- The Awakening | Community Puzzle Spotlight - 10 September 2026
Heya folks! It’s time to dive back into the Workshop, and today we’re putting the spotlight on a brand-new story driven campaign: The Awakening, created by Joost! You might recognize Joost from last year’s Connectorless Puzzle Jam, where his puzzle Recycle took second place. This time around, however, he has gone considerably bigger, delivering a full custom campaign built around puzzles, atmosphere, and a much darker mystery. The Awakening drops you into an unfamiliar world of trials, with an unseen figure constantly urging you forward. But almost immediately, something feels off. Why are you being tested? What happened to the people who went through these trials before you? And, perhaps most importantly, can you actually trust the person guiding you? What follows is a more unsettling and mystery-driven take on the classic Talos formula. As you make your way deeper into the campaign, s…
- Community Spotlight #4 - 7 July 2026
Howdy puzzle solvers!It's time for us to tell you about all the amazing things going on in the Talos Reawakened Workshop, so you know exactly what to spend your time solving until the next spotlight drops!So, let's start this month's article with a familiar face... Enter the Void – World D: Desert Necropolis expansionA new major update of Enter the Void features by far the biggest and most complex world of the campaign. While following the previously established gameplay formula, what sets Desert Necropolis apart is the sheer scale of the world that calls to be explored, offering plenty of landmarks, Easter eggs, and secrets with a mixture of fresh new classic, exploration-based, and unorthodox puzzles intertwined with mysteries for you to uncover. The newest findings enabled the creation of multi-layered environment by using a second island serving as a plateau, with a tomb complex und…
- Escape From The Pit Reawakened | Community Puzzle Spotlight - 1 June 2026
Hey folks, its that time of the month where we tell you what you should play from the workshop! Today we are highlighting another mod by Shlam which is called Escape From The Pit ReawakenedIf you've been craving a narrative-driven experience that ties directly into the expanded lore of the Talos universe, this campaign is an absolute must-play.You take on the role of Azrael, one of nine "demons" condemned to the darkest, most hidden code of the system. Set in the aftermath of Uriel's famous rescue mission in Road to Gehenna, Elohim is offering you one final chance at redemption. The catch? You must first rescue your fallen comrades who are locked in a realm completely beyond His reach.To achieve full completion and uncover the highly thematic ending, you'll need to hunt down a staggering 90 sigils.It's also a beautiful example of community collaboration. With custom mechanics by Nazario…
- Финал близится: The Talos Principle 3 анонсирована для ПК и PS5 - 14 May 2026
Издательство Devolver Digital анонсировало философскую головоломку The Talos Principle 3 . Релиз игры состоится в 2027 году на ПК и PS5; версия для Xbox Series X|S не заявлена, хотя предыдущие части выходили на консолях Microsoft.
- The Grand Finale | Announcing The Talos Principle 3 - 13 May 2026
What differentiates a story from the real world, or a simulation? A story is a series of choices, a set of moments captured, examined, and elevated. The real world goes on and on, but a story must have a clear beginning, middle, and end. And so the Talos Principle, a story we have worked on for more than a decade, must also come to an end. When we were creating the original, at a time when the game had finally started to take form but before it was released, we asked ourselves: where does this story go? Not this franchise, not this product, but this story. Is there more to this that needs to be told, and what is it that needs to be captured by those hypothetical future games to create something truthful and beautiful? That's when The Talos Principle II and III were born, and they are so much part of the overall vision that we often think of the whole trilogy as one game in three chapter…
- Community Spotlight #3 - 12 May 2026
