Blue Prince is many things – roguelike, narrative adventure, puzzle game, walking simulator – all at once. Luckily, creator Tonda Ros can sum it up neatly. "The surface level is definitely a boardgame," he says. "It's like walking through your own boardgame."
Unsurprisingly, that's where its heart truly lies – and Ros' own, for that matter. "Most of my inspirations come from the board game world and the card game world, you know, games like Magic and Netrunner." Rummage through his personal favorite boardgames, as well as those he draws inspiration from, and you'll find that drafting plays a huge role in many of them.
