The Talos Principle: Reawakened

First-person puzzle adventure in a simulation with philosophical questions

Croteam · Published by Devolver Digital · Released Apr 10, 2025

Reviews: Very Positive; 91% of 1,189
Recent reviews: Very Positive; 81% of 22 in 30 days
Playing now: 35; right now
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update: 11 months ago; Sep 25, 2025

What is The Talos Principle: Reawakened?

A first-person puzzle adventure set inside the Simulation. You explore its environments and solve puzzles across the original story, Road to Gehenna, and a new chapter about Alexandra Drennan and the Simulation's first test. A puzzle editor lets you build your own challenges.

For you if...

+you like puzzles that reward experimentation and lateral thinking
+you enjoy exploring a setting through philosophical writing
+you want to make puzzles with a level editor

Not for you if...

−you prefer action to working through challenging puzzles
−you want multiplayer rather than a solo adventure

What players say

91% of 1,189 reviews are positive · 81% of 22 in the last 30 days

Players praise the puzzles, philosophical story, and added developer commentary. Many complain that the remaster runs poorly and has flickering or smeared visuals.

Screenshots and trailer

The Talos Principle: Reawakened system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS: 64-bit Windows 10 (version 2004 or newer)
Processor: 4 core CPU @ 2.5 GHz (AMD Ryzen 5, Intel core i3/i5)
Graphics: 4 GB VRAM; Radeon RX 470, GeForce GTX 970, Intel Arc A580
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Storage: 50 GB available space
DirectX: Version 12
Notes: Intel integrated non-Arc GPUs are not supported | SSD recommended.

OS: 64-bit Windows 10 (version 2004 or newer)
Processor: 6 or 8 core CPU @ 3.0 GHz (AMD Ryzen 7, Intel core i5/i7)
Graphics: 8+ GB VRAM; Radeon RX 6800, GeForce RTX 3070, Intel Arc B580
Memory: 16 GB RAM
Storage: 50 GB available space
DirectX: Version 12
Notes: Intel integrated non-Arc GPUs are not supported | SSD recommended.

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Full controller support
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 48
Steam features: Workshop, Cloud saves, Family Sharing

Steam Deck: Playable

Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
Shows Steam Deck controller icons
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
External controllers are not supported for the primary player

Multiplayer and co-op

Single-player

Languages

Full audio: English. Text only: French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Portugal, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Turkish.