The Talos Principle

The Talos Principle

by Croteam·published by Devolver Digital

Steam · Overwhelmingly Positive

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Data current as of Apr 26, 2026. We re-crawl reviews and metadata every 14 days.
Steam Sentiment96

Overwhelmingly Positive

Fewer than 5% of Steam games with 1,000+ reviews achieve this.

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Quick Stats

Reviews

19,272en

32,731 total (all languages)

Current as of Apr 26, 2026

Released

Dec 11, 2014

Price

$29.99

Velocity

3.6/day

Slowing

Metadata current as of May 2, 2026 · Source: Steam

Market Reach

Estimated owners±60%

1.1M

Estimated gross revenue±60%

$33.0M

Based on 32,731 reviews (all languages)

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Based on review count × genre/age/price-adjusted Boxleiter ratio. Gross revenue before Steam’s 30% cut, refunds, and regional pricing.

About

The Talos Principle is a first-person puzzle game in the tradition of philosophical science fiction. Made by Croteam and written by Tom Jubert (FTL, The Swapper) and Jonas Kyratzes (The Sea Will Claim Everything).

Sentiment History

Sentiment over time

Playtime Sentiment

Sentiment by time invested

· 10,013 post-launch reviews
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0h
59%183 rev
<2h
76%170 rev
2-10h
90%1,731 rev
10-50h
97%6,400 rev
50-200h
99%1,410 rev
200h+
100%119 rev

Players who invest more time rate this game significantly higher (+23pts) — a strong signal of a slow-burn experience that rewards patience.

Competitive Benchmark

Compared to 70 similar games in the Action genre released in 2014.

Sentiment vs. similar gamesTop 7%
Popularity vs. similar gamesTop 19%

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