The Talos Principle 2: Road to Elysium

The Talos Principle 2: Road to Elysium is the first expansion to the science fiction-themed puzzle game, released in 2023. The add-on was developed by the authors of the original, i.e. the Croteam team, which supervises the development of the series, and whose portfolio also includes the Serious Sam series, which is different in genre and theme.

Plot

The Talos Principle 2: Road to Elysium brings three new story chapters, the action of which takes place after the events presented in the base version of the game.

1. In the ancient Egypt-inspired chapter Orpheus Ascending, which focuses on the philosophy of love, death and resurrection, Hypatia and Sarabhai play the main roles. During the game, we take on the role of 1K and delve into Sarabhai's mind to recover fragments of her shattered personality.
2. Isle of Blessed allows us to better know Jakut and Miranda, who join Cornelius and Athena on a tropical, Caribbean island.
3. In the Abyss takes us to a flying archipelago. Our task is to uncover the mystery of Byron's fate after being imprisoned in the Megastructure, as well as to get to know the original Elohim, listen to Athena's dark thoughts, and face our own failures.

Gameplay

The Talos Principle 2: Road to Elysium does not introduce any revolutionary changes in mechanics. The authors have prepared new stories and puzzles. Among the latter there is the Cube, a gigantic sequence of ingenious puzzles located in a mysterious tower, which we reach in the Isle of Blessed. The challenges set before us are so difficult that even veterans of the series and genre are forced to strain their brain cells.

Technical aspects

The Talos Principle 2: Road to Elysium is a non-standalone DLC, so it requires the base version of The Talos Principle II game to run.