The Narrative of Order of the Sinking Star: An Epic Tale to Decipher Within
When people think of a massive puzzle game, they often expect a multitude of puzzles in a vacuum. But in Order of the Sinking Star , puzzles aren't just standalone gameplay challenges—they are the dynamic fabric of the game’s narrative and the central mystery you’re tasked with deciphering. Today, we’re sharing a glimpse into how story unfolds across our universe, tying together four distinct r…
In a game with over 1,000 interconnected puzzles, visual clarity and audio atmosphere aren't solely just for aesthetic purposes only – they amplify the core gameplay mechanics and the game’s world as a whole! To wrap up our "Making Of" series this week, we sat down with our audio and art leads to discuss how the aesthetic identity of Order of the Sinking Star was forged. Q: First, can you intro…
We are officially accepting press and content creator key requests for Order of the Sinking Star ! We’re thrilled to give a select group of press and creators early access to Order of the Sinking Star , so they can get their coverage ready in advance. Whether you cover indie games, including puzzle games, for a press outlet, produce deep-dive video essays on your YouTube, or do livestreams via…
Ten years after The Witness , Jonathan Blow and Thekla, Inc. set out to answer an ambitious design question: What happens when you bring together ideas from some of the most brilliant puzzle designers in the industry and put these ideas into one single and massive interconnected universe? It’s a question that led to the game design supercollider that is Order of the Sinking Star : a game that f…
ORDER OF THE SINKING STAR LAUNCHES ON OCTOBER 8, 2026 ON PC VIA STEAM & STEAM DECK, NINTENDO SWITCH 2 AND PLAYSTATION 5 The time has finally come for our release date reveal! We’re thrilled to announce Order of the Sinking Star , the massive, highly anticipated puzzle adventure led by legendary, award-winning game designer Jonathan Blow ( The Witness , Braid ), will launch on PC via Steam and S…
CHINA PARTNER ANNOUNCEMENTS In a recent China press tour for Order of the Sinking Star , game director Jonathan Blow, met with Chinese press and puzzle game fans at a special event during this year’s ChinaJoy. During the event, we officially announced two exciting partnerships for Order of the Sinking Star and shared how these partners will support the game's release in China. Gamirror Games to…
For our Steam fans that also have a PS5, we’re thrilled to announce Order of the Sinking Star will launch on PlayStation 5 this year , bringing Jonathan Blow and Thekla, Inc.'s most ambitious puzzle adventure yet to PlayStation players around the world. 🎉 To celebrate today's announcement, we've released a brand-new trailer that offers a deeper look at the game's uniquely interwoven puzzle des…
We have posted a TECHNICAL UPDATE for the demo, in a beta branch. To try it, you go to the Properties for the game, go to Game Versions & Betas, and pick public-testing (no password). Included in this version: · Optimizations for faster frame rate, especially on lower-end devices! (60fps on most levels on Steam Deck) · A new, lower-profile graphics setting "Very Performance" that can be used on…
From all of us at Thekla Inc. and Arc Games: Thank you for playing the Order of the Sinking Star Demo at Steam Next Fest: June 2026 Edition! It's been fantastic to see your excitement during the time of Next Fest, and we're humbled to see this demo among the top-played demos of this Next Fest. But we're not done just yet! As a major thank you for all of your incredible support, and to give all…
FIRST AND FOREMOST – THANK YOU! First of all, we’d like to thank all of you who have played the Order of the Sinking Star Demo this week already. We’re incredibly grateful for your interest in the game, for your feedback on Discord and in the Steam reviews, and for catapulting Order of the Sinking Star into the Top 5 most-played single-player demos of Steam Next Fest: June 2026 Edition so far!…
STEAM NEXT FEST DEMO AVAILABLE NOW – PLAY THE DEMO TODAY! Follow this link to download and play the demo, and leave a review if you enjoyed it: The wait is over! The public demo for Order of the Sinking Star is now available to play for the duration of Steam Next Fest: June 2026 Edition from Monday, June 15th at 10am PT (5pm UTC) until Monday, June 22nd at 10am PT (5pm UTC) ! The Steam Next Fes…
It is time, puzzle fans: Play the Order of the Sinking Star demo during Steam Next Fest: June 2026 Edition from Monday, June 15th at 10am PT (5pm UTC) until Monday, June 22nd at 10am PT (5pm UTC)! That’s right, for the first time, a free playable demo of this upcoming, massive puzzle adventure led by Jonathan Blow, legendary, award-winning game designer behind Braid and The Witness, will be ava…
A new trailer dropped! Watch along as Jonathan Blow shares details about the characters, worlds, and story of Order of the Sinking Star. CLICK HERE TO WATCH OUR LATEST OVERVIEW TRAILER! Stay tuned for more exciting updates in the coming months as we move closer to launching Order of the Sinking Star in 2026. Join the discussion on our official Discord to be sure to get the latest development up…
We’re excited to announce Order of the Sinking Star , a massive narrative puzzle adventure featuring more than one thousand hand-crafted puzzles, an unlikely cast of heroes, and hundreds of hours of gameplay designed to put your intellect to the test. In development from Thekla, Inc., and led by legendary, award-winning game designer Jonathan Blow behind critically acclaimed puzzle games, The W…
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