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The Talos Principle 2 is a videogame developed by Croteam and published by Devolver Digital; it was released on 2nd November 2023. It is a sequel to the first game, The Talos Principle. It is described as “a thought-provoking first-person puzzle experience that greatly expands on the first game's philosophical themes and stunning environments with increasingly mind-bending challenges”. [1]

Setting

Set at least a millennium after the first game, The Talos Principle 2 takes place primarily in two locations: the city of New Jerusalem (populated by new humans), and a mysterious island from which strange energy readings have been detected. An in-game map labels the 13 areas of the island.

Characters

The player takes the role of "1k", so named as the one thousandth person born after the conclusion of the original game. Joining 1k on the main expedition to the island are Byron, Melville, Alcatraz, and Yaqut. Other notable characters include Hermanubis (mayor of New Jerusalem), Athena (its founder), Cornelius, and Miranda.

See also: New human

Story

Prologue: Brave New World
Act I: A Voice in the Wilderness
Act II: The Human Form Divine
Act III: Prometheus Bound
Act IV: Gates of Horn and Ivory
Act V: Full Fathom Five
Epilogue: Leap of Faith / Momentum Deferred / Certain Fathoms in the Earth

Puzzles

Most of the main areas introduce a new mechanic, beginning with simple puzzles that function as a tutorial and escalating to more challenging applications of the mechanic. The puzzles, ordered as they appear in the story, are shown in the table below. For an alphabetized list, see the Puzzles category.

The Talos Principle 2 Puzzles
Boot

East 1	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
East 2	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
East 3	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Megastructure East

North 1	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
North 2	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
North 3	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Megastructure North

South 1	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
South 2	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
South 3	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Megastructure South

West 1	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
West 2	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
West 3	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Megastructure West

The jammer, pressure plate, hexahedron, connector, fan, platform, and switch all return from the first game. New puzzle elements include

Research

Collectables

The 12 main areas each contain:

10 particle clouds rewarded for completing puzzles. Progressing to the next part of the story requires collecting at least 8 of these.
2 Prometheus sparks, which can be substituted for the puzzle sparks to progress the story faster.
2 stars, each one connected to a monument. These come in three varieties throughout the game: Pandora monuments, Sphinx monuments, and Prometheus monuments.

