Nostalgic classic that still holds up
Mentioned in ~1 in 2 positive reviews
“a phenomenal game that still holds up remarkably well two decades later”
Steam review · 8.2 h played ↗
Prince of Persia®: The Sands of Time
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Very Positive · 86%Very Positive · 86%Kudosoft2008Platformer · Action · Adventure
$9.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 2 h ago
The verdict
A beloved, atmospheric puzzle-platformer whose parkour and time-rewind still shine, but the PC port needs fan fixes and the combat and camera are rough. Skip it if you hate tinkering or clunky fights.
Great for
Fans of classic platformers who don't mind installing community fixes for widescreen and fog
Main risk
The Steam port is broken out of the box and the camera and combat frustrate
What players love
Excellent acrobatic parkour
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“Combat kinda excessive but parkour is the best I've ever seen.”
Steam review · 8.7 h played ↗
Charming Arabian Nights atmosphere and story
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“The Arabian Nights atmosphere, the poetic narration by the Prince, and the incredible chemistry between him and Farah still hold up better than most modern games.”
Steam review · 19.9 h played ↗
Clever puzzles and level design
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“also refreshing to have to figure the puzzles out by yourself instead of being spoon-fed the answer like some modern games”
Steam review · 12.1 h played ↗
Great music and visual style
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“Oh man, Stuart Chatwood's soundtrack to this game is incredible.”
Steam review · 23.9 h played ↗
Time-rewind Dagger of Time mechanic
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“It's okay to make mistakes. Time rewinds. That's how a challenge becomes fun, not frightening.”
Steam review · 7.7 h played ↗
What players complain about
Port not adapted to modern PCs
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 negative reviews
“This download is essentially Ubisoft charging you money for the abandonware version of this game, thrown onto Steam with NO fixes whatsoever.”
Steam review · 7.4 h played ↗
No controller support and clunky controls
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 negative reviews
“The game doesn't support modern controllers out of the box; you have to configure them manually”
Steam review · 1.1 h played ↗
Awful, fighting camera
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“this game have the WORST camera I've ever seen in video games. it just change every second in middle of fight”
Steam review · 12.3 h played ↗
Repetitive, frustrating combat
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“It's just every encounter is like 20-30 mobs, feels like forever cutting through same shitty zombies over and over again.”
Steam review · 9.6 h played ↗
Game-breaking bugs and softlocks
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“I got to a part where it's impossible to continue because of another ridiculous bug.”
Steam review · 10.7 h played ↗
Fog glitch, audio and missing subtitles
Mentioned in ~1 in 11 negative reviews
“this pile of turd really needed subtitle support”
Steam review · 10.2 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Playable1.5 GB
Minimum
Processor800 MHz Pentium® III or AMD Athlon™
Graphics64 MB GeForce™ 3 or higher, or ATI® Radeon™ 8500 or higher, Matrox Parhelia™. (GeForce4 MX not supported)
Storage1.5 GB available hard disk space
Processor800 MHz Pentium® III or AMD Athlon™
Graphics64 MB GeForce™ 3 or higher, or ATI® Radeon™ 8500 or higher, Matrox Parhelia™. (GeForce4 MX not supported)
Storage1.5 GB available hard disk space
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