Blue Prince
Released: 4/10/2025
Score Breakdown
91.2
Critic Average
18 reviews
87
Steam User Score
16,569 reviews
77
Metacritic User Score
864 reviews
Disparity Breakdown
91 vs 87
91 vs 77
Average of both sources
Review Disparities
Each point represents a critic review. Hover for details. Positive = critic higher than users. Negative = critic lower.
5/6/2025
Launch Window“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.)”
100
100/100
4/23/2025
Launch Window“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 gem pass you by.”
90
90/100
4/20/2025
Launch Window“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 more than one final objective to keep you coming back to Blue Prince, even after finding the 46th room. Once in a while, a game comes along and changes the gaming landscape for the foreseeable future. With the arrival of Blue Prince, I expect to see more games coming in a similar mold over the next few years. While some will hit and some will miss, I doubt many will have the same lasting impact as Blue Prince.”
95
95/100
4/17/2025
Launch Window“Blue Prince is a genius roguelike puzzle game full of exciting mysteries to solve and rewarding challenges to overcome.”
100
100/100
4/16/2025
Launch Window“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.”
95
95/100
4/11/2025
Launch Window“Thoughtful design details and puzzles will keep you returning to an atmospherically uninhabited family mansion to search for a hidden room and family secrets”
100
100/100
4/10/2025
Launch Window“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'll be handsomely rewarded, but the journey getting to that point may be too inconsistent for some.”
70
70/100
4/9/2025
Early Review“A beautifully made first person puzzle roguelite that demands tenacity and patience (and writing things down) to unravel its fascinating mysteries.”
80
80/100
4/7/2025
Early Review“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 some minor foibles, coming across a puzzle and scrolling through your notes for an answer from previous runs is very satisfying. Blue Prince is one of the best puzzle game available.”
90
90/100
4/7/2025
Early Review“Despite that and an ambient soundtrack that can feel dull, Blue Prince'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 game that will have players feeling rich regardless.”
90
90/100
4/7/2025
Early Review“Blue Prince is a special game full of mysteries, secrets and mind-blowing moments with an addictive gameplay loop. It's so good that labelling this as one of the best puzzle games of all time feels like a disservice. Instead, it's possibly the most memorable experience I've ever had playing a game and I can't stop thinking about it.”
100
100/100
4/7/2025
Early Review“I wanted more strange possibilities from the spaces I lived around. With Blue Prince I get that. What an extraordinary game this is.”
100
100/100
4/7/2025
Early Review“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 years.”
92
92/100
4/7/2025
Early Review“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 more takes on the roguelike puzzler in the future because of it.”
90
90/100
4/7/2025
Early Review“"I'm still finding more that intrigues me as I continue to place rooms and expand my blueprints."”
80
80/100
4/7/2025
Early Review“Blue Prince is a masterfully intricate roguelike puzzle game that reveals increasingly elaborate details and interlocking systems as you peel back its layers.”
90
90/100
4/7/2025
Early Review“Blue Prince is the kind of engrossing puzzle game that will change your brain chemistry.”
90
90/100
