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Released in August 2025, the roguelite became one of Ubisoft’s best rated launches, with 90% positive Steam reviews achieved through consistent engagement with the roguelite community during development. A year later, thanks to Evil Empire’s efforts and commitment, The Rogue Prince of Persia delivers a unique anniversary update made up of new modes and mechanics, dedicated improvements, and even companions. Releasing today, it is available on all platforms.
This update introduces new arenas, including Combat Zones where players must battle waves of increasingly challenging enemies to advance through each level. To help navigate these encounters, players can now freeze and slow enemies using a new crowd-control mechanic. The update also adds a dedicated Speedrun Mode, challenging players to optimize their movement and routes while competing against built-in timers. Alongside this, the new Parkour Mode further emphasizes wall-running, traversal, and agility, offering a deeper focus on movement-based gameplay.
Modes are not the only ones which are multiplied, but challenges as well. Daily Awakening is a new, rotating system of daily runs, featuring shifting modifiers and specific requirements to test players’ adaptability and offer consistent progression. The anniversary update also features the new high stakes, risk and reward Nyamtur Trials, that are scattered across biomes offering advanced trials in exchange for legendary loot. Finally, more challenging, fresh, high-difficulty puzzles and combat rooms were developed to push player mechanics to their limits.
To improve the flow state of parkour, pacing and difficulty were adjusted, increasing the players’ experience as initial biomes are now shortened and paired with higher overall challenges. As part of the improvements made to the game, the team also worked on a complete overhaul of the final Palace biome. It was redesigned and restructured to be significantly more challenging and better suited for the high-power, late-game builds players possess by the end of a run.
This anniversary update finally introduces players to the brand-new slingshot weapon and a new trap-like tool, to dispatch and dodge enemies. Companion animals make their official way into the fictional rendition of Ctesiphon, the capital of the Persian Empire. They will accompany the Prince while offering unique passive or active combat and exploration support.
With faster and more adventurous gameplay modes, precise acrobatics, refined design improvements, demanding new challenges, and enhanced levels and environments, the 1st Anniversary Update celebrates The Rogue Prince of Persia at its best. The update delivers the game's strongest blend of movement and traversal with added depth, speed, and freedom.
