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The Talos Principle VR

The Talos Principle VR is a virtual reality version of Croteam's critically acclaimed first-person puzzle game in the tradition of philosophical science fiction.

90 17 October 2017

The Talos Principle VR is an adventure developed by Croteam, released 17 October 2017 on Linux, Oculus VR, PC (Microsoft Windows) and SteamVR.

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What The Talos Principle VR is

The Talos Principle VR is an adventure game developed by Croteam and released in 2017. It is available on Linux, Oculus VR, PC (Microsoft Windows) and SteamVR. It runs on Serious Engine.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The Talos Principle is a 2014 puzzle video game developed by Croteam and published by Devolver Digital. It was simultaneously released on Linux, OS X and Windows in December 2014. It was released for Android in May 2015, for PlayStation 4 in October 2015, for iOS in October 2017, for Xbox One in August 2018, and Nintendo Switch in December 2019. Virtual reality-enabled versions for the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive were released on 18 October 2017. The downloadable content Road to Gehenna was released on 23 July 2015.
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How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 40 achievements to unlock.

How it was received

The Talos Principle VR 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 2017 averaged 71, so it scored 19 points above the year average.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for Intel Core i5 - 4590 equivalent, 6 GB RAM and AMD R9 290 or NVIDIA GTX 970. An 6GB memory requirement is modest by current standards; most machines sold in the last five years clear it. Install size is roughly 6GB. 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 VR launched on 17 October 2017, within three weeks of Call of Duty: WWII, Super Mario Odyssey, Cuphead and Assassin's Creed Origins. It reviewed better than 3 of the 4.

Released around the same time: Call of Duty: WWII, Super Mario Odyssey, Cuphead, Assassin's Creed Origins.

Cheats and codes

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The Talos Principle VR — frequently asked questions

When did The Talos Principle VR come out?
The Talos Principle VR was released on 17 October 2017 for Linux, Oculus VR, PC (Microsoft Windows) and SteamVR.
What are the minimum PC requirements for The Talos Principle VR?
At minimum, The Talos Principle VR needs Intel Core i5 - 4590 equivalent, 6 GB RAM, AMD R9 290 or NVIDIA GTX 970 graphics, 6 GB available space of storage.
How many GB is The Talos Principle VR?
The PC version needs about 6 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("6 GB available space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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