Reawakened is a ground-up remake in-built Unreal Engine 5

Croteam and Devolver Digital have announced The Talos Precept: Reawakened, a “radically overhauled” remake of the puzzle/story sport The Talos Principle. The replace will probably be rebuilt with Unreal Engine 5, with the developer promising “vastly improved visuals, quality-of-life enhancements [and] an all-new chapter that delves deeper into the sport’s award-winning narrative,” in line with Devolver.

The Talos Precept initially launched in 2015 as a mix puzzle and story sport with a decidedly philosophical bent. In a Joystiq review on the time, Engadget’s Jessica Conditt described as a “sensible” sport that “friends deeply at folks as an concept, together with the gamers, and it assessments their humanity and intelligence in a collection of gorgeous riddles and spatial-awareness assessments.”

The remake retains that imaginative and prescient, whereas “respiratory new life into each nook of the sport,” the developer wrote. Unreal Engine 5 provides enhanced lighting, textures and environmental design, making it extra detailed and atmospheric. The remake additionally provides quality-of-life options like a touch system and the flexibility to rewind throughout gameplay. It additionally positive aspects the Street to Gehenna growth, plus a brand new chapter referred to as Within the Starting that explores the origins of the Simulation. The opposite most important new function is a brand new puzzle editor that lets gamers and the modding group “construct their very own distinctive worlds and challenges.”

The Talos Precept: Reawakened is ready to reach someday in 2025 on PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Collection X/S. It is to not be confused with The Talos Principle 2, an all-new replace to the unique that launched final 12 months.