Blue Prince continues the long tradition of estranged relatives leaving dangerous mysteries to their descendants, and I wouldn’t have it any other way after seeing more of the gameplay that our own Chris Livingston wasThe real shocker is that your inherited mystery house seems to have arrived with some assembly required, because Blue Prince wants you to build the interior of your mansion as you go.
Each individual room provides its own challenges as well, with many of them containing their own puzzles, whether revealing clues or information to help later on—like the location of a key item, or the combination to a safe—or just opening new paths of exploration. It’s a dizzying array of options, and the perfect simmering pot of stew for a discerning puzzle-solver.
For now, the anticipation will have to tide us over, as the team at Dogubomb hasn’t given a release date yet. We’ll all have to get comfy waiting in the driveway of our future jigsaw-mansion, and until then you can wishlist it overKeep up to date with the most important stories and the best deals, as picked by the PC Gamer team.Receive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsorsPhil is a contributor for PC Gamer, formerly of TechRadar Gaming.