Prince of Persia®: The Sands of Time

Cool game. Dated as hell, but it was interesting to experience AC`s dad.
I do not believe, that we will see a remastered version, but it would have been amazing. Story is great.

Buen juego, ya había jugado esto de guri en la play 2 hace años pero nunca me lo pase, te entretiene bastante y esta interesante la temática, las únicas cosas que podría llegar a criticarle son:

-Las cámaras y las rotaciones de las mismas son una mrd jkasjkjkasjkas, te cambia de angulo a cada rato y puede hacer que te mandes cagadas en los parkours o en las peleas

-El combate es un poco soso, la secuencia es: pega-derriba-absorbe, los enemigos son lo mismo desde que empezas hasta que terminas el juego

Igual para ser un juego del 2003 esta bien logrado y es lo suficientemente entretenido

Usa la cabeza para los puzzles, te hacen pensar algunos, el que usa la wiki es g4y

personally i love everything about this game, the combat, the puzzles, the parkour, the story, the music. its great, however its the most bare bones experience of the game: no controller support, no widescreen support, no achievements and the dialogues are busted half the time you can't hear them and the game doesn't even have subtitles.

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time is an incredible experience. I used to play this game long time ago on my ps2, and having it again on steam feels like magic, even tho it is a long time from its release, the story, gameplay and environment are still fabulous, 10/10 game 100% recommended

Very buggy, can't even finish the game

A bit dated (ofc it is) - but a classic none the less.

Still a pretty great game, although combat sections can run really long at times. Especially the elevator near the end. What a nightmare that can be. Though it does force you to learn more of how the game mechanics work compared to most of the other battles so I guess that's a positive.

The feeling of the platforming just feels nice, even now. Without it feeling like modern 'traversal' where you snap to tons of things. Even though it does have a few elements of that in it.

The story is great, like the characters, the voice acting is really quiet though. Even with it turned all the way up and other sounds down it's still hard to hear at times. And as far as I could tell it's got no subtitles. Mostly an issue in the ingame dialogs.

Music is amazing. The art design is great, the graphics hold up pretty well considering it's over 20 years old now. And the cloth physics are still fairly impressive. I've played much newer games with worse cloth physics than this game.

Still worth playing, though I did have to edit some things to get the game to work properly. I had the weird fog issue where you can't see anything, but itw as a simple fix with one of the guides on Steam that tells you how to do it. And keep vsync on or you'll find the game unplayable like me. And with Steam Input, and one of the user layouts it plays really well on a controller without needing to fuss with the ingame controller mapping.

WIth the remake still MIA, and the risk of it not even being good, may as well play this one.

a spoiled rich teenager wanted to impress his father. Goes horribly wrong

10/10

idk, i didnt really like it compared to WW or TT

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

A full 5 out of 5 Stars ★ for Prince of Persia®: The Sands of Time

i completed this back in 2004 on PS2. So this is simply Nostalgia again. The graphics used to be the best for its time. The free running mechanism built in this would later inspire the Assassin Creed series for Ubisoft. The narrative is beautiful and It is just great fun jumping obstacles, fighting Sand Monsters and solving fantastic puzzles.

Overall a must play for young people who would like to experience how gaming used to be during the PS2 era

Cheers! Have Fun!

PRINCE OF PERSIA: THE SANDS OF TIME — aka THE GAME THAT INVENTED PARKOUR AND THEN NEVER SHUT UP ABOUT IT.
🗡️🏃‍♂️💫 “I could rewind time… but not the 12 hours I lost listening to this man narrate his entire life.”

FIRST OF ALL: THE PRINCE WON’T STOP TALKING.
Every jump?
“I didn’t think that would work.”
Every fight?
“I’m better with a sword than I thought.”
Every time you die?
“Oh wait, no, that didn’t happen.”
BRO. LET ME BREATHE.
You sound like if Nathan Drake was stuck in theater camp. I’m trying to concentrate on wall-running over spikes and you’re giving me your personal memoirs in real-time. This isn't a podcast. Shut up and climb.

