Today, during Ubisoft Forward, the publisher revealed updates coming to the Prince of Persia franchise as it celebrates its 35th anniversary. Ubisoft announced updates for Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown, The Rogue Prince of Persia, and Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time remake.
The free Divine Trials update is now available for players in Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown. The update adds 22 expert challenges to the Metroidvania-inspired adventure. These can be accessed through the Hall of Memorials, a new door located in the Haven. Players can pick from four sets of challenges with unique conditions. These progressively more difficult trials are unlocked as players gain new powers for Sargon, and offer a range of challenges built around platforming, puzzles, and combat. Each of the four sets also features a reworked boss battle at the end, and players who beat them can earn four new amulets and outfits.
Ubisoft also announced the upcoming story DLC called Mask of Darkness will be coming to the game later in the year in September.
The first major free title update has dropped today for The Rogue Prince of Persia which is currently in Early Access on Steam and GeForce. The Temple of Fire update adds a new, dangerous biome with new traps and traversal challenges, as well as two enemies – the Shielded Warrior and Duellist – and a new weapon, the Flaming Censers. The update also brings in and adds the Meta Progression Skill Tree, letting players unlock persistent improvements between runs by using collected Spirit Glimmers.
The Prince of Persia: Sands of Time remake has, unfortunately, gone through a lot of transition since it was first announced, getting delayed numerous times, and eventually switching development teams and going back to the drawing board. Today, during Ubisoft Forward, a new teaser trailer was released for the remake revealing that the classic adventure – rebuilt from the ground up and now entering its full production phase – will launch in 2026. Ubisoft Montreal is leading development with support from co-dev studios in Toronto, Bucharest, Paris, and Pune.