Order of the Sinking Star
From director Jonathan Blow (Braid, The Witness), Order of the Sinking Star is a narrative adventure set in a realm of magic and enigma. Solve over 1000 interconnected, hand-crafted puzzles, discover unique playable heroes, master evolving gameplay mechanics, and decipher a grand mystery.
very high confidence
What people are saying
Updated nightlyOrder of the Sinking Star is another brilliant, brain-twisting puzzle game from Jonathan Blow and Thekla, with well over a thousand clever puzzles that people who like this style are completely hooked on. The gameplay and evolving mechanics are praised as masterful, and the presentation, from graphics to the soundtrack, is fantastic. The main downsides are a divisive story and some notably rough performance, especially on the Switch 2, which many found borderline unplayable. If you love intricate puzzle design and are playing on PC or PS5, it’s an easy recommendation, but the story’s abstract nature might not click with everyone.
Hype vs reality
Before release, then after.
From 829 pre-release reactions, locked on Oct 8, 2026. The audience score is built only from reactions since.
Sentiment split
Every qualifying reaction, weighted.
- Positive77%
- Mixed18%
- Negative5%
By aspect
What people scored, piece by piece.
How opinion moved
The Real Score, night by night.
Buzz
103 reactions over two weeks, counted by the day they were posted.
Where the signal came from
Volume and platform mix only.
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Names and topics that came up
Mentions across all reactions, with the share that were positive. Anything mentioned fewer than twice never shapes the review.
