Portal meets The Witness in this free philosophical puzzler demo

The Talos Precept 2 has a Steam demo forward of its full launch later this yr, because the sequel to the well-loved 2014 puzzler is out actually quickly. With a little bit of a cult following and lots of comparisons to Valve’s iconic Portal, this sequel may very effectively be among the best puzzle video games of the yr.

So far as one of the best puzzle games go, The Talos Principle 2 has the possibility to be chief amongst them as soon as it launches later this yr. With stable common critic scores and an “Overwhelmingly Optimistic” Steam reception from over 24,000 gamers the primary sport has stood the check of time, which bodes effectively for the upcoming sequel.

Relating to what you’ll play in The Talos Precept 2 demo, Developer Croteam says, “On this demo, you’ll play by means of among the puzzles from the very starting of the sport, earlier than shifting ahead to roughly a midway level and seeing how issues evolve.”

You also needs to remember the fact that progress from the demo received’t carry over into the total sport, however not less than you may apply speedrunning these early puzzles whilst you wait. You may as well get a style of the demo and full sport with a model new trailer beneath.

“Born into a brand new world the place organic humanity is extinct however human tradition lives on in a metropolis of robots, you end up swept up in a mind-bending journey involving a mysterious megastructure hiding monumental powers,” The Talos Precept 2 description reads.

“The extra you uncover, the extra you’ll be confronted with questions concerning the nature of the cosmos and the aim of civilization. The damaged promise of a greater tomorrow, the concern of repeating humankind’s errors, religion in motive or renouncing humanity altogether – the alternatives you make and the edges you’re taking will decide the course of occasions.”

The Talos Precept 2 is ready to launch on Thursday, November 2, 2023, however you may attempt the sport out totally free through a Steam demo proper now.

Within the meantime, you’ll need to try one of the best story games at present accessible on PC, alongside one of the best space games as effectively, in order for you one thing with extra of a sci-fi edge to it.