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 consciousness and humanity itself.
Whether you're revisiting the classics or diving in for the first time, there's never been a better time to explore the Talos Principle universe — all part of the Cerebral Puzzle Showcase!
Hi everyone! The time has come. Just over a decade after the original launched, The Talos Principle: Reawakened is out now!
We poured our hearts and souls into this project. It was designed with the community in mind, with tweaks and additions based on a decade of your feedback. We are forever thankful for all the support you've given us over the years, and we can't wait to hear your thoughts on this ultimate version of The Talos Principle.
Limited Time Loyalty Offerings
For those of you who own the 2014. original or its 2023 sequel we've prepared several limited-time bundles that will discount the game between 15% and 40% depending on what you already own.
The bundles will be available for two weeks, so grab them while they are hot.
The Talos Principle Reawakened: Thinking Not Required
We’re excited to unveil The Talos Principle Reawakened not just a remaster, but a complete modernization of the 2014 classic, carefully redesigned for 2025 gaming standards.
Because let’s be honest games today aren’t just about deep thinking and careful exploration. No, no, no. We know In today’s gaming landscape, engagement is king and effort is optional. So, we’ve made sure our remaster aligns with modern industry standards: maximum retention, minimum thinking!
Check out all the new features in the video below
The Talos Principle: Melodies Of Creation
The Music Of Talos Principle
Get ready for an exclusive peek into the creative process behind the soundscape of The Talos Principle. Our upcoming video takes you behind the scenes with Damjan Mravunac, the "sound and music boss", who masterfully crafted a musical journey that goes far beyond simple background sounds.
Journey Through Sound
Music is more than just a background element in The Talos Principle; it is a narrative force that deepens the mystery and invites introspection. Damjan Mravunac spent countless hours exploring a palette of instruments and musical textures, each chosen to evoke specific emotions and mirror the thematic spirit of each world. This video walks you through his thought process, sharing insights into why certain sounds were chosen and how they weave together to form an immersive journey.
Each sound is carefully designed to enhance the experience, drawing you deeper into a world where every note tells a story.
Ready to dive into the secrets of sound design? Watch the video to explore how each note shapes the world of The Talos Principle.
Talos: Reawakened Coming April 10 | Play the Demo and Create Unique Puzzles Now
Hi everyone! It's a glorious day today, as we are ready to announce that The Talos Principle: Reawakened is launching on April 10. To make the wait easier, the demo version of the game will be available from now until the full launch for your enjoyment.
This demo gives you a sweet taste of what awaits you in the whole game and allows you to get a glimpse of the world we have rebuilt. More importantly, this demo features the fully featured Puzzle Editor, allowing you to create complete episodes with any number of levels.
Re-empowering the modding scene
Incredible user-generated content has been the backbone of our games for a long time. Our modding community gave birth to awesome experiences for everyone, and some of the most prominent modders have become integral parts of Croteam over the years.
As we shifted away from our proprietary engine to Unreal while developing The Talos Principle 2, we faced a challenging question: How do we continue empowering our talented community and allowing it to create incredible Talos experiences in the future? The answer was obvious: We only need a powerful built-in tool that removes all technical obstacles and allows our fans to focus on their creativity rather than learning how things work. How hard can it be, right?
In comes the Puzzle Editor. This powerful tool is available to everyone from the main menu and comes with full Workshop support. You can use it to create full episodes with any number of levels, puzzles, and mechanics. You can easily decorate your levels and switch seamlessly between ancient Roman, Egyptian, Medieval, and Alpine settings.
The demo Workshop is fully compatible with the one in the full game, so your efforts in this pre-launch period won't be lost. Create your puzzles and episodes now, then seamlessly transfer them to the main game once it launches on April 10.
The Elohim Challenge
Before you play, allow us to use this opportunity to announce a puzzle-jam community contest, which will start later this week once you’ve had a chance to familiarize yourself with the Puzzle Editor. Everyone will be invited to participate, and we’ll share all the details in a couple of days, so make sure to hang out here or on our Discord to hop right into it once it’s live.
Much love from Croteam!
The Talos Principle: A Happy Accident
Some of the best ideas in gaming often come from unexpected places. The Talos Principle is one such story—a critically acclaimed philosophical puzzle game that was never supposed to exist in the first place. What started as an experiment in gameplay mechanics during the development of Serious Sam evolved into an entirely new game that none of the developers had initially planned.
This is the story of how The Talos Principle came to life—born from a simple gameplay idea, fueled by curiosity, and nurtured by a creative team willing to follow where inspiration led them.
Uncover More Behind the Scenes
Experience the full story with exclusive developer commentary, where the creators share insights, challenges, and inspirations behind The Talos Principle. All of this and more await you in The Talos Principle Reawakened. If you're as excited as we are, be sure to add it to your Steam wishlist to stay in the loop and catch the release date reveal very soon.
Hi everyone! We're a few months away from the launch of The Talos Principle: Reawakened, we'll let you know when that's happening soon enough, so we thought we'd look back at why the game exists in the first place.
But first, please wishlist the game now if you haven't already.
Remakes and remasters are not rare, but they are certainly not often seen in the indie space. Well, maybe they are in Croteam's little universe ːTheSeriousBombː
A lot has changed since the original's release, and our team is as passionate as ever. The lingering feeling that there is more to be done with it never disappeared, and it became more prevalent with the launch of The Talos Principle 2.