THE PLATFORMING IS ACTUALLY 🔥... UNTIL IT’S NOT.
Listen, the wall-running? Majestic. The pole-swinging? Crisp. The slow-mo flips and backflips? Chef's kiss.
BUT THEN THE CAMERA IS LIKE:
“Oh, you want to see where you’re going?”
TOO BAD. HERE’S A FIXED ANGLE FROM NEPAL.
One minute you’re a gymnast, the next you’re yeeting yourself off a ledge because the camera panicked and gave up.

THE COMBAT IS JUST... THERE.
You slash, you roll, you backflip... and then you do that 47 more times against the same sand zombies. They spawn forever. They get back up. They surround you.
Oh, and remember that one guy you didn’t finish with the dagger?
YEP, HE’S BACK. AGAIN.
Fighting in this game is less “epic action” and more “angry janitor clearing out the undead with glitter knives.”

THE DAGGER OF TIME IS THE REAL MVP.
This thing is the only reason you’re alive. Missed a jump? Rewind.
Got stabbed? Rewind.
Forgot how to breathe? Rewind.
Honestly, if I had this dagger in real life I’d never be late again. I’d also use it to undo the decision to fight ten dudes in a tiny hallway for the fiftieth time.

FARAH DESERVES BETTER.
She’s smart. She’s skilled. She’s the only person with common sense.
And how does the Prince treat her??
Like she’s a tutorial with legs.
Their romance goes from “mild hostility” to “bathtub flirting” in 4 seconds and you’re just like, bro… she literally saved your life 8 times today and you still act like you’re the main character in a shampoo commercial.

THE AESTHETIC? LEGENDARY.
Everything’s golden, glowy, ancient, and mysterious. The music? Ethnic banger after banger. The architecture? Pure parkour porn.
You feel like you’re in a cursed Disney palace full of saw blades and tragic memories.
And honestly?? Vibes are immaculate. Until you die. And die again. And again.
“Wait. That’s not how it happened.”
YES IT WAS, BRO. I SAW IT. YOU GOT IMPALED. ACCEPT IT.

IN CONCLUSION: THE SANDS OF TIME IS A MASTERPIECE MADE OF CHARISMA, CURSES, AND CRAPPY CAMERAS.
You love it. You rage at it. You rewind it. And then you play it again because no game since has nailed this exact brand of puzzle-parkour-sand-dagger-chaos.
It’s clunky. It’s whiny. It’s dramatic.
It’s a whole mood.
8/10. Would rewind my rage again.

Memories: beautiful CD box, StarForce DRM, childhood depression.

"A Timeless Classic of Action and Adventure"
Ubisoft’s Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time isn’t just a great game, it’s one of the finest action-adventure titles ever made.
Released in 2003, this masterpiece revived the classic Prince of Persia series with fluid parkour, exhilarating combat, and a story filled with mystery, romance, and redemption.
Even after all these years, it remains a shining example of how to blend gameplay and storytelling seamlessly.
The game follows the Prince, an arrogant yet likable warrior who inadvertently unleashes the destructive Sands of Time, turning an entire kingdom into sand-covered horrors.
Alongside the clever and resourceful Princess Farah, he must fight to undo his mistake.
The narrative is engaging, thanks in large part to the Prince’s inner monologue and his evolving relationship with Farah, which adds heart to the adventure.
The real star of the show, however, is the gameplay.
The platforming is smooth, acrobatic, and immensely satisfying!
Wall-running, vaulting over obstacles, and performing gravity-defying leaps make every moment feel like a cinematic spectacle.
The combat, while simple compared to modern action games, is still enjoyable, allowing players to take down enemies with stylish swordplay and clever use of time manipulation.
Speaking of which, the ability to rewind time after a mistimed jump or fatal mistake is nothing short of brilliant!
It keeps the flow of the game uninterrupted and encourages experimentation.
Visually, The Sands of Time was stunning for its time, and even today, its dreamy, Arabian Nights-inspired aesthetic still holds up.
The hauntingly beautiful soundtrack complements the atmosphere perfectly, adding to the sense of wonder and adventure.
While the camera can be a little finicky, and the combat may feel repetitive after a while, these minor flaws do little to diminish the overall experience.
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time is a near-perfect blend of storytelling, platforming, and innovation.
It’s a must-play for fans of action-adventure games and remains a true classic that stands the test of time.
Final thoughts: A legendary adventure that still holds its magic!

