Blue Prince

Buy86%

Very Positive · 21k 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
  • Gameplay: 131 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story: 96 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 29 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Crashes: 13 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Accessibility: 8 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 5 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 21k 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
37% of themes are praise36% are divided27% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
131 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The core gameplay loop of drafting rooms, resource management and decision making is so well-designed it never gets boring.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
96 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
One of the reasons for that was also the emotional aspect of the ending - Blue Prince's lore is built on the saying of "less is more".
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
29 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.
13 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I really like the gentle sound effects of picking up items and interacting with things.

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Gameplay131 reviews
Story96 reviews
Graphics29 reviews
Audio13 reviews
Divided opinion
Difficulty
71% still recommend
Co-op
83% still recommend
Interface
33% still recommend
Steam Deck
60% still recommend
Players complain
Crashes
38% still recommend
Accessibility
25% still recommend
Bugs
80% 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.

10 points recordedtoday · $29.99

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