Prince of Persia: Warrior Within™
Prince of Persia: Warrior Within™
Game
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Prince of Persia®: The Sands of Time
Developer Kudosoft
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time is a 2003 action-adventure game developed by Ubisoft Montreal and published by Ubisoft. The game was released on the Game Boy Advance, PlayStation 2, GameCube, Xbox and Windows in November 2003. The Sands of Time is a reboot of the Prince of Persia series created by Jordan Mechner, who served as creative consultant, designer, and scenario writer for The Sands of Time. The game… From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
221 reactions from 4 sources (Steam reviews, Mastodon, Bluesky, Lemmy) · newest Nov 5, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
83
LovedLoved
167 positive · 35 negative
95% range 77–87%
| Source | + | − | = |
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| Steam reviews | 167 | 35 | 0 |
| Mastodon * | 1 | 0 | 14 |
| Bluesky * | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Lemmy * | 0 | 0 | 1 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Very Positive
2,149 of 2,567 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
83% recommend · 156 yes, 31 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 187 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Very Positive (4,603 of 5,373 positive).
Players praise the game's fluid parkour and platforming as timeless. [1][2][3] Many note the Steam port has bugs requiring mods to fix. [4][5][6] Some find the combat repetitive and the camera frustrating. [2][7][8]
Liked
Representative posts
- [6]
I can't stress this enough, but this is one of THE WORST ports I have ever played of a game ever. It's clear this was dumped on Steam just to have it on here because nothing has been done to accommodate it for modern PCs. From the get, the bugs are atrocious; the fog makes it impossible to see and needs to be turned off immediately, jumping in the wrong place can cause you bounce off ledges without any reason, the …
- [1]
**Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time — A Timeless Classic** Some games are simply games, while others become a part of your childhood. *Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time* is one of those rare experiences that I will never forget. When I first played this game, it felt completely different from anything else. The atmosphere, the mysterious story, the beautiful environments, the music, and especially the incredible …
- [2]
Just fantastic. One of my favorite action-adventure games of the PS2 era, though not without its fairly major flaws. Movement feels amazing, and chaining acrobatics through long parkour sections feels really awesome and fluid, just as good as it was back in the day. The combat, though, feels as bad as it also was back in the day. There's no way around it, combat in this game is pretty bad. It's incredibly …
- [9]
I do recommend this game, although that recommendation comes with an asterisk. Let's get it straight; Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time is one of the best video games ever made. The story is incredibly well written and will seriously hit you in the feels. The storybook narrative is seamlessly integrated with the exciting gameplay and gorgeous visuals, so that its progression feels natural, which makes the …
- [3]
Rewinding time back to greatness You know, for a game from 2003, this really still holds up surprisingly well. I mean, yeah, you need to tinker a bit with the technical side of things to get it running smoothly, with mods for resolution and similar stuff, but other than that, it feels better than some newer releases ngl. The platforming is well designed, with fluid wall-runs, jumps, and acrobatics that feel very …
Summarised from 34 of the 205 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 10, 2026. How summaries are made
RottenBot@rottenbot · automated account
Players who liked Prince of Persia®: The Sands of Time talk about fluid and satisfying parkour mechanics; those who didn't talk about buggy port with fog and resolution issues. Which matters more to you?
Critics, per Wikipedia
By the end of 2003, sales of Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time had reached 2 million copies, and Ubisoft highlighted the game's success in Europe in a quarterly business report. Europe accounted for 1.1 million sales by February 2004; worldwide sales rose to 2.4 million units by the end of March. During its North American debut, the game suffered from poor sales: by December, the PS2 version had sold 218,000 copies, the Xbox version 128,000 copies, and the GameCube version 85,000 copies. Its combined sales since release at that time totaled 272,000 (PS2), 172,000 (Xbox), and 100,000 copies (GameCube). It was speculated that its sales were negatively affected by the concurrent release of…
From the “Reception” section of Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Critic context only — not part of the audience score.
