The Talos Principle Price History and Player Count

The Talos Principle

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The Talos Principle

CroteamJun 1, 2014Action, Adventure, Indie

$29.99 Overwhelmingly PositiveSteam Deck Playable
  • Puzzle
  • Philosophical
  • First-Person
  • Sci-fi
  • Story Rich
  • Atmospheric
  • Singleplayer
  • Great Soundtrack
  • Robots
  • Exploration
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Playing now
66
Updated 2 minutes ago
24-hour peak
135
Last 24 hours
All-time peak
3,977
Jul 1, 2015
Avg this month
101
-43.26% vs last month
Steam reviews
95%
Overwhelmingly Positive

Data source: Steam Web APILast updated: How we collect this data

The Talos Principle player count chart

The Talos Principle has a small but active player base. 66 people are playing it on Steam right now. Over the last 30 days its player count has been growing (up 79% on the month before).

History from Jun 1, 2014

The Talos Principle monthly player count

MonthAvg. playersGain% GainPeak players
November 2026101-77-43.26%222
October 2026178+114+178.12%459
September 202664-15-10.42%129
August 2026n/a-55-27.64%144
July 2026n/a-59-22.87%199
June 2026n/a+105+68.63%258
May 2026n/a-6-3.77%153
April 2026n/a-20-11.17%159
March 2026n/a-74-29.25%179
February 2026n/a+4+1.61%253
January 2026n/a+24+10.67%249
December 2025n/a+13+6.13%225
November 2025n/a-22-9.4%212
October 2025n/a-6-2.5%234
September 2025n/a+82+51.9%240
August 2025n/a-81-33.89%158
July 2025n/a-16-6.27%239
June 2025n/a+37+16.97%255
May 2025n/a-44-16.79%218
April 2025n/a-118-31.05%262
March 2025n/a+1+0.26%380
February 2025n/a-80-17.43%379
January 2025n/a-187-28.95%459
December 2024n/a+316+95.76%646
November 2024n/a+54+19.57%330
October 2024n/a-121-30.48%276
September 2024n/a+71+21.78%397
August 2024n/a-101-23.65%326
July 2024n/a+27+6.75%427
June 2024n/a-51-11.31%400
May 2024n/a-691-60.51%451
April 2024n/a+551+93.23%1,142
March 2024n/a+167+39.39%591
February 2024n/a-335-44.14%424
January 2024n/a+37+5.12%759
December 2023n/a-280-27.94%722
November 2023n/a+128+14.65%1,002
October 2023n/a+158+22.07%874
September 2023n/a+365+103.99%716
August 2023n/a+34+10.73%351
July 2023n/a-154-32.7%317
June 2023n/a-15-3.09%471
May 2023n/a-16-3.19%486
April 2023n/a+289+135.68%502
March 2023n/a+43+25.29%213
February 2023n/a-78-31.45%170
January 2023n/a+19+8.3%248
December 2022n/a+1+0.44%229
November 2022n/a+69+43.4%228
October 2022n/a-3-1.85%159
September 2022n/a-9-5.26%162
August 2022n/a-65-27.54%171
July 2022n/a-1-0.42%236
June 2022n/a-192-44.76%237
May 2022n/a+261+155.36%429
April 2022n/a+4+2.44%168
March 2022n/a-92-35.94%164
February 2022n/a-62-19.5%256
January 2022n/a-18-5.36%318
December 2021n/a+103+44.21%336
November 2021n/a-106-31.27%233
October 2021n/a+159+88.33%339
September 2021n/a-31-14.69%180
August 2021n/a-82-27.99%211
July 2021n/a-43-12.8%293
June 2021n/a-179-34.76%336
May 2021n/a+298+137.33%515
April 2021n/a-40-15.56%217
March 2021n/a-113-30.54%257
February 2021n/a-164-30.71%370
January 2021n/a+29+5.74%534
December 2020n/a+68+15.56%505
November 2020n/a+80+22.41%437
October 2020n/a+125+53.88%357
September 2020n/a-32-12.12%232
August 2020n/a-132-33.33%264
July 2020n/a+19+5.04%396
June 2020n/a-55-12.73%377
May 2020n/a-553-56.14%432
April 2020n/a+639+184.68%985
March 2020n/a+9+2.67%346
February 2020n/a-192-36.29%337
January 2020n/a-54-9.26%529
December 2019n/a+293+101.03%583
November 2019n/a+85+41.46%290
October 2019n/a-241-54.04%205
September 2019n/a+51+12.91%446
August 2019n/a+10+2.6%395
July 2019n/a-258-40.12%385
June 2019n/a+426+196.31%643
May 2019n/a-29-11.79%217
April 2019n/a-109-30.7%246
March 2019n/a-207-36.83%355
February 2019n/a-312-35.7%562
January 2019n/a-471-35.02%874
December 2018n/a+877+187.39%1,345
November 2018n/a+229+95.82%468
October 2018n/a-3-1.24%239
September 2018n/a-19-7.28%242
August 2018n/a-281-51.85%261
July 2018n/a-249-31.48%542
June 2018n/a-191-19.45%791
May 2018n/a+322+48.79%982
April 2018n/a+328+98.8%660
March 2018n/a-133-28.6%332
February 2018n/a-629-57.5%465
January 2018n/a+341+45.29%1,094
December 2017n/a+216+40.22%753
November 2017n/a-421-43.95%537
October 2017n/a+665+226.96%958
September 2017n/a-48-14.08%293
August 2017n/a-467-57.8%341
July 2017n/a+143+21.5%808
June 2017n/a-435-39.55%665
May 2017n/a-357-24.5%1,100
April 2017n/a+1,091+298.09%1,457
March 2017n/a-95-20.61%366
February 2017n/a-399-46.4%461
January 2017n/a+85+10.97%860
December 2016n/a+174+28.95%775
November 2016n/a-291-32.62%601
October 2016n/a-1,566-63.71%892
September 2016n/a+2,017+457.37%2,458
August 2016n/a-740-62.66%441
July 2016n/a+186+18.69%1,181
June 2016n/a-619-38.35%995
May 2016n/a+850+111.26%1,614
April 2016n/a-2,634-77.52%764
March 2016n/a+1,914+128.98%3,398
February 2016n/a-1,245-45.62%1,484
January 2016n/a+382+16.28%2,729
December 2015n/a+1,352+135.88%2,347
November 2015n/a+563+130.32%995
October 2015n/a-227-34.45%432
September 2015n/a-1,490-69.33%659
August 2015n/a-1,828-45.96%2,149
July 2015n/a+1,953+96.49%3,977
June 2015n/a+1,543+320.79%2,024
May 2015n/a-2,806-85.37%481
April 2015n/a+2,212+205.77%3,287
March 2015n/a+374+53.35%1,075
February 2015n/a-467-39.98%701
January 2015n/a-114-8.89%1,168
December 2014n/a+1,274+15925%1,282
November 2014n/a+1+14.29%8
October 2014n/a+2+40%7
September 2014n/a-1-16.67%5
August 2014n/a+2+50%6
July 2014n/a+2+100%4
June 2014n/an/an/a2

