Blue Prince

This game is a rare achievement. It blends lots of things together very well. The art style, the pacing, the lore are all there.
Store Page: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1569580
Release Date: 2025-01-10-Friday
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Stats
| Number of days played |
|---|
| 5 |
Thoughts
Notes
Key ideas
- Blue memos = True | Red memos = Lies
- Green Memos found in Hartley's room are always false
- Found in a photo in the Dark Room
- Doors in the west wing is often locked (Red Note)
- South antechamber will likely require a broken lever in Greenhouse, only on west and east
- We started the game on November 5th
Antechamber
- North: Underground
- West: Secret Garden
- East: Great Hall
- South: Greenhouse w/
Broken Lever
People and their relationship to you
Simon P. Jones
That's you. Young.
Herbert S Sinclair
He died and gave you the mansion. Brother? Grew up together?
- It doesn't make sense. Herbert is old.
Daniel
Your dad
He wrote Letter 4 to Herbert to talk about how he buried Marion's death and story and how he is disappointed.
Marion Marigold
She went missing after publishing a book. Niece of Herbert. A series of news articles describe this. This is your mom and you're the red prince.
Her real name is Mary Matthew Jones, She also wrote the red prince.
Marigold (Author) wins herald literary honor (Mary) - Aug 22-85
Detained - Jan 27-85
Fired publisher - Nov 11-86, Nov 17-86
She goes missing - Feb 23 - 87 3:45 Friday
Jewels go missing - Sep 87
RLCF - Insurgent group? 7523
Caleb Manning
- Has a book that can be requested at the library
- Phillip White - Publisher?
- Implicated in the Trinsdale bombing
Lady Clara
She died
1983 June 15th - Lady Clara dies - 19830615
Found Puzzles
Paintings around the building
Each one represents a letter
If it's the first letter:
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P
Q R S T U V W X Y Z
If it's the missing letter:
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P
Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Paintings discovered
B,G | Bridge | Bride
C,A | Cot | Coat
C,T | Cart | Car
D,S | Desert | Dessert
P,E | Pin | Pine
T,E | Tub/Bath | Test Tube
T,? | Tent | Tag
B,H | Bath | Bat
?,C | Crow | Row
P,A | Pray | Pry
P,E | Plane | Plan
C,D | Card | Car
T,R | Tie | Tier
C,H | Chart | Cart
Ace of Spades and Queen of Diamonds?
Price Tag/Deer?
Plane and Plan
Workshop Music sheet puzzle
Michelle says there's other music sheets
- Music sheet
1 | First
2 | Words
3 | On
4 | The
5 |
6 | Are
7 | True
8 | Message
There's a stone letter next to the area that changes.
There's a number on the top of each sheet.
There's empty spots underneath

? - E
8 - L
8 - M
Security Room Terminal password
- Scratched out
- The first letter looks like S
- Using the magnifying glass, we see that the password is
SWANSONG
Safe Password in Boudoir
- Picture in the same room showing a christmas scene
- Attempted: 9083, 7523, 3809, 1225
- Things we've tried
- RLCF in numbers
- Chapel saint numbers (left to right, right to left)
- A boudoir is a french word for a woman's private sitting room or bedroom
- This means its either Lady Clara or Marigold's stuff
- We know
Lady Claralived here
- Red Memo: Safe code:9083
Office Safe
Attempted: 7523, 9083, 3809
Books that Herbert wants is not the same as the books to be requested from the library.
Code was 0303
Apple Orchard Combo lock
There's a 4 digit code combo lock outside, near your camp
Digits tried:
- RLCF in numbers - 7523
- Safe Code - 9083, 3809
- Dark Room Photo - 1128
The correct combination is likely found by looking at a photo in the dark room
Groundskeeper's name is Robert Nogula
Mentions Lady Epsen - Isn't it Lady Clara?
There are 8 green rooms in the house, 6 of them can only be drafted from the left and right side.
Different areas have different plant growth
Laboratory Power
- Periodic table showing numbers
- 1 PU
- 2 S
- 3 H
- 4 TH
- 5 RE
- 6 EU
- 7 PA
- 8 F
- 9 TE
- 10 RN
- 11 I
- 12 NE
- Has an arrow showing a relationship to a power panel
- Needs power from the boiler room
Chiller room
Must get to 18C to thaw completely.
Study
Queen D8 date
Tried Dec8 1208
Letter 2 is from Caleb telling Herbert about their plans for heist
Random notes
Chess pieces in various rooms
- Den - Pawn
- Bedroom - Pawn
- Chapel - Bishop
- Storeroom - Pawn
- Nook - Rook
- Observatory - Knight
Gems in the Parlor
3 boxes of different colors - There will always be at least one box which displays only true statements, at least one box false statements, other 2 always empty - Parlor
Picture book in nursery
The red prince by Marion Marigold in the nursery
- Red is the only true color - The Red Prince
Bunk Room
Has a book describing the childhood relationship between Herbert and Simon
Entrance Hall
- Flowers - Day 4 - Yellow White Purple
- Pictures - Day 4 - Queens Card
- Flowers and the cards are the same between days (not relevant)
Commissary
Magnifying glass 4 coins? at the commisary
Library
Make a book request form
- Swim Bird marion marigold - It's about a swim bird that likes the ocean but the friends don't like her, so the swim bird doesn't dare - she wonders why daring feels like defeat.
- The book is checked out by Simon a few times - looks like a child's handwriting in 85. Detective Bon Margle also checked it out.
Gymnasium
Contains a red door
Bridgette note about books
Flight of the queen (Red txt)
March of the count (Black txt)
Fall of the lord (Red txt)
passing of the barons (Red txt)
herrings of the major (Red txt)
Library
Rank 8 file 5 X mark the spot treasure map
The books in the library
- Sightseer's guide to reddington - Andrew Darle
- Swim Bird - Marigold
- The fixed Stairs - Richard Wit
- History of Orindia - Caleb Manning
- EPCW Pump system user manual
- Drafting strategy - Architectural digest vol3
5 apples, bananas, oranges - Staff is told to get some fruits for the guest
Kitchen - Blue magnet (grandfather clock), Red magnet (Lock)
- image seems to change each run
- Scale shows 3PM
- Main course glazed salmon in the dining room
Den has a clock that is moving (11:05), Safety pin and tree, 6 clocks
Staff must vacate November 6
Drawing room, pictures of people just walking
Lavatory doesn't have anything special
Chapel
- 2, person with chef
- 3, person with pitchfork (right-most)
- 6, horse person (left most)
- 4, chiminy cleaner
- 1, shepard woman
- 7, The king
- 5, person with broom
Bunk room
Found a letter addressed to simon and herbie - It's written by Herbert
We find out that Herbert as a brother named Simon
Billards room has a game - Doesn't need to know the rules of darts to play`
- This is just basic math
Rooms with chess pieces - What does it mean?
Rumpus Room
- Has a fortune teller
- Boy looking for something
- Black cat tied to red flag
- Wind blowing but the flag doesn't move
- Door marked by rogue moon
- Locked no key
Commissary
- With - Spiral Staircase
- Without - 4 stars
Activities
Activity 2026-01-19-Monday
Start time: 09:15 AM