The Rogue Prince Of Persia Delayed Due To Greek Competition

Ubisoft and Evil Empire have delayed the Early Access launch of The Rogue Prince Of Persia from 14 May 2024 to sometime later in May 2024. A definitive release date will be announced on 13 May 2024.

According to the development team, the delay is due to the surprise launch of Hades II on Steam Early Access on 6 May 2024.

So we've got a little bit of news about The Rogue Prince of Persia, it's all in the big yellow box?https://t.co/S3FiyGFfrY pic.twitter.com/9PXlw4J2MZ

— Evil Empire (@Studio_Evil) May 10, 2024

The Rogue Prince Of Persia will launch for PC via Steam.

The full statement reads:

Hello everyone,

So it’s been a bit of a crazy week for us! It all started when a little game called Hades II released—you might have heard of it?

Seeing as everyone and their mum is playing that game (including our entire team… and their mums), we have decided to let people have their fun with it before we release The Rogue Prince of Persia.

We will still be releasing in May and will be back with a precise date on Monday.

While we have every confidence in The Rogue Prince of Persia, it’s not every day that a game in the same genre as you, which is one of the most anticipated upcoming games of 2024, will release into Early Access a week before you plan to do the same.

We are not prideful enough to ignore the implications of that, and we truly believe that this short delay is the best decision for us and our Early Access journey.

We also want to give Hades II a headstart before we start running, it’s only fair 😉

This also lets us keep polishing up the game, add even more cool things and kick some stubborn bugs out before release. The Day 1 patch was getting pretty hefty, so gaining more time to test it and add more stuff before launch day has considerably lowered the stress levels of our producer and game director already!

We completely understand that this is annoying news to hear for everyone who was eager to play the game, especially so close to the anticipated release. We can only hold our hands up, apologize and hope that you understand.

It will be worth the wait!

Thanks for your patience,
Matt and the Evil Empire team