The Rogue Prince of Persia

Buy90%

Very Positive · 3k player reviews · Medium confidence

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

Evil Empire · Roguelite · Aug 20, 2025

Player review score
90%
Very Positive
Price
$29.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
74
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
16
Full audio0 of 16
Subtitles16 of 16

Should I buy The Rogue Prince of Persia?

Buy it if you like
  • Combat: 130 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 127 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story: 91 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 9 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Controls: 6 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 3k player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
64% of themes are praise18% are divided18% are complaints
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
130 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
everything is pretty good from combat to it's core mechanics are very helpful that once you understand we THINK about the strategy and plan the route.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
127 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The core gameplay is great, nice use of 2.5D to allow creative platforming and you can use traps and similar to your advantage.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
91 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
From the start, there's a lot to love about this game: it controls really well, the music is full of bangers, the art style/direction is lovely and clean, it works great on the Steam Deck and even has a competent story with some great beats.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
58 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
It's a solid roguelike platformer inspired by Deadcells but with improved graphics and obviously, Prince of Persia setting.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
47 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Even from day 1, this game had one of the best soundtrack I ever heard for a game.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
41 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Difficulty modifiers are really good and required since the game was too easy and boring after a while.

+1 more players loved

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Combat130 reviews
Gameplay127 reviews
Story91 reviews
Graphics58 reviews
Audio47 reviews
Difficulty41 reviews
Steam Deck10 reviews
Divided opinion
Performance
100% still recommend
Interface
100% still recommend
Players complain
Bugs
78% still recommend
Controls
67% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

  • DualSense Controller Support
  • DualShock Controller Support
  • Full controller support
  • Gamepad Recommended

Store features

  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$29.99

The lowest we've tracked is $8.99.

6 points recordedtoday · $29.99

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