# Order of the Sinking Star puzzle game launches October with credit updates

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/order-of-the-sinking-star-gets-a-fall-release-date-and-credits-update/
- Published: 2026-08-18T16:32:26+00:00
- Updated: 2026-08-18T22:50:37+00:00
- Original publisher: Polygon
- Original article: https://www.polygon.com/order-of-the-sinking-star-release-date/
- Topics: Celebrity, Entertainment, Software, Technology

## Key points

- Order of the Sinking Star releases 8 October on Switch 2, PS5 and PC.
- Thekla confirms full credits for developers of games that inspired it.
- Credits row followed criticism of Jonathan Blow's past controversial remarks.

## Summary

Thekla Inc has confirmed that Order of the Sinking Star, its follow-up to The Witness, will launch on 8 October for Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5 and Windows PC, alongside a resolution to concerns over how the puzzle game credits its influences. Led by Braid creator Jonathan Blow, the project draws on several indie Sokoban-style titles, including Mirror Isles, Promesst and Heroes of Sokoban, but had faced criticism after some of those developers, notably Mirror Isles creator Alan Hazelden, distanced themselves from Blow over his past controversial public statements, and after confusion arose over inconsistent in-game credit displays between builds.

A Thekla PR representative has now confirmed to Polygon that all developers whose licensed games contributed will receive full credit, delivered in an unspecified "special way in-game in the iconic style of Jonathan Blow" and also listed on MobyGames and in press materials. Separately, Blow outlined the game's structure as three layers: an early-game phase teaching mechanics such as pushing rocks and building bridges, a mid-game combining those mechanics across explorable rooms, and an undisclosed late-game layer; players seeking a definitive ending need not clear more than 1,000 of the game's more than 500-hours'-worth of puzzles.

## Coverage

- [Polygon: Order of the Sinking Star puzzle game launches October with credit updates](https://www.polygon.com/order-of-the-sinking-star-release-date/)
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- [Push Square: Braid, The Witness Dev's Massive New Puzzle Game Comes to PS5 in October](https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2026/08/braid-the-witness-devs-massive-new-puzzle-game-comes-to-ps5-in-october)

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