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Prince of Persia®: The Sands of Time

Kudosoft · Ubisoft · 2008-11-21

SteamGOGXbox

ActionAdventure

Franchise: Prince of Persia · Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Third person

Releases: Nov 18, 2003 (Nintendo GameCube), Nov 21, 2008 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Sep 02, 2004 (PlayStation 2), Feb 20, 2004 (Xbox)

Amidst the scorched sands of ancient Persia, there is a legend spun in an ancient tongue. It speaks of a time borne by blood and ruled by deceit. Drawn to the dark powers of a magic dagger, a young Prince is led to unleash a deadly evil upon a beautiful kingdom.

Prince of Persia®: The Sands of Time is an Action and Adventure game released in 2008, priced at $9.99, with an estimated 500,000 to 1,000,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (86% of 5296 reviews).

28
playing now
86%
positive of 5.3k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
84/100
critic score (7 outlets, IGDB)
82/100
IGDB user rating (768 ratings)
20
Nexus mods (20k downloads)
10h
to beat · rushed 4.5h · completionist 11h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$9.99
steam price (US)

28 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 12:00 UTC (census sample)

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time is a 2003 action-adventure game developed by Ubisoft Montreal and published by Ubisoft. The game was released on the Game Boy Advance, PlayStation 2, GameCube, Xbox and Windows in November 2003. The Sands of Time is a reboot of the Prince of Persia series created by Jordan Mechner, who served as creative consultant, designer, and scenario writer for The Sands of Time.

Trailer

Prince of Persia®: The Sands of Time trailer thumbnail

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2010) Trailer #1

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Health check

Healthy
  • · 28 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 509 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~64/week).
  • · Review velocity up 19% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 7% of 27,649 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-29

Estimated sales: 212k–424k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 5,296 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$1.99-80%
Steam$1.99-80%
GOG$1.99-80%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.00 at Nuuvem (2015-07-08)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 120 of 160 observed days · $0.99 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
13413420182026Week of 2018-01-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 119 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 134 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 84 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 8 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

10972026-09-15 13:00 — 13 players2026-09-16 21:00 — 13 players2026-09-18 04:00 — 21 players2026-09-19 12:00 — 64 players2026-09-20 19:00 — 109 players2026-09-22 03:00 — 32 players2026-09-23 11:00 — 43 players2026-09-24 18:00 — 70 players2026-09-26 02:00 — 41 players2026-09-27 09:00 — 53 players2026-09-28 17:00 — 57 players2026-09-30 00:00 — 32 players2026-10-01 08:00 — 29 players2026-10-02 15:00 — 61 players2026-10-03 23:00 — 48 players2026-10-05 07:00 — 23 players2026-10-06 14:00 — 55 players2026-10-07 22:00 — 31 players2026-10-09 05:00 — 17 players2026-10-10 13:00 — 51 players2026-10-11 21:00 — 54 players2026-10-13 04:00 — 15 players2026-10-14 12:00 — 28 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
623Jul 2012Aug 2026Jul 2012 — avg 57 · peak 196Dec 2012 — avg 35 · peak 245May 2013 — avg 8 · peak 23Oct 2013 — avg 3 · peak 15Mar 2014 — avg 40 · peak 283Aug 2014 — avg 6 · peak 17Jan 2015 — avg 7 · peak 20Jun 2015 — avg 6 · peak 21Nov 2015 — avg 5 · peak 26Apr 2016 — avg 7 · peak 26Sep 2016 — avg 5 · peak 14Feb 2017 — avg 5 · peak 16Jul 2017 — avg 6 · peak 24Dec 2017 — avg 9 · peak 35May 2018 — avg 6 · peak 17Oct 2018 — avg 4 · peak 16Mar 2019 — avg 12 · peak 69Aug 2019 — avg 6 · peak 22Jan 2020 — avg 10 · peak 31Jun 2020 — avg 11 · peak 34Nov 2020 — avg 12 · peak 58Apr 2021 — avg 12 · peak 34Sep 2021 — avg 9 · peak 54Feb 2022 — avg 19 · peak 54Jul 2022 — avg 16 · peak 40Dec 2022 — avg 19 · peak 45May 2023 — avg 16 · peak 40Oct 2023 — avg 13 · peak 42Mar 2024 — avg 33 · peak 92Aug 2024 — avg 18 · peak 45Jan 2025 — avg 26 · peak 68Jun 2025 — avg 23 · peak 60Nov 2025 — avg 26 · peak 93Apr 2026 — avg 23 · peak 60Aug 2026 — avg 17 · peak 42
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$39.99$1.682015-01-012026-10-142015-01-01 — best price $4.882015-05-28 — best price $10.732015-12-12 — best price $2.492016-07-26 — best price $9.992017-06-22 — best price $4.992018-07-17 — best price $8.792019-02-12 — best price $9.992019-07-08 — best price $3.392019-11-28 — best price $3.392020-02-10 — best price $9.992020-04-24 — best price $9.192020-07-09 — best price $9.992020-09-09 — best price $9.992020-11-10 — best price $2.002021-01-15 — best price $1.782021-03-29 — best price $9.992021-07-15 — best price $2.002021-11-19 — best price $2.002022-01-29 — best price $2.002022-05-09 — best price $1.792022-08-22 — best price $8.692022-11-08 — best price $8.912023-01-21 — best price $1.712023-04-15 — best price $1.992023-06-29 — best price $1.992023-10-02 — best price $8.292024-01-03 — best price $9.992024-04-23 — best price $9.992024-08-28 — best price $9.992024-12-30 — best price $9.992025-04-08 — best price $9.992025-07-22 — best price $1.992025-10-27 — best price $1.802026-02-09 — best price $1.992026-05-14 — best price $1.992026-08-09 — best price $1.992026-09-08 — best price $1.992026-10-08 — best price $1.992026-10-14 — best price $1.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

8124462026-06-01 — 568 pageviews2026-06-05 — 737 pageviews2026-06-09 — 707 pageviews2026-06-13 — 523 pageviews2026-06-17 — 535 pageviews2026-06-21 — 633 pageviews2026-06-25 — 528 pageviews2026-06-29 — 518 pageviews2026-07-03 — 488 pageviews2026-07-07 — 550 pageviews2026-07-11 — 680 pageviews2026-07-15 — 539 pageviews2026-07-19 — 536 pageviews2026-07-23 — 515 pageviews2026-07-27 — 552 pageviews2026-07-31 — 450 pageviews2026-08-04 — 446 pageviews2026-08-08 — 519 pageviews2026-08-12 — 493 pageviews2026-08-16 — 586 pageviews2026-08-20 — 660 pageviews2026-08-24 — 546 pageviews2026-08-28 — 491 pageviews2026-09-01 — 545 pageviews2026-09-05 — 540 pageviews2026-09-09 — 481 pageviews2026-09-13 — 583 pageviews2026-09-17 — 541 pageviews2026-09-21 — 521 pageviews2026-09-25 — 682 pageviews2026-09-29 — 590 pageviews2026-10-03 — 536 pageviews2026-10-07 — 527 pageviews2026-10-11 — 528 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerFamily Sharing

5 supported languages: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish - Spain

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

ActionClassicFantasyParkourAdventurePlatformerStory RichAtmosphericTime TravelSingleplayer

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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