Summary
- Blue Prince is one of this year’s biggest indie hits, but it also shares a surprise connection to Magic: The Gathering.
- The owner of Mythic Spoiler – a site dedicated to viewing MTG cards and previews – revealed that its success allowed them to pursue a career in game development.
- In fact, they reveal that the past eight years of ad revenue generated by Mythic Spoiler went into the development of Blue Prince.
Blue Prince isn’t just one of this year’s best indie games – it’s going toe to toe with some of the biggest names in the industry. At the time of writing, Blue Prince is currently the joint-highest-rated game of the year so far, sharing the title with Hazelight’s Split Fiction, and beating titles such as Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 and Monster Hunter Wilds.
It’s a truly impressive feat for developer Dogubomb, who recently revealed that Magic: The Gathering was one of the reasons why the game was possible to make in the first place. MTG fans will most likely be familiar with a website called Mythic Spoiler, which allows fans to preview upcoming MTG sets in an easy-to-view gallery setting. It’s a very successful site, and has been around for over a decade.
You Have Magic: The Gathering To Thank For Blue Prince.
Turns out, the person responsible for Mythic Spoiler is also responsible for Blue Prince. In a new page on the Mythic Spoiler website, it reveals that the site allowed its creator to pursue a career in video game development, and that all the ad revenue that Mythic Spoiler has generated over the past eight years has gone into the development of Blue Prince.
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But man, if it isn’t bringing us some good games.
“I created Mythic Spoiler twelve years ago, as a way to allow players to view card sets in a visually pleasing way,” reads the post. “This website has always been a passion project of mine, but I never expected it would allow me to pursue my dreams of making a game.”
So, all of this means we have Magic: The Gathering to thank for (at least partially) helping bring Blue Prince into existence, which is quite possibly one of the more bizarre butterfly effects you’ll find in the games industry right now. If you haven’t played it yet, Blue Prince is actually a part of the PlayStation Plus catalogue right now, so it’s the perfect time if you want to jump and see what all the hype is about.
Blue Prince
- Released
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April 10, 2025
- ESRB
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E For Everyone // Alcohol Reference
- Developer(s)
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Dogubomb
- Publisher(s)
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Raw Fury
- Engine
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Unity
- Number of Players
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Single-player
- Steam Deck Compatibility
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Playable