Summary
Word has it that a newPrince of Persiagame is being developed by Evil Empire, the studio behind the hit indie roguelikeDead Cells- and it might launch sometime later this year. Ubisoft’s legendaryPrince of Persiafranchise had been nearly dormant for over 10 years when a new side-scrolling spin-off titledPrince of Persia: The Lost Crownwas launched to rave reviews in January. Despite reportedly underperforming in sales,The Lost Crownwas praised for its Metroidvania gameplay that blended platforming, combat, and puzzle-solving.
Indeed,Prince of Persia: The Lost Crownhas been seen as a solid return for the series, and Ubisoft is already hinting at more to come. Anew update forThe Lost Crownwas released earlier this year that addressed some of the game’s reported technical issues, and director Mounir Radi has promised more free content in the future. Meanwhile, Ubisoft Pune is working on a remake of 2003’s belovedPrince of Persia: The Sands of Time, and the studio recently stated that development is progressing well despite a reported delay.
This remake might not be the only newPrince of Persiagame on the horizon, at least not according to an exclusive report fromInsider Gaming. Evil Empire, the indie studiobehind the successfulDead Cells, has supposedly been working on this new title for the past four years, after meeting with Ubisoft at the Game Developer’s Conference in 2019. Reportedly titledThe Rogue Prince of Persia, this project is said to be a Roguelite that will receive constant free updates and continue evolving based on community feedback.
No official release date has been verified, but the rumors claim thatThe Rogue Prince of Persiawill launch inEarly Access on Steamlater this year - making it Ubisoft’s first day-one Steam release since 2019. The only other detail Insider Gaming has provided about the game is about its art style, which is said to draw inspiration from Franco-Belgian comics.
As stated before, developer Evil Empire is mainly known for producingDead Cells, a dark 2018 roguelike that earned high praise for its supernatural premise - in which players control an entity that can possess dead bodies to escape their island dungeon. Back in February, fellow publisher Motion announced thatDead Cellswould no longer receive updates, seemingly freeing the studios behind it up to pursue other projects. It looks like one of these projects is a brand-newPrince of Persiagame, and it would be interesting to see what Evil Empire brings to the long-running franchise, should these unconfirmed rumors prove true.