9/10 - Amazing game, one of my all time favorites. This version is a bit buggy but its not that hard to find the community fixes that will make it a good experience. Widescreen fix for modern resolutions, fog fix and it will mostly work fine. I didn't even use 60 fps lock, just played 99.9% of it on 160 fps, I got stuck one time, put a 60fps lock in rivatuner, unstuck myself, back to 160 right after.

Just replayed this for the first time in ~20 years and wow, it's a masterpiece.
Great story, game play, and music.
They definitely do not make games like this anymore.

Please remaster this game because while the game itself is fantastic, the PC port is broken with controller settings, music, and camera.

I remember that in PS2 was good but this port for PC is a S**t !!!

Not only me but everybody is talking about all Bugs. I needed a lot of patience and that's why I managed to get to 81% of the story... But I got to a part where it's impossible to continue because of another ridiculous bug.
Basically I had to move a box but when I did, the box flew to the top of a ladder, as if the character had super strength and threw it. Improve it!!!

lots of bugs but worth replaying

It's remarkable how many AAA parkour-action games owe so much to this classic. Within the first 5 minutes of playing I could feel the familiar traversal and combat mechanics that would go on to be gradually refined (with quite a few missteps along the way) into series like Assassin's Creed, Crackdown, and InFamous. The parkour segments are better than those in games from a full decade later, and the rewind mechanic is a godsend, but the combat encounters all have about 2-3 times too many enemy respawns to be anything but a chore. Despite this, it is still a joy to push through and witness the story and the interplay between the Prince and Farah. It's rare to see prince/princess interactions that don't end in romance, and it was almost unheard-of at the time!

great parkour, fun story but bad combat with to many enemies.

just bad port
fucking camera
fucking too enemies
bullshit bug
hero radom flying everwhere fucking if want enjoy this game play ps2 version!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

good game, sometimes boss battles annoying and controls inconsitent

If anyone has any tips on getting this broken port to function, that would be awesome. It runs at around 5 FPS, on my PC which runs other games and 3D rendering software just fine. Unfortunately, I bought this game on sale and didn't get around to playing until months later, so Steam won't refund it. I remember this game being quite good on PS2.

I’m torn on whether or not to recommend.

I’m completely new to this series and never grew up on it, yes shocking I know.

I played more the likes of the early Lara Croft titles and the old Rayman games which both did have elements of exploration, puzzles and platforming within them and this feels rather similar.

The game is very much a product of the time and does take a bit to get running on modern systems at a native resolution but my fu**ing god what is this absolute pile of junk camera!?!?

The camera movement when traversing with the prince feels very sluggish, cumbersome and all together unresponsive.

I hope this was corrected in later entries because no one wants to be fighting a camera while platforming.

I can really see how this series laid the foundation for the AC series with all the parkour and both games being rather alike in terms of gameplay.

I love the aesthetic and feel of the game itself and it really does honestly feel like a classic all time gem but the experience becomes really quite jarring due to this nauseatingly bad camera but what do I expect it’s just a product of the time as I stated earlier.

I hope that I can see past this however and continue playing but we shall see.

Camera and resolution issues aside I would still recommend if you’re willing to withstand the jank whilst also taking into account how old this game is.

