The Talos Principle 2014

Released: December 11, 2014
Genres: Puzzle · Adventure · Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4 · Linux · Android · PC · iOS · Mac · Xbox One · Nintendo Switch
Developer: Croteam
Publisher: Devolver Digital
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Is it still worth playing?

Croteam's 2014 first or third person puzzle game for Windows, OS X and Linux, later on consoles and mobile. You play an artificial intelligence in a computer generated world, with the story coming through a voice in the sky, text terminals, audio recordings and QR codes left by earlier visitors. There are over 120 physics based puzzles in small rooms, each ending in a tetromino shaped Sigil, starting simple with few tools and escalating. Tools arrive in turn: a jammer first, then connectors that manipulate lasers, hexahedra that weigh down pressure plates or serve as stepping stones, and fans. Optional stars are scattered around the world, some hidden, and the game has multiple endings. Puzzles that reward finding alternate uses for a small set of tools, with several solutions to many, are the reason to play it now.