Summary
The Rogue Prince of Persiahas been delayed, but its Early Access release will still be in May. According toThe Rogue Prince of Persiadevelopers, the delay was to avoid competing with the surprise release ofHades 2.
On May 6,Hades 2was unexpectedly released in Early Access on Steam. As the name suggests, Early Access is an unfinished version of the game released for the community to test before the full release as the developer continues developing new content. And, in the case ofHades 2Early Access, Supergiant Games assures that there’s already a lot to enjoy.
Evil Empire took to Twitter to announce thatThe Rogue Prince of Persiawould be delayed due to the release ofHades 2. According to the developer, “everyone and their mum is playing the game,” including their own team, and they want to give people time to enjoy before releasingThe Rogue Prince of Persia. Initially, thePrince of Persiaroguelikewas set to release on May 14 in Early Access. Evil Empire assured that the game would still be out in May but did not specify an exact day.
The Rogue Prince of Persia Delayed
Evil Empire justifies the delay by saying it doesn’t want to compete with a game of the same genre as theirs, which happens to be one of the most anticipated games of 2024. However, the developer assures that it has complete confidence inThe Rogue Prince of Persiaand will take this time to polish the game even further, fix some bugs, add more content, and closely examine the Day 1 patch. Evil Empire apologizes and says the wait forThe Rogue Prince of PersiaEarly Accesswill be worth it.
The Evil Empire studio helped Twin Motion developDead Cellsfor many years. The director of the newPrince of Persia, Lucie Dewagnier, commented thatDead Cellshelped shapeThe Rogue Prince of Persia’sgameplay, as well as in the decision to release the game in Early Access. However, Dewagnier comments that the biggest challenge was to makeThe Rogue Prince of Persiahave a similar game feel toDead Cellsbut still be an entirely new game. For this, they focused on both the identity and settings of the IP and on traversal elements and movement, giving a sense of familiarity to the 2D roguelike but with a new twist. Dewagnier is optimistic that the Early Access will help shapeThe Rogue Prince of Persiato the best of its ability and deliver a stellar game to every player.
