Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown

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1 (Single Player)

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Release Date

Nintendo Switch

18th Jan 2024, $49.99
18th Jan 2024, £44.99

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Review Prince Of Persia: The Lost Crown (Switch) - Slick, Stylish, And 2024's First Must-Play

The original Fresh Prince returns
Way back in 1989, Jordan Mechner's original Prince of Persia represented one of the first and best examples of what's become known as the 'cinematic platformer'. It's a traditionally challenging genre, one that combines strong art, fun storylines, and fluidly animated protagonists to bring us adventures that test...
- Thu 11th Jan 2024
- Reviews
- Nintendo Switch
- Prince of Persia

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Guide Best Prince Of Persia Games Of All Time - Switch And Nintendo Systems

Every Nintendo Prince of Persia game, ranked by you
2024 is turning out to be a pretty good year for Prince of Persia. We got the excellent Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown in January, and then rumours of a new game from none other than Dead Cells devs Evil Empire proved to be true
- Fri 12th Apr 2024
- Guides
- All Time
- Prince of Persia
- Best Games
- Ubisoft
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Guide Nintendo Direct September 2023: Every Announcement, Game Reveal, Trailer

Thousand-Year Door! Another Code! F-ZERO (sorta)!
The third full Nintendo Direct of 2023 has come and gone. The September 2023 presentation might have lacked the tentpole megaton announcements some fans were waiting for, but it was a slow-burn showcase with some huge news for the Nintendo faithful (Thousand-Year Door remake? A new-ish F-Zero?!)...
- Thu 14th Sep 2023
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Round Up Every Switch Game Featured In The Summer Game Fest 2023 Opening Showcase

Which was your favourite of the Switch pickin's?
Geoff Keighley's Summer Game Fest 2023 is a-go, with the opening showcase presentation featuring loads of video games across all the platforms, including Nintendo Switch. There weren't a huge amount of Switch announcements, granted, but there were a handful, including a brand new 2D Sonic game and a...
- Thu 8th Jun 2023
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Poll What's Your Switch Game Of The Year Of 2024 So Far?

We've hit the halfway point
We're halfway through 2024 already, and you know what that means? It's time to look back at 2024 so far and talk about our favourite games of the year. In 2024, we're entering the twilight years of the Switch, so first-party offerings have been a little more muted for the first six months. But there's still been plenty...
- Mon 1st Jul 2024
- Nintendo Switch
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Round Up Every Switch Announcement At Ubisoft Forward (June 2024)

Prince of Persia, Monopoly and more!
Ubisoft Forward has now officially wrapped and it included a handful of Nintendo Switch-related game announcements. While it's not quite as big as certain other years on the Nintendo front, we still got a look at the DLC on the way to Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown, a new Monopoly game reveal, another look at...
- Tue 11th Jun 2024
- Round Up
- Nintendo Switch
- Switch eShop
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105
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (8th June)

Wake up, Link
The weekend is finally upon us and it's time to play some games! There has been plenty to talk about this week in the world of Nintendo. Yet more 'Switch 2' rumours trickled in with a fresh batch of supposed codenames, Playtonic announced Yooka-Replaylee (maybe our favourite title of the year, so far) and
- Sat 8th Jun 2024
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Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (1st June)

What are YoRHa doing?
Crikey, it's the weekend already..? Ah well, we'll take it! Looking back on this week, it's kinda felt like a bit of a quieter one, but we've still had some pretty sizeable news items drop. The top story this week was undoubtedly the reveal of the new Lego set based on the Legend of Zelda franchise's Deku Tree; it's an...
- Sat 1st Jun 2024
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News Prince Of Persia: The Lost Crown Rolls Out Free Boss Attack Switch Update

Update: Here are the full patch notes
Update [Thu 23rd May, 2024 04:45 BST]: In case you missed it, earlier this week Ubisoft rolled out a free 'Boss Attack' update for Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown. It adds two new modes, fast travel, new accessibility options, and more. Ubisoft has now released the full patch notes, which also confirms the...
- Thu 23rd May 2024
- Nintendo Switch
- Prince of Persia
- Updates
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Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (18th May)