How many people play The Talos Principle right now?

At this moment The Talos Principle has 66 concurrent players on Steam. That makes it the #2,903 most played game on Steam at the moment. In the last 24 hours it peaked at 135 players. Today's peak is 46% below its 30-day average daily peak of 252.

Is The Talos Principle growing or declining?

Over the last 30 days The Talos Principle averaged a daily peak of 252 players, up 79% compared with the 30 days before (141). Its highest point this month (459) is 117% above the same period last year (212). In its first month after release (Jun 1, 2014) it peaked at 2 players. Today's player count is 2% of its all-time peak of 3,977, set on Jul 1, 2015.

Best time to play The Talos Principle

Based on the last 14 days, The Talos Principle is busiest around 19:00 UTC (2 PM in New York) and quietest around 06:00 UTC (1 AM in New York), when about 62% fewer people are online. For the fastest matchmaking, play close to the peak hour.

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The Talos Principle players by hour and weekday

When The Talos Principle has the most players online, by weekday and hour, shown in your time zone. Busy hours mean faster matchmaking and fuller servers; quiet hours are best for solo play.

BusiestSunday at 19:00 UTCabout 305 players on average
QuietestFriday at 06:00 UTCabout 72 players on average
Busy vs quiet4.2xmore players at the busiest hour
Fewer playersMore playersTimes in UTC. Hover or tap a cell.

