Jonathan Blow on The Order of the Sinking Star's decade-long development, Jai language and in-house engine

Jonathan Blow looked back on the decade-long development of The Order of the Sinking Star in a GamesBeat NEXT interview, where four programmers built the Jai language, an in-house engine and roughly 1,500 handcrafted puzzles at once. He said reusing The Witness's C++ engine could have saved two to four years, but the new tools will carry over to Thekla's next project. The game launched in early October with 97% positive Steam reviews and an 86 Metacritic score, and he also discussed the industry downturn and AI.