Summary
Dogubomb releasedBlue Princepatch 1.01 with various bug fixes, including a fix to an issue that forcibly overwrites save data files. The bug was capable of erasing valuable progress in the story ofBlue Prince, which is one of 2025’s best-reviewed games.
Released on April 10,Blue Princequickly garnered praise from critics and fansalike due to the first-person exploration puzzle game’s intriguing narrative and intuitive gameplay direction. The story follows protagonist Simon Jones, who inherits the Mount Holly estate from their granduncle. To finalize the inheritance, Simon must find a secret room located somewhere in the house, with the twist being that the rooms shift and reset every day in an elaborate puzzle. Blue Prince players must decide from a randomized pool of rooms every in-game day while taking resources into account, since some rooms and puzzles require various items found throughout the estate during each in-game day. Shortly after launch, some players were affected by a save data bug that could bring major setbacks during theirBlue Princeplaythroughs, and the game’s developer officially addressed the issue with the latest patch.
Blue Princepatch 1.01 is now available on PC and PlayStation 5, with Xbox Series X|S to follow soon after the update’s initial release on April 15. TheBlue Princepatch fixed a bug that caused new game files to overwrite previous save files after the user force quits the game. Going forward, force-quittingBlue Princeon PC and PlayStation 5shouldn’t result in lost save files and progress. Dogubomb also temporarily disabled options for backing up, restoring, or duplicating save files as an investigation into reported issues is still underway.
First Blue Prince Patch Fixes Major Save Data Overwrite Bug
The new update also fixes an issue that causes the battery pack to spawn less frequently than intended, which prolonged certain sections of the game that required players to provide power to contraptions.TheBlue Princedevelopersalso fixed an issue that prevented players from unlocking a safe in the shelter room, and the odds of drawing certain rare rooms while drafting have been tweaked.