Well, well well
Oh, weekend! How we have missed thee! The past seven days might not have been the Switch successor-confirming news fest that we saw last week, but there has still been plenty of good stuff happening in Nintendo land. The NSO Game Boy library got a tasty boost with the addition of three new games, we got a first peek at Splatoon 3's
- Sat 18th May 2024
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Soapbox I Thought I'd Clear My Backlog In 2024, But The Switch Had Other Ideas

Back(log) pain
Soapbox features enable our individual writers and contributors to voice their opinions on hot topics and random stuff they've been chewing over. Today, Jim is finding 2024 to be a little more stacked than he expected... 2023 was a wild ride on Switch. In any given year, the likes of Fire Emblem Engage, Pikmin 4, Outer Wilds, Ghost...
- Thu 11th Apr 2024
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News Ubisoft Forward Returns This June With "Updates And Upcoming Releases"

Rumours about a new Prince of Persia game are already circulating
Ubisoft is one of the many video game companies that loves doing its own broadcast nowadays, and in a new post on social media, it has announced it's returning this year with another Ubisoft Forward presentation. This broadcast will take place live from Los Angeles on 10th June 2024...
- Thu 4th Apr 2024
- Nintendo Switch
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Poll What's The Best Prince Of Persia Game? Rate Your Favourites For Our Upcoming Ranking

Who will take the crown?
Update [Thu 11th Apr, 2024 17:10 BST]: Well, well, well — The Rogue Prince of Persia from Dead Cells dev Evil Empire is real! But until it's announced for Switch — or even released — there are plenty of other Prince of Persia games to choose from... <related ids="164659"> Rumours that
- Wed 3rd Apr 2024
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Rumour New Prince Of Persia Game Reportedly Arriving "Later This Year"

"Developed by Dead Cells developer Evil Empire"
Ubisoft's Prince of Persia series enjoyed a successful return earlier this year thanks to Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown and it seems more adventures could be on the way. According to a new "exclusive" from Insider Gaming's Tom Henderson, Ubisoft is aiming to release a "roguelite" game "later this...
- Wed 3rd Apr 2024
- Rumours
- Prince of Persia
- Ubisoft
- Industry

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Hands On Prince Of Persia: The Lost Crown Royally Delivers On Switch

You dropped this, Sargon
Back in June, we went hands-on with Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown, a new 2D Metroidvania take on the long-running dashing and slashing franchise. We were thrilled to learn that Ubisoft Montpellier is the team crafting this new adventure as its past games like Rayman Origins and Rayman Legends were incredibly unique works...
- Wed 13th Dec 2023
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Hands On Prince Of Persia: The Lost Crown Is Dread-ful, In The Best Possible Way

Shaping up well on Switch
It’s not everyday that we demo a game at an event and immediately ask to go back for seconds. The upcoming Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown managed to quickly sink its daggers into us with its punishing but rewarding combat, breathtaking vistas, and flashy animations. So naturally, we couldn’t walk away without taking...
- Thu 15th Jun 2023
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Dash into a stylish and thrilling action-adventure platformer set in a mythological Persian world where the boundaries of time and space are yours to manipulate. Play as Sargon and evolve from sword-wielding prodigy to extraordinary legend as you master acrobatic combat and unlock new Time Powers and unique super abilities.

UNLEASH YOUR INNER WARRIOR
Use your Time Powers, combat, and platforming skills to perform deadly combos and defeat time-corrupted enemies and mythological creatures.

LOSE YOURSELF IN THE PRODIGIOUS MOUNT QAF
Discover a cursed Persian-inspired world filled with larger-than-life landmarks and explore a variety of highly detailed biomes, each with their own identity, wonder, and danger.

LIVE AN EPIC ADVENTURE
Immerse yourself in a Persian mythological fantasy through an intriguing and original story as you use your wits to solve puzzles, find hidden treasures, and complete quests to learn more about this corrupted place.

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Fri 9th Jun 2023

That looks brilliant. I'm happy they went back to the roots. Feels like a modern version of PoP1 and 2. So many happy hours playing them. I'm so happy to see the traps.