Dead Cells dev's Prince of Persia roguelike delayed to dodge Hades 2's surprise Early Access launch: "We are not prideful enough to ignore the implications of that"
May. 10, 2024“Everyone and their mum is playing that game (including our entire team… and their mums)”
When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
The Rogue Prince of Persia is being delayed due to the surprise Early Access release ofHades 2, but only slightly.
That comes from developer Evil Empire, which takes toTwitterto reveal that the Prince of Persia roguelike is still set to launch this month, though you’ll need to wait until May 13 to find out when exactly that is.
“Seeing as everyone and their mum is playing that game (including our entire team… and their mums), we have decided to let people have their fun with it before we release The Rogue Prince of Persia,” the developer says onSteam.
“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. We also want to give Hades 2 a head start before we start running, it’s only fair.”
As far as delay announcements go, this is certainly one of the funnier ones we’ve seen - complete with the yellow box on social media, which might be familiar to those of you who waited forCyberpunk 2077’s eventful release.
Jokes aside, Evil Empire goes on to say the slight delay allows the team to keep polishing the game, add more cool things, and squash some pesky bugs.
Sign up to the GamesRadar+ Newsletter
Weekly digests, tales from the communities you love, and more
“The Day 1 patch was getting pretty hefty, so gaining more time to test it and add more stuff before launch day has considerably lowered the stress levels of our producer and game director already!” the developer says.
“We completely understand that this is annoying news to hear for everyone who was eager to play the game, especially so close to the anticipated release. We can only hold our hands up, apologize, and hope that you understand.”
If this all sounds familiar, several indie developers haveshifted plans following Hades 2’s stealth dropor simply let out a ‘well, dang.’ We’ve played The Rogue Prince of Persia ourselves, calling it “an unlikely roguelike slant on the 35-year-old seriesfrom one of the best genre developers in the business.” In short, the game is good! Thankfully, it seems worth the wait.
“Even Baldur’s Gate 3 became so good because of Early Access,” which is why the Dead Cells devs are using the same trick for their roguelike Prince of Persia.
Iain joins the GamesRadar team as Deputy News Editor following stints at PCGamesN and PocketGamer.Biz, with some freelance for Kotaku UK, RockPaperShotgun, and VG24/7 thrown in for good measure. When not helping Ali run the news team, he can be found digging into communities for stories – the sillier the better. When he isn’t pillaging the depths of Final Fantasy 14 for a swanky new hat, you’ll find him amassing an army of Pokemon plushies.
After thousands of “Overwhelmingly Positive” Steam reviews, Caves of Qud dev says the roguelike RPG has done “100x better than anything we ever expected”
League of Legends co-creator reveals the “ballpark” number for Arcane’s real budget – and it’s not even close to the reported $250 million figure
