Blue Prince was one among 2025’s greatest video games, and making it took a toll on its creator. Tonda Ros mentioned in an interview that he was working about 80 hours per week for eight straight years to get the puzzle recreation out the door. Unsurprisingly, he does not plan to try this once more.
“I used to be working, I feel, 80 hours per week for eight years straight,” he advised Aftermath. He went on to say he doesn’t plan to place himself via the identical battle for no matter he makes subsequent.
“It was an extremely lengthy journey, so it would take as a lot time [to make my next game], however I definitely will not be working as onerous. … That is simply not sustainable now. It’s a younger man’s recreation,” he mentioned.
The popularity that Blue Prince acquired “definitely helps” with Ros’ determination to maintain making video games. He comes from a filmmaking background, however plans to maintain making video games for “so long as I discover it fulfilling.”
Additionally within the interview, Ros mentioned his ambition with Blue Prince was to have the whole recreation out there at launch and keep away from the temptation of including increasingly after launch.
“I actually just like the old-school video games the place they put it on the market, and that is the sport,” he mentioned. “It’s definitive from day one. It’s on a disc, and it is timeless.”
Ros mentioned he’ll launch “one massive last replace” for Blue Prince, “after which it is gonna be last endlessly.”
GameSpot’s Blue Prince overview scored the sport a 9/10. Reviewer Steve Watts mentioned, “Blue Prince is a masterfully intricate roguelike puzzle recreation that reveals more and more elaborate particulars and interlocking methods as you peel again its layers.”