Hey folks! The Workshop is overflowing with creativity once again. We’ve picked out six standout campaigns to showcase today, featuring both nostalgic favorites and fresh new challenges. Let’s get to it!Castle of The Red DragonAstonishing overall visuals, with hand-crafted architecture, landscaping and especially lush vegetation & sculpted dragon skeleton of quality on par with the best creations in the workshop. Fresh multi-faceted puzzles tied into the story of the red dragoness are a treat to all types of puzzle enthusiasts. Collectables: 7 sigils & 12 stars Difficulty: intermediateValley of the Lost PuzzlesAnother instalment in a series focused on tricky puzzle solving with inter-connected star puzzles in an adequately decorated package. It's a treat for experienced puzzle solvers that are not afraid of a challenge which will test your wits. Collectables: 6 sigils & 7 stars Difficul…
- The Talos Principle Reawakened - A Year In The Simulation - 10 April 2026
Today, we celebrate exactly one year since we went back into the simulation with The Talos Principle: Reawakened.Reawakened allowed you to experience the simulation from its absolute genesis. You walked through the challenges Alexandra had to overcome, witnessed the creation of Elohim as the player’s guide, and even uncovered the real-world stories of the game’s development through audio logs narrated by our own developers.But most importantly, Reawakened put the tools of creation directly into your hands. Through the Reawakened Workshop, you were given the materials to architect your own worlds and design puzzles to share with us and the rest of the player base.Today, we are incredibly proud to say that the Workshop now hosts over 500 community creations, featuring more than 2,000 custom puzzles for everyone to explore.As we mark this first year of Reawakened, we want to give a massive…
- Fragmentation - A Talos Story | Community Puzzle Spotlight - 31 March 2026
Heya folks, last few episodes have been a combination of workshop creations but recently the workshop got a massive campaign that released so today we are putting the spotlight exclusively on it and we are talking about "Fragmentation - A Talos Story" Fragmentation - A Talos Story is a massive, story-driven workshop campaign featuring over 90 puzzles and collectibles. Taking place alongside the events of The Talos Principle, it tells the tale of a player who falls through a literal crack in a familiar simulation, only to find themselves in uncharted, crumbling territory. There is a mystery waiting to be uncovered and a looming threat that will soon consume the entire system. Can you stop it? Will you?This campaign truly offers something for every type of player, blending an elegant difficulty curve with a massive variety of content. The journey begins with fresh, accessible gimmicks tha…
- Community Spotlight #2 - 27 February 2026
Howdy everyone!This month we’re back with another Community Puzzle Spotlight for Talos Reawakened, highlighting a selection of Workshop creations that showcase the creativity and variety our community continues to bring to the game. From mechanically focused design pillars and large-scale exploration campaigns to pure logic experiments and lovingly curated collections. So, let’s get started!Jammed RealityA direct sequel to Connected Dreams, Jammed Reality continues its spiritual lineage with a richly decorated world inspired by Road to Gehenna. The campaign features 7 puzzles, 4 bonus stars, and 4 purple sigils, all centered around the creative use of Jammers. The stars are intricately interconnected, encouraging layered thinking, while the sigils reward exploration across a beautifully crafted environment.Difficulty: Intermediate to advanced players AREA 51No, it’s not about aliens… or…
- Community Spotlight #1! - 22 January 2026
Hey folks! In today’s Community Highlight, we’d like to shine the spotlight on not just one, but a couple of workshop creations!At the end of 2025 and into the first month of 2026, the Workshop saw the release of some truly exciting campaigns, featuring vastly varied puzzle designs, difficulty curves, and beautifully crafted worlds. The campaigns we’re highlighting today offer the perfect dose of challenge for those seeking experiences on par with the main Talos titles, or even greater on the level of the “In The Beginning” episode. Here are the creations we are highlighting today.Connected DreamsConnected Dreams is a visually striking campaign that draws inspiration from Road to Gehenna. Featuring 7 core puzzles alongside 4 bonus stars and 4 purple sigils, the experience revolves entirely around the creative use of Connectors as its central design pillar. Exploration plays a key role a…
- Enter the Void | Community Puzzle Spotlight - 22 December 2025
