (FTL, The Swapper) and Jonas Kyratzes (Infinite Ocean). Players are tasked with solving a series of increasingly difficult and complex puzzles woven into a metaphysical parable about intelligence and meaning in an inevitably doomed world. This definitive version contains the original puzzler in all of its glory and the ambitious expansion The Talos Principle: Road to Gehenna.

Screenshots

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