I know this review is rather long but if you stayed to read, thank you.

Best Notstalgia game ever i have played in school time after that now only i am playing this game best game in Ubisoft Franchise.

do not buy this fucking game. full of fucking bugs, i mean if you are selling the game then just make sure that it does not have major bugs. you character can get stuck at any moment in any place of the game. they had 23 fucking years to make the game bug free and they had shit the bed in that department.

i played this game on the first pc i've ever had which was in 2009 when i was only 6. decided to buy it again to feel the nostalgia but holy shit the game is hot garbage. do not waste even a dollar on this game. if you really wanna play it then beware you going to encounter bugs everywhere.

Essentially a 3D platformer with time reversal mechanics. A better game from a better Ubisoft.

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time – A Nostalgic Classic That Still Holds Up

Overview:

Originally released in 2003, Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time remains one of the most beloved action-adventure games of all time. Returning to it in 2025 is a nostalgic journey that proves the game’s enduring charm. While some aspects feel outdated, the game still offers an enjoyable experience with its platforming, time-manipulation mechanics, and engaging story.

Story:

The game follows the Prince, who, after acquiring the mystical Dagger of Time, unintentionally unleashes the Sands of Time, turning nearly everyone into monstrous creatures. Teaming up with the enigmatic Farah, he must navigate the treacherous palace, fight off sand creatures, and undo his mistake. The narrative is simple yet captivating, with a strong sense of adventure and a protagonist who grows throughout the story.

Gameplay and Mechanics:

The core gameplay revolves around fluid platforming, acrobatic parkour, and time-rewinding mechanics. Even today, the parkour feels smooth, and the puzzles remain satisfying to solve. The ability to rewind time after making a mistake keeps frustration levels low and encourages experimentation.

However, the combat system, while enjoyable for its time, feels repetitive and dated by today’s standards. Battles often devolve into the same sequences of attacks, parries, and counters, lacking depth and variety. It’s clear that the game’s primary focus was on traversal rather than combat.

Camera and Controls:

One of the most frustrating aspects of the game is the camera. The fixed and awkward angles can make platforming and combat unnecessarily difficult, leading to deaths that feel unfair. The controls, while mostly responsive, suffer from occasional imprecision, particularly during more complex platforming sections.

Graphics and Visuals:

Despite being over two decades old, The Sands of Time still looks visually appealing. The soft, dreamlike lighting and artistic design give it a timeless aesthetic. While the textures and character models show their age, the overall presentation remains charming and effective.

Sound Design:

The game’s soundtrack and voice acting are excellent, adding to the immersive Arabian Nights atmosphere. However, the sound effects occasionally bug out, with some audio cues not triggering correctly or looping awkwardly. Despite these minor issues, the overall sound design enhances the experience.

Conclusion:

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time is still a fantastic game in 2025, thanks to its engaging story, smooth platforming, and timeless aesthetic. However, its clunky camera, repetitive combat, and occasional sound bugs prevent it from feeling completely modern. If you can overlook these flaws, it remains a rewarding adventure worth revisiting.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐☆☆ (8/10) - Great 🤩🔥

Truly a timeless classic, the level design, combat and puzzles still hold up as well and were just as enjoyable as when I played this game on my Ps2 as a kid. Truly a testament to why this was the franchise (starting from the 1989 game on Apple II) that popularised gaming along side Mario, pac man etc. The game is a tale of a naive and careless prince who would later go on to face the consequences of his actions and realise that, No Man Can Change His Fate.

an Influential Action-Adventure game from 2003, but not all the mechanics are timeless.

Certainly a Classic in Ubisoft's library, The Sands of Time has a simple but effective story, a great soundtrack, creative level design, fluid platforming and a time rewind mechanic that lets you quickly retry when you find death.

However, the camera will constantly be your enemy in combat and platforming, limiting your vision and will cause some distress. There are some remedies to try to fix this with an alternate camera mode, but it still is something players will deal with often.

