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Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands™

Third-person action platformer with palace parkour and time powers

Ubisoft Montreal · Published by Ubisoft · Released Jun 8, 2010

ActionAdventure

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Reviews
Mostly Positive
70% of 3,155
Recent reviews
Mostly Positive
71% of 57 in 30 days
Players
6
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
3 years ago
Jun 19, 2023
Minimum PC
DirectX 9 GPU
1 GB RAM · 8 GB disk
Full requirements

Metacritic: 75/100 (critic reviews)

What is Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands™?

A single-player, third-person action platformer set in the Prince's brother's kingdom as an army besieges its palace. You cross palace environments, fight groups of enemies, and use powers over nature and time to get past obstacles.

For you if...

  • +you prefer acrobatic platforming and puzzles to combat
  • +you want a short adventure built around time powers

Not for you if...

  • −you want varied, demanding sword combat
  • −you prefer long adventures with detailed stories

What players say

70% of 3,155 reviews are positive · 71% of 57 in the last 30 days

Players praise the parkour and puzzles, particularly the sections that use the Prince's powers. They often call the combat repetitive and the game short; recent players also report launcher failures, visual glitches, and screen tearing.

Players over time

▼ -42% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 30 players on Sep 26, 2026.

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Screenshots and trailer

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Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands™ system requirements

Minimum: DirectX 9 GPU, 1 GB RAM, 8 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
Windows XP (SP3) / Windows Vista (SP2)
Processor
2.6 GHz dual-core Intel Pentium D or AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ (2.2 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo or AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ or higher recommended)
Graphics
256 MB DirectX 9.0c–compliant card with Shader Model 3.0 or higher (512 MB recommended) (see supported list*)
Memory
1 GB Windows XP / 2 GB Windows Vista (2 GB / 4 GB recommended)
Storage
8 GB

Does Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands™ have co-op or multiplayer?

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

Does Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands™ run on Steam Deck?

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

  • Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
  • 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
  • First time setup requires active internet connection
  • Singleplayer gameplay requires active internet connection

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Third-party account
Uplay (Supports Linking to Steam Account)
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows
Languages
Text only: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish - Spain.

Does Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands™ 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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