27 Great Games Like Prince of Persia

Our experts have spent time searching for great games similar to Prince of Persia and have found the following:

Prince of Persia is a long-standing game series dating back to the early 90s. The games all feature the titular prince who must escape a maze of platform-based levels. The game first impressed with its unusually fluid movement and life-like animation. This focus on climbing and realistic interaction with the architecture of each level continued throughout the series.

Unfortunately, Prince of Persia is not available on Android, Mac, PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S or iOS. However, we recommend the following games that offer a similar experience or theme:

Prince of Persia

Game Details

Release Date: 03/10/1989

Platforms: PS2, PS3, Xbox and Xbox 360

Content Rating: PEGI 12

Players: 1

Genres: Adventure, Platform (Action, Fighting, Narrative and Traversal)

Components: 3D Third-Person

Developer: Jmechner (@Jmechner)

Costs: Purchase cost, In-Game Purchases and In-Game Pass

6 Similar Games Short List

Here are our hand-picked short list of similar games; the perfect thing to play next if you enjoyed Prince of Persia. We don't use automatic matching, instead, we hand-pick games that are good to play if you have enjoyed Prince of Persia.

Uncharted 4: A Thief's End

Release Date: 19/11/2016, updated in 2017

Platforms: PS3 and PS4

Skill Rating: 13+ year-olds

Components: 3D Third-Person

Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End is an action-adventure game set several years after the events of Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception. You play Nathan Drake, a happily married former treasure hunter coaxed out of retirement by his brother. This leads into...

Uncharted: The Lost Legacy

Release Date: 23/08/2017

Platforms: PS4

Skill Rating: 13+ year-olds

Components: 3D Third-Person

Uncharted: The Lost Legacy is an action-adventure game where you Chloe Frazer and your counterpart Nadine Ross seek the Tusk of Ganesh. Set in the Western Ghats mountain ranges of India in the midst of a civil war, it's the first Uncharted game not to...

Heavenly Sword

Release Date: 12/11/2007

Platforms: PC, PS3, Xbox 360 and Xbox One

Components: 3D Third-Person

Heavenly Sword, similar to Enslaved, offers a heady mix of heroic storytelling and narrative. The fighting is styled on martial arts and the main character, Nariko, uses a weapon called the Heavenly Sword which changes into one of three forms depending...

Enslaved: Odyssey to the West

Release Date: 23/11/2010

Platforms: PS3 and Xbox 360

Components: 3D Third-Person

Enslaved, similar to Heavenly Sword offers a heady mix of heroic storytelling and narrative. You control a character called Monkey (played by Andy Serkis) in a third-person perspective and use power-staff combat moves, running...

Assassin's Creed Odyssey

Release Date: 05/10/2018

Platforms: PC, PS4, Stadia and Xbox One

Components: 3D Third-Person, Day and Night and Open World

Assassin's Creed Odyssey is an action role-playing game set in the years 431–422 BCE during a mythological history of the Peloponnesian War between Athens and Sparta. You play as a male or female mercenary fighting on both sides and attempting to...

Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice

Release Date: 08/08/2017, updated in 2018

Platforms: PC, PS4 and Xbox One

Components: 3D Third-Person

This is a dark fantasy adventure, drawing on Norse and Celtic mythology, where you play a young female Pict warrior, Senua. You explore and fight your way to Helheim to rescue the soul of her dead lover. As you play, though, you hear multiple voices in...

6 Similar Games Long List

Here are our hand-picked long list of similar games; the perfect thing to play next if you enjoyed Prince of Persia. We don't use automatic matching, instead, we hand-pick games that are good to play if you have enjoyed Prince of Persia.

Another World

Release Date: 30/11/2019

Platforms: 3DS and 2DS, Android, PS3, PS4, Switch, Xbox One and iOS

Components: 2D Side-On and Pixels

Another World (Out of This World in North America) is a retro cinematic running, jumping and shooting game about a young scientist who, as a result of a failed experiment finds himself on a dangerous alien world where he is forced to fight for his...

Raji: An Ancient Epic

Release Date: 15/10/2020

Platforms: PC, PS4, Switch and Xbox One

Components: 2D Side-On and Hand-Made

Raji: An Ancient Epic is a running and jumping puzzle game drawing on Hindu and Balinese history. Taking inspiration from tales like Mahabharata and Ramayana you play a young girl named Raji who is chosen by the gods to defend the human race.

Salt and Sacrifice

Salt and Sacrifice (Series)

Release Date: 10/05/2022

Platforms: PC, PS Vita, PS4, Switch and Xbox One

Skill Rating: 14+ year-olds

Components: 2D Overhead and Hand-Made

Salt and Sacrifice (and its prequel Salt and Sanctuary) is an fighting adventure game that's intentionally difficult and dark. You play by exploring the side-on world, fighting enemies with swords and other weapons. It's a strange combination of cartoon...

Selini

Release Date: Coming soon

Platforms: PC

Skill Rating: 9+ year-olds

Components: 2D Side-On

Selini is a running, jumping, and fighting game where you explore a desolate world and defeat monsters. With no dialogue or visual distractions, it's up to you to decipher the story that skirts the topics of environmental and social responsibility. It's...

Treasures of the Aegean

Release Date: 11/11/2021

Platforms: PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S

Skill Rating: 10+ year-olds

Components: 2D Side-On and Hand-Made

Treasures of the Aegean is a Tin Tin-style tomb raiding adventure game. You are Marie Taylor and unveil the secrets of a forgotten kingdom trapped in an endless time loop. To do this, in 15 minute runs you explore a hand-drawn world to recover valuable...

The Legend of Tianding

Release Date: 01/11/2021

Platforms: PC, Switch, Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S

Skill Rating: 13+ year-olds

Components: 2D Side-On and Hand-Made

The Legend of Tianding is a running, jumping and fighting game where you play a fugitive vigilante in Taipei city. It stands out for its unusual cultural setting, comic book storytelling and fast combat action. Based on real events, real people and real...

2 Younger Content Rating than Prince of Persia

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16 Video Games Like Prince of Persia Based on Genre

These are games of a similar genre mix to Prince of Persia. This includes games from the Fighting, Action, Adventure, Platform, Narrative and Traversal genres. We pick out games of a similar PEGI rating to further hone these generated suggestions.

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Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order

Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga

Uncharted 4: A Thief's End

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27 Great Games Like Prince of Persia

Game Details

6 Similar Games Short List

Uncharted 4: A Thief's End

Uncharted: The Lost Legacy

Heavenly Sword

Enslaved: Odyssey to the West

Assassin's Creed Odyssey

Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice

6 Similar Games Long List

Another World

Raji: An Ancient Epic

Salt and Sacrifice (Series)

Selini

Treasures of the Aegean

The Legend of Tianding

2 Younger Content Rating than Prince of Persia

16 Video Games Like Prince of Persia Based on Genre

Prince of Persia is in This List

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