For the VR version, see The Talos Principle VR.
General information
- Developer Discord server
- GOG.com Community Discussions
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
Monetization
Type |
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DLC
| The DLC includes new levels, player models and voiceovers. |
One-time game purchase
| The game requires an upfront purchase to access. |
DLC and expansion packs
Name |
Notes |
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Road to Gehenna |
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Serious DLC |
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Bonus Content |
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Prototype DLC |
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- The DLCs are not available on the Microsoft Store (with an exception of Road to Gehenna) and Epic Games Store versions.
Microtransactions
Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
- This game does not follow the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.
Save game data location
- A backup of the save is stored in the same folder, called
PlayerProfile.dat.bkp
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Video
Enable HDR output[1]
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- Go to the configuration file(s) location.
- Open
Talos.ini .
- Find the line
gfx_bHDROutput = 0; and modify this to gfx_bHDROutput = 1; .
- Save the file and start the game.
- DirectX 11 needs to be used as the renderer for this to work.
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Input
Keyboard and mouse settings.
Audio
Audio feature |
State |
Notes |
Separate volume controls |
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Master, effects, music and voice. |
Surround sound |
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Up to 7.1 using the XAudio option.[3] |
Subtitles |
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Closed captions |
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Mute on focus lost |
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Royalty free audio |
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Localizations
Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
English |
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Simplified Chinese |
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Traditional Chinese |
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Czech |
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French |
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German |
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Italian |
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Japanese |
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Korean |
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Polish |
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Brazilian Portuguese |
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Russian |
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Spanish |
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VR support
Devices |
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Tobii Eye Tracking |
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In beta.[4] Supports: Clean UI, Dynamic Light, Extended View - Eye & Head Tracking, Interaction at Gaze. |
Issues fixed
Failure to launch on Apple silicon (macOS)
- On Apple silicon, the game crashes when set to fullscreen or borderless windowed mode. The game attempts to launch in fullscreen by default and fails. [5]
Create or edit Talos.ini configuration file [5]
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- Go to the configuration file directory.
- If
Talos.ini doesn't exist here, create it.
- Edit
Talos.ini to have the following content:
gfx_bFullScreen = 0;
gfx_bLastGoodFullScreen = 0;
gfx_bSimulatedFullScreen = 0;
gfx_iFullscreenMonitor = -1;
- Launch the game. Be sure to avoid fullscreen or borderless mode when editing graphics settings.
- Fullscreen can be achieved in-effect by using the macOS window controls while keeping the internal game settings to windowed.
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Other information
API
Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
Direct3D |
11, 12 |
The Direct3D 9 renderer has been phased out. Direct3D 12 support has been introduced.[4] |
OpenGL |
2.1 |
This is being phased out.[6] |
Vulkan |
1.0 |
Added in Update 258375[7] for 64-bit version and Update 260924[8] for 32-bit version |
Shader Model support |
3, 5 |
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Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
Windows |
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macOS (OS X) | |
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Linux | |
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32 bit only for steam version. Go to "Properties", then "Betas" and select "legacylinux -For ubuntu 13.10 or older". The game will automatically update. Select the 32-bit version when starting the game. |
Middleware
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Middleware |
Notes |
Audio |
OpenAL |
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System requirements
Windows |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
7 | |
Processor (CPU) |
2.0 GHz Dual-Core
| 3.0 GHz Quad-Core |
System memory (RAM) |
2 GB |
4 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
5 GB |
8 GB |
Video card (GPU) |
Nvidia GeForce GTX 480 ATI Radeon HD 5870 1 GB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible
| Nvidia GeForce GTX 970 AMD Radeon RX 480 |
- A 64-bit operating system is required.
macOS (OS X) |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
10.7 | |
Processor (CPU) |
Intel Core 2 Duo 2.2 GHz
| 3.2 GHz Intel Quad Core |
System memory (RAM) |
2 GB |
4 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
5 GB |
8 GB |
Video card (GPU) |
Nvidia GeForce 9600M GT Nvidia GeForce GT 320M ATI Radeon HD 4670 512 MB of VRAM
| Nvidia GeForce GTX 480 ATI Radeon HD 5870 1 GB of VRAM |
- OS X 10.5.8 and 10.6.3 can run the legacy version of the game, but it is no longer being updated.
- Intel integrated GPUs are not supported.
Linux |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
Ubuntu 14.04 | |
Processor (CPU) |
2.2 GHz Dual-Core
| 3.2 GHz Quad-Core |
System memory (RAM) |
2 GB |
4 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
5 GB |
8 GB |
Video card (GPU) |
Nvidia GeForce 8600/9600 GT ATI Radeon HD 2600/3600 512 MB of VRAM
| Nvidia GeForce GTX 480 ATI Radeon HD 5870 1 GB of VRAM |
Notes
References