Summary
A devastatingBlue Princesavebug is still causing problems for players on PS5 nearly a month after the game’s release. Hailed as one of the greatest puzzle games ever made,Blue Princeis a roguelike that sees players exploring an ever-shifting 45-room manor with the hopes of reaching its mysterious 46th room. The ultra-unique first-person puzzler took the gaming world by storm when it was released in April, and it is already in the conversation for Game of the Year along with titles likeClair Obscur: Expedition 33andMonster Hunter Wilds.
Each day inBlue Prince,players explore its 45-room manor by opening one of the three doors in its foyer and picking between three randomly drawn rooms. There are several types of rooms, and each one has its own effects players can take advantage of, like regaining their step count that diminishes each time they pass through a doorway, or providing useful resources like gems, keys, and coins. Many runs end with players either running out of steps or blocking off their available pathways, and they are usually able to gain a small amount of new info about the manor each day that may help make progress later on. Some players report being able tobeatBlue Princein around 50 in-game days, with some taking closer to 100 to reach the end of the game.
WhileBlue Princehas earned universal praisefrom most gamers who’ve given it a shot, some PS5 players are still being hounded by a devastating save bug. OnBlue Prince’s subreddit, user mitchturek explains a persisting bug that causes the game to stop saving progress without the player knowing until they quit and come back later on, leading to many players returning shocked to see major progress they’ve made wiped away.
Blue Prince Bug Is Wiping Save Progress for Some Players on PS5
The bug has been reported to start showing up around day 100, and mitchturek even mentions it occurring as deep into the game as day 255. They also mention that it affects all save slotslinked to players' PSN accounts, and that backing up save data to the cloud won’t help. To mitigate potential progress lost, mitchturek suggests players end one or two in-game days, quit the game, and reload. This will add extra days to the overall run count, but will help minimize lost progress if the bug does hit.
The nature ofBlue Princemeans that players will know the exact items and things they need to do to get back to where they were if they lose some progress. The tricky part is that, since selectable rooms are presented to the player at random when opening a new door, it could take a long time for the room they need to pop up again, especially if it’s rare, which makes losing progress potentially heartbreaking. Hopefully the bug gets patched up soon, as mitchturek’s Reddit post comments are filled with PS5 gamers who genuinely adore the game but are holding off from playing further until the issue is patched.
