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Prince of Persia®: The Sands of Time cover art

Prince of Persia®: The Sands of Time

Kudosoft · Ubisoft · 2008-11-21

SteamGOGXbox

ActionAdventure

Franchise: Prince of Persia · Modes: Single player

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.

9
playing now
86%
positive of 5.3k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
84/100
critic score (7 outlets, IGDB)
82/100
IGDB user rating (768 ratings)
10h
to beat · rushed 4.5h · completionist 11h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$9.99
steam price (US)

9 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 02:00 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.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 9 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 16% of 10,862 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-29

Estimated sales: 211k–421k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 5,268 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$1.99-80%
Humble Store$1.99-80%
GOG$1.99-80%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$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 82 of 129 observed days · $0.99 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

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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

2972026-08-06 22:00 — 10 players2026-08-07 06:00 — 9 players2026-08-07 14:00 — 25 players2026-08-07 22:00 — 18 players2026-08-08 06:00 — 7 players2026-08-08 14:00 — 21 players2026-08-08 22:00 — 21 players2026-08-09 06:00 — 13 players2026-08-09 14:00 — 23 players2026-08-09 22:00 — 27 players2026-08-10 06:00 — 9 players2026-08-10 14:00 — 17 players2026-08-10 22:00 — 16 players2026-08-11 06:00 — 10 players2026-08-11 14:00 — 24 players2026-08-12 22:00 — 11 players2026-08-14 05:00 — 8 players2026-08-15 13:00 — 24 players2026-08-16 21:00 — 27 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 15 players2026-08-19 12:00 — 18 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 23 players2026-08-22 03:00 — 13 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 24 players2026-08-24 18:00 — 23 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 13 players2026-08-27 10:00 — 20 players2026-08-28 18:00 — 28 players2026-08-30 02:00 — 9 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$39.99$1.682015-01-012026-08-302015-01-01 — 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 $1.992026-08-30 — best price $1.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerFamily Sharing

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

Player tags

ActionClassicFantasyParkourAdventurePlatformerStory RichAtmosphericTime TravelSingleplayer

Census log

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

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