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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.

Release DateNov 21, 2008
Price$ 9.99  Top 30%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)85.7% (very positive) / 85.7%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)82.6% Top 15% / 82.7%  Top 15%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)3.3K  Top 10% / 3.5K  Top 10%
Curators105 reviews  Top 5%
Median Play Time9.7 hours  Top 20%
Play Time per Dollar58 minutes  Top 25%
Followers7.1K  Top 15%
Owners± 502.1K  Top 5%
Copies Sold± 186.2K  Top 10%
Gross Revenue ($)± 859.8K  Top 10%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of Prince of Persia®: The Sands of Time steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

This chart shows Prince of Persia®: The Sands of Time's Steam rating and reviews from November 2010 to December 2023. Steam's rating is varying from 100% (February 2011) to 85.7% (December 2023).

The 3.5K reviews Top 10% suggest that Prince of Persia®: The Sands of Time is an AAA level success. Peaks in the chart suggest that major updates or discounts happened.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for Prince of Persia®: The Sands of Time and the proportion of players they represent.

This doughnut chart shows Prince of Persia®: The Sands of Time's review languages. The most popular language is English (48%), followed by Russian (13%). There is a nice diversity in the reviews, with 28 languages represented. The game is translated in 5 languages. Considering that, unless the game is text-heavy, adding translations is not a lot of work compared to making a game, it is often a good idea to translate the game in many languages.

Time Played

Chart displaying Prince of Persia®: The Sands of Time percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the time played in Prince of Persia®: The Sands of Time, showing a comparison between positive and negative reviews. The time in game is not bad at all, with 15 hours in the 80th percentile.

The negative reviews play time is 2 times lower than the positive reviews median play time. A high negative review play time (median : 5 hours) could mean that Prince of Persia®: The Sands of Time crashes after a while or becomes too repetitive or difficult in the end. You could check if there is an explanation in the Players' feedback section.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • Engaging story without politics or propaganda
  • Characters are very well written
  • Fluent and responsive gameplay
  • Puzzles are interesting
  • World is pretty and most areas feel unique
  • A lot of work has been put into details on the environment and characters
  • Animation of clothes and hair are close to modern technology
  • Amazing atmosphere of an Arabian Nights fairy tale
  • Solid design overall
  • Visually gorgeous and still holds up very well
  • Technical issues with the port
  • Poor quality port
  • Camera can act weird from time to time
  • Combat can be rather tedious
  • Fighting waves upon waves of respawning monsters
  • Repetitive gameplay as same 3 combos are used
  • Controlling the game with a keyboard and mouse is a nightmare
  • Difficulty recognizing modern gamepads
  • No innate gamepad support
  • The game only supports 4:3 aspect ratios

It's important to understand that this list of positives and negatives is not an unbiased evaluation of the game. Its purpose is to support developers in understanding what their players want. The game's 85.7% rating should be factored in during their evaluation.

Take into account that list was generated using AI on a small sample of Prince of Persia®: The Sands of Time's Steam review data, it is not meant to be exhaustive. Moreover, be aware that problems aren't always meant to be solved. Communicating clearly and managing the player's expectations is important too!

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