Rumor: New Prince of Persia Game Launching Later this Year

Word has it that a new Prince of Persia game is being developed by Evil Empire, the studio behind the hit indie roguelike Dead Cells — and it might launch sometime later this year. Ubisoft’s legendary Prince of Persia franchise had been nearly dormant for over 10 years when a new side-scrolling spin-off titled Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown was launched to rave reviews in January. Despite reportedly underperforming in sales, The Lost Crown was praised for its Metroidvania gameplay that blended platforming, combat, and puzzle-solving.

Indeed, Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown has been seen as a solid return for the series, and Ubisoft is already hinting at more to come. A new update for The 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 beloved Prince 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 new Prince of Persia game on the horizon, at least not according to an exclusive report from Insider Gaming. Evil Empire, the indie studio behind the successful Dead 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 titled The 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 that The Rogue Prince of Persia will launch in Early Access on Steam later 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