The Talos Principle II is 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.
Best gaming PC for The Talos Principle II in 2026
Full buyers guide →Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for The Talos Principle II today. These are our 2026 hardware picks, not the dated publisher minimums you'll find on Steam.
Budget
£7991080p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 5 7600
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 8GB
- RAM
- 16 GB
- Storage
- 1TB NVMe SSD
Mid-tier
£1,2991440p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 7700
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super 12GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
High-end
£1,7991440p · 144fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
Enthusiast
£3,4994K · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 32GB
- RAM
- 64 GB
- Storage
- 4TB NVMe SSD
Official system requirements
These are the minimum and recommended specs as published by Devolver Digital on Steam. They tend to be conservative — usually "what ran the game at 1080p when it shipped". For what you should actually buy in 2026, see the tier cards above.
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| OS | 64-bit Windows 10 (version 2004 / newer) | 64-bit Windows 10 (version 2004 / newer) |
| CPU | 4 core CPU @ 2.5 GHz (AMD Ryzen 5, Intel core i3/i5) | 6 or 8 core CPU @ 3.0 GHz (AMD Ryzen 7, Intel core i5/i7) |
| RAM | 8 GB | 16 GB |
| GPU | 4 GB VRAM; Radeon RX 470, GeForce GTX 970, Intel Arc A580 | 8+ GB VRAM; Radeon RX 6800, GeForce RTX 3070, Intel Arc B580 |
| Storage | 75 GB | 75 GB |
| DirectX | 12 | 12 |
Verified 18 May 2026 against the Steam store page.
Can your PC run The Talos Principle II?
If your CPU is roughly equivalent to 6 and your GPU is at or above 8+ GB VRAM; Radeon RX 6800, GeForce RTX 3070, Intel Arc B580, you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, see the tier picks above.