Reactions
60 of 221 · most liked firstNew day, new game. #PrinceOfPersia #TheLostCrown
neutral · AI labelView post →**Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time — A Timeless Classic** Some games are simply games, while others become a part of your childhood. *Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time* is one of those rare experiences that I will never forget. When I first played this game, it felt completely different from anything else. The atmosphere, the mysterious story, the beautiful environments, the music, and especially the incredible parkour system made the Prince feel genuinely unique. Running across walls,…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →🎬 Animation Breakdown – Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown ⚔️🏹 Making iterations is the key to finding the right direction. In this breakdown, every iteration leads to the right feel in-game. 💪 Prince of Persia by Ubisoft Montpellier #PrinceOfPersia #GameDev #Animation #3d #game
neutral · AI labelView post →The best 3D action platformer ever made. I'm glad the remake got canned as i won't have to see one of the best games of all time get butchered by modern Ubisoft.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Follow Nick930 guide on YouTube for the fixes, it pretty much deals with every issue this version comes with for modern systems like Resolution / Widescreen, User interface and The good almighty Fog glitch. It barely takes five minutes to fix it all up and make this classic as good as new. Note : Before you start patching make sure you boot up the game once for game engine to make the Hardware file in your directory and run Universal Widescreen Patcher as Administrator. Now as for the review…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's okay to make mistakes. Time rewinds. That's how a challenge becomes fun, not frightening.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Just fantastic. One of my favorite action-adventure games of the PS2 era, though not without its fairly major flaws. Movement feels amazing, and chaining acrobatics through long parkour sections feels really awesome and fluid, just as good as it was back in the day. The combat, though, feels as bad as it also was back in the day. There's no way around it, combat in this game is pretty bad. It's incredibly repetitive, and I hate when a game goes "actually the enemies are invincible if you just…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The thing is, not every Ubisoft published games has these requirements (according to the Steam page, this is not an exhaustive list): * [South Park™: The Stick of Truth™](https://store.steampowered.com/app/213670/South_Park_The_Stick_of_Truth/) * [The Rogue Prince of Persia](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2717880/The_Rogue_Prince_of_Persia/) * [Assassin's Creed™: Director's Cut Edition](https://store.steampowered.com/app/15100/Assassins_Creed_Directors_Cut_Edition/) * [Prince of Persia®:…
neutral · AI labelView post →Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time is a phenomenal game that still holds up remarkably well two decades later. While some frustrations stem from its age, viewing it in the context of its time makes it easy to overlook those minor flaws. Its slick strategic combat combined with expertly crafted platforming sequences and a breathtaking visual style, come together to create a truly unforgettable experience. Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time remains a timeless classic, one that continues to…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Rewinding time back to greatness You know, for a game from 2003, this really still holds up surprisingly well. I mean, yeah, you need to tinker a bit with the technical side of things to get it running smoothly, with mods for resolution and similar stuff, but other than that, it feels better than some newer releases ngl. The platforming is well designed, with fluid wall-runs, jumps, and acrobatics that feel very responsive, smooth and fun. The game has a time-rewind mechanic, which is…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →TLDR Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, is, pun intended, a beautiful relic of its time. It is a little gem of a game from an era of gaming when live services and microtransactions didn't exist, and it takes you on a wonderful Arabian-nights-vibe journey for a few hours. Sadly, the Steam version comes with a few annoying glitches, due to incompatibility with modern hardware, but there is a recently released mod on ModDB that fixes most of them. The Good POP SOT has an enchanting and cohesive…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →if you pick it up on sale for 2 euros, play with the widescreen mod for high resolution, enable creative eax in settings, change the .ini file to fix the fog, limit the game to 60fps, it's actually pretty cool, the puzzles are nice
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I do recommend this game, although that recommendation comes with an asterisk. Let's get it straight; Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time is one of the best video games ever made. The story is incredibly well written and will seriously hit you in the feels. The storybook narrative is seamlessly integrated with the exciting gameplay and gorgeous visuals, so that its progression feels natural, which makes the experience emotionally evocative to an unusual degree. This is a truly beautiful game…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I remember playing The Sands of Time so much growing up, and it’s a classic that still holds up today. This game delivers a great story with beautiful visuals, smooth animations, and an excellent soundtrack that really set the mood. The platforming and puzzles are fluid, clever, and consistently fun, and the time powers are incredibly cool, adding a unique twist that never gets old. Combat is fine overall, but it can feel a bit repetitive, especially when you’re thrown into wave after wave of…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Four of my favorite games released in 1989 🤩 What are yours? #RetroGaming #Populous #IndianaJones #PrinceOfPersia #FutureWars
