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Ubisoft released Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown on Monday for iPhone, iPad and Android. The award-winning action-adventure platformer challenges players to use Time Powers to defeat time-corrupted enemies and save the land.

The game runs at 60 FPS on recent generations of mobile devices.

Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown launches on iPhone

The Prince of Persia series began in 1989 with Jordan Mechner’s groundbreaking cinematic platformer, which, set in medieval Persia, tasked an unnamed prince with escaping dungeons and rescuing a princess from the evil vizier Jaffar. It established the series’ blend of acrobatic platforming, sword fighting and narrative inspired by Arabian Nights folklore. Core elements of the long-running series include fluid movement, combat and puzzle-solving in a Persian setting.

Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown premiered on consoles in 2024, and there’s a macOS version, too. These were joined by an iPhone and Android port on Monday.

The game puts players in the mythological world of Mount Qaf as Sargon — a talented young warrior from the elite group known as The Immortals — gets tasked to rescue the kidnapped Prince Ghassan and restore balance to a once-magnificent, now-cursed land. Players must master Sargon’s Time Powers, combat skills and platforming abilities to defeat a variety of time-corrupted enemies and mythical creatures. The game also challenges players to solve puzzles, discover hidden treasures and complete quests as they uncover the mysteries of Mount Qaf.

Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown can be played on the go without an internet connection with either an external controller or touch screen controls. To make the game better on mobile, it includes auto-potion, auto-parry, and slow time options, as well as other changes.

Play it today

A free trial gives players a chance to try Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown at no charge. After that, an in-app purchase lets the fun continue. A special launch promotion drops the cost to $9.99. That’s half the regular cost. Additional in app purchases are available.

Get it from: iOS App Store or Google Play Store

And don’t forget about the macOS version.

Source: Ubisoft

Ed Hardy has been writing full-time about tech for 26 years, and using it for much longer than that. His intro to Apple was a Macintosh SE/30 (which he still has), but now he uses a 13-inch iPad Pro as his primary computer.

That’s because he’s a “tablet first” type of guy. Rather than use a Macbook, he connects a keyboard case to the iPad. And instead of a desktop Mac, he connects his tablet to a 27-inch display and full-size keyboard. (So don’t try to tell him that everyone has to use a Mac to be productive.)

Before coming to Cult of Mac, Ed wrote for NotebookReview, TabletPCReview and Brighthand, as well as other sites.