- One year old - one million players - one update coming 17th September! - 21 August 2026
The Rogue Prince of Persia is turning ONE! Which means it’s officially old enough to start thinking about potty training.Anyway... earlier this year, we also hit 1 MILLION PLAYERS across all platforms! Not bad for a studio's first game.So naturally, we celebrated with a few drinks… and locking in the Anniversary Update, coming September 17th! And yes that's still in summer, which ends 5 days later ;)See you then!
- Upcoming update pushed until Summer - we're sorry! - 29 April 2026
Hello everyone!So, April is almost over and… no Rogue PoP update in sight? “What happened?""Release when?”We hear you (in our nightmares).We had a bit of a false start on the timing. The original plan was simple: ship in April, Steam only, consoles “later.”Then we reconsidered and decided to try doing the smarter thing for once (took us a minute).We’re taking a bit more time to bring the update to both Steam and consoles at once. Sadly, it means pushing things to sometime this summer, but at least everyone gets the same thing, at the same time.Who even likes the sun anyway?Thanks for your patience, it will be worth it!Cheers,The EE team
- The Rogue Prince of Persia Broadcast with Developers - 4 March 2026
The Rogue Prince of Persia Broadcast with Devs: Narrative Designer, Mado Holvoet and Game Writer, Matthew Willis.
- Patch Notes (v1.0.7: 8290fe706) - 2 March 2026
Fix: Fixed an issue for players returning to the game after the Early Access loot table changes. These players were experiencing bugs where loot sources were empty or not giving any loot (shops, chests, initial weapons, etc.).
- Update v1.0.6 - 16/02/2026 - 16 February 2026
Patch Notes (v1.0.6: 8cad540e2) Changes: New Tool: Flaming Horses – Unleash a herd of flaming horses that charge forward, leaving a burning trail in their wake. More Info: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/2717880/view/541130614987817395
- 2026 Spring Roadmap Announcement! 2 updates are coming & new tool available now! - 16 February 2026
Hello everyone!Well time flies and it’s February already! Although it might be too late, I still want to wish you a happy new year before we get in to all the exciting stuff!It’s finally time to talk about the free updates we've been cooking and our roadmap for the first half of the year.BUT.... Before that, we realized the year of the fire horse was about to start with the spring festival so....We've added the Flaming Horses — a tool that will unleash a herd of flaming horses that charge forward, leaving a burning trail behind them.We’ve always wanted a burning tool that works like Altan’s Bracelets, and the year of the fire horse provided the perfect creative spark. Plus, when you talk about Persian culture, you have to talk about the horse! From the Nisean Horse and the Royal Road to the legendary Rakhsh from the Shahnameh, horses are legendary.Now, that was just a small appetizer, a…
- Happy New Year! We’re Back! (and mostly recovered) - 15 January 2026
Happy New Year, everyone! After a long holiday break and perhaps a bit too much "holiday spirit" (the liquid kind, let's be honest), the whole team is back in the office and hard at work on the upcoming new content! We hope you all had a fantastic break and managed to squeeze in some quality gaming time. Looking back, 2025 was a massive turning point for The Rogue Prince of Persia. Thanks to your constant feedback and support, our 1.0 release landed with a much stronger critical reception than our initial Early Access launch. We’re currently sitting at an 89% rating on Steam—seeing those reviews stay so positive is the best motivation we could ask for! Live Ops PlanWe haven’t forgotten our promise to share news on our Live Ops plans last year. It’s definitely on the way, we're sorting the roadmap and will be ready to share it in the following month. The Big MilestonesA few weeks ago, we…
- Post-launch content is coming next year! - 16 December 2025
Hey,It's been a while, but we're back and do we have an early Christmas gift for you! Well, we don't have it for you right now, but we can tell you about it at least!We'll be coming back next year with post-launch content as free updates for The Rogue Prince of Persia.What exactly is on the way? You'll have to wait a bit longer to find out what's under the gift wrapping...In the meantime, if you also happen to own a Switch, we just released Switch 1 & 2 versions, and you can get it on a nice 33% off launch discount: https://www.nintendo.com/us/store/products/the-rogue-prince-of-persia-switchOtherwise, please enjoy a lovely holiday break and we'll be back with more information next year :)Cheers!The Evil Empire team
- Сказка о восточном балансе: Обзор The Rogue Prince of Persia - 6 September 2025
В своё время авторы Dead Cells из студии Motion Twin переложили поддержку своего инди-хита подрядчикам из Evil Empire , которые неплохо справились с задачей. Ну а теперь до релиза добрался дебютный проект компании The Rogue Prince of Persia . Увы, из стадии Early Access игра вышла, сохранив в неизменном виде все недостатки, включая безликие уровни, пресные испытания и проблемы с балансом.
