Blue Prince Shines as a Thrilling Esport at Summer Games Done Quick

Hey, so you know, when you start thinking about what makes an esports game really pop, your brain might first scramble to those wild shooters where reflexes and, I dunno, pure chaos rule the day. Or maybe those MOBA things that I still don’t fully get. But here’s a twist: picture a puzzle game for, like, one person—yeah, just one—and it’s somehow supposed to be a big spectator event. Weird, right? But I was obviously way off the mark. Enter this thing trending at the Summer Games Done Quick, where speedrunners have somehow jazzed up Blue Prince into this jaw-dropping, edge-of-your-seat kinda scene.

This whole shebang happened, lemme think… late Monday during one of those wild summer get-togethers at Games Done Quick. By the way, they do this cool thing where they raise funds for Doctors Without Borders the entire week. So, the expectation? Maybe someone just blasting through Blue Prince to Room 46 in a blink. But yeah, nah, that’s not what went down. Speed demons Randringtail and BobbyBurm were squaring off in some “B Quest Bingo” dash. Confused yet? Honestly, kind of same.

So before the action kicked off, these players got handed a bingo board that, like, mirrored Blue Prince’s usual layout. Each space had stuff like “unlock the eastern gate” or “get five room upgrades,” blah blah. Ninety minutes—that’s all they had—to blitz through as many tries as needed till they crossed things off. And whoever connected this path first, from entrance to some antechamber, basically wore the crown (or, you know, bragging rights).

What unfolded was this epic face-off that seriously had the crowd at SGDQ in, like, full-blown excitement mode—thanks to some top-tier commentary from this guy Gelly, who could probably narrate my life and make it sound thrilling, too. Anyway (see? I lose track)—Blue Prince isn’t easy even on its chillest day, demanding players to remember an encyclopedia worth of drafts, room hacks, and so on. Pile on some resource madness and randomness. Then think about crunching all those numbers at turbo speed to check off these goals. Not just knowing the game but rolling with any crazy curveballs it hurls. I swear, it’s like watching genius chess players battling it out on a roller coaster.

Want to see the madness? Go hunt down the run on Games Done Quick’s YouTube—it’s there, spoilers ahoy. No lie, I stumbled upon secrets in Blue Prince I never even knew existed (you can do what now in the entrance hall!?) after sinking 100 hours into it. But at least you’ll get reminded of how deep this puzzle roguelike rabbit hole goes—like, truly bottomless.