Very fun, classic PS2 game. The climbing is and puzzles are the best part to me. The combat is fine but a little clunky. Later fight turn into "jump of wall and attack." Farah's ai is awful, but that's just indicative of the era in which the game was released. The hardest part of the later game will be keeping her alive. However, the checkpoints are incredibly forgiving. Overall it is still a fun time.

Also if the game looks completely fogged over, turn off the fog in the settings.

Absolutely horrendous controls. The camera keeps moving making movement and jumps very hard. There is no indication of how many time I need to kill the same enemy over and over and over and over again before they respawn. the dodge works about 20% of the time, the parry time window is so ridiculouys you can never counter attack.

I have played this game on XBox and it was great game, but this port has some serious problems with the controls and camera. It was so bad I couldn't get past the first level. I tried to mess with the settings in the options; nothing worked.

I'm on a mission to play and review the over 700 games in my Steam Library. The nostalgia of this made me feel like I was playing the original Prince of Persia back in the day as a kid.

I was born too late to experience the Ps2 era, but i was born in the right time to make it a big chunk of my personality and here i am playing my childhood favorite game that i never truly understood well. Back when Ubisoft made quality games with rich stories. Everything is perfect, the combat, the movement, and the love story.. Yes the love story. To the people WHO still didnt try this game to this day, I highly recommend it to you. The ending made me cry. To save Farrah, the Prince had to lose the Farrah he had come to know and love, and the affection and respect she had for him. Anyways, magnificent game from Ubisoft Montreal

very easy, bad resolution and awful controls.

Loved this game as a kid, thought it was a masterpiece. Upon replaying it now, I realise that Ninja Gaiden 2004 did everything this game does but much better.

It's way too easy, way too short and there's no replayability. The combat is awful, you just jump on an enemy's head and instantly kill him with the dagger. It doesn't work on a few types of enemies, so just use a wall jump attack instead. Puzzles don't even count as puzzles because they're impossible to fail, it forces you into the solution every time. This game has so many tutorials and handholds you so hard. Such a huge contrast to the first two Prince of Persia games.

The only redeeming things are the story, atmosphere and the music.

Also the Steam version is nearly unplayable. I shouldn't need to use fan made patches to get it to work.

I played this game to relive my childhood gaming experiences. 20 years later and I am happy to have revisited this classic Ubisoft title. The controls for the fighting and platforming definitely showed there age. Also, the camera angles are just flat out bizzare at times. This game does have it problems but the parkour, combat, story, and atmosphere made for a good ride down memory lane.

i kinda speed ran this game

The game that rebooted the franchise. The puzzles and iconic traversal and time mechanics hold up well to this day. On the other hand, the combat, writing and cutscenes have this game screaming for a remake. Some wildly inconsistent audio made it hard for me to enjoy what is otherwise a cool story.

Love this game. It seems easier now that I'm 32 compared to when I was 11... How weird!
Good story, OK voice acting, nice puzzles and mobility - this game started the 'parcour' era of videogames!
2 downsides: it's a console game in the first place and yet the controllers are not supported by default(?!) also the camera can be annoying, which is bad for a game that relies on you making quick decisions and inputs to avoid death.
PRO TIP: This game is sold for about 10 bucks but you can regularly get it for 2. Buy it anyway, it's great. Also disable the fog entierly, apparently it's buggy with some graphics cards.


