Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands

Ubisoft Montreal / May 18, 2010 / Rated Teen

Data last updated August 25, 2026

Released

2010

Publisher

Ubisoft Entertainment

Time to beat

~2 hrs

Community

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System Requirements (PC) ↓

Minimum:

OS *: Windows XP (SP3) / Windows Vista (SP2)
Processor: 2.6 GHz dual-core Intel Pentium D or AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ (2.2 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo or AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ or higher recommended)
Memory: 1 GB Windows XP / 2 GB Windows Vista (2 GB / 4 GB recommended)
Graphics: 256 MB DirectX 9.0c–compliant card with Shader Model 3.0 or higher (512 MB recommended) (see supported list*)
DirectX®: DirectX 9.0c
Hard Drive: 8 GB
Sound: DirectX 9.0c–compliant sound card (5.1 sound card recommended)
Peripherals Supported: Windows-compliant keyboard, mouse, optional controller (Xbox 360 Controller for Windows recommended)
Internet Connection: Broadband Internet connection with 128 kbps or faster

*Supported Video Cards at Time of Release:

NVIDIA GeForce 6800 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 100 / 200 / GTX series

ATI RADEON X1600 / HD 2000 / HD 3000 / HD 4000 / HD 5000 series

Laptop versions of these cards may work but are NOT supported. These chipsets are the only ones that will run this game
.Originally released for Windows 7, the game can be played on Windows 10 and Windows 11 OS

Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands is an action-adventure third-person game developed by Ubisoft Montreal. It is the direct sequel to Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones.

Plot

The Prince decides to visit the kingdom of his elder brother Malik to train in martial arts. Upon the Prince's arrival, the kingdom is found to be under a siege. Trying to repel the invaders, Malik uses an ancient mystic medallion that frees the ancient army of Solomon. Upon breaking free, the army turns the people of the kingdom into sand statues. Only the Prince of Persia can stop the army from destroying the kingdom.

Gameplay

The game uses the usual Action-adventure formula where the player-controlled character traverses the level while avoiding traps, solves puzzles, and fights enemies using aerobatics and special powers. The game features a complex fighting system.

As the game progresses, the Prince learns more and more skills. The player is able to control all four nature elements: fire, earth, water, and air. Using such power, it is easy to manipulate the game's environment. It is essential to combine magic skills with the fighting system in order to be most efficient in the game.

As in previous games of the series, it is possible to rewind time. If the player makes a mistake and the Prince dies, the player can travel several seconds back into the gameplay. If such a thing is impossible, the player has to restart from the latest checkpoint.

Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands refers to a group of 2010 action-adventure games developed and published by Ubisoft, with each version handled by different internal teams. The main version was developed for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Windows; other versions were developed for Nintendo DS, PlayStation Portable, mobile and web browsers, and a notable version for the Wii. It forms part of the Prince of Persia series, and is set within the continuity of Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2003).