The Talos Principle III
- Developer
- Croteam
- Publisher
- Devolver Digital
- Released
- 31 December 2027
- Age rating
- PEGI N/A
Platforms: PC
Genres: adventure
The Talos Principle 3 is the last chapter of the thought-provoking first-person puzzle series, taking you on a cosmic journey across more than a dozen worlds and testing your mind with all-new challenges.
Best gaming PC for The Talos Principle III in 2026
Full buyers guide →Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for The Talos Principle III 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 | Windows 10 (22H2) | Windows 11 (24H2) |
| 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 | 8 GB VRAM; Radeon RX 5700, GeForce GTX 1070, Intel Arc A580 | 12+ GB VRAM; Radeon RX 7700XT, GeForce RTX 3080, Intel Arc B580 |
| Storage | 100 GB | 100 GB |
| DirectX | 12 | 12 |
Verified 18 May 2026 against the Steam store page.
Can your PC run The Talos Principle III?
If your CPU is roughly equivalent to 6 and your GPU is at or above 12+ GB VRAM; Radeon RX 7700XT, GeForce RTX 3080, Intel Arc B580, you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, see the tier picks above.
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