- Hotfix v1.0.4: 97627f3b - 3 September 2025
Hi there! A new patch just went live, here is the list of changes and fixes: Changes:Added an option to hide version number Bugfix:Fixed an issue with weapons and tools sometimes not dealing the intended damageAdjusted the size of the tentacle's hitbox in PortFixed Vayu's protection not working as intendedFixed multiple localization issues in FarsiFixed an issue with some doors in Palace not having collidersFixed some items unintentionally displaying a recycle optionFixed multiple achievements issues that wouldn't unlock as intendedFixed some visual issues in TempleFixed Smoker's third quest displaying the wrong name and iconFixed an issue causing scarabs from the swarm to become invisibleFixed missing icons on UI for mouse usersFixed a generation issue in Port that caused duplicate exits to GardenFixed stomp on breakable floors not working as intendedFixed multiple typos Thanks a lot f…
- Hotfix V1.0.3 : f7d2e6e0 - 26 August 2025
Hotfix V1.0.3 : f7d2e6e0 is now live. Bugfixes: Prevent players from getting out of the level in all biomes. Fix some data in the mindmaps, should help with the nodes not displaying. Fix localization reported on discord. Move version number a little bit to the right to avoid overlap with level HUD. Tweak spacing in quests to avoid cut off. Fix Shahin's laboratory art not displaying correctly. Remove recycle component from items that shouldn't have it. A newx patch is on its way with more fixes soon. Thank you all. EE Squad out.
- Hotfix V1.0.2 : e5fa75132 - 22 August 2025
Hotfix V1.0.2 : e5fa75132 is now live. We've heard there was some trouble on the version released on Wednesday for people using Legacy saves or others not being able to unlock achievements. We've been working hard on fixes and to get this new build ***V1.0.2 : e5fa75132*** to you guys asap. So basically what's in there: Hurtboxes remaining too long on some traps. Archivist's texts isn't cutoff anymore. Adding security on Legacy Save Migration. Adding security on Achievements unlock. Add last reward in archivist. Fix localization issue in some archivist description. Fix Health Bar overflowing and not displaying correctly. A new patch is on its way to fix other issues you've reported asap. For those on Consoles or other PC platforms, these patches are also on their way, the process is a bit more complicated though as we need to tackle the Cloud Conflict issue first + we need to go through…
- How purple skin and a Spanish phone number almost sank The Rogue Prince of Persia - 22 August 2025
The Rogue Prince of Persia celebrated its 1.0 release yesterday with a remarkably honest behind-the-scenes video from developers Evil Empire, detailing the ups and downs of a year-long Early Access period, including the decision to completely overhaul the game's art style and redesign its purple-skinned protagonist. Read more
- The Rogue Prince of Persia (PC) Review - 21 August 2025
Few ideas in gaming go together as well as the roguelike genre and Prince of Persia . The Rogue Prince of Persia takes all the elements of Evil Empire’s critically acclaimed Dead Cells and staples them with the time-travel aspect of Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time to glorious effect. This is an idea so obvious and fits so well, it was conceived during a late night at the tavern. The Rogue Prince of Persia is an excellent example of what happens when a novel idea, a great development team, and near flawless execution are tethered to each other. The developers at Evil Empire took fan feedback to heart during early access and unleashed a complete experience that feels damn good to play, and damn hard to put down. The Rogue Prince of Persia inserts the Sands of Time not as a pull of the left trigger, but as a gameplay mechanic that sends the titular character back to the start of the ru…
- The Rogue Prince of Persia somersaults into 1.0, and you can play it right now - 20 August 2025
The Rogue Prince of Persia has been simmering away for a while now. After entering early access last year, the latest entry in the iconic platforming series, helmed by Dead Cells DLC developer Evil Empire, has undergone some big ol' changes. We've known the full 1.0 launch was on the cards for August, and now the developer has given us an exact time: this very second. Surprise . Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: The Rogue Prince of Persia release date window and the latest news The Rogue Prince of Persia from Dead Cells dev doubles in size with big update Excellent new roguelike from Dead Cells dev gets huge weapons update
