The Rogue Prince of Persia Offers Players a Chance to Play The Game Early

In its latest Community Update video forThe Rogue Prince of Persia, Evil Empire outlined traversal and how players could get around the rogue-lite’s many levels. However, combat is the other part of the equation, and there’s plenty to keep players occupied.

Evil Empire’s The Rogue Prince of Persia enters early access on May 14th, so before that, it’s providing more details in various Community Update videos. This week, it delves into Traversal and Combat, the former consisting of wall runs, jumps and more. Check it out below.

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After the launch of the excellent Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown at the beginning of 2024, no one was expecting a second game in the franchise so soon. And yet, The Rogue Prince of Persia was revealed during the Triple-I Initiative as a roguelike take on the genre. Coming from the developer of Dead Cells, this game was one of the highlights of the show thanks to it's slick gameplay and unique and fluid art style. There was no release date given, but the game is entering early access May 14. However, you can get your hands on it even earlier if you apply to participate in the alpha test.

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Evil Empire, the developers behind The Rogue Prince of Persia, compared notes with Ubisoft Montpellier, the team behind The Lost Crown, since the two were being made around the same time.

Dead Cells co-developer Evil Empire has revealed The Rogue Prince of Persia, a new roguelike take on the resurgent platforming adventure series. The Rogue Prince of Persia will head into Steam Early Access on 14th May.

Evil Empire has made a call for alpha testers for The Rogue Prince of Persia.

Evil Empire has put out a call for alpha testers for its upcoming Prince of Persia roguelite.