A Vision Reconstructed
Creating Talos Principle 2 was a long journey. We switched to a new engine, became proficient with various new tools, and finally built the next step in this future history. That enjoyable but frequently challenging process taught us a great deal.
As the tenth anniversary of the first game approached, and realizing that many new players may be reluctant to return to the original due to it being a decade old, we started to think about all the possibilities that a remaster offered more seriously. We realized focusing on a remaster could bring the game into the same engine as the sequel, upgrade the graphics, fix some quality-of-life issues that had bugged us for years, and introduce the world of Talos to a whole new generation of players in one fell swoop.
So, we decided to proceed! But like anything in life, we didn't want this to be a low-effort product, so we focused on providing tangible value.
On the technical side, there was far more work than just recreating the levels in Unreal Engine 5. We needed to blend old and new assets to create an up-to-date look. When we re-used the old ones, we put much effort into remastering them thoroughly upgrading meshes and improving textures.
Most environment assets were remade entirely using texture displacement, which is a perfect match for Nanite because it allows for high-detail geometry. We used many techniques we had learned from developing Talos 2, and in some cases, we improved them even further.
In combination with Unreal's lighting system, which allowed us to create more exaggerated lighting setups, these visual improvements enhanced the simulation's fantastical, hyperreal look. It is a place that is beautiful, eerie, lonely—and won't last forever.
The Puzzle Evolves
On the gameplay side, we introduced a brand new rewind mechanic to allow you to go back between 2 and 10 seconds and fix any missteps. This also helps you avoid being locked in a puzzle without knowing it. This change is based on feedback we received from folks being frustrated when a small mistake meant they had to redo the entire puzzle or situations where players would not be sure if their previous move meant they couldn't proceed.
For similar reasons, we also reworked the infamous time recorder; It now allows you to set up checkpoints (up to 20). You will no longer have to wait in one spot for a prolonged period of time in order to leave the room for later actions, removing the time pressure element. This makes for a more cerebral, less frustrating experience that all our testers describe as a huge improvement.
A more minor gameplay tweak, but one that was inspired by the great reception of a similar change in Talos 2, concerns the connectors. It is now possible to deselect connections individually, so you don't have to start from scratch whenever you want to change your configuration.
Finally, we've completely reworked the Messenger hint system, which everyone, including ourselves, found baffling, as the hints were incredibly hard to unlock and not particularly helpful. (Sorry.) Every freed Messenger will now give you three tokens that can be used to skip red sigil puzzles, giving players who are stuck some flexibility - although you still have to earn each Messenger's help!
A Familiar Future
With The Talos Principle: Reawakened, we don't want to change the fundamentals of the experience or transform it into something new. The core gameplay and storytelling principles remain unchanged. However, the game is visually refreshed, with many gameplay frustrations removed, and is now almost ready for its own journey into the future.
There are many more reasons we wanted to create The Talos Principle: Reawakened, including adding new story content and streamlining the user-generated content creation. We'll talk about them in our upcoming blogs, so stay tuned.
Much love, Croteam
Revealing The Talos Principle: Reawakened
Dear fans and friends,
A decade ago, when we released The Talos Principle, we had no idea what to expect. We poured a huge amount of love and creativity into that project, creating a philosophical puzzle game that no-one had expected from the makers of Serious Sam. It was heartwarming to see so many people around the world embrace it.
Now we are announcing The Talos Principle: Reawakened.
After the success of The Talos Principle 2, we have some very cool projects going on, so why go back? There are many reasons, but the biggest one is simply that we love this game and while the original version is admittedly still pretty awesome, we wanted to create a definitive version that will keep the game fresh for years to come and allow a whole new audience to explore the Simulation.
Once again, we poured all our love and creativity into this project. We didn't just want to make a remaster with gorgeous graphics, although that's definitely part of it. But there's a lot more to this. There are quality-of-life improvements that make a real difference (seriously, the recorder puzzles are so much better now!). There's the puzzle editor. There's a whole new story to play! There are even developer commentaries.
Let's talk philosophy for a moment. We don't just think of games as products. These are the works that we will leave behind for future generations. The Talos Principle: Reawakened will both refresh and preserve this wonderful game that means so much to us.
Croteam
The Talos Principle 2: Road to Elysium is Available Now!
Hi everyone.
We are extremely proud to announce that The Talos Principle 2: Road to Elysium is available now. This three-part coda delivers three individual character-driven stories about love, hope, and despair. But stories are not where things end. Oh, no! All three chapters are tailored to challenge your puzzle-solving skills in new ways. Some of them will be fun and casual, while others will undoubtedly make your heads spin.
The Talos Principle 2 was a story about building a more hopeful future, and Road to Elysium shows the first few steps towards that future. We hope you enjoy playing it as much as we enjoyed creating it.
Much love from Croteam!
The Talos Principle is 9 years old!
It isn't easy to comprehend that The Talos Principle was launched nine years ago on this day. Coming from a long history of shooter game development, this game showed us and everyone around us that Croteam is more than just a Serious Sam developer.
We have created something unique with The Talos Principle, so we invite you all to celebrate this anniversary with us and grab whatever you're missing at all-time low prices. The Talos Principle, The Talos Principle 2, and all related content are heavily discounted now.
The discounts will extend to and through the Steam Winter Sale, so tell your friends to jump in on the philosophical puzzle-solving action.