Average players for each hour of the week over the last 28 days, from our Steam player counts.

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About The Talos Principle

The Talos Principle is a first-person puzzle game in the tradition of philosophical science fiction. Made by Croteam and written by Tom Jubert (FTL, The Swapper) and Jonas Kyratzes (The Sea Will Claim Everything).

Developer
Croteam
Publisher
Devolver Digital, Croteam
Released
Jun 1, 2014
Genre
Action, Adventure, Indie
Steam Deck
Playable
Languages
13 languages, 12 with full audio

Screenshots

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The Talos Principle price history

$29.99
price now (US)
$2.99
lowest recorded (-90%) · Dec 13, 2024 archived
-85%
typical sale discount · 9 sales seen

Good time to buy? Probably wait for a sale. The Talos Principle is at its full price of $29.99. It usually goes on sale for about 85% off (around $4.50), and the lowest we have recorded is $2.99.Next Steam sale: Steam Winter Sale, Dec 17 to Jan 4. See the countdown

US price on Steam. Readings before Oct 13, 2026 come from archived copies of the Steam store page (Internet Archive), so short sales between copies can be missing. Checked daily.

The Talos Principle price by region

RegionSteam priceIn USDIn EURvs US
United States$29.99$29.9926.72 EURbase
Euro area28,99€$32.5428.99 EUR+8%
United Kingdom£24.99$33.6329.97 EUR+12%
CanadaC$ 38.99$27.9224.87 EUR-7%
AustraliaA$ 43.95$30.7727.41 EUR+3%
New ZealandNZ$ 43.59$24.5021.83 EUR-18%
BrazilR$88,99$16.2814.50 EUR-46%
MexicoMex$ 334.99$18.0216.05 EUR-40%
Argentina (LATAM USD)$14.99$14.9913.36 EUR-50%
Poland138,99 zł$35.5431.67 EUR+19%
SwitzerlandCHF 33.50$40.9636.49 EUR+37%
Norway335,00 kr$36.0332.10 EUR+20%
Turkey (MENA USD)$14.99$14.9913.36 EUR-50%
Azerbaijan (CIS USD)$14.49$14.4912.91 EUR-52%
South AfricaR 270.00$16.4514.65 EUR-45%
India₹1,300.00$13.7612.26 EUR-54%
Indonesia cheapestRp 245 999$13.6112.13 EUR-55%
China¥108.00$16.2014.43 EUR-46%
Japan¥3,400$21.4619.12 EUR-28%
South Korea₩ 32,000$23.8021.20 EUR-21%

Converted with the European Central Bank reference rates of 5 Nov 2026. Steam sells each region's price only to accounts in that region.

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The Talos Principle reviews over time

95% Overwhelmingly Positive95% of 33,139 Steam reviews are positiveRead reviews on Steam

Positive and negative Steam user reviews per month, from Steam's review history.

The Talos Principle on Twitch

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watching now
0
live channels
0
24-hour peak viewers
0
7-day average viewers

Twitch category "The Talos Principle", sampled every 30 minutes since Oct 13, 2026. Most watched games on Twitch

The Talos Principle Twitch viewers per day, last 90 days

Average viewers per day (line) and the highest count of each day (dotted line).

Best day: 21 Oct 2026, with a peak of 51 viewers and 6 on average.

The Talos Principle achievements

The Talos Principle has 40 Steam achievements. On average a player has unlocked 30.4% of them; the rarest, Split Personality, is held by 4.4% of players.

