The Blue Prince Deserves Better Than Rage Quits

Originally posted on Total Apex Gaming | By Mollie Dominy | Last updated May 17, 2025 6:32 AM ET

The Blue Prince is in a bit of a damned-if-you-do, damned-if-you-don’t situation. A growing number of players have tried the game, hit a wall with the RNG factor, and rage quit—hard. But here’s the thing: are we really going to blame RNG for the fact that folks aren’t paying attention to the intricacies that make The Blue Prince special?

Let’s back it up for a second. The Blue Prince is a roguelike strategy game with a strong focus on observation, resource management, and unraveling layered puzzles. You’ve inherited a vast estate from your late Granduncle, and with it, a chance at a barony. Your goal? Explore the estate, manage your steps, gems, coins, and keys—then piece together the mysterious legacy that’s been left behind. If you run out of resources mid-run, you don’t die—you restart. But that’s where the real game begins.

You’re Not Meant to Win on the First Run

Video of Blue Prince Players Quitting, courtesy of the itmeJP channel

A lot of players treat failing as a flaw, but The Blue Prince treats it as progression. Every failed run is another layer peeled back. This isn’t a one-and-done sprint to Room 46 or the Antechamber—it’s a long-form puzzle masquerading as a roguelike. There’s lore everywhere. Secret room combinations. Environmental cues. Overlapping mysteries that only reveal themselves with time.

Take this for example—and spoiler warning if you haven’t played yet: if you discover the pump room and boiler room combo, you can drain the reservoir. And guess what? That leads to an area previously hidden that holds a clue to certain doors you find when you’ve figured out the secret of the antechamber, doors that look like they can’t be accessed. These aren’t just cute side puzzles. They’re part of the bigger picture, a map of your inheritance stitched together across multiple failures.

Final Thoughts

So, to the players rage quitting because you didn’t “beat” it in a few tries—The Blue Prince was never designed for that. Dogubomb and Raw Fury have built a game that rewards curiosity, not just completion. Each failed run isn’t a loss. It’s a breadcrumb on the path to uncovering everything this game has to offer.

If you’re the type who lives for lore, loves environmental storytelling, and actually enjoys having to think three steps ahead, give The Blue Prince another go. Stop worrying about Room 46. Start exploring the estate like it’s a real puzzle box. You might be surprised by how much it rewards you.

This article first appeared on Total Apex Gaming and was syndicated with permission.

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