The Rogue Prince of Persia will be released on Steam Early Access on May 27 - the game was previously postponed due to the release of Hades II

Ubisoft announced on X that The Rogue Prince of Persia game from the Evil Empire studio will be available in early access on Steam starting from May 27, 2024. At the same time, the developers released a new trailer dedicated to the new release date.

Coming to Steam in Early Access May 27, 2024.

Navigate diverse colorful biomes, outmaneuver your enemies thanks to the iconic wall run, swing bar & flips. Die, getter better, unlock new weapons, and retry with a different build!

Wishlist now on Steam ➡️ https://t.co/OVjrv3RCPKpic.twitter.com/pDaTSXfj7U

— Ubisoft_UK (@Ubisoft_UK) May 13, 2024

The Rogue Prince of Persia is a roguelite game where players will have to move through various colorful locations and defeat enemies using the acrobatic abilities of the main character.

Originally, the game was planned to be released in early access on May 14. However, a week before the target date, the game Hades II was released (also in early access), which turned out to be very popular, exceeding 100,000 concurrent players and conquering the Steam rankings. In order to avoid competition with one of the most anticipated games of the year, Evil Empire decided to postpone the release of their game.

So we've got a little bit of news about The Rogue Prince of Persia, it's all in the big yellow box👇https://t.co/S3FiyGFfrYpic.twitter.com/9PXlw4J2MZ

— Evil Empire (@Studio_Evil) May 10, 2024

The additional couple of weeks will not only allow them to ride out the wave of popularity of Hades II and attract attention to their project, but also give them additional time to optimize the game before its release in early access. Although the whole point of releasing a game in early access is to get feedback from players on a project that is far from completion, developers still want their games to be in the best possible state when the public first tries them.