Blue Prince

A conditional inheritance

You play Simon P. Jones, grand-nephew of Herbert S. Sinclair. To inherit the Mount Holly estate, he must find the 46th room of a manor that officially has only 45. Each day, the layout of the house starts over.

Drafting the house door by door

At each door, the game offers three room blueprints drawn at random from your pool. The manor is a grid of nine rows by five columns, PlayStation Universe explains. Entering a room costs one step; when you run out, the day ends. Keys, gems and coins open doors, let you pick rare rooms or buy items. Items do not carry over between days, but knowledge does, and PSU recommends taking notes.

A puzzle game deeper than it looks

Push Square describes a sort-of roguelike whose appeal lies mostly in its revelations: even after the credits, many questions remain open. The site recommends it to fans of The Witness, Myst and Fez.

Platforms, subscriptions and languages

The game is available on PC (Steam, with a Mac version), PS5, Xbox Series X|S and Nintendo Switch 2. It is part of the PlayStation Plus Extra catalogue, and Raw Fury launched it on Game Pass. On Steam it is offered in English only, so you need to be comfortable with written English, which is central to the puzzles. On PS5, Push Square reports occasional performance hiccups.

What the press says

The four selected reviews cover the PS5 version. Push Square (7/10, on standard PS5) praises intelligent design, a wealth of secrets, satisfying discoveries and lovely art direction; it regrets that random room draws can waste whole days and that progress can feel glacial. PlayStation Universe (9/10) calls it a “triumph” for a debut game and praises its pacing and design, while warning that it frustrates as much as it intrigues. Metro GameCentral (8/10) likes the polished mechanics and bug-free interface, but notes that some runs feel like no progress is made and that needing pen and paper will put some players off. GamingTrend (95/100) sees it as a new high point for puzzle games, while regretting some bugs and crashes on PS5 and late-game puzzles that can be very obtuse.

Editions and prices

Checked on November 13, 2026: the standard digital edition costs €29.99 on Steam, the PlayStation Store, the Xbox Store and the Nintendo eShop (Switch 2), with no discount. Green Man Gaming also sells the Steam key for €29.99. No GOG listing was found.

Who is it for?

Fans of big puzzle games such as The Witness or Myst who are happy to take notes and accept some randomness. Players who dislike sessions without visible progress should read Push Square’s reservations.

Press average

The rating block above shows the press average. It is calculated from original reviews of the PS5 version, published between April 9 and May 1, 2025 and checked on November 13, 2026: Push Square 7/10, PlayStation Universe 9/10, Metro GameCentral 8/10 and GamingTrend 95/100. Each score is converted to a 20-point scale and averaged with equal weight. This summary is not a hands-on review.