There are two kinds of messy big-budget movies, and as of 2025, Ryan Coogler has made them both. There’s the Marvel kind (seen in Coogler’s Black Panther and Black Panther: Wakanda Forever), where directorial vision comes second to the studio machine, and to shared-universe requirements, VFX constraints, notes from audience test screenings, and a restrictive house style. And then there’s the Sinners kind, where no matter the studio process, the...
This week, Nintendo fans received two important pieces of information about GameCube controller functionality on the Switch 2, both of which suggest the original Switch could have better GameCube controller support. Here’s the first one: The Switch 2 GameCube controller will only work with games in the upcoming console’s GameCube library for the Switch Online service. Video Games Chronicle spotted this piece of information in the fine print of the...
The darts puzzle in the Billiard Room is a Blue Prince puzzle you’ll encounter early during your daily expeditions through Mt. Holly. While not essential for reaching the fabled Room 46, it’s still worth taking the time to solve the darts puzzle on each run. Solving the darts puzzle rewards you with a randomized key (or two!), which can help you get through locked doors. Here’s how to solve the...
Model by Nikolas Rubens Mortensen, via Games Workshop. Every year that I visit AdeptiCon, the premier wargaming convention hosted each year here in the United States’ Midwest, I think about entering the North American Golden Demons. Run by Games Workshop, makers of Warhammer 40,000, Warhammer: Age of Sigmar, and many other popular lines of miniatures wargames, it’s one of the most prestigious hobby painting competitions in the world. It’s also...
Pencil rube? No… Runic bleep? No… it must be Blue Prince, the genre-defying puzzler with twists and turns winding through an entire mansion. Anagrams are just one of the dozens of puzzles you’ll have to worry about as you try to find Room 46 and collect your inheritance in Blue Prince. You might be thinking that it was easier than you thought, but that is just the tip of the...
Antechamber levers are hidden all around the estate of Blue Prince, and allow you to unlock the locked doors in the Antechamber. They’re a key part of reaching Room 46. The levers will always appear in the same rooms, but with the house changing every day, it can be very tricky to find their locations. Additionally, each room has its own gimmick that you’ll need to solve — adding another...
Sheet music pages can be found in a variety of rooms in Blue Prince, and finding one will make you wonder, “Are there more?” Short answer: Yes, there is indeed a sprawling sheet music page puzzle. There are a total of eight sheet music pages in the estate. Luckily, they will always appear in the same rooms. As you look over the lyrics, you’ll realize that the music pages contain...
The Utility Closet is a blueprint room from Blue Prince that allows you to control the power to specific rooms, like the Garage, through its breaker box puzzle. The breaker box has your usual switches to control power, but also includes six buttons labeled “V.A.C. indicators.” Pressing the buttons seems to do absolutely nothing, but, just given how things are in Blue Prince, they must do something, right? To save...
The Key to the Secret Garden allows you to access the Secret Garden room in Blue Prince. You will need to access the Secret Garden if you want to get one of the Antechamber levers and make your way to Room 46. This guide will show you how to use the Secret Garden Key in Blue Prince. How to find the Secret Garden Key in Blue Prince We found the...
The terminal password is a codeword you can use to access additional features of the computers scattered throughout Blue Prince. As you explore Mt. Holly in Blue Prince, you’ll find computer terminals in certain rooms. They look like old-school desktops. You can interact with one to boot it up, but you need a password to login to the network. The features in this menu are important because they can unlock...