The Talos Principle: Road To Gehenna

 PC
Metascore
82

Generally favorable reviews - based on 17 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 17
  3. Negative: 0 out of 17
  1. Pelit (Finland)
    Sep 9, 2015
    92
    Takes the puzzle mechanics of the base game to a whole new level and offers an intriguing side story to boot. With Road to Gehenna, The Talos Principle may just have become the best of its genre. [Sept 2015]
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  2. Impulsegamer
    Aug 24, 2015
    90
    The Talos Principle: Road to Gehenna is more of the same variety of puzzles to pleasingly tax your brain.
  3. COGconnected
    Aug 3, 2015
    90
    Road to Gehenna is fun, smart, and a great reason to check out The Talos Principle if you haven’t yet.
  5. ZTGD
    Jul 30, 2015
    90
    For players who enjoyed The Talos Principle, Road to Gehenna is exactly what it should be – more, harder puzzles and another opportunity to dig into a deep and interesting narrative.
  6. IGN Italia
    Jul 29, 2015
    90
    A wonderful expansion. Croteam had the courage to release a game meant for people who actually finished the first game. A brilliant extra campaign, without compromise.
  7. PC Gamer
    Sep 15, 2015
    85
    Brilliant writing and puzzle design make this first expansion a success, although it's a little familiar in places. [Nov 2015, p.72]
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  8. GameCritics
    Aug 24, 2015
    85
    For those satisfied with their Talos adventure, I'd say that there's nothing essential in this expansion, and it might be hard for forgetful players to get back up to speed. On the other hand, players who enjoyed the base game and want more will find Road To Gehenna to be beautiful, brilliant, brain-breaking, and heartily recommended as something that recaptures (and builds upon) much of what made The Talos Principle great.
  9. Game Informer
    Jul 28, 2015
    83
    The Road to Gehenna is not a game for newcomers, but this compelling set of tests is bound to please those who delighted in the original The Talos Principle.
  10. Twinfinite
    Aug 17, 2015
    80
    Road to Gehenna serves as a fantastic addition to an already-great game.
  11. Adventure Gamers
    Aug 14, 2015
    80
    Road to Gehenna is a worthy extension of The Talos Principle, adding more of the brilliant puzzles and clever storytelling that helped the original stand out from the pack.
  12. Post Arcade (National Post)
    Aug 12, 2015
    80
    Gehenna is an extremely interesting environment that’s brought to life by what amounts to being a message board filled with ornery, divisive, and Internet-fluent personalities.
  13. Everyeye.it
    Jul 30, 2015
    80
    It's a great DLC, one that fans of the original game really shouldn't miss.
  14. Hardcore Gamer
    Jul 24, 2015
    80
    Road to Gehenna expands the story and provides more of what made its parent game so incredibly playable, providing a welcome return to a lovely but ruined virtual world of puzzle-based first-person action.
  15. Gamer.nl
    Aug 10, 2015
    75
    Road to Gehenna is a nice games: the puzzles are good and the story is interesting. However, the fact that this add-on does not continue where the original game started, is a let-down.
  16. Kill Screen
    Jul 24, 2015
    75
    At its heart, Road to Gehenna carries forward both the original game’s thoughtful examination of how we interact with the world and its engaging brainteasers. But it is saved from becoming more of the same by examining how we interact with the world now, and how that world’s end might be understood.
  17. GameSpot
    Aug 13, 2015
    70
    What doesn't work is the fact that the disparate parts of puzzles and message board threads don't really have anything to do with each other.
  18. DarkStation
    Jul 24, 2015
    70
    It is hard to judge a game like The Talos Principle:Road to Gehenna , because there is nothing that it does conspicuously wrong. Its biggest sin is that its predecessor didn’t leave any room for improvement. Nor did it give Road to Gehenna a compelling reason to exist.
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  1. Rock, Paper, Shotgun
    Jan 19, 2016
    This is really superb. Wonderful new puzzles, not over-complicating or trying to be a level of impossible above what came before, but still offering new challenges and new scope for the same tools. And a whole new story that lives within Talos’s original, but is communicated entirely through community discussion, and feels extremely reactive to the dialogue choices you make. It’s everything you could want an expansion to be.

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User Score
8.1

Generally favorable reviews- based on 71 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 57 out of 71
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 71
  3. Negative: 7 out of 71
  1. P0optra1n
    Aug 3, 2015
    10
    If any DLC ever had worth it's price, it's The Talos Principle's Road to Gehenna. Not only is it full of puzzles that force you to put yourIf any DLC ever had worth it's price, it's The Talos Principle's Road to Gehenna. Not only is it full of puzzles that force you to put your gears in motion so that you get great satisfaction after you solve one, but it has a narrative strong enough to provide classy entertainment, way above that "more of the same" feeling the DLC market is filled with these days... Overall, a great experience I'd greatly recommend.… Full Review »
  2. Esett
    Aug 5, 2015
    10
    A great expansion to an already almost perfect game. The brilliance of the game design is mind boggling, the quality of the graphics is eyeA great expansion to an already almost perfect game. The brilliance of the game design is mind boggling, the quality of the graphics is eye watering. Its the type of game i want to see come out.… Full Review »
  3. sinadoom
    Jan 16, 2016
    7
    This DLC is worth getting if you enjoyed the main game, but found the puzzles to be a bit trivial. It has 5 worlds (to see the last, you haveThis DLC is worth getting if you enjoyed the main game, but found the puzzles to be a bit trivial. It has 5 worlds (to see the last, you have to get all the stars and the puzzles are significantly more difficult than any other puzzles in the game) with plenty of interesting puzzles. It's not just "more of the same" because although there are no new additions to your puzzle-solving arsenal, there is a deeper exploration of the mechanics. The story is even more text-based though, to the point where if you aren't interacting with the terminal then there really is no story at all. It's based around a community forum and is really well-implemented; though a bit too dry on the story front - everything's disconnected and there's not much interaction with other "characters".

    If you want more story, look elsewhere. If you just want a DLC that really brings out the best in the game's mechanics, this is a must-have. Also has a decent soundtrack as with the main game, and a few secrets.    … Full Review »
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