Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown Coming to an Unexpected…

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Ubisoft is bringing Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown to mobile platforms with customizable options for smoother gameplay.
The mobile port includes customizable touch controls, auto options, 60 FPS, and controller support.
The 2D Metroidvania game's art style and gameplay make it well-suited for mobile screens.

Ubisoft is bringing Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown to mobile platforms with a host of new gameplay customization options. A 2D action platformer, Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown was released last January on Xbox, PlayStation, PC, and Nintendo Switch. It quickly became an awards favorite early in the year, earning scores ranging from 84 to 88 on Metacritic, and going on to win Innovation in Accessibility at the 2024 Game Awards.

Recent years have seen a huge mobile push from some of the industry's biggest game publishers. Capcom has been the biggest pioneer in porting some of its AAA PC and console games to iOS and Android devices, as huge titles like the remakes of Resident Evil 2 and Resident Evil 4, 2017's Resident Evil 7: Biohazard, and even Resident Evil Village have all made the jump. Ubisoft has followed Capcom's lead to a much lesser extent, bringing its smaller-scaled 2023 return-to-form Assassin's Creed Mirage to mobile platforms last summer.

Does Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown Deserve a Sequel?

Absolutely! The Lost Crown is one of my absolutely favorite metroidvanias of all time, right up there with Hollow Knight and Ori and the Will of the Wisps. Despite disappointing sales, I really hope Ubisoft puts the team back together to deliver a sequel. The game is more than good enough to deserve another shot.

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Now, Ubisoft is bringing another one of its games to mobile. While not as big as Assassin's Creed Mirage, its 2024 2D Metroidvania Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown is coming to iOS and Android. Ubisoft released a new trailer packed with info about the mobile port, which ended with a release date of April 14.

Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown Coming to iOS and Android April 14

The mobile port of 2024's Innovation in Accessibility winner comes loaded with all-new features designed to make for a smoother experience on phone and tablet screens. For one, all of Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown's touch controls are fully customizable down to the opacity of the icons themselves. Players can also decide whether to use automatic wall grabs and an extended dash. The port will impressively be able to maintain 60 FPS and will also have controller support. Speaking of, this mobile version of Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown will come with three control configurations: the true PC/console experience, mobile experience, and a casual experience that enables a myriad of assists, like auto potions, auto parries, and even auto attacks. Of course, these configurations aren't set in stone and can be further tweaked and customized to the player's liking.

It makes a ton of sense for Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown to come to mobile devices, as its art style isn't graphically demanding and its 2D action platforming gameplay lends itself well to small screens. Perhaps The Rogue Prince of Persia, a 2D title made by Dead Cells developers, will make its way to mobile next. The future of the Prince of Persia franchise doesn't look as bright, though, as the Sands of Time remake needed a development reboot and the Lost Crown team at Ubisoft Montpellier had been disbanded despite the game's critical success.