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The Talos Principle

The Talos Principle overview

Croteam | Dec 11, 2014 | game

Released

52players observed · 22 September 2026 - 00:24:34 UTC

ActionAdventureIndiePuzzlePhilosophicalSteam Store

  • Latest observed players52 · 22 September 2026 - 00:24:34 UTC
  • SteamPulse tracked peak3,977
  • Units sold (VGI)1,400,000
  • Revenue (VGI)$32,500,000
  • Review score95% positive

The Talos Principle dated player observations, monthly player trends, reviews, and game metadata are tracked on SteamPulse.

  • Latest observed players52 · 22 September 2026 - 00:24:34 UTC
  • SteamPulse tracked peak3,977
  • Units sold (VGI)1,400,000
  • Revenue (VGI)$32,500,000
  • Review score95% positive
  • Total reviews32,940
  • Release dateDec 11, 2014
  • DeveloperCroteam
  • PublisherDevolver Digital, Croteam

Genres: Action, Adventure, Indie

Company pages: Developer: CroteamPublisher: Devolver Digital, Croteam

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Game overview

Overview

The Talos Principle comes from Croteam and is published by Devolver Digital, Croteam. It arrived on Steam on Dec 11, 2014, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Steam Workshop, Steam Cloud, Includes level editor, and Remote Play on TV. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows, macOS, Linux, Steam, Xbox, and PlayStation so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

The Talos Principle's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 52 players at 22 September 2026 - 00:24:34 UTC, with a tracked peak near 3,977. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 95% positive across 32,940 reviews.

Language and system requirements

The Talos Principle is available in 13 languages including:

EnglishFrenchItalianGermanSpanish - SpainRussianJapaneseKoreanPolishPortuguese - BrazilSimplified ChineseTraditional ChineseCzech languages with full audio support

5 regional rating boards including esrb, usk, dejus, steam germany, and igrs

PlatformTypeOSProcessorMemoryGraphicsStorage
WindowsMinimumNot listedDual-core 2.0 GHz2 GB RAMDirectX 11 class GPU with 1GB VRAM (nVidia GeForce 480 GTX, AMD Radeon HD 5870)5 GB available space
WindowsRecommendedNot listedQuad-core 3.0 GHz4 GB RAMAMD RX 480 or NVIDIA GTX 9708 GB available space
macOSMinimumOSX version Lion 10.7Intel Core 2 Duo 2.2 GHz2 GB RAMnVidia GeForce GT 9600M/320M 512MB VRAM, AMD Radeon HD 4670 512MB VRAM (Intel integrated GPUs are not supported!)5 GB available space
macOSRecommendedOSX version Lion 10.7Intel Quad Code 3.2 GHz4 GB RAMnVidia GeForce 480 GTX 1GB VRAM, AMD Radeon HD 5870 1GB VRAM (Intel integrated GPUs are not supported!)8 GB available space
LinuxMinimumUbuntu 14.04Dual-core 2.2 GHz2 GB RAMnVidia GeForce 8600/9600GT 512MB VRAM, ATI/AMD Radeon HD2600/3600 512MB VRAM5 GB available space
LinuxRecommendedUbuntu 14.04Quad-core 3.2 GHz4 GB RAMnVidia GeForce 480 GTX 1GB VRAM, ATI/AMD Radeon HD 5870 1GB VRAM8 GB available space

Sales, recommendations, and streams

The Talos Principle has sold up to 1,400,000 units and has 29,240 Steam recommendations. The estimated VGI revenue is $32,500,000. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Detailed game overview

The Talos Principle overview details

The Talos Principle combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

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.

SteamPulse editorial summary

The Talos Principle is listed as a game with $29.99. It supports Windows, macOS, and Linux, belongs to Single-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Steam Workshop, Steam Cloud, Includes level editor, and Remote Play on TV, and is associated with Action, Adventure, and Indie. SteamPulse's latest observation records 52 players at 22 September 2026 - 00:24:34 UTC, a tracked peak of 3,977, and 95% positive reviews.

Overview facts

FieldValue
GameThe Talos Principle
Steam App ID257510
Typegame
Release dateDec 11, 2014
DeveloperCroteam
PublisherDevolver Digital, Croteam
Price$29.99
PlatformsWindows, macOS, and Linux
GenresAction, Adventure, Indie
CategoriesSingle-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Steam Workshop, Steam Cloud, Includes level editor, Remote Play on TV, Family Sharing
Supported languagesEnglish * , French * , Italian * , German * , Spanish - Spain * , Russian * , Japanese * , Korean * , Polish * , Portuguese - Brazil * , Simplified Chinese * , Traditional Chinese * , Czech * languages with full audio support
WebsiteOfficial website

Player and review overview

MetricValue
Latest observed players52 · 22 September 2026 - 00:24:34 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak3,977
Positive reviews31,397
Negative reviews1,543
Total reviews32,940
Positive percent95%
Review typeOverwhelmingly Positive
Recommendations29,240
Average playtime1,873 minutes

SteamPulse record freshness

FieldValue
Steam release dateDec 11, 2014
Official Steam feed update (UTC)13 May 2026 - 16:15:46 UTC
SteamPulse last record update (UTC)22 September 2026 - 00:24:34 UTC
Live player count updated (UTC)22 September 2026 - 00:24:34 UTC
Store metadata updated (UTC)22 September 2026 - 00:24:34 UTC

Highlighted achievements

AchievementDescription
Logic check... OKNo description
Halls of His TempleNo description
Into The UnknownNo description
Make ConnectionsNo description
Not a CubeNo description
Sigils Are Not EnoughNo description
Extreme Persistence DetectedNo description
Know Your LimitsNo description
The Land of DeathNo description
Leave Your MarkNo description

Support and legal notes

FieldValue
Support email[email protected]
Support URLNot available
Legal notice© 2014-2019 Croteam. All rights reserved.

