Jonathan Blow's Order of the Sinking Star Locks in October Release Date

Order of the Sinking Star, the next narrative puzzle adventure from Braid creator Jonathan Blow, will officially launch on October 8, 2026. For a project that has spent a full decade in active development, a concrete release date feels less like a simple calendar update and more like a myth finally walking out of the woods.

According to publisher Arc Games, the fantasy adventure features over 1,000 unique puzzles. To put that in perspective, that is roughly enough to make a gym membership in February look like a casual, low-stakes commitment. The game is coming to PlayStation 5 and Nintendo Switch, bringing the complex designs of Blow's team at Thekla directly to handheld and home screens alike.

A decade of active development is a lifetime in the games industry—long enough for entire console generations to rise, peak, and begin their quiet decline. By the time this launches, ten years will have passed since Blow's team last challenged players to draw lines on glowing screens.

The details

• Release date: October 8, 2026
• Platforms: PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch
• Developer: Thekla
• Publisher: Arc Games
• Content: Over 1,000 unique puzzles

Whether players are genuinely prepared to lock themselves in a room with a thousand of Thekla's custom-built riddles remains to be seen. But on October 8, the doors to the maze finally open, and the ten-year wait officially ends.