players like The Talos Principle 2 more than The Talos Principle
by where each lands in players' personal rankings
62% put The Talos Principle higher
8 of 13 players who ranked both games have The Talos Principle above The Talos Principle 2 in their own library (7 more own both but never told them apart)
The Talos Principle 2 wins when they meet, too
2 of 3 direct duels went to The Talos Principle 2, the other 1 to The Talos Principle
3 duels between exactly these two. the verdict above rests on everyone's full rankings; this is only what happened when both were on screen together.
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both tagged Puzzle · Philosophical · Sci-fi · Exploration
>> the verdict in words what the duels say about the talos principle vs the talos principle 2
Players like The Talos Principle 2 more than The Talos Principle, by a few points. The Talos Principle 2 beats 76% of the games in a typical Steam library, which ranks it #329 of 19,275 scored games; The Talos Principle beats 70% and ranks #948 of 19,275. Both are well liked, so this is a question of which one players love more, not whether The Talos Principle is any good. The Talos Principle's score rests on 106 players, The Talos Principle 2's on 26 players.
Of the 13 players who ranked both games, 62% put The Talos Principle higher in their own library and 38% The Talos Principle 2. That goes against the site-wide verdict: people who own both lean the other way from the crowd at large. When they meet on screen together, The Talos Principle 2 wins: 2 of 3 direct duels went its way.
50% of The Talos Principle's raters keep it in the top 30% of their own library, against 65% for The Talos Principle 2. The Talos Principle is the safer pick: 23% of its raters file it in their bottom 40%, against 27% for The Talos Principle 2.
Both are tagged Puzzle, Philosophical and Sci-fi on Steam; The Talos Principle came out in 2014, The Talos Principle 2 in 2023.
Every score here comes from players duelling games out of their own Steam library, not from reviews or playtime, and this matchup last moved 5 days ago. A new duel on either game can change who wins.
