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The Talos Principle: Reawakened

Step back into a world of thought-provoking puzzles, philosophical intrigue, and breathtaking visuals with The Talos Principle: Reawakened - a first-person puzzle masterpiece for both new players and long-time…

90 10 April 2025

The Talos Principle: Reawakened is an adventure developed by Croteam, released 10 April 2025 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What The Talos Principle: Reawakened is

The Talos Principle: Reawakened is an adventure game developed by Croteam and released in 2025. It was published by Devolver Digital. It is available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unreal Engine 5.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Step back into a world of thought-provoking puzzles, philosophical intrigue, and breathtaking visuals with The Talos Principle: Reawakened - a first-person puzzle masterpiece for both new players and long-time fans alike.
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How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 48 achievements to unlock.

How it was received

The Talos Principle: Reawakened holds a critic score of 90 out of 100. That places it above 92% of the 7,530 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2025 averaged 78, so it scored 12 points above the year average.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for 4 core CPU @ 2.5 GHz (AMD Ryzen 5, Intel core i3/i5), 8 GB RAM and 4 GB VRAM; Radeon RX 470, GeForce GTX 970, Intel Arc A580. An 8GB memory requirement is modest by current standards; most machines sold in the last five years clear it. Install size is roughly 50GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.

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What it launched against

The Talos Principle: Reawakened launched on 10 April 2025, within three weeks of Inzoi, Assassin's Creed Shadows, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 and Blue Prince. It reviewed better than 2 of the 4. It arrived 5 years into the PlayStation 5's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: Inzoi, Assassin's Creed Shadows, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Blue Prince.

Cheats and codes

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Official trailer

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The Talos Principle: Reawakened — frequently asked questions

When did The Talos Principle: Reawakened come out?
The Talos Principle: Reawakened was released on 10 April 2025 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What are the minimum PC requirements for The Talos Principle: Reawakened?
At minimum, The Talos Principle: Reawakened needs 4 core CPU @ 2.5 GHz (AMD Ryzen 5, Intel core i3/i5), 8 GB RAM, 4 GB VRAM; Radeon RX 470, GeForce GTX 970, Intel Arc A580 graphics, 50 GB available space of storage.
How many GB is The Talos Principle: Reawakened?
The PC version needs about 50 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("50 GB available space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.
Does The Talos Principle: Reawakened have controller support?
Yes. Steam lists full controller support for The Talos Principle: Reawakened.
Can you play The Talos Principle: Reawakened on Mac?
Steam does not sell a macOS version of The Talos Principle: Reawakened; the Steam release is for Windows.
Is The Talos Principle: Reawakened on Linux?
Steam does not list a native Linux version of The Talos Principle: Reawakened. Windows games can often run on Linux and Steam Deck through Proton, but that is a different question from native support.

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