Devolver Digital and Croteam have announced the release date for The Talos Principle: Reawakened, the remastered version of the two studios' philosophical 2014 puzzler.
As noted by Gematsu, The Talos Principle: Reawakened officially launches across PC and current-gen consoles (sorry, Switch owners) on April 10th. What's more, you can check a demo of the game out right now as part of the always-excellent Steam Next Fest.
Announced back in December, The Talos Principle: Reawakened is a remastered version of the 2014 original, although when it was first announced, Devolver and Croteam promised it would be "more than a remaster", serving instead as the "definitive edition" of the game.
Major changes compared to the original The Talos Principle include a full visual overhaul courtesy of a switch to Unreal Engine 5. You can expect new lighting, new visual effects, and new design elements as well.
Devolver and Croteam are also promising "modernized quality-of-life updates that maintain the vision of the original classic", although the two studios don't go into detail regarding what those changes are.
Of course, The Talos Principle: Reawakened also includes the DLC expansion Road to Gehenna, which was released in 2015. As well as that, it'll pack in a brand new chapter titled "In the Beginning", which will explore "the origins of the Simulation", according to the devs.
If you want to get a sense of some of the visual improvements made in Reawakened (although the original Talos Principle was certainly no slouch in this area), you can check out the original announcement trailer here.
In case you're not familiar with The Talos Principle, it's a puzzle game by Serious Sam developer Croteam, and it eschews the frantic action of that franchise for a more thoughtful, contemplative approach.
I don't want to spoil the game's mysteries, but suffice it to say that if you're in the mood to debate philosophy with computers and solve some brain-teasers along the way, then this is very much the game for you.
The Talos Principle: Reawakened launches on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S on April 10th. You can check out the Steam Next Fest demo of the game on PC right now.
