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Holly in Blue Prince.

Reader, I fail.

A wall in Blue Prince has been smashed to pieces revealing a connecting secret corridor

But I do get tantalizing close.

I’m tempted to boot up the demo again and start four days from scratch with a fresh save.

But I don’t want to spoil it for myself.

Exploring the Archives in Blue Prince

Room with a view

Perhaps I’m getting a head of myself.

Played in first-person, you start out in an entrance hall each day with three doors leading away.

With a blueprint map in hand, you know that the building is nine rows of five deep.

Taking a closer look at a photo in Blue Prince in a dark room, and using a magnifying glass to read some handwriting on it

What’s behind these three doors?

To a point, that’s up to you.

Where will you explore next?

Drafting a new room in Blue Prince and selecting between a Walk-in Closet, Morning Room, Guest Bedroom

Each room is different, and is a named, designed space.

Even your energy is a factor, having to scarf down food to keep your footsteps counter high enough.

It goes down by one with each you step foot in, though some can also restore it.

The key art for the Blue Prince showing a doorway on a blue wall, which is open to reveal several more rooms within its frame, a person deep within opening another door several layers deep to a bright white light

Each placed room tightens the noose a little on possible rooms, running down your options.

Simply keeping enough paths forward while avoiding dead ends is tricky enough.

If you just rock up, you’ll find the room sealed.

The King is Watching

I’m eager to jump back in.

But then, where will I go next?

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