One of the best of the many first-person puzzlers that followed in Portal’s wake, The Talos Principle offered what felt like a complete experience. The possibility space of its puzzles was thoroughly explored. And its story, in part explored through text prompt conversations with a nihilistic contrarian, was complete. Where’s even left to go?
In , the answer is far into the future. reveals itself. You are born into the world—the 1,000th robotic citizen of the city of New Jerusalem, and, according to the rules of their society, also the last. In an effort to avoid the mistakes of the past, the robots strive for ecological austerity. 1,000 people. That’s their lot.
