The Talos Principle II cover

The Talos Principle II

Critic score6 critics
First release
Nov 02, 2023
Developer
Croteam
Genres
Indie, Adventure, Puzzle · Action, Science fiction

The Talos Principle II is a thought-provoking first-person puzzle experience that greatly expands on the first game's philosophical themes and stunning environments with increasingly mind-bending challenges.

Also known as The Talos Principle II, The Talos Principle 2, Talos2.exe

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Storyline
Long after a virus wiped out humanity, the knowledge of the human race lives on in a civilization of androids who inherited the earth. Guided by the legacy of Athena, the first android to awaken, these machines built the city of New Jerusalem and set themselves a goal: to grow their population to exactly one thousand. The story begins as the thousandth android, known simply as 1k, is activated and welcomed as the fulfillment of that long-standing goal. During the celebration, a ghostly projection of a figure named Prometheus warns of new trials ahead, and distant sensors detect a massive surge of energy far from the city. Free of the political disagreements dividing the androids, 1k joins an expedition to investigate, uncovering a vast pyramid-like megastructure whose physics-defying technologies confront the androids with unsettling questions about consciousness, knowledge, and their own future.Read more

Long after a virus wiped out humanity, the knowledge of the human race lives on in a civilization of androids who inherited the earth. Guided by the legacy of Athena, the first android to awaken, these machines built the city of New Jerusalem and set themselves a goal: to grow their population to exactly one thousand. The story begins as the thousandth android, known simply as 1k, is activated and welcomed as the fulfillment of that long-standing goal. During the celebration, a ghostly projection of a figure named Prometheus warns of new trials ahead, and distant sensors detect a massive surge of energy far from the city. Free of the political disagreements dividing the androids, 1k joins an expedition to investigate, uncovering a vast pyramid-like megastructure whose physics-defying technologies confront the androids with unsettling questions about consciousness, knowledge, and their own future.

Release dates
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Nov 02, 2023
PlayStation 5
Nov 02, 2023
Xbox Series X|S
Nov 02, 2023
Time to beatIGDB · recorded
Main Story
23h
Main + Extras
34h
Completionist
39h
Game modes
Single player
Perspective
First person, Third person
Keywords
robots, artificial intelligence, story rich, philosophical

At a Glance

Critic Score
90
Main Story (IGDB)
23h
Main + Extras (IGDB)
34h
Completionist (IGDB)
39h

Overview

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Steam users rate this Very Positive, 12,682 reviews in all languages, recorded 16 October 2026

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