The Talos Principle

Who should come hither-
1. People who don't mind reading- like a lot of reading.
2. Philosophical adventurers looking for commentary on religion, consciousness, AI, faith, and living.
3. Puzzle game lovers (obviously) looking for something like Portal but tonally serious.
Who should run away-
1. People who don't like reading.
2. People who might not endure their religious view get challenged.
I personally consider games (video games for the pedantic) to be the Greatest Form of Art.
Between the botched AAA releases, the toxicity that follows, the pain of the devs, and the money hungriness of the publishers, it is very easy to forget what games can be.
Cons-
Talos Principle is puzzle game and my only qualm is with the puzzles. They are great in the beginning and can be often challenging. However, later in the game I was so invested in the story that solving puzzles made me feel that the core gameplay is getting the way. However, that's purely personal taste and I don't think anyone reading should read too much into it.
Conclusion - It is my great delight to have played Talos Principle. It reaffirms my faith in games and work of devs. It is also made me aware the rights issue that will ensue once AIs become more human like.

Please play my favorite game

I wish I could erase my memory and play this game again.

We need more games like this, absolutely beautiful.

This is potentially the best game ever made

This game is extremely underrated.
Gameplay-wise it's similar to both portal 1 & 2, which are the best puzzle games in the human history. Story-telling-wise it's totally genius and the story is presented in a very interesting way. It makes you feel like you are really the person/android who you are playing, and the decisions you make are truly made by you. It also makes you to think about things that you usually don't care about or wouldn't think of. Furthermore, It will change the perspective of how you see the world. These sentences won't make much sense until you play it.
The Talos Principle is way more than a game. it's more like a fun and profound lecture filled with knowledge and questions.
10 / 10

This is without any question one of the most underrated and most brilliant games out there, both in terms of puzzle games and storytelling.
First of all it does puzzles perfectly. Without adding a thousand useless mechanics it has only a few, but the way they blend and interact lends itself for some awesomely mindbending puzzles. It requires actual creative thinking, often outside the box in order to solve. But this is notwhere the real power of the game lies.
What sets this apart from the rest is the world-building and the lore. The story starts off simple enough with you being a robot who completes logic puzzles, but as the game progresses you interact with others like you through computer terminals. Or you don't and they are just programs instead of rational beings? Are you rational? The voice in the sky guides you but should you listen? Do you have a choice not to? Was your choice a result of deterministic programming of your software or are you actually sentient? Are sentient things free?
The game trully shines in setting up the post-apocalyptic world where humans are gone and have done their best to leave behind a program, which aims to emulate what it means to be human, without anyone actually knowing the answer. What "The Talos Principle" does well is actually engage in philosophical discussions presented in a pragmatic way instead of obscure and pompous references. These developers clearly had an interest in philosophical conundrums and moral dilemmas. Unlike other games who try to be profound but barely reach a "philosophy 101" level (I am looking at you, Deus Ex), this one will make you think and if you've never come across these topics, it might even change your mind on some of them by simply asking you questions.
There's also a good deal of humor added often in the form of easter eggs of which there are plenty.
I recommend this wholeheartedly as it is one of my all-time favorites.