Blue Prince

Buy86%

Very Positive · 20k player reviews · High confidence

Yes, worth buying.

Steam Deck Verified
  • Windows
  • macOS

Dogubomb · Puzzle · Apr 10, 2025

Player review score
86%
Very Positive
Price
$29.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
16
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
1
Full audio1 of 1
Subtitles1 of 1

Should I buy Blue Prince?

Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 126 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 91 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 28 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Crashes: 12 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Accessibility: 7 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 6 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 20k player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
58% of themes are praise17% are divided25% are complaints
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
126 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
On Day 262, after 206 hours and 682 screenshots, I have finally, FINALLY completed the true ending.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
91 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I like most of the core gameplay loop.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
28 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I like a good deal of the world building, I LOVED the art style and feel of the game.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
20 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I really like the gentle sound effects of picking up items and interacting with things.
Interface
Players who bring up Interface mostly praise it.
10 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I also gained a difficult to obtain ability around the 10 hour mark that I never activated until I noticed it in the menu around the 20 hour mark.
Steam Deck
Players who bring up Steam Deck mostly praise it.
7 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Until this issue is resolved, I can't recommend this for play on Steam Deck.

+1 more players loved

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Story and characters126 reviews
Gameplay91 reviews
Graphics28 reviews
Audio20 reviews
Interface10 reviews
Steam Deck7 reviews
Co-op4 reviews
Divided opinion
Difficulty
56% still recommend
Performance
33% still recommend
Players complain
Crashes
8% still recommend
Accessibility
0% still recommend
Bugs
67% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

  • DualSense Controller Support
  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud

Platforms

  • Windows
  • macOS

Valve device support

Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$29.99

The lowest we've tracked is $17.99.

7 points recordedtoday · $29.99

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