A Prince of Persia game from the studio behind Dead Cells was supposed to hit early access on PC on May 14. That’s no longer the case.
Evil Empire says The Rogue Prince of Persia’s debut is delayed until later this month, and it’s because of a little game called Hades II.
Soon after a technical test wrapped up, Supergiant Games released Hades IIinto early access on Monday. It skyrocketed up the Steam charts and quickly reached a peak of 102,000 concurrent players.
Evil Empire suggested that “everyone and their mom” is playing Hades II, including its own team, so it’s getting out of that game’s way.
The new early access date for The Rogue Prince of Persia will be revealed on Monday. “While we have every confidence in The Rogue Prince of Persia, it’s not every day that a game in the same genre as you, which is one of the most anticipated upcoming games of 2024, will release into early access a week before you plan to do the same,” Evil Empire wrote on X. “We are not prideful enough to ignore the implications of that, and we truly believe that this short delay is the best decision for us and our early access journey.“ So we've got a little bit of news about The Rogue Prince of Persia, it's all in the big yellow box