Prince of Persia: Warrior Within™

Third-person sword-fighting adventure across a cursed, time-shifting island

Ubisoft · Released Nov 21, 2008

Reviews: Very Positive; 83% of 4,154
Recent reviews: Very Positive; 84% of 33 in 30 days
Playing now: 43; right now
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update: Unknown; no patch notes found

What is Prince of Persia: Warrior Within™?

This third-person action-adventure follows a Prince hunted by an immortal creature as he travels into the past to prevent his death. On a cursed island stronghold, you cross platforming obstacles, fight with swords and environmental attacks, and use powers that manipulate time.

For you if...

+you enjoy acrobatic platforming between sword fights
+you want a dark, violent single-player adventure

Not for you if...

−you prefer a lighter tone and less violent combat
−you want clear directions through every area

What players say

83% of 4,154 reviews are positive · 84% of 33 in the last 30 days

Players praise the dark atmosphere, soundtrack, and combat combos. Many report crashes, glitches, and controller problems on modern PCs, sometimes even after applying unofficial fixes.

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Prince of Persia: Warrior Within™ system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

Processor: 1 GHz Pentium® III, AMD Athlon™, or equivalent
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 3 or higher, ATI Radeon 7500 or higher, Intel 915G (NVIDIA GeForce 4 or ATI Radeon 9500, or higher recommended)*
Memory: 256 MB (512 MB recommended)
Storage: 1.5 GB available space for minimum installation, 2.2 GB available space for full installation
DirectX: DirectX 9.0c