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The Talos Principle: Reawakened

Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5 • 2025

Should you play it?

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.

What works

  • Challenging and rewarding puzzles
  • Beautiful updated graphics and audio
  • Quality of life improvements (rewind, pause in recorder)
  • New dlc with difficult puzzles
  • Level editor and community content

Things to keep in mind

  • High hardware requirements and performance issues
  • Price considered steep by some
  • Some puzzles can be obtuse or frustrating
  • Limited social interaction
  • Minor graphical glitches reported

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Quern - Undying Thoughts

  • Dimhaven - The Lost Source

  • Alex Hill: Whispers at White Oak Inn

  • Helheim Hassle

  • Wanderer

  • The Magic Circle

Less expressive

Games that feels like The Talos Principle: Reawakened but with less self-expression and customization

  • Aporia: Beyond The Valley

  • Firmament

  • XING: The Land Beyond

  • The House of Da Vinci 3

  • VirtuaVerse

  • The Talos Principle VR

More survival-focused

Games that feels like The Talos Principle: Reawakened but with a stronger survival pressure

  • Legend of Grimrock 2

  • Hello Neighbor 2 Alpha 1.5

  • Hello Neighbor 2

  • Enigma of Fear

  • 重明鸟 Bright Bird

  • Conarium

Choose your own criteria ->

From the same developer

From the same developer, ranked by motivational fit.

  • The Talos Principle 2

  • The Talos Principle VR

  • The Talos Principle

  • Serious Sam 4

  • Sigils of Elohim

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How to compare these games

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  • What works / keep in mind: the same highlights as the desktop comparison panel.
  • Bars: the main motivational differences versus this game.
How to use the graph

Similarity map

Each dot is a game placed from its motivation profile relative to this page’s game. Direction shows which motivation differs most; distance along that axis shows how large the gap is.

  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
  • Direction: each axis is a main motivational difference vs this game (e.g. more / less competitive).
  • Distance on an axis: how large that difference is (ring scales show +/− points).
  • Coloured chips: click to highlight games that mainly differ on that motivation; click again to reset.
  • Dotted line: link between this page’s game and the one selected for comparison.
  • Hover a dot to preview that game in the panel on the right; click to keep that comparison.
  • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom.

How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Swipe to compare nearby games with The Talos Principle: Reawakened. These titles are not in What to play next.

The Talos Principle: Reawakened: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Survival, Violence, Competition, Thrill. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Strategy, Competence. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Intimacy.

Last update: 21/08/2026