The Talos Principle

Last updated: 2026-04-23
  • High-quality puzzle design and engaging story.
  • Beautiful art and visuals with philosophical themes.
  • Content-rich with secrets and multiple endings.
  • Puzzles have varying difficulty and repetitive gameplay.
  • Poor translation quality and motion sickness issues.
  • Stars are hard to find and camera issues.
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Emotions

Archetypes

Core metrics

Core business metrics

Steam review mix, revenue model, and refund leakage.

Steam review stats
Steam rating
Overwhelmingly Positive (9/10)
Total reviews
32,709
Positive
31,18395.3%
Negative
1,5264.7%
Sales estimations
Estimated sales count
2,343,518
Estimated revenue
$70,282,105
Game price
$30
Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
Refund-intent reviews
171.30%
Estimated copies lost
1,218
Estimated revenue lost
$36,528
Review pace

Statistical analysis

Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.

Sentiment × Playtime

review counts
BucketNegPos
≤ 2h playtime
171.3%
Avg playtime 0.7h
221.7%
Avg playtime 1.1h
> 2h playtime
685.2%
Avg playtime 16.9h
1,20291.8%
Avg playtime 37.7h

Velocity

review pace
Avg/day0.3 rev/day
Last 30d2.9 rev/day
Quarterly22 rev/qtr
Days covered4,149.5 days
Audience segments

Who is reviewing

Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.

Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
1,309 total
Organic purchasers1,14687.5%
Voted up: 93%
Key activations16312.5%
Voted up: 94%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
1,309 total
First impression0-2h523.97%
Voted up: 62%
Mid game2-10h23017.6%
Voted up: 88%
Late game10-20h31524.1%
Voted up: 94%
Endgame20h+71254.4%
Voted up: 97%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
1.83% of reviews
Deck satisfaction
91.7%
Global baseline 93.5%
24 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 32,709 total.