The Rogue Prince of Persia is the latest game from Dead Cells developer Evil Empire, and being a roguelite, it’s hard to imagine it in a safer pair of hands. Recently, I had half an hour with the upcoming Ubisoft game at a digital event, and came away feeling like the Prince of Persia franchise has another winner on its hands much like Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown was earlier this year.
The ‘fight, die, repeat’ format of roguelite games is a good fit for the series, to the point where I’m quite surprised a project like The Rogue Prince of Persia hadn’t released any sooner. While my hands-on session was brief, I can see its blend of combat, slick platforming, and roguelite elements combining to form something very special indeed.
