I adored Blue Prince, an indie puzzle game that was one of 2025's biggest surprises. I played it on the Steam Deck, and thanks to a TV dock I have, I was able to cast it to the television in my living room to play alongside my partner. It was a great workaround at the time, because all I really wanted to do was play the game on my Switch, but it wasn't available on the platform yet. However, today's Indie World Showcase turned that around; Blue Prince is coming to Switch 2 later today.

The indie game tasks players with exploring a mysterious 45-room house with the goal of finding an even more mysterious 46th room. The catch is that each day, the floorplan shuffles, and players must use roguelike mechanics to navigate the space, solve increasingly complex puzzles, and reach the truth at the heart of the mansion's enigmatic blueprints.

Nintendo saved the news as the showcase's "one last thing," which is understandable, given Blue Prince's extremely positive critical reception. It's one of the highest review scores I've ever awarded, and it made it onto my personal top 10 games of 2025 as well as Game Informer's staff-wide list.