Blue Prince Devs Want You To Go Into These Indie Games Blind
Kotaku • • technology
Key Points:
- The Hidden Depths bundle on Steam features five acclaimed indie games—Animal Well, Fez, Tunic, Outer Wilds, and Blue Prince—intentionally presented with heavily redacted descriptions to encourage players to experience them with minimal prior knowledge.
- The developers aim to preserve the element of surprise and discovery, believing that knowing too much beforehand diminishes the unique appeal of these games.
- Despite this approach, most of the games are well-known within the gaming community, making it challenging for many players to avoid prior knowledge, especially regarding Fez, a 2013 classic.
- Only two games in the bundle, Outer Wilds and Blue Prince, are offered at discounted prices, while the others are sold at full price, resulting in a relatively high total cost of $94 for the collection.
- The bundle’s unique concept and the high quality of the included titles make it a worthwhile purchase for fans of innovative indie games, despite the premium price.