neutral · AI labelView post →Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time is a product of love, passion and ambition. In fact, it doesn’t feel like a product at all. You can feel it in every fiber of this game – the intention to break into new grounds, to innovate and experiment. This is a truly creative work made by people who cared. Not all of its ideas turned out to be great but at the very least, there is a boldness here that is sorely lacking in modern gaming, specifically in Ubisoft titles. The platforming in this game is…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Do not buy , Emulate it , buggy asf not worth spending money
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Played this on a potato desktop with my friends and cousins multiple times. It didn’t feel the same as it did back then, but it’s still such a unique game. One of my favorites.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Great game with good mechanics. Amazing first game that began a legendary trilogy. Even in 2026, it's a fun, challenging and entertaining game. Recommend 💯.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I can't stress this enough, but this is one of THE WORST ports I have ever played of a game ever. It's clear this was dumped on Steam just to have it on here because nothing has been done to accommodate it for modern PCs. From the get, the bugs are atrocious; the fog makes it impossible to see and needs to be turned off immediately, jumping in the wrong place can cause you bounce off ledges without any reason, the audio for in-engine cutscenes is hilariously out of synch, pushing crates off of…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →"Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time" is abmixed bag of pretty good and pretty bad things. I'll start with the Good: - The best part is without a doubt the parkour. Controls are simple but the levels are consistently engaging and make great use of the movement despite it being very linear. By the end of the game you are required to put all your skills to the test without the ability of reversing time, which were some of the most satisfying moments. - The story is alright. It usually takes a…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →had problems with modern hardware, had to edit installation files but i guess it is a bit too old for my liking. I could not even climb up the wall, in the 1st 5 minutes. The controls (hold right click to do special movements like climb up or run up the wall) is stupid. the 2008 prince of persia is a lot better.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Kinda jank in the modern day, but as someone who only got into PoP recently after playing the Lost Crown in 2024 (so no nostalgia bias), it still holds up really well. The game sort of gives me OG God of War vibes mixed with some fun platforming-adjacent gameplay, so definitely worth a play, especially when on sale - I got the game for like less than 2 pounds (God bless Steam Sales)
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →If you feel nostalgic it's really good. Please remove fog in the settings if your screen is gray.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The controls are horrible and the camera is buggy and frustrating. It really affects the gameplay during serious fights, I can't even finish the game because of it Don't get me wrong, the game is really good when it comes to the story and level design. But the controls completely ruin the experience. It really needs an update or even a full remake
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →In the 2000s, CDs and DVDs with games, movies, and films were extremely popular in Russia, and stores (or at least kiosks) selling them were everywhere. As a teenager, I visited them not only to shop, but also just to wander around - in the absence of a normal internet connection, this was one of the main ways to learn about new stuff - games specifically. On one of these visits, I witnessed some amazing things on the monitor screen behind the counter. The young man, controlled by the…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →You’re not fighting enemies you’re fighting the camera in this game fr....The camera controls have aged horribly but aside from that it still holds up and is very playable and also super nostalgic Wish it got a remake but it’s okay…the original is still playable
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →the game could not get passed the intro i dont know if its because i am on a 3070 or if its a driver issue i really wanted to play but seems like most of these older games are a hit or a miss in if they work.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Prince of Persia 2: The Shadow & The Flame (1993). A difficult game with gorgeous pixel art and a memorable cinematic intro. A worthy successor to the original Prince of Persia. Captured on a real Intel DX4-100 PC with Roland MT-32 MIDI. No emulation. #PrinceOfPersia #RetroGaming #DOS #MT32
positive · AI labelView post →The game is of course OG and nostalgic but after a few hours, I felt like please finish the game now. Overall very good game but has a lot I mean a lot of puzzles and parkour.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Im so glad that I got to play this game again after so many years have pasted I played this game back on the PS2 with my brother but I couldn't remember for the life of me what happened in the story or in the game, so I bought it again for the low low price of 2 bucks and without a doubt great deal. I got to remember what and why I liked this game so much. Good story and great gameplay though I would say that the camera tends to get in the way and ends up making me die a bunch a times other…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Finished Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time. Pure bliss. Back in the day I only played Two Thrones, and for a long time I had planned to return to the legendary trilogy and catch up on the games I missed — especially since, according to the general consensus, they are much better than the threequel. Especially Sands of Time, which has the classic atmosphere of an Eastern fairy tale, unlike its more somber successors. And this aesthetic instantly captivates you and makes you want to stay in…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Dear developers! We are asking for a remake of the entire trilogy, as this is the best game of its kind. I ask everyone who cares to show their support <3 #PrinceOfPersiaRemake
