Genre PuzzleReleased Dec 11, 2014

The Talos Principle

Developed by Croteam · Published by Devolver Digital, Croteam
Estimated lifetime revenue
$9.04M
Gross, before Steam's cut
Net revenue
$6.33M
After Steam's 30% cut
Units sold
611.6K
≈ 18 sales per review
Confidence
High
Based on 33,163 reviews
How we estimate →
Reviews
33,163
Overwhelmingly Positive95% positive
Playing now
180
13-day peak 310 · low 180
New reviews, last 13 days
+71
≈ 5 a day since Oct 4

History

Oct 4 – Oct 17

33.2K33.1K33.1K33.1K
Oct 4Oct 10Oct 17

Total Steam reviews. The slope is the signal: a steady climb long after launch means the game is still selling.

How it compares

Puzzle →

Against the 129 most-reviewed Puzzle games on Steam

Outearns 72% of them — above the group's median.

Median
$5.19M
34,415 reviews
Top 10% start at
$26.46M
This game
$9.04M
47th pct. by reviews

The group is the games with the most reviews under this tag, not every release, so it leans toward games that sold — a percentile here is a harder test than the same percentile across the whole store would be.

About

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
Genre
Puzzle
Released
Dec 11, 2014
Steam app ID
257510
Data updated
Oct 17, 2026
Estimates, not reported sales. No developer-published figures are on file for this game. See the methodology for how the numbers are built.