{"id":338631,"date":"2026-04-28T12:00:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T11:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/this-solo-developer-spent-8-years-making-his-game-bbc-news\/"},"modified":"2026-04-28T12:00:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T11:00:11","slug":"this-solo-developer-spent-8-years-making-his-game-bbc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/this-solo-developer-spent-8-years-making-his-game-bbc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"This solo developer spent 8 years making his game | BBC News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/rroQ72EDHI0\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"This solo developer spent 8 years making his game | BBC News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rroQ72EDHI0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Tonda Ros, the solo developer behind Blue Prince, reflects on spending eight years building his first game and why there will never be a sequel. <\/p>\n<p>In this interview with BBC&#8217;s Laura Cress, he talks about obsessive work habits, designing puzzles, drawing from tabletop and filmmaking influences, and why Blue Prince is such a personal expression. <\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our channel here: https:\/\/bbc.in\/bbcnews<\/p>\n<p>For the latest news download the BBC News app or visit BBC.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>#BluePrince #TondaRos #BluePrince2 #BBCGaming #BBCNews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tonda Ros, the solo developer behind Blue Prince, reflects on spending eight years building his first game and why there will never be a sequel. 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