Blue Prince
April 10, 2025
Welcome to Mt. Holly, where every dawn unveils a new mystery. Navigate through shifting corridors and ever-changing chambers in this genre-defying strategy puzzle adventure. But will your unpredictable path lead you to the rumored Room 46?
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90.2
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Critic Reviews (35)
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75.0
Gameplay
85.0
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70.0
"Perhaps the highest praise that can be bestowed upon Blue Prince, and a validation of the near-decade that Ros has spent working on it, is the way in which the game successfully inspires players to follow the advice of the …"
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75.0
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85.0
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70.0
"Blue Prince is a quietly captivating mystery that rewards patience, curiosity, and a willingness to embrace the unknown. Its shifting mansion, step‑based progression, and intricate room‑specific rules create an experience that feels both unpredictable and purposeful, offering a rare blend …"
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80.0
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95.0
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90.0
"Blue Prince is absolutely top of it&s;s field in gameplay, worldbuilding, and puzzle implementation. Constantly, players will find themselves pulling on red twine and the result is always satisfying. RNG is certainly not always your friend, though."
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85.0
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95.0
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90.0
"This is worth your time more than anything if you enjoy puzzles. Please please please don’t sit on Blue Prince (and bring a note pad, you’ll absolutely need it.)"
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30.0
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85.0
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70.0
"Blue Prince is an excellent, intricate, and intriguing puzzle game that will have you thinking about solutions even when not playing it. While there&s;s some minor foibles, coming across a puzzle and scrolling through your notes for an answer from …"
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70.0
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95.0
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90.0
"Blue Prince is everything I want in an indie game: a unique, creative idea brought to life with expert execution. Its combination of roguelikes and puzzle games feels effortless, with each aspect boosting my enjoyment of the other."
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100.0
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100.0
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100.0
"I wanted more strange possibilities from the spaces I lived around. With Blue Prince I get that. What an extraordinary game this is."
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30.0
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25.0
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20.0
"So grab a pen and paper. Lower the lights. Sit back, relax, and take your time. Draft your rooms, count your steps, and let the mysteries of the mansion slowly unfold to reveal one of the best puzzle games in …"
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70.0
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95.0
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80.0
"Blue Prince is a genius roguelike puzzle game full of exciting mysteries to solve and rewarding challenges to overcome."
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50.0
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70.0
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65.0
"Quote not yet availableIt’s the type of title that forces you to constantly take literal notes if you want to solve its more complex mysteries, and one that requires you to have a strong tolerance for things beyond your control. …"
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85.0
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92.0
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96.0
"I cannot overstate how much Blue Prince blew me away. With an addicting gameplay loop and an expansive mystery that appears bottomless, it&s;s the kind of game that makes you want to nuke your memory of playing it so that …"
Read original review"A procedural puzzle game, roguelite in nature, reinvented starting from the mechanics of board games and transformed into a videogame with an exciting exploratory factor, which invites you to take pen and paper to always have the clues needed to …"
Read original review"You can lose yourself very easily inside of Blue Prince. If you aren’t immediately turned off by it, you’re pretty much guaranteed to obsess over it."
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85.0
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90.0
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75.0
"Blue Prince is the kind of engrossing puzzle game that will change your brain chemistry."
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85.0
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92.0
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87.0
"A wonderful new take on the rougelike genre, adding puzzle elements is a genius idea. I lost hours and hours just building a layout, just too call it a day and go again. Progress however slow is just that shot …"
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85.0
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90.0
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70.0
"Blue Prince does what Slay the Spire did: invents a new subgenre and perfects it at the same time. Its more obtuse puzzles and fair share of bugs can’t hold it back from being a monumental achievement in the fine …"
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70.0
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90.0
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65.0
"If Blue Prince were only about finding Room 46 and nabbing your inheritance, it would be a neat little puzzler with some fun twists along the way. For those who dive in headfirst and keep track of everything else it …"
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85.0
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92.0
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70.0
"Blue Prince is a special game full of mysteries, secrets and mind-blowing moments with an addictive gameplay loop. It&s;s so good that labelling this as one of the best puzzle games of all time feels like a disservice. Instead, it&s;s …"
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75.0
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92.0
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68.0
"Blue Prince is a singular game since there isn&s;t really anything else like it out there. Because of this, along with how well it executes on its ideas, it is an incredibly easy game to recommend to just about anyone."
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85.0
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92.0
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78.0
"Thoughtful design details and puzzles will keep you returning to an atmospherically uninhabited family mansion to search for a hidden room and family secrets"
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80.0
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90.0
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85.0
"Blue Prince is an exceptional puzzle game, and one that we didn’t necessarily ask for in its roguelike form. While the game provides you with a clear objective at the start, it quickly becomes apparent that there is a lot …"
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70.0
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90.0
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85.0
"Blue Prince from developer Dogubomb and publisher Raw Fury is everything it is cracked up to be. It’s easy to pick up and play, thick with strategy and play-driven decisions, and simple to come back to repeatedly in the face …"
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85.0
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92.0
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88.0
"Blue Prince is a puzzle game shrouded with mystery, featuring over 40+ craftable floorplans, many permanent upgrades to improve your runs onward, and reaching the mysterious 46th room to claim your inheritance to the manor."
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30.0
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95.0
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20.0
"A beautifully made first person puzzle roguelite that demands tenacity and patience (and writing things down) to unravel its fascinating mysteries."
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75.0
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90.0
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65.0
""I&s;m still finding more that intrigues me as I continue to place rooms and expand my blueprints.""
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60.0
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90.0
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70.0
"Despite that and an ambient soundtrack that can feel dull, Blue Prince&s;s formula and its abundance of secrets are undeniably engaging. Even if it takes over 100 days to get to the fortune in the 46th room, this is a …"
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85.0
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70.0
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65.0
"Wildly inventive, tantalisingly mysterious, and ethereally beautiful, Blue Prince is easily one of the best puzzle games I&s;ve ever played."
Read original review"Blue Prince is the video game equivalent of a mosquito bite. It&s;s an itch that&s;s fun to scratch, but you can feel a bit sore when you start ..."
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65.0
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78.0
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70.0
"So dense with puzzles, secrets, and lore is Blue Prince that it rarely leaves you empty-handed, even if it can feel that way sometimes. Again, if you have the drive to see the game through on its terms, you&s;ll be …"
Read original review"Blue Prince is a masterfully intricate roguelike puzzle game that reveals increasingly elaborate details and interlocking systems as you peel back its layers."
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90.0
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85.0
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75.0
"It will delight you, thrill you, and probably make you run crying to the internet for answers you can’t seem to tease out on your own. I’ve never played anything like it, but I won’t be surprised if we see …"
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70.0
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95.0
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80.0
"Blue Prince&s;s ever-shifting halls and rich web of enticing mysteries easily secure its place as an all-time puzzle great."
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92.0
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93.0
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85.0
"Blue Prince breathes new life into both the adventure and roguelike genres with its freeform gameplay structure, intricate puzzle design, and intriguing lore."
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30.0
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85.0
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70.0
"Blue Prince is an exquisitely designed game that stays in your brain between play sessions. It is the video game equivalent of a Rubix Cube where every move you make can shape your path to success. Do not let this …"
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75.0
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85.0
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70.0
"Whether you will stay long after the credits have rolled is ultimately up to you. But I can guarantee you that this is truly a unique game in every sense of the word. It will be the benchmark that future …"
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