---{ Graphics }---
☐ You forget what reality is
☐ Beautiful
☐ Good
☑ Decent
☐ Bad
☐ Don‘t look too long at it
☐ MS-DOS

---{ Gameplay }---
☐ Very good
☑ Good
☐ It's just gameplay
☐ Mehh
☐ Watch paint dry instead
☐ Just don't

---{ Audio }---
☐ Eargasm
☐ Very good
☑ Good
☐ Not too bad
☐ Bad
☐ I'm now deaf

---{ Audience }---
☐ Kids
☑ Teens
☑ Adults
☑ Grandma

---{ PC Requirements }---
☑ Check if you can run paint
☐ Potato
☐ Decent
☐ Fast
☐ Rich boi
☐ Ask NASA if they have a spare computer

---{ Game Size }---
☐ Floppy Disk
☑ Old Fashioned
☐ Workable
☐ Big
☐ Will eat 10% of your 1TB hard drive
☐ You will want an entire hard drive to hold it
☐ You will need to invest in a black hole to hold all the data

---{ Difficulty }---
☐ Just press 'W'
☐ Easy
☐ Easy to learn / Hard to master
☑ Significant brain usage
☐ Difficult
☐ Dark Souls

---{ Grind }---
☑ Nothing to grind
☐ Only if u care about leaderboards/ranks
☐ Isn't necessary to progress
☐ Average grind level
☐ Too much grind
☐ You'll need a second life for grinding

---{ Story }---
☐ No Story
☐ Some lore
☐ Average
☑ Good
☐ Lovely
☐ It'll replace your life

---{ Game Time }---
☐ Long enough for a cup of coffee
☐ Short
☑ Average
☐ Long
☐ To infinity and beyond

---{ Price }---
☐ It's free!
☑ Worth the price
☐ If it's on sale
☐ If u have some spare money left
☐ Not recommended
☐ You could also just burn your money

---{ Bugs }---
☑ Never heard of
☐ Minor bugs
☐ Can get annoying
☐ ARK: Survival Evolved
☐ The game itself is a big terrarium for bugs

---{ ? / 10 }---
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Still holds up in 2025 - fun game experience from the times the studio was making games for the gamers and not for the shareholders or mysterious "modern audiences".

The game is very well done plot-wise, but I don't recommend the Steam version because it contains a lot of bugs and glitches. in 90% of the game's progression, it is impossible to continue the game without glitching the game by spamming controls and trying to attack midair to pass a door that has some sort of collision bug. Not to mention many other bugs like problems with visuals, video/audio sync and PhysX, and other collision bugs that require creative thinking to bypass. Overall the game is possible to play to the end but it takes off all immersion in it.

Update (Bug fix for impassable door): If you set your monitor refresh rate to 60Hz and force VSync in your graphics control panel, you get rid of the bugs!! Still, I have to turn off the fog in settings. I guess, the game doesn't like high FPS. It messes up collisions and video/audio sync.

Just beat it. Fun game. Good not great. Janky camera and combat made it harder and more tedious than it needed to be, but it was still a good time. Plenty of checkpoints and save points so you're never redoing to much stuff. Worth picking up on sale.

Unfortunately, there is no gamepad support, and 1920x1080 resolution is not available.
The camera work tends to be more disruptive than helpful, which can hinder the overall experience.
The controls feel unresponsive, and character movement could be smoother and more intuitive. Additionally, enemy targeting is inconsistent, often locking onto the wrong target, and the character sometimes performs unintended actions during combat.
There are also numerous bugs, and the save system can be frustrating since it only saves at fixed points, often well before the more difficult sections. This leads to repetitive traversal before reaching the actual challenge.
At a price of 10 euros, there are other games that may offer a more enjoyable experience.

Oh how good we have it today with cloud saves!

Just like the classic platform.

Platforming and the graphics are the only redeeming qualities of this game. Combat is possible the worst I have ever seen in a game. Camera is a broken mess, and the controls are atrocious. Cannot wait for the remake of this game, because boy did it not age well at ALL.

game has deleted my save data randomly 3 times. Do not buy this game on steam, the game itself is amazing but its broken on steam

PoP lies in the sewers closing the hatch

its a cool game but this port is terrible. i couldnt finish the game due to a bug around 90% that i just couldnt solve. i also had to play m&kb which didnt help my experience. it was nostalgic though and would have gotten a thumbs up if the performance was better.