Hey everyone and welcome to the newest Community Spotlight. Today we are featuring Enter the Void, a custom story-driven campaign for The Talos Principle: Reawakened that delivers the full Talos experience offering compact puzzles with fresh ideas, immersive worlds, narrative hooks, Easter eggs, and plenty of humor. What began with a solo puzzle jam entry in May 2025, gradually evolved into a full-fledged campaign effort, and with time into a collaborative project, involving Elyon and Nazario92 as original testers, and later Darky, the “lead goater” and data-miner, whose discoveries provided new design possibilities, or even enabled completely new puzzle mechanics. Creator Mr_Pipicz first released Stronghold Jam for the Connectorless PuzzleJam, then gradually built upon it, leading to the first release of Enter the Void. As of now, the project comprises Hub World: Desolate Lighthouse, W…
- Accumulated Problems | Community Puzzle Spotlight - 10 November 2025
Hey everyone and welcome to the newest Community Spotlight, today we are featuring one of the bigger community collaboration projects Accumulated Problems!What began as a small side project evolved into one of the most ambitious Talos Principle Reawakened community collaborations yet. Shlam, Chamdresser, Nazario, and Elyon teamed up to create Accumulated Problems. A richly interconnected set of puzzles linked through a custom-built hub world.The project features 8 puzzles, 6 bonus Stars, 10 extra Purple Sigils, and countless Easter eggs waiting to be uncovered. Originally planned as a quick two-week effort, it grew through continuous iteration, testing, and shared creativity. Players can even explore an extra world containing the original puzzle prototypes, accessible by solving the mysterious Museum riddle.A true testament to collaborative design, Accumulated Problems blends unique ide…
- The Talos Principle Reawakened Update 1.02 live! - 25 September 2025
Hey folks,We’re excited to share that Patch 1.02 is now out of open beta and officially live! A huge thank you to our community for all the support, feedback, and testing along the way. Your help has been invaluable and we appreciate it greatly. Now, back to solving puzzles! Full ChangelogChangesUpdated AMD FSR, NVIDIA DLSS, and Intel XeSS upscalers and frame generation.Improved performance auto-detect algorithms to achieve a better quality/performance balance across different hardware.Added support for setting a custom image as the episode preview in the Community Puzzles menu. This custom image will also be used as the Workshop item preview.If no custom image is used, episode previews will continue showing multiple level screenshots, and Workshop uploads will use the first level screenshot as the preview image.Refined the design of publish options in the Community Puzzles menu.Choosin…
- The Last Prisoner | Community Puzzle Spotlight - 30 June 2025
Hey everyone. In today's featured mod article, we're highlighting the first Joint Talos project to be showcased here: The Last Prisoner . This campaign comes from two familiar faces in the community — RFC and Phoenix, who previously worked on puzzles for the "In The Beginning" episode of The Talos Principle: Reawakened.The Last Prisoner features 10 puzzles, carefully balanced to match the difficulty of the main Talos campaign, making them accessible to most players. The mod also weaves in a compelling narrative: the simulation has ended, but you remain — a soul trapped in a fragment of reality that’s slowly disintegrating. Your only chance is to solve all the puzzles before the final piece of the simulation disappears… along with your very existence. Don't forget to subscribe to the campaign and also read the basement chat! BASEMENT CHATS WITH YASENHey there, folks!Great to have you bot…
- Arpeggiator | Community Puzzle Spotlight - 9 June 2025
Hey folks, welcome to this week's puzzle spotlight! This time, we’re turning the spotlight on Arpeggiator, a puzzle pack by community creator Rocket. Originally put together during the Talos Principle demo days, If you haven’t played it yet, now’s the perfect time to dive in. Arpeggiator comes with 8 unique puzzles and 2 stars to collect, all set in some really beautiful and thoughtfully built environments. The puzzles range from chill and approachable to ones that’ll definitely make you stop and think. But when it clicks? That satisfaction hits hard. Rocket put a lot of care into this one, and it shows. From clever mechanics to smooth pacing. It’s a solid mix of fun and challenge for puzzle fans of all kinds. Also, don’t miss our little basement chat with Rocket, where we talked about how this pack came together and what it was like designing puzzles all the way back during the demo er…
- The Talos Principle - Cerebral Puzzle Showcase - 29 May 2025
