jonathan blow's next game has a release date — the guy who helped build it still isn't speaking to him

Order of the Sinking Star drops October 8. The designers whose puzzles are baked into it are still publicly furious with the man whose name is on… Aliteq Diego Santos · Gaming Editor

Order of the Sinking Star releases October 8, 2026 on PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch 2 and PC via Steam.

It's a Sokoban-style puzzle adventure with over 1,000 interconnected puzzles, per Game Informer's hands-on preview.

Progress from the free Steam demo carries directly into the full game at launch.

Six outside designers — including Alan Hazelden, Sean Barrett and Jonah Ostroff — contributed puzzle mechanics under license.

Since December 2025, Hazelden and Ostroff have publicly distanced themselves from director Jonathan Blow's politics, and Arc Games has issued its own statement separating the company from his views.

In December 2025, Hazelden went public criticizing Blow's support for Donald Trump, his dismissal of diversity initiatives, and his skepticism of COVID-19 vaccines, saying Blow's views weren't…

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