The Rogue Prince of Persia

Playstation UniverseJohn-Paul Jones

9.5/10

The Rogue Prince of Persia is a soaring roguelite platforming adventure and the best Prince of Persia game in ages. Read our PS5 review.

GameSpewKim Snaith

9/10

Seriously slick and responsive to play, The Rogue Prince of Persia will likely win you over instantly thanks to its stylish traversal. Add to the mix some wonderful storytelling, a world that's a joy to explore and challenging (but rewarding) combat, and you have one of the best roguelike platforming games of recent years.

Checkpoint GamingCass Barkman

9/10

The Prince of Persia series is in an odd place right now. Outside of remakes and mobile releases, after 2010’s The Forgotten Sands, we didn’t see a mainline Prince of Persia for fourteen years until the release of the excellent The Lost Crown in 2024. The Lost Crown itself suggested the series was looking to rediscover itself in the 2020s, with a shift away from the Prince as protagonist, alongside forgoing its 3D action platformer roots for the trappings of a Metroidvania. Despite being ...

CGMagazinePhilip Watson

9/10

The Rogue Prince of Persia is a platforming masterclass, and it’s a must play for fans of 2D action titles, Dead Cells, and pretty much everyone else.

GamingTrendCorvo Rohwer

90/100

The Rogue Prince of Persia excels in 2D side scrolling combat by infusing a buttery smooth parkour system into the mix. Retaking Ctesiphon from the Huns using the immortal powers of the Prince works so well for the roguelite formula, and each run had me wanting to jump right back in.

WayTooManyGamesLeo Faria

8.5/10

And now we’re two for two in high-quality Prince of Persia releases by Ubisoft in the last couple of years. Who would have thought that, amidst all the crap they’ve tried to shove into us about making “AAAA” games worth the higher pricetag (you know exactly the game I’m talking about), their best games in recent memory were a lower-budgeted metroidvania, and now, a 2D roguelike developed by an indie studio? I, for one, am not shocked that The Rogue Prince of Persia ended up being pr...

TheSixthAxisAdrian Burrows

8/10

There’s been a veritable smorgasbord of roguelite games over the last few years, so many that the release of yet another entry in the cram-packed genre elicits plenty of yawns and little excitement. Well, stifle your sleepy exhalation, as The Rogue Prince of Persia – a roguelite imbued with the thrilling free-running platforming that Ubisoft’s best franchise is famous for – is worth getting excited about.

StevivorStuart Gollan

8/10

Few characters can manage a personal reinvention like Jordan Mechner’s Prince of Persia. From his dungeon diving, princess saving early days to his emergence as a brash, cheeky parkour artist with a control of the forces of time that Doctor Who would be proud of, to impressive modern returns to his 2D platforming roots, the Prince has kept himself and players entertained through his decades long wait to inherit the throne. The Rogue Prince of Persia might not be his most enticingly named ad...

Impulse GamerAndrew Paul

The Rogue Prince of Persia is a new and exciting roguelike entry into the iconic series developed by the talented team at Evil Empire. This studio is

PC GamerJody Macgregor

79/100

Smooth action blends seamlessly into smooth traversal, making this the better modern 2D Prince of Persia.

Twisted VoxelSalal Awan

7.5/10

The Rogue Prince of Persia successfully marries the franchise's acrobatic roots with the addictive loops of Dead Cells.

Screen RantChris Carter

0/10

It doesn't help that the story isn't the most enthralling tale spun from the Prince universe. Your job is to save your kingdom by wielding a mysterious respawning force, which fits directly into the roguelike nature of the game. It's cute, but the intro is very brief, and we don't really get to see the prince's friends and family beforehand to truly have a link to this world.