Blue Prince

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Man with sword marches into battle, head is replaced with Xbox Game Pass — Xbox Game Pass Is dominating conversations for good and bad reasons Blue Prince, DOOM: The Dark Ages, Oblivion, Clair Obscur ... can Xbox Game Pass keep up its momentum?

Screenshots of Blue Prince the game — Critically acclaimed puzzle game Blue Prince is available now on Xbox, PC, and Game Pass Don’t be fooled by Blue Prince’s peaceful aesthetic, these puzzles will drive you mad.

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Collage of games, Clair Obscur, Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 and Blue Prince

GTA 6 won’t win Game of the Year — so which game will?

By Jennifer Young published 2 May 25

GAMING Who's your money on now?

GAMING

Why I’m deleting this Game of the Year contender

By Jennifer Young published 25 April 25

GAMING Blue Prince is a Game of the Year contender. Reaching Room 46 is just the beginning of a delightful and maddening experience, but I need to let it go before I lose my mind.

GAMING

This acclaimed new game could be the next Balatro, and it's on sale

By Brendan Lowry published 11 April 25

Deals Thanks to this awesome deal, you can save big on Blue Prince — 2025's highest-rated new game, and a serious Game of the Year contender.

Deals

Blue Prince might be the perfect handheld game of 2025

By Rebecca Spear published 8 April 25

Handhelds Blue Prince releases in April and offers a compelling exploration and puzzle game that has a lot of positive scores. But can it play on your gaming handheld?

Handhelds

Is Blue Prince on Xbox Game Pass?

By Brendan Lowry published 7 April 25

Guide Blue Prince looks like it could be the next Balatro-style sleeper hit, but is it coming to Xbox Game Pass?

Guide

The best game you've never heard of is about to drop on Xbox Game Pass

By Jennifer Young published 7 April 25

XBOX Blue Prince storms onto Metacritic with a 92 rating, making it the highest-rated Xbox game of the year so far.

XBOX

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