The Talos Principle

11 Dec, 2014Steam Store

★ 95%29,164 reviews28.99 €

DeveloperCroteam

PublisherDevolver Digital

Puzzle Philosophical First-Person Sci-fi Story Rich Atmospheric Singleplayer Great Soundtrack Robots Exploration Adventure Indie Multiple Endings Difficult Mystery Post-apocalyptic Action Simulation

Most distinctive niche

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Among all this game's genres, this is the one where players have the most distinctive taste — they rate games very differently from the average Steam gamer, suggesting a more passionate, selective community. It's not about what the game is most tagged as — it's about which of its communities has the most opinionated audience.

Philosophical

Est. Gross Revenue$000,000Unlock →

Copies Sold000,000Unlock →

Avg Playtime12.9h

Median Playtime5.1h

Reviewer Lifetime Playtime

Lifetime playtime reported by Steam for 543 sampled reviewers when the data was collected - non-reviewing owners excluded.

Mean significantly exceeds median - a small group of highly dedicated reviewers is pulling the average up. A passionate minority logs hundreds of hours while most reviewers finish their run or the whole story and move on. Classic pattern for sandboxes, roguelikes, and competitive games with infinite depth - the 'superfan tail' inflates the mean.

10th %ile6.2h

90th %ile54.5h

Median24.2h

Mean58.7h

MedianMeanP10-P90 range

Review History Summary

Monthly reviews — positive up, negative down. Dotted lines: Releases = EA · 1.0 · DLCs (soundtracks, radio, music EPs excluded). Hover a release date to see details in the tooltip.

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