- The Rogue Prince of Persia 1.0 is out now! - 20 August 2025
Hello everyone!After an Early Access full of twists and turns, we've finally arrived at the big day - The Rogue Prince of Persia has reached 1.0! We'd like to think we've shown how effective Early Access can be with the frankly insane evolution of the game from May 2024 to now - all of which wouldn't have been possible without your input and support, so thank you 🙏Little reminder of what the game looked like before and now...If you're new here, or coming back after playing the Early Access at the beginning, check out this video to see what exactly makes this game different from the rest:So, what have we added for 1.0? Let's take a look...Two new biomesPort of CtesiphonBeware the corrupted waters of the port, as many dangers lurk within... From tentacles to exploding blobs, everything is out to get you here!Make sure to explore every pier, or you will never find the way to save Persia.…
- Update 0.15.4 - 07/01/2025 (#2f95284f4) - 1 July 2025
Build v0.15.4 #2f95284f4BugfixFixed hard lock in main menu when opening patch notesAdded missing localization for some languagesFix an issue with recycling UIFixed acid pools in District causing more damage than intended
- Our last update before 1.0 is out now! Quality of Life features & reworks! - 26 June 2025
Hello!We're back with the last update before 1.0 drops in August!Seeing as most of our small team has been working on the ton of content that will come with the 1.0 release in August, this update is full of 'Quality of Life' features and changes that put the game in a good place before the final push.Let's do the new features first!New Feature – Arsenal After unlocking a certain number of items in a category (Weapons, Tools and Medallions) you’ll unlock its Arsenal, allowing you to ban a limited number of items from that category - blocking them from appearing during your runs.You don’t like a certain weapon? Just ban it!Warning: you may hurt the feelings of the devs who lovingly crafted that weapon...New Feature – Mini Map and World Map Legends The Mini and World Map have been filled up with a lot of information and icons, and it can be difficult to remember what is what.To help with t…
- Update 0.15.3 -06/26/2025 (#c89a2e9e8) - 26 June 2025
Greetings Princes! Time has come! This is the LAST UPDATE of Rogue PoP’s Early Access! Update 15 is bringing some new features such as the Arsenal that will allow you to ban items you don’t want to loot during your runs. More tweaks on Awakening Stones, Nyamtur’s Quests and other things... And more debug! Sooooo... What’s up?! V0.15.3: c89a2e9e8 New Feature – Arsenal After unlocking a certain number of items (Weapons, Tools and Medallions) you will unlock the associated Arsenal, allowing you to ban items from the “Loot Table” meaning that they won’t appear during your runs. A weapon you don’t like? Just ban it! You hate a tool? Just ban it? A Medallion? Ban it! New Feature – Tutorials Compendium We’ve implemented a quick menu in the Pause Menu that will allow you to revisit the tutorials you already had (in case you forgot something) but also find some more information about our feature…
- Test Branch Update – Major QoL Improvements and Minor Reworks - 16 June 2025
Hey everyone!Guess who’s back with a new “Beta” Build! :p High Level info about this test branch: Content is almost final, meaning that you’ll see everything that’s up to come in this update, apart from a few details. Localization should be complete, so please don’t hesitate to bug it if you see missing / wrong stuff. Bugs will be there, and any reports will be really helpful! AS ALWAYS WITH “BETA” Builds, we recommend keeping a copy of your saves on the side just to make sure they are safe. Like previously, we will be using the “publictestversion” branch on Steam. Sooooo... What’s up?! New Feature – Arsenal After unlocking a certain number of items (Weapons, Tools and Medallions) you’ll unlock the associated Arsenal, allowing you to ban items from the “Loot Table” meaning that they won’t appear during you runs. You don’t like a certain weapon? Just ban it! You hate the Saw? Just ban it…
