The Talos Principle

[i]The Talos Principle[/i] is one of the finest first-person puzzle games in the world. At the game's core is an open-world collection of over a hundred puzzles, each introducing new mechanics or requiring reuse of those same mechanics in new, creative ways. As a result, each puzzle builds upon prior knowledge and experience of the last and each feel rewarding to complete. There are no boring puzzles here. If those puzzles were not enough, the game presents secrets scattered throughout the world, some within the puzzle areas, some outside. To get to these secrets, which in-turn lead to more secrets, many of the tools and mechanics used in solved puzzles need to be reused in more creative ways, even if they need to be taken out of their initial puzzle areas altogether. Just when you thought you were done, you have only just begun. As for the story, this game is not just a puzzle game. It is also a game about existentialism. This deep philosophy becomes evident from completing puzzles over time and interacting with the various terminals and audio logs throughout the world, all of which indicate that greater forces are at play and the game world filled with mind-expanding puzzles may or may not be real. The philosophy even goes as far as to question the mission of solving these puzzles in the first place. At the end of the day, the premise is simple: solve some puzzles, solve some more puzzles, and ask yourself some serious questions. Who are you? What is your purpose? What does it mean to be human? And when all the puzzles are complete, what will you do next?