Jon on the design of Order of the Sinking Star

Order of the Sinking Star DEMO available NOW on Steam! https://store.steampowered.com/app/49... X: https://x.com/SinkingStarGame Jonathan Blow X: https://x.com/Jonathan_Blow Twitch:   / j_blow   YouTube:    / jblow888   Billy Basso Animal Well website: https://www.animalwell.net/ Animal Well X: https://x.com/Billy_Basso?lang=en Billy’s X: https://x.com/Animal_Well Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/81... Bigmode (publisher): https://bigmode.com/ Wookash Podcast Show links: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/sh... Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7tExkDJ... Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Youtube:    / @wookashpodcast   RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/dd7643a4/podcast/rss X: https://x.com/wookash_podcast Chapters: 00:00 Highlights 00:34 OOTSS & Its Reception 09:21 Laying Out the Puzzles 31:54 The Role of Narrative 38:41 Story Hints & Easter Eggs 57:25 Designing Around Player Frustration 01:21:22 OOTSS Engine Release 01:28:18 What's the Reward? 01:44:15 How Rich Is the Story? 01:59:12 Playtesting OOTSS 02:05:40 Final Thoughts on the Demo 02:11:31 Two Remaining Questions 02:22:14 C You Next Time