The Talos Principle

Platforms

• Microsoft Windows

• macOS
• Linux
• Android

Genres

• science fiction video game

• puzzle video game

• action game^*

Play modes

• single-player video game

Players by platform

• Microsoft Windows^*

  Maximum players (mode unspecified)

  1^*

Content classifications

• ESRB · Microsoft Windows^*

  Classification

  T - Teen^*

Series

• The Talos Principle

Engines

• Serious Engine 4

Localized titles

• The Talos Principle

Steam version platforms

• Windows^*

  Supported

  Yes^*

• macOS^*

  Supported

  Yes^*

• Linux^*

  Supported

  Yes^*

Store genres

• Action^*
• Adventure^*
• Indie^*

Game features

• Single-player^*
• Steam Achievements^*
• Full controller support^*
• Steam Trading Cards^*
• Steam Workshop^*
• Steam Cloud^*
• Includes level editor^*
• Remote Play on TV^*
• Family Sharing^*

Interface languages

• English^*

  Full audio

  Yes^*

• French^*

  Full audio

  Yes^*

• Italian^*

  Full audio

  Yes^*

• German^*

  Full audio

  Yes^*

• Spanish - Spain^*

  Full audio

  Yes^*

• Russian^*

  Full audio

  Yes^*

• Japanese^*

  Full audio

  Yes^*

• Korean^*

  Full audio

  Yes^*

• Polish^*

  Full audio

  Yes^*

• Portuguese - Brazil^*

  Full audio

  Yes^*

• Simplified Chinese^*

  Full audio

  Yes^*

• Traditional Chinese^*

  Full audio

  Yes^*

• Czech^*

Audio languages

• English^*
• French^*
• Italian^*
• German^*
• Spanish - Spain^*
• Russian^*
• Japanese^*
• Korean^*
• Polish^*
• Portuguese - Brazil^*
• Simplified Chinese^*
• Traditional Chinese^*
• Czech^*

Community tags · historical

• Puzzle^*

  Votes · historical

  1,032^*

• Philosophical^*

  Votes · historical

  605^*

• First-Person^*

  Votes · historical

  538^*

• Sci-fi^*

  Votes · historical

  517^*

• Atmospheric^*

  Votes · historical

  491^*

• Story Rich^*

  Votes · historical

  487^*

• Singleplayer^*

  Votes · historical

  473^*

• Great Soundtrack^*

  Votes · historical

  347^*

• Robots^*

  Votes · historical

  334^*

• Exploration^*

  Votes · historical

  280^*

• Adventure^*

  Votes · historical

  279^*

• Indie^*

  Votes · historical

  205^*

• Multiple Endings^*

  Votes · historical

  164^*

• Difficult^*

  Votes · historical

  162^*

• Mystery^*

  Votes · historical

  142^*

• Post-apocalyptic^*

  Votes · historical

  124^*

• Action^*

  Votes · historical

  111^*

• Simulation^*

  Votes · historical

  82^*

• Science^*

  Votes · historical

  45^*

• Artificial Intelligence^*

  Votes · historical

  35^*

System requirements

• Linux · Minimum^*

  Operating system

  Ubuntu 14.04^*

  Processor alternatives

  Dual-core 2.2 GHz^*

  Memory

  2 GB RAM^*

  Graphics alternatives

  nVidia GeForce 8600/9600GT 512MB VRAM, ATI/AMD Radeon HD2600/3600 512MB VRAM^*

  Storage

  5 GB available space^*

• macOS · Minimum^*

  Operating system

  OSX version Lion 10.7^*

  Processor alternatives

  Intel Core 2 Duo 2.2 GHz^*

  Memory

  2 GB RAM^*

  Graphics alternatives

  nVidia GeForce GT 9600M/320M 512MB VRAM, AMD Radeon HD 4670 512MB VRAM (Intel integrated GPUs are not supported!)^*

  Storage

  5 GB available space^*

  Conditions

  OSX 10.5.8 and 10.6.3 can run the legacy version of the game, but it is no longer being updated.^*

• Windows · Minimum^*

  Operating system

  Windows 7^*

  Processor alternatives

  Dual-core 2.0 GHz^*

  Memory

  2 GB RAM^*

  Graphics alternatives

  DirectX 11 class GPU with 1GB VRAM (nVidia GeForce 480 GTX, AMD Radeon HD 5870)^*

  Graphics API

  Version 9.0c^*

  Storage

  5 GB available space^*

• Windows · Recommended^*

  Graphics alternatives

  AMD RX 480 or NVIDIA GTX 970^*

  Processor alternatives

  Quad-core 3.0 GHz^*

  Memory

  4 GB^*

• Windows · Recommended memory · 2026-06-27^*

  Memory

  4 GB^*

Compatibility and community reports

• Steam Deck^*

  Compatibility category

  Playable^*

• Controller support · 2026-06-27^*

  Controller support

  Full^*

• Steam Deck · 2026-06-27^*

  Compatibility category

  Playable^*

• Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27^*

  Community Linux compatibility tier

  Platinum^*

  Reports

  74^*

  Community confidence

  strong^*

Developers

• Croteam

Publishers

• Devolver Digital

• Croteam^*

• 2014-12-11

  Date precision

  Exact date

• 2014-12-11 · Microsoft Windows^*

  Release date

  2014-12-11^*

  Date precision

  Exact date^*

  Platform

  Microsoft Windows^*

Store release history

• Steam^*

  Release date

  Dec 11, 2014^*

Detailed specifications