The Talos Principle franchise is part of the Cerebral Puzzle Showcase, and all titles are currently on sale! Experience the classic that started it all — The Talos Principle (2014) — a groundbreaking philosophical first-person puzzle game that blends deep storytelling with mind bending challenges. A true modern classic of the genre. Or jump into The Talos Principle: Reawakened — the definitive remastered edition with updated visuals, an all-new chapter, a powerful level editor, and a host of quality-of-life improvements. It’s the perfect way to experience the game in a fresh new light, whether you're a returning fan or a first time player. Then expand your journey with The Talos Principle 2 — a bold sequel that takes the series to new heights with larger environments, deeper puzzles, new gameplay mechanics, and a rich, thought-provoking narrative that challenges the nature of consciousn…
- Connectorless Puzzle Jam – Winners - 26 May 2025
Greetings, puzzle architects! We’ve officially wrapped up the Connectorless Puzzle Jam, and after carefully reviewing over 50 submissions, we’re thrilled to finally announce the winners. We were really impressed by the creativity and originality on display. Designing puzzles without one of the core mechanics of The Talos Principle, the connector, posed a tough challenge, but so many of you rose to the occasion with amazing creativity! There were many standout entries, and narrowing it down to just three was no easy task. But here are the puzzles that left the biggest impression on us. 🥇 1st Place – Walking on Glass by Wheat 🥈 2nd Place – Recycle by Joost 🥉 3rd Place – Aeolian Citadel by SpielmitStil Congratulations to the winners and a heartfelt thank you to everyone who participated. Your contributions made this jam a success, and we loved seeing the different ways you explored puzz…
- The Co-op Principle | Community Puzzle Spotlight - 9 May 2025
Hello everyone, and welcome to the latest episode of our Community Puzzle Spotlights! While exploring the incredible creations in the workshop last week, we were thrilled to discover "The Co-op Principle." This puzzle pack quickly stood out to us. We downloaded it, launched it, and found ourselves genuinely enjoying its unique asymmetric puzzle experience. "The Co-op Principle" draws inspiration from beloved co-op puzzle games like "We Were Here" and "Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes." It requires two players to communicate and collaborate, solving puzzles on their respective screens. Our playthrough was filled with laughter, and we were delighted to see how well this concept worked within the Talos universe. We highly recommend subscribing to this puzzle pack and trying it with a friend. Once you've experienced it, don't forget to share your thoughts on the puzzles in the comments or d…
- Puzzle Jam: Connectorless Edition! - 1 May 2025
Hey everyone! We hope you've been having a blast with Reawakened! Whether you're reliving the magic of the original Talos Principle or tearing your hair out over tough challenges like "DayDream", it’s been amazing watching the community dive back in. A lot of the puzzles in Reawakened were made by talented community members like you, and now, it’s your turn again! We’re kicking off a brand-new Puzzle Jam... with a twist: This time, it’s Connectorless! What’s the challenge? You can use laser beams. You can't use any connectors. No moveable ones, no static ones, nada! You can use any object that's not a connector (Hexahedron, Recorder, etc) Connectors have been a huge part of Talos, so we're super excited to see what wild ideas you come up with when they're off the table. You’ll have two weeks to visualize, build, and submit your puzzles. Post them on Steam and share them on Discord, and…
- The Talos Principle Reawakened Update 1.01b - 30 April 2025
Hey folks, we've deployed a small hotfix update focused on bug fixes for painting mechanics, dialogue progression, graphics rendering, and gamepad inputs. Changelog Fixed an issue where the hand holding the Paint Bucket would sometimes remain in the “holding” state after painting a message. Fixed a bug that allowed messages to be painted on surfaces where it should not be possible. Fixed an issue where certain dialogue with administrators in Gehenna would not progress under specific conditions. Fixed a graphical bug that caused flashing polygons on water surfaces when using certain AMD graphics cards. Fixed various issues with gamepad key icons appearing incorrectly in input prompts. Fixed several sensitivity issues when navigating menus and settings using a gamepad. Fixed multiple issues related to Chinese, Japanese and Korean font rendering.
