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Prince of Persia®: The Sands of Time

Third-person action platformer with palace acrobatics and time rewinds

Kudosoft · Published by Ubisoft · Released Nov 21, 2008

ActionAdventure

Reviews
Very Positive
85% of 5,522
Recent reviews
Very Positive
89% of 93 in 30 days
Players
14
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
Unknown
no patch notes on Steam
Minimum PC
64 MB ™ 3
0.3 GB RAM · 1.5 GB disk
Full requirements

Metacritic: 89/100 (critic reviews)

What is Prince of Persia®: The Sands of Time?

A third-person action platformer set in a palace in ancient Persia. After unleashing an evil with a magic dagger, the Prince runs along walls, fights enemies, solves puzzles, and rewinds time as he tries to reclaim the palace with a princess's help.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy chaining acrobatic moves through platforming challenges
  • +you like puzzles and the ability to rewind mistakes
  • +you want a single-player adventure with a mythic setting

Not for you if...

  • −you want combat to be the main attraction
  • −you dislike timing jumps and navigating platforming obstacles

What players say

85% of 5,522 reviews are positive · 89% of 93 in the last 30 days

Players praise the acrobatic platforming, time rewind, puzzles, and story. They complain about repetitive combat and awkward controls or camera movement, and many report PC compatibility problems such as fog glitches that require fixes.

Players over time

▼ -55% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 50 players on Sep 23, 2026.

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Screenshots and trailer

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Prince of Persia®: The Sands of Time system requirements

Minimum: 64 MB ™ 3, 0.3 GB RAM, 1.5 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

Processor
800 MHz Pentium® III or AMD Athlon™
Graphics
64 MB GeForce™ 3 or higher, or ATI® Radeon™ 8500 or higher, Matrox Parhelia™. (GeForce4 MX not supported)
Memory
256 MB of RAM
Storage
1.5 GB available hard disk space
DirectX
DirectX® version 9.0c or higher

Does Prince of Persia®: The Sands of Time have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Does Prince of Persia®: The Sands of Time run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

  • Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
  • Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
  • Native resolution not supported
  • Device compatibility warnings shown
  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
  • External controllers are not supported for the primary player

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows
Steam features
Family Sharing
Languages
Text only: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish - Spain.

Does Prince of Persia®: The Sands of Time use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 25, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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