The Witness and Braid Creator Jonathan Blow Announces New 250-Hour Puzzle Game, Order of the Sinking Star
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Key Points:
- Jonathan Blow, lead designer of Braid and The Witness, revealed his new ambitious puzzle game Order of the Sinking Star at The Game Awards 2025, featuring 1,000 puzzles and up to 250 hours of gameplay for average players.
- The game is a grid-based isometric adventure with a branching overworld, introducing complex mechanics such as teleporting mirrors, hostile creatures, and character-specific interactions that increase in difficulty as players progress.
- Players can switch between characters with unique abilities and even control clones simultaneously, requiring multi-layered strategic thinking and planning several moves ahead to solve puzzles.
- The expansive overworld offers freedom to explore in multiple directions, unlocking new areas and puzzles, though its scale may feel overwhelming and
