Platforms
- PCOct 8, 20268.7playscore8.512 Critics9.72.85K Players
- PlayStation 5Oct 8, 2026NAplayscore8.49 CriticsNA0 Players
- Nintendo Switch 2Oct 8, 2026NAplayscore8.410 CriticsNA0 Players
25 critic reviews · 0 community reviews across all platforms
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Critic Reviews
- Is Order of the Sinking Star an artsy experience that is shallow as a puddle or is this game a puzzle box with deep meaning?
Joshua Howard · Nov 02, 2026 Reviewed on PCRead full review - Order of the Sinking Star begins with a mystery, and soon sets another raft of mysteries on top of it. You are Queen Effia, finding yourself roaming the
Dom Leighton · Oct 29, 2026 Reviewed on Switch 2Read full review - Order of the Sinking Star is a puzzle solving game with a compelling twist. The world is split up into four distinct lands.
Joe Kent · Oct 26, 2026 Reviewed on PS5Read full review - Review - Order of the Sinking Star is such a marvel. I am yet to play anything like it. It’s so laden with riches that it’s embarrassing
Dave Ozzy · Oct 25, 2026 Reviewed on PCRead full review - HIGH Dense, rewarding, hyper-clever puzzling LOW The writing is not good. At all. WTF Some of the voice acting.
Ben Schwartz · Oct 21, 2026 Reviewed on PC, PS5, Switch 2Read full review - The Order of the Sinking Star delivers clever puzzles and satisfying discoveries across a giant adventure, though its scale, uneven pacing, and thin narrative sometimes work against its best ideas.
Asura Kagawa · Oct 08, 2026 Reviewed on PCRead full review - The Order of the Sinking Star delivers clever puzzles and satisfying discoveries across a giant adventure, though its scale, uneven pacing, and thin narrative sometimes work against its best ideas.
Asura Kagawa · Oct 08, 2026 Reviewed on PCRead full review - GREAT Even if it isn't as strikingly cutting as previous efforts, Order of the Sinking Star is another great puzzle title from Thekla and Jonathan Blow that's worth getting lost in.
Ravi Sinha · Oct 08, 2026 Reviewed on PS5Read full review - A brilliant, rewarding puzzler with over 1,000 handcrafted puzzles, four worlds that come together into something special, and wonderful voice acting. It won't give you any hints, and the story stays a bit hazy, but it's easy to recommend.
Adeela Tas · Oct 08, 2026 Reviewed on PCRead full review - The Order of the Sinking Star is a puzzle game of pushing blocks whose continual mechanic escalation makes it a must-have for puzzle game fans.
Andrew Stretch · Oct 07, 2026 Reviewed on Switch 2Read full review
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About the game
Trailers & Screenshots:
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.
Developer: Thekla, Inc