References

Official and third-party reference links for checking this Steam app outside SteamPulse.

ReferenceLink
SteamPulse canonicalhttps://steampulse.org/game/257510
Steam Storehttps://store.steampowered.com/app/257510/
Steam Communityhttps://steamcommunity.com/app/257510
PCGamingWiki search
IGDB searchSearch IGDB for The Talos Principle

Game FAQ

Real questions answered from SteamPulse data, including live players, monthly momentum, review sentiment, regional audience signals, Twitch activity, and current Steam pricing.

What is the latest observed Steam activity for The Talos Principle?

The Talos Principle's latest SteamPulse observation records 52 players at 22 September 2026 - 00:24:34 UTC, with a tracked peak of 3,977 concurrent players in the available SteamPulse record. SteamPulse also records about 31 hours of average lifetime playtime.

Is The Talos Principle growing or declining recently?

September 2026 is still in progress. The month-to-date average is 52 players; the highest observed daily value is 84 players. Available values are provisional and will continue changing until the UTC month closes. The completed comparison month is August 2026.

What country-level audience data is available for The Talos Principle?

In the observed sample of public reviewer profiles with a visible country, the leading shares are United States (35.6%), Canada (6.8%), United Kingdom (5.1%). The separate directional player-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (30.7%), Canada (6.1%), United Kingdom (5%). The directional follower-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (41.2%), Canada (6.1%), United Kingdom (4.9%). The directional wishlist-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (27.9%), China (6.6%), Canada (5.6%). Only the reviewer view is based on observed public profile countries; the other percentages are modeled relative weights, not verified account locations or country-level user counts.

What does the Steam review footprint look like for The Talos Principle?

The Talos Principle currently sits at 95% positive across 32,940 Steam reviews tracked by SteamPulse, including 31,397 positive reviews and 1,543 negative reviews. Steam labels the current review summary as Overwhelmingly Positive.

How much follower and Twitch attention does The Talos Principle have?

The Talos Principle currently has about 177.3K tracked Steam followers as of 27 January 2026 - 00:00:00 UTC. On Twitch, SteamPulse is matching roughly 0 live viewers across 0 active streams for the game's category.

What is the current Steam price for The Talos Principle?

The Talos Principle is currently listed at $29.99 on Steam. SteamPulse uses the current store snapshot and historical price records to show whether the page is at full price or in a discounted window. Steam recommendations currently stand near 29,240, which helps add market context around that price.

Reviews, pricing, and metadata

Review summary

Overwhelmingly Positive

95% positive, 31,397 positive, 1,543 negative

Price and discount

$29.99

Platforms

Windows, Mac, Linux

Categories

Single-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Steam Workshop, Steam Cloud

Achievements

40

Platform releases
  • Steam 11 December 2014
  • Xbox 31 August 2018
  • PlayStation 12 October 2015

DLC and packages

Steam bundles

First Person PuzzleBundle #31753 - 25% off$92.20The Talos Principle CollectionBundle #35240 - 25% off$74.97The Talos Principle Gold EditionBundle #3042 - 25% off$8.38
The Talos Principle: Road To GehennaThe Talos Principle: Road to Gehenna follows the narrative of Uriel, Elohim's messenger, as he explores a strange, hidden part of the simulation on a mission of mercy and redemption in an attempt to free the souls of the damned at all costs.dlc #358470$14.99The Talos Principle: SoundtrackThe Talos Principle - Soundtrack is the official soundtrack which includes a collection of 30 amazing tracks from the game, as well as 13 alternative versions, composed and now also specially remixed by Serious Sam's composer Damjan Mravunac.music #322020$4.99The Talos Principle: Bonus ContentBonus Content includes making-of video, digital terminal booklet, box art, posters, banners, postcards and sticker art.dlc #322021$4.99The Talos Principle: Serious DLCThe new Serious DLC replaces the godlike voice of Elohim with completely NEW, rewritten and humorous Serious Sam narrative, recorded by longtime voice actor John J. Dick. It also includes a new Serious Sam player model.dlc #360820$2.99
The Talos PrincipleBuy The Talos Principle #56219$29.99

System requirements

Minimum requirements

Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 Processor: Dual-core 2.0 GHz Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: DirectX 11 class GPU with 1GB VRAM (nVidia GeForce 480 GTX, AMD Radeon HD 5870) DirectX: Version 9.0c Storage: 5 GB available space

Recommended requirements

Recommended: OS *: Windows 7 64-bit Processor: Quad-core 3.0 GHz Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: AMD RX 480 or NVIDIA GTX 970 DirectX: Version 9.0c Storage: 8 GB available space

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