Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Jonathan Blow has spent 10 Years building his most ambitious game ever... and the demo is finally out! From creating a brand-new programming language from designing the a game with over 1000 puzzles, this interview covers why Order of the Sinking Star took a decade to make.
Wishlist Order of the Sinking Star: store.steampowered.com/app/4597250/Order_of_the_Sinking_Star_Demo
Follow Jonanthan:
https://x.com/Jonathan_Blow
https://x.com/SinkingStarGame
Timestamps:
0:00 - Order of the Sinking Star Demo is Out Now
5:11 - The Demo has 105 Levels
7:08 - Releasing the Demo after 10 Years of Development
8:05 - Voice Acting and Cast of Order of the Sinking Star
13:39 - Writing and Game Ideas
15:54 - Trailer 2 and the Troubles of making a Game Trailer
18:53 - New Key Art and Problems with the Trailer
25:04 - The Different kinds of Game Trailers
26:51 - Demos are Marketing and not for Feedback?
28:52 - Is the Game coming out in 2026?
30:35 - What’s left to do for completion of the game?
31:54 - Level Design and Characters
35:54 - Worlds Connecting, Gameplay and Puzzle Design
41:56 - What’s different about this Puzzle Game?
44:00 - Were some characters harder to design puzzles for?
45:42 - The Elden Ring of Puzzle Games
49:11 - When the Game finally comes together at the end of development
50:50 - Music for Order of the Sinking Star
54:28 - Jon has been thanked in the credits of 60+ Games
57:09 - Will Jon Retire?
57:53 - Jon’s next game will be a lot quicker to make
59:34 - Indie Games Success, Mewgenics and Edmund McMillen
1:03:44 - Price for Order of the Sinking Star and GTA 6
1:10:18 - The Hardest Puzzle in Order of the Sinking Star
1:11:32 - Working with Xbox, PlayStation and Nintendo
1:13:50 - Optimization for Switch 2 and PC
1:15:36 - Switch 2 vs PS3 Optimization
1:18:25 - Dan loves Order of the Sinking Star
1:19:00 - Achievements/Trophies for Order of the Sinking Star
1:20:28 - 10 Years of Hard Work, Blood, Sweat and Tears
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Jonathan Blow has spent 10 Years building his most ambitious game ever... and the demo is finally out! From creating a brand-new programming language from designing the a game with over 1000 puzzles, this interview covers why Order of the Sinking Star took a decade to make.
Wishlist Order of the Sinking Star: store.steampowered.com/app/4597250/Order_of_the_Sinking_Star_Demo
Follow Jonanthan:
https://x.com/Jonathan_Blow
https://x.com/SinkingStarGame
Timestamps:
0:00 - Order of the Sinking Star Demo is Out Now
5:11 - The Demo has 105 Levels
7:08 - Releasing the Demo after 10 Years of Development
8:05 - Voice Acting and Cast of Order of the Sinking Star
13:39 - Writing and Game Ideas
15:54 - Trailer 2 and the Troubles of making a Game Trailer
18:53 - New Key Art and Problems with the Trailer
25:04 - The Different kinds of Game Trailers
26:51 - Demos are Marketing and not for Feedback?
28:52 - Is the Game coming out in 2026?
30:35 - What’s left to do for completion of the game?
31:54 - Level Design and Characters
35:54 - Worlds Connecting, Gameplay and Puzzle Design
41:56 - What’s different about this Puzzle Game?
44:00 - Were some characters harder to design puzzles for?
45:42 - The Elden Ring of Puzzle Games
49:11 - When the Game finally comes together at the end of development
50:50 - Music for Order of the Sinking Star
54:28 - Jon has been thanked in the credits of 60+ Games
57:09 - Will Jon Retire?
57:53 - Jon’s next game will be a lot quicker to make
59:34 - Indie Games Success, Mewgenics and Edmund McMillen
1:03:44 - Price for Order of the Sinking Star and GTA 6
1:10:18 - The Hardest Puzzle in Order of the Sinking Star
1:11:32 - Working with Xbox, PlayStation and Nintendo
1:13:50 - Optimization for Switch 2 and PC
1:15:36 - Switch 2 vs PS3 Optimization
1:18:25 - Dan loves Order of the Sinking Star
1:19:00 - Achievements/Trophies for Order of the Sinking Star
1:20:28 - 10 Years of Hard Work, Blood, Sweat and Tears
🔴Subscribe: youtube.com/@DanAllenGaming?sub_confirmation=1
🎙️Dan Allen Gaming Podcast: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLp-XS7Tadj5JC6KstAqXKFrCC-jLuQAd9
🎮 Follow Dan here:
Instagram: instagram.com/DanAllenGaming
Podcast Instagram: instagram.com/DanAllenGamingPodcast
Twitter: twitter.com/DanAllenGaming
TikTok: tiktok.com/@danallengaming
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