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Is Prince of Persia: Warrior Within™ worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Action-adventure players who want melee combat mixed with environmental attacks
- Players who enjoy time-travel stories where past actions change the world
- Combat-focused players looking for a campaign with multiple endings and many weapons
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a light or relaxed tone may find the dark setting, violent enemies, and relentless pursuit unsuitable
- Players wanting a narrowly linear campaign may not prefer time travel, multiple endings, and exploration across a cursed island
- Players looking for a quiet puzzle or climbing game may not want a combat-focused adventure
Our take on Prince of Persia: Warrior Within™
Time travel defines the campaign: actions in the past reshape the present’s environments, inhabitants, and story as the prince tries to escape his predetermined death.
What is Prince of Persia: Warrior Within™?
Prince of Persia: Warrior Within is an action-adventure game about a prince hunted by Dahaka, an immortal force seeking to bring about his death.
His journey takes him through a cursed island stronghold populated by enemies and ruled by an empress. Combat draws on weapons, the environment, opponents, and ranged projectile attacks. The prince can also rewind, accelerate, or slow time during fights. Traveling into the past changes the present, affecting its environments, inhabitants, and story. Exploration and combat form the campaign, which includes over 50 weapons to find and master and multiple endings.
How Prince of Persia: Warrior Within™ plays
- 01Free-form combat
- Battles combine weapons, surroundings, opponents, and projectile attacks to support different fighting approaches.
- 02Time manipulation
- Combat abilities can rewind, accelerate, or slow the flow of time.
- 03Past and present
- Actions in an earlier era alter locations, inhabitants, and story events in the present.
- 04Multiple endings
- The campaign has more than one possible conclusion.
- 05Weapon collection
- More than 50 weapons can be discovered and mastered.
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Prince of Persia: Warrior Within™: platforms & release
Is Prince of Persia: Warrior Within™ worth it?
It is worth it if: action-adventure players who want melee combat mixed with environmental attacks. Skip it if: players seeking a light or relaxed tone may find the dark setting, violent enemies, and relentless pursuit unsuitable.
Where can I download Prince of Persia: Warrior Within™?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Prince of Persia: Warrior Within™'s store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Prince of Persia: Warrior Within™ on?
Windows only.
