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The Rogue Prince of Persia

The Rogue Prince of Persia is a 2D action-platformer developed by Evil Empire in collaboration with Ubisoft. The game combines fast-paced parkour movement with roguelite combat and progression systems. Players…

80 20 August 2025 from $29.99

The Rogue Prince of Persia is an adventure developed by Evil Empire, released 20 August 2025 on Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and Nintendo Switch. It currently starts at $29.99 at Uplay.

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What The Rogue Prince of Persia is

The Rogue Prince of Persia is an adventure game developed by Evil Empire and released in 2025. It was published by Ubisoft Entertainment. It is available on Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unity.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The Rogue Prince of Persia is a 2D action-platformer developed by Evil Empire in collaboration with Ubisoft. The game combines fast-paced parkour movement with roguelite combat and progression systems. Players control the Prince as he battles enemies and explores procedurally generated levels filled with traps and hazards. Each run offers new weapons, upgrades, and choices that influence gameplay and replayability.
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action, fantasy and historical. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 75 achievements to unlock.

Where it sits in the Prince of Persia series

The Rogue Prince of Persia is the 72nd of 73 entries we hold in the Prince of Persia series. It arrived 11 months after Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown - Complete Upgrade Pack. The next entry was Prince of Persia: New Era Bundle in 2025. Its critic score of 80 is 10 points above the series average of 70. The highest-rated entry is Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown at 87.

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How it was received

The Rogue Prince of Persia holds a critic score of 80 out of 100. That places it above 64% of the 7,527 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2025 averaged 78, so it scored 2 points above the year average.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for Intel Core i5-4460 3.2 GHz / AMD Ryzen 3 1200 3.2 GHz, 8 GB RAM and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 (2GB) / AMD RX 5500 XT (4GB). An 8GB memory requirement is modest by current standards; most machines sold in the last five years clear it. Install size is roughly 5GB.

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What it costs, and where

The cheapest verified price right now is $29.99 at Uplay.

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What it launched against

The Rogue Prince of Persia launched on 20 August 2025, within three weeks of Hollow Knight: Silksong, Mafia: The Old Country, Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater and Hell is Us. It reviewed better than 1 of the 4. It arrived 5 years into the PlayStation 5's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: Hollow Knight: Silksong, Mafia: The Old Country, Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater, Hell is Us.

Cheats and codes

We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for The Rogue Prince of Persia yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.

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Official trailer

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Quick answers

The Rogue Prince of Persia — frequently asked questions

When did The Rogue Prince of Persia come out?
The Rogue Prince of Persia was released on 20 August 2025 for Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch and PC (Microsoft Windows).
How much does The Rogue Prince of Persia cost?
The cheapest current price for The Rogue Prince of Persia is $29.99 at Uplay. Prices on this page are checked daily.
What are the minimum PC requirements for The Rogue Prince of Persia?
At minimum, The Rogue Prince of Persia needs Intel Core i5-4460 3.2 GHz / AMD Ryzen 3 1200 3.2 GHz, 8 GB RAM, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 (2GB) / AMD RX 5500 XT (4GB) graphics, 5 GB available space of storage.
How many GB is The Rogue Prince of Persia?
The PC version needs about 5 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("5 GB available space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.
Does The Rogue Prince of Persia have controller support?
Yes. Steam lists full controller support for The Rogue Prince of Persia, including PlayStation controllers.
Can you play The Rogue Prince of Persia on Mac?
Steam does not sell a macOS version of The Rogue Prince of Persia; the Steam release is for Windows.
Is The Rogue Prince of Persia on Linux?
Steam does not list a native Linux version of The Rogue Prince of Persia. Windows games can often run on Linux and Steam Deck through Proton, but that is a different question from native support.

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