Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones

2005 Ubisoft Montreal Action, Adventure

Windows 11With a fix

MacNot sold

LinuxPlatinum

Steam DeckPlayable

Gamicality score

Metacritic 854

OpenCritic Not rated

Steam players 771

How it’s combined

Playability today

Runs today3.5/5

Design today2.5/5

Steam user reviews

Very Positive

80%

2,318 reviews1

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Facts checked November 1, 2026

Does Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones run on Windows 11, Apple Silicon Macs, Linux and Steam Deck?

Windows 11With a fix

Runs with a fix. See the steps below.1

Mac (Apple Silicon)Not sold

No Mac version is sold.

LinuxPlatinum

Through Proton. ProtonDB: Platinum, runs perfectly out of the box.3

Steam DeckPlayable

Playable, as rated by Valve. May need some setup.1

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How to get Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones running today

Cap the frame rate at 60 fps in your GPU driver; above that the game hangs on loading screens and parkour breaks, as listed on PCGamingWiki.
At the Middle Tower springboard, release the wall run button before reaching the leaves, or cap the frame rate at 30 fps, to reach the dagger plate (Ubisoft's Steam workaround, PCGamingWiki).
Install the Unofficial Patch and the widescreen fix linked from PCGamingWiki for proper aspect ratios, a usable mouse and working controller triggers.

Synopsis

The third game in the Sands of Time trilogy sends the Prince home to Babylon, which he finds burning and overrun by sand creatures. You climb, wall-run and swing through the city, rewind time to undo fatal mistakes, and switch into the brutal Dark Prince at set moments. Stealthy speed kills let you dispatch enemies before a fight begins.

Developer: Ubisoft Montreal
Released: 2005
Genre: Action, Adventure
Where to get it: Steam

Reception

Critics at release liked the return to the lighter tone of Sands of Time, the speed kill system and the steady flow of acrobatic puzzles. Reviewers faulted distant checkpoints, chariot races that punish a single mistake, and a camera that loses track of the Prince in open rooms. Players today still enjoy the platforming, but recent reviews say the PC version needs a fan patch to run well, and Ubisoft pinned a Steam workaround for a Middle Tower springboard glitch that can block progress on modern PCs.

Trailer from Steam

Playability today

The average of two parts, each from 1 to 5. Tap a check to see why. How it works

Runs today

3.5/5

Sold or given away today by an official source
Needs fan patches to run well on Windows 11
?Not confirmed yetSingle-player works without an internet connection
No source covers the current version yet, so this check counts as open, not passed. Played it lately? Tell us
All of its content still works (servers, DLC, unlocks)
The game is single player only and nothing has been removed from the current release (PCGamingWiki).
No proper support for modern resolutions and widescreen
Widescreen is very limited out of the box and needs a fan fix (PCGamingWiki).
Full controller support or remappable controls
Controllers work, though XInput triggers and diagonal running fail without the Unofficial Patch (PCGamingWiki).
Steam Deck Verified or Playable
No intrusive DRM or required third-party launcher account
No pay-to-win or pushy microtransactions
Known game-breaking bugs in the current version
Above 60 fps the game hangs on loading screens, and the Middle Tower springboard can block progress near the end (PCGamingWiki, Ubisoft on Steam).

Design today

2.5/5

Controls feel awkward on a modern controller or mouse and keyboard
Mouse input runs through forced analog emulation with a large deadzone, and XInput triggers and diagonal running do not work on controllers. Source: pcgamingwiki.com.
Menus, text or interface are hard to read on today's screens
Widescreen support is very limited, and higher resolutions shift the menus or crash the game without fan fixes. Source: pcgamingwiki.com.
Saving is harsh: few saves or checkpoints, progress gets lost
Progress is kept only at fixed save points with no quick save, checkpoints are sometimes far apart, and failing a chariot race restarts the whole sequence. Source: gamerevolution.com, macworld.com.
It teaches itself: no guide needed to make progress
The screen distorts to signal when a speed kill is possible, and the dagger flashes to show each button press. Source: gamerevolution.com.
Pacing holds up: little grind, filler or forced backtracking
Levels run in a linear path through Babylon, and the rewind power cuts down repeated attempts at hard obstacles. Source: macworld.com, gamerevolution.com.
Camera or movement fights the player
The camera flips perspective during platform jumps and picks angles that hide patrolling guards, and the center and first-person buttons only partly help. Source: macworld.com.