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-The Talos Principle 2 is a videogame developed by [https://www.croteam.com/ Croteam] and published by [https://www.devolverdigital.com/ Devolver Digital]; it was released on 2nd November 2023. It is a sequel to the first game, [[The Talos Principle]]. It is described as “a thought-provoking first-person puzzle experience that greatly expands on the first game's philosophical themes and stunning environments with increasingly mind-bending challenges”. [https://store.steampowered.com/app/835960/The_Talos_Principle_2/]
+[[File:TTP2-cover-art.jpg|Steam cover art|right|frameless]]The Talos Principle 2 is a videogame developed by [https://www.croteam.com/ Croteam] and published by [https://www.devolverdigital.com/ Devolver Digital]; it was released on 2nd November 2023. It is a sequel to the first game, [[The Talos Principle]]. It is described as “a thought-provoking first-person puzzle experience that greatly expands on the first game's philosophical themes and stunning environments with increasingly mind-bending challenges”. [https://store.steampowered.com/app/835960/The_Talos_Principle_2/]
-[[File:TTP2-cover-art.jpg|thumb|Steam cover art]]
-== Story ==
+== Setting ==
-Prologue: [[Brave New World]]
-Act I: [[A Voice in the Wilderness]]
+Set at least a millennium after the first game, The Talos Principle 2 takes place primarily in two locations: the city of [[New Jerusalem]] (populated by [[New human|new humans]]), and a mysterious island from which strange energy readings have been detected. An [[Map|in-game map]] labels the 13 areas of the island.
-Act II: [[The Human Form Divine]]
+== Characters ==
-Act III: [[Prometheus Bound]]
+The player takes the role of "[[1k (1000)|1k]]", so named as the one thousandth person born after the conclusion of the original game. Joining 1k on the main expedition to the island are [[Byron (7)|Byron]], [[Melville (142)|Melville]], [[Alcatraz (264)|Alcatraz]], and [[Yaqut (764)|Yaqut]]. Other notable characters include [[Hermanubis (452)|Hermanubis]] (mayor of New Jerusalem), [[Athena (1)|Athena]] (its founder), [[Cornelius (3)|Cornelius]], and [[Miranda]].
-Act IV: [[Gates of Horn and Ivory]]
+: ''See also: [[New human]]''
+== Story ==
+Prologue: [[Brave New World]]<br/>
+Act I: [[A Voice in the Wilderness]]<br/>
+Act II: [[The Human Form Divine]]<br/>
+Act III: [[Prometheus Bound]]<br/>
+Act IV: [[Gates of Horn and Ivory]]<br/>
+Act V: [[Full Fathom Five]]<br/>
 Epilogue: [[Leap of Faith]] / [[Momentum Deferred]] / [[Certain Fathoms in the Earth]]
-== [[:Category:TTP2 Characters|Characters]] ==
+== Puzzles ==
-The playable character is named [[1k (1000)|1k]] and is the one thousandth human born after the conclusion of the original game. Joining the player on the main expedition are [[Byron (7)|Byron]], [[Melville (142)|Melville]], [[Alcatraz (264)|Alcatraz]], and [[Yaqut (764)|Yaqut]]. Other notable characters include [[Hermanubis (452)|Hermanubis]] (mayor of New Jerusalem), [[Athena (1)|Athena]] (its founder), [[Cornelius (3)|Cornelius]], and [[Miranda]].
+Most of the main [[:Category:TTP2 Areas|areas]] introduce a new mechanic, beginning with simple puzzles that function as a tutorial and escalating to more challenging applications of the mechanic. The puzzles, ordered as they appear in the story, are shown in the table below. For an alphabetized list, see the [[:Category:TTP2 Puzzles#mw-pages|Puzzles category]].
-== [[:Category:TTP2 Puzzles|Puzzles]] ==
+{{TTP2PuzzleTable}}
-Most of the main [[:Category:TTP2 Areas|areas]] introduce a new mechanic, beginning with simple puzzles that function as a tutorial and escalating to more challenging applications of the mechanic.
+The [[jammer]], [[pressure plate]], [[hexahedron]], [[connector]], [[fan]], [[platform]], and [[switch]] all return from the first game. New puzzle elements include
+* [[RGB converter|RGB converter]]s,
+* [[Driller]]s,
+* [[Inverter]]s,
+* [[Clone]]s,
+* [[Accumulator]]s,
+* [[Swapper]]s,
+* [[Teleporter]]s,
+* [[Gravshifter]]s,
+* [[Rotating platform]]s,
+* [[Rail drone]]s,
+* [[Activator]]s.
-{{TTP2PuzzleTable}}
+== Research ==
-The [[jammer]], [[Pressure Plate|pressure plate]], [[hexahedron]], [[connector]], [[fan]], [[platform]], and [[switch]] all return from the first game. New elements include
+* [[:Category:Audio Logs|Audio logs]]
-* [[RGB Converter|RGB Converters]],
+* [[:Category:Ancient Human Artifacts|Ancient human artifacts]]
-* [[Driller|Drillers]],
+* [[:Category:TTP2 Documents|Terminal documents]]
-* [[Inverter|Inverters]],
+* [https://talosprinciple.wiki/dupe/wiki/Category:Schematics Overloads and Schematics]
-* [[Clone|Clones]],
-* [[Accumulator|Accumulators]],
-* [[Swapper|Swappers]],
-* [[Teleporter|Teleporters]],
-* [[Gravshifter|Gravshifters]],
-* [[Mover|Movers]],
-* [[Activator|Activators]].
-== [[:Category:TTP2 Collectibles|Collectibles]] ==
+== Collectables ==
+The 12 main [[:Category:TTP2 Areas|areas]] each contain:
-The 12 main [[:Category:TTP2 Areas|areas]] each contain
+* 10 particle clouds rewarded for completing puzzles. Progressing to the next part of the story requires collecting at least 8 of these.
-* 10 [[Spark|sparks]] rewarded for completing puzzles (these are similar to [[Sigil|sigils]] from the first game). Progressing to the next part of the story requires collecting at least 8 of these.
 * 2 [[Prometheus Spark|Prometheus sparks]], which can be substituted for the puzzle sparks to progress the story faster.
-* 2 [[Star|stars]]. Therese come in three possible varieties: Pandora monuments, Sphinx monuments, and Prometheus monuments.
+* 2 [[Star|stars]], each one connected to a monument. These come in three varieties throughout the game: Pandora monuments, Sphinx monuments, and Prometheus monuments.
-Scattered throughout the maps are also several [[:Category:TTP2 Audio Logs|audio logs]] and [[:Category:TTP2 Documents|terminal documents]].
-== Areas ==
-[[Boot Sequence]]
-[[New Jerusalem]]
-[[Megastructure]]
-[[Grasslands Ring]] (East 1)
-[[Wooded Plateau]] (East 2)
-[[Eastern Wetlands]] (East 3)
-[[Megastructure Interior - East]]
-[[Desolate Island]] (North 1)
-[[Flooded Valley]] (North 2)
-[[Lost Marshes]] (North 3)
-[[Megastructure Interior - North]]
-[[Southern Coast]] (South 1)
-[[Verdant Canyon]] (South 2)
-[[Circular Oasis]] (South 3)
-[[Megastructure Interior - South]]
-[[Western Delta]] (West 1)
-[[Anthropic Hills]] (West 2)
-[[High Plain]] (West 3)
-[[Megastructure Interior - West]]
-[[The Dam]]
-[[New Alexandria]]