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I understand people revelling in the nostalgia, but the reality is, it's dated very poorly. Cant seem to cope with a wider screen well either. Can't recommend in its current format. Just couldn't continue with it.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →First of all: I have zero nostalgia for this series. I grew up with God of War on PS2 and I played Warrior Within for a little back in the days, but I have no special feelings for Prince of Persia. The game itself is rough. A very outdated and basic action adventure, formed of two parts: the mediocre parkour and platforming, where you'll die because of the very bad camera angles and the absolutely horrid combat, where you get bodyblocked and boxed by the enemy mob constantly, especially in…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →maybe remake is gone but original is always in my heart 8/10 (camera and controlls suck) absolute classic!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I don't play a lot of these types of games, but for me it was amazing. 3D puzzles, fun sword combat, and beautiful environments. The acting is a bit silly, but I guess that's par for a game of this era.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This aged worse than milk. Never found a game with the camera effectively working so hard to get me killed, repetitive fights and clunky movements sprinkled with many bugs that will literally make you lose your mind for the stupidest reasons, but worst of all the end fight is one of the worst and anticlimatic i've ever did in 30 years. This game is nothing lore-wise, boring and repetitive. Just watch a 5 minute video online if you want to understand the lore of this first chapter of the series,…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Good old classic!!! Might need some advanced tweaking to make it work on newer PCs!!! If yall manage to pass that point then you will have a great time enjoying this game!!!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Disable the fog to avoid a visual bug. One of the best prince of persia games. Too bad we didnt get the remake.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →An excellent game from long-ago childhood, featuring puzzles and the magical atmosphere of Eastern fairy tales.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →amazing game, they dont make em like this anymore (p.s. turn on vsync)
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Good game, but the controls are full of bugs
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's a good game with a great story, but the parkour controls are horrible and the mouse-controlled camera moves very poorly. 4/10.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →this is the game that got me into loving gaming. every since i was a little kid i enjoyed seeing my dad play this game and now, that i have became good enough to beat it on my own without his help, he enjoys seeing me play. this game really started it all for me and it is awesome to finally come to it back again, after many many years, and after all these failed playthroughs i tried doing when i was 8, i still enjoyed every minute of the 5 hours it took me to beat it again. i do not know if i…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Finished on the PS2 emulator. Genuinely one of the best games ive ever played and whats insane to me that this came out in 2003 with combat this polished, perfect parrying, dodging over enemies, countering, all of it just feels so ahead of its time. the deeper i got the more mindblown i was at how beautiful and badass this game kept getting. First thing that hooked me was the atmosphere, its just beautiful. the older gen graphics blend into that middle eastern setting in a way that feels rich…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →In 2026 almost impossible to play it. Good story but the mechanics like jumping between walls is not working great (you have to be at the right spot) Puzzles are ok Fighting is below average. Overall I recommend , even though you have struggle with everything
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →the writing is good but the controls suck severely
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Pure nostalgia. I was not able to finish this game since my Gamecube died more than 10 years ago. Thanks for adding it to Steam.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A bit aged but played well. Buy only on discount.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game is awesome WHEN I PLAYED IT ON PS2. However, this port is garbage. It is unplayable.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Easily the best in the franchise, The Sands of Time is a game that I have played over a dozen times across the years. This copy I got along the purchase of the Forgotten Sands, but I have this game on a retail disc as well as on GOG, that's how much I like it! This game works relatively well on modern hardware although at low resolutions so you'll have to update the game with fan mods to run it at higher resolutions. It also works surprisingly well on the Steamdeck, although keep in mind…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →classic puzzle platformer with a solid combat system. Believe it or not Ubisoft used to actually make games.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Good game. Combat kinda excessive but parkour is the best I've ever seen.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Remember childhood
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Pain in the ass to get running on modern PCs but a great game nonetheless.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I agree with others' sentiment that "You had to be there". But also, you have to mod this game into the ground just for it to run on modern hardware. If you're going to play this game, take the extra time to mod it, or just emulate it. Its worth it.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →everything is worth it for the waterfall area part
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →"I knew that hole was there, I just wanted to see if you knew" - The Prince
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →this game is what modern day gamers miss and ask about, want a good story game/ want good controls that are always getting upgrades and improvements through out the game? how about fun parkour? well this game has it all and then some secret areas and rewards for flushing out your arsenal, and this is only the beginning i swear this game is like a gateway drug. i implore you to pick it up and try it then the others. 12/10 would play again and again.
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