  • Logic check... OKHidden achievement92.2%
  • Halls of His TempleHidden achievement82.1%
  • Sigils Are Not EnoughPick up a star.68.9%
  • Into The UnknownHidden achievement64.1%
  • Make ConnectionsHidden achievement63.9%
  • Not a CubeHidden achievement60.5%
  • The Land of DeathHidden achievement52.5%
  • UpliftedHidden achievement47.0%
  • Off The RadarHidden achievement43.5%
  • See DoubleHidden achievement43.3%
  • Extreme Persistence DetectedTry, fail, try again, fail again, eventually succeed.38.0%
  • Leave Your MarkTell the others what you think.37.6%
  • The Land of FaithHidden achievement37.3%
  • Break Down BarriersHidden achievement35.7%
  • Sacred GroundsFind a Messenger's abode.33.8%
  • Welcome to GehennaHidden achievement33.6%
  • TransgressionDon't just peek. Do it.32.4%
  • On Top of ThingsHidden achievement31.7%
  • First!Hidden achievement30.0%
  • Know Your LimitsAccept Elohim's wisdom.28.8%
  • QR ReaderSee what the others have to say.23.9%
  • On The EdgeReach the top.22.5%
  • Free WillHidden achievement21.6%
  • Last Stable VersionRestore a backup version of yourself.20.3%
  • Eternal LifeHidden achievement18.6%
  • SolipsistGet everything on your own.17.9%
  • AscensionHidden achievement17.7%
  • Press The SerpentExpose the flaws in the code.15.2%
  • Help From AboveReceive guidance from Elohim's messengers.14.1%
  • Free AdminHidden achievement13.5%
  • Hedging My BetsDo as you're told (for now).11.6%
  • Blessed MessengerHidden achievement11.0%
  • A Good ListenerListen to all she has to say.9.7%
  • Deal With The DeceiverHidden achievement7.4%
  • Take It With YouHidden achievement6.9%
  • LOLLaugh at the pointlessness of existence.6.4%
  • Changed My Mind.It is never too late to accept Elohim's forgiveness.6.4%
  • Silence The SerpentDo not allow the serpent to fill you with doubt.5.9%
  • Thorough ResearcherCollect all pieces of written information.5.1%
  • Split PersonalityCommunicate with your double.4.4%

Global unlock rates from Steam, most common first.

The Talos Principle DLC

The Talos Principle has 4 DLCs and soundtracks on Steam, newest first.

DLCReleasedPrice (US)
The Talos Principle: Road To Gehenna ↗Jul 23, 2015$14.99
The Talos Principle: Serious DLC ↗Apr 1, 2015$2.99
The Talos Principle: Soundtrack ↗Dec 11, 2014$4.99
The Talos Principle: Bonus Content ↗Dec 11, 2014$4.99

Latest The Talos Principle news and patch notes

Official announcements from the developer on Steam.

The Talos Principle FAQ

Is The Talos Principle dead?

The Talos Principle has a small but active player base. 66 people are playing it on Steam right now. Over the last 30 days its player count has been growing (up 79% on the month before).

How many people play The Talos Principle?

66 people are playing The Talos Principle on Steam right now. In the last 24 hours it peaked at 135 concurrent players.

What is the all-time peak player count for The Talos Principle?

The Talos Principle reached its all-time Steam peak of 3,977 concurrent players on Jul 1, 2015.

Is The Talos Principle growing or declining?

The Talos Principle is growing. Its average daily peak over the last 30 days was 252, up 79% compared with the previous 30 days.

When is The Talos Principle most active?

The Talos Principle usually has the most players around 19:00 UTC (2 PM in New York) and the fewest around 06:00 UTC (1 AM in New York).

How much does The Talos Principle cost?

The Talos Principle costs $29.99 on Steam in the US. Prices are checked daily and can differ by region.

What is the lowest price The Talos Principle has been on Steam?

The lowest US price we have recorded for The Talos Principle on Steam is $2.99 (90% off), on Dec 13, 2024 (from an archived copy of the Steam store page). It costs $29.99 right now.

Is The Talos Principle on sale right now?

No, The Talos Principle is at its full price of $29.99 on Steam right now. In past sales it usually dropped about 85%, and the biggest discount we have seen is 90%.

Where is The Talos Principle cheapest on Steam?

Of the 20 Steam regions we check, The Talos Principle is cheapest in Indonesia at Rp 245 999, about $13.61 or 55% below the US price of $29.99. Steam only sells each regional price to accounts from that region.

Is The Talos Principle good?

Steam players rate The Talos Principle Overwhelmingly Positive: 95% of 33,139 reviews are positive.

When did The Talos Principle come out?

The Talos Principle was released on Steam on Jun 1, 2014.

Who made The Talos Principle?

The Talos Principle was developed by Croteam and published by Devolver Digital, Croteam.

Is The Talos Principle still worth playing?

The Talos Principle has a smaller but active community on Steam today (66 playing right now), and players still rate it well (Overwhelmingly Positive).

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