Evil Empire is delaying The Rogue Prince of Persia so players can do just that
The rogue prince of Persia has been granted a last-minute reprieve to avoid clashing with the popularity of Hades 2.
In a statement shared to X/Twitter today (May 10), Evil Empire announced that it has delayed the early access release of its roguelite game from May 14 to later in the month, due to the recent surprise launch Hades 2 Early access.
“Since everyone and their mom plays the game (including our entire team… and their moms), we decided to let people have fun with it before we release it The rogue prince of Persia“, the statement said.
‘While we have every confidence in it The rogue prince of PersiaIt’s not every day that a game in the same genre as you, one of the most anticipated upcoming games of 2024, is released into Early Access a week before you plan to do the same. We are not proud enough to ignore the implications of that, and we truly believe this short delay is the best decision for us and our Early Access journey.”
So we have a little bit of news about The Rogue Prince of Persia, it’s all in the big yellow box👇https://t.co/S3FiyGFfrY pic.twitter.com/9PXlw4J2MZMay 10, 2024
Evil Empire confirms that the game will launch this month and will be back on Monday, May 13 with a new update, which will reveal the new release date.
Additionally, the delay allows the developer to “add even more cool stuff” and iron out some additional bugs. It was explained that the day one patch was going to be “quite heavy”, so the extra time to test it and “has already significantly reduced the stress level of our producer and game director!”
“We fully understand that this is unfortunate news to hear for anyone who has been eager to play the game, especially so close to its expected release,” the studio added. “We can only hold our hands up, apologize and hope you understand. It will be worth the wait!”
The rogue prince of Persia is scheduled for release on Steam. In our preview, Hardware Editor Rhys Wood said the roguelite “shines in the presentation department” and features “a fantastic atmosphere brought about by the vibrant colors, slick animations and a beautiful soundtrack that combines a traditional Middle Eastern sound with hard-hitting, electronic percussion.”