Johnny Yu

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Research Manager, Storage and Computing at International Data Corporation (IDC)

Guides Writer at Polygon

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How to reach the center of the Cloister in Blue Prince

1 week ago | polygon.com | Johnny Yu

The Cloister is a green room in Blue Prince that features an angel statue in its center. As you enter the Cloister, you may notice that there are a few dirt spots scattered across the grass inside. However, the dirt spots are unreachable as there is a barrier blocking your way, but, surely if there are dirt spots, there must be some way to get to them. Here’s how to reach the middle area of the Cloister in Blue Prince.
How to solve the chess puzzle in Blue Prince

1 week ago | polygon.com | Johnny Yu

The chess puzzle in Blue Prince revolves around a rectangular chess board and chess pieces found around the house. Once you’ve lit all and unlocked the Precipice, you’ll find a chess board that isn’t your usual square, but rather the same shape as the house’s blueprint. Additionally, beside the chess board, you’ll find one of each chess piece. However, that’s everything you’ve been given.
How to solve the two pictures puzzle in Blue Prince

1 week ago | polygon.com | Johnny Yu |Jeffrey Parkin

Image: Dogubomb/Raw Fury via PolygonYou’ll come across a pair of pictures (or paintings, or drawings, or whatever you want to call them) in every Blue Prince room. This pair of pictures (or paintings or drawings) serves as the basis for one of the most baffling puzzles in the game. Our Blue Prince guide will tell why there are two pictures in every room and tell you everything you need to know about how to solve the picture puzzle, including examples, the solution, the reward.
How to activate the Boiler Room in Blue Prince

2 weeks ago | polygon.com | Johnny Yu

Three green steam tanks — There are two green tanks on the lower floor and one green tank on the upper floor. Each tank has a valve that turns it on and releases steam through its connecting pipes. Rotatable red pipes — On the lower floor, there are two rotatable red pipes that can redirect the steam in different directions. Small blue hand levers — There are two small blue hand levers that can control the direction the steam is flowing.
All safe codes in Blue Prince

2 weeks ago | polygon.com | Johnny Yu

Image: Dogubomb/Raw Fury via PolygonJohnny Yu (he/him) is a guides writer at Polygon. He has written about games such as The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Diablo 4, and Fire Emblem Engage. Safes can be found around the estate in Blue Prince, either out in the open or hidden to the eye, but you’ll need a safe code to open each one. Each safe code can be found by using information from its respective room and around the estate, but coming up with the safe code is a puzzle in itself.
How to use the Pump Room in Blue Prince

2 weeks ago | polygon.com | Johnny Yu

Mt. Holly Pump Control Panel. This controls which water source will be adjusted. There are six buttons labeled “Fountain,” “Reservoir,” “Aquarium,” “Kitchen,” “Greenhouse,” and “Pool.” Above each button, you’ll find a set of bars that indicates how much water is in each area. If the bars are completely blue, that water source is full of water. If the bars are completely gray, that water source is empty. Pipes.
How to solve the Laboratory periodic table puzzle in Blue Prince

2 weeks ago | polygon.com | Johnny Yu |Jeffrey Parkin

Image: Dogubomb/Raw Fury via PolygonThe Laboratory in Blue Prince is home to two puzzles: the periodic table puzzle and the machine puzzle. Both puzzles are intertwined with one another — you’ll need to solve the periodic table puzzle in order to adjust the electricity on the machine. Below, in this Blue Prince guide, we’ll tell you how to solve both Laboratory puzzles, including how to get the period table code and how to power up the Laboratory machine.
How to solve the Utility Closet breaker box puzzle in Blue Prince

2 weeks ago | polygon.com | Johnny Yu

Set every button to green by pressing each button once. Click either button 1 or 6 to turn it blue. Select the green button adjacent to the blue button to turn it red. Click on the blue button to turn the red button purple. Click on the purple button to turn it blue. Repeat steps 3-5 until five out of six buttons are blue. Click on the isolated blue button to move it over one spot. Click on the gray button twice to make it red. Click on the blue button beside the red button to create a purple button.
8 beginner’s tips to know before starting Blue Prince

2 weeks ago | polygon.com | Johnny Yu

Pencil rube? No… Runic bleep? No… it must be Blue Prince, the genre-defying puzzler with twists and turns winding through an entire mansion. Anagrams are just one of the dozens of puzzles you’ll have to worry about as you try to find Room 46 and collect your inheritance in Blue Prince. You might be thinking that it was easier than you thought, but that is just the tip of the Mt. Holly iceberg.
How to reach Room 46 in Blue Prince

2 weeks ago | polygon.com | Johnny Yu

Image: Dogubomb/Raw Fury via PolygonJohnny Yu (he/him) is a guides writer at Polygon. He has written about games such as The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Diablo 4, and Fire Emblem Engage. Navigating through the twists and turns of the Mount Holly estate to reach Room 46 is one of the main goals of Blue Prince. In Blue Prince, you play as Simon, a 14-year old child who has inherited the will of his wealthy grandfather — under condition that you can find the elusive Room 46.