Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands

Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands

Developers
	Ubisoft Montreal
	Ubisoft Quebec
	Ubisoft Singapore
	Ubisoft Casablanca
Publishers
	Ubisoft
Engines
	Anvil
Release dates
Windows	June 12, 2010
Reception
Metacritic	75
IGDB	81
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase, Subscription gaming service
Microtransactions	None
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Third-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Action, Adventure, Platform
Themes	Fantasy, Middle East
Series	Prince of Persia

Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands is a singleplayer third-person action, adventure and platform game in the Prince of Persia series.

The game no longer requires a constant Internet connection and is playable offline.

Online services shut down on October 1, 2022. Installation and DLC access via Ubisoft Connect were also disabled.

General information

Official franchise Discord server

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail
Epic Games Store
Green Man Gaming
Humble Store
Steam
Ubisoft Store		Included with Ubisoft+.
GamersGate (unavailable)
Games for Windows Marketplace (unavailable)

The Deluxe Edition is no longer available.

Version differences

The Deluxe Edition included two exclusive skins, one exclusive map, the soundtrack and Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time.

Monetization

Type	Notes
One-time game purchase	The game requires an upfront purchase to access.
Subscription gaming service	Available via Ubisoft+.

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Download and install No-Intro Videos Fix

Delete/rename video files
Go to <path-to-game>\Videos. Delete or rename TAGLogo.bik and Ubi_new_logo.bik.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Ubisoft\Prince of Persia - The Forgotten Sands\1.0\Engine\
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/33320/pfx/

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	<Ubisoft-Connect-folder>\savegames\<user-id>\11\
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/33320/pfx/

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Epic Games Launcher
Steam Cloud
Ubisoft Connect		[citation needed]

Video

Graphics settings must be changed using GameSettings.exe in the installation folder.

Graphics feature	State	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed		See Windowed.
Borderless fullscreen windowed		See Windowed.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		Up to 8x MSAA.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS		See Run the game at screen refresh rate.
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Windowed

Force windowed[citation needed]
Download and run DxWnd. Click on Edit, then Add. Set the Path to <path-to-game>\Prince of Persia.exe. In Generic check: Run in Window, Lower Background priority and Ask confirm on window close. In Position check: Hide desktop background, Keep aspect ratio and Adaptative ratio. In Window initial position & size set X=0, Y=0, your resolution and clic on Desktop. Click OK, then File and Save.

Post-Process

Disable Post Effects (like blur)
Open Regedit and navigate to: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Ubisoft\Prince of Persia - The Forgotten Sands\1.0\Engine Go to PostEffects and change Dword value to 0 or 1 (according to your liking) instead of 2. Notes Should the game glitch, restart the game.

Input

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

PlayStation controllers		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.

Generic/other controllers

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Czech				Retail only. Patch for digital release here.
Dutch				Available on Steam, despite not being stated in the store page.
French
German
Hungarian				Retail only.
Italian
Polish				Retail only. Patch for digital release here.
Russian				Retail only. Patch for digital release here.
Spanish
Turkish				Fan translation, Download.
Arabic				Fan translation, Arabic Subtitles.
Portuguese				Fan translation, [1].

VR support

3D modes	State	GG3D	Notes
Nvidia 3D Vision			See Helix Mod: Prince of Persia 2010 (Forgotten Sands)
iZ3D

Issues unresolved

Steam overlay is not available

Opening the Steam overlay causes all input (keyboard or controller) to be ignored, Alt+Tab ↹ to desktop and then back into the game will resolve the input issue.

Issues fixed

Run the game at screen refresh rate

Fullscreen mode defaults to lowest available Screen Refresh rate, even if the screen refresh rate is set higher than that.

Set screen refresh rate[citation needed]
Install Special K by following the Special K Unofficial Guide. Start the game once and close it to allow the configuration file of Special K to be created. Open <path-to-game>\d3d9.ini or %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Mods\SpecialK\Profiles\Prince of Persia.exe\SpecialK.ini depending on the installation method you used. Change RefreshRate=-1 to RefreshRate=0 under [Render.FrameRate].

Use ForceFix

Install recommended software and system updates, if for Windows 7, under Ideal Conditions from Steam Guide. Download version of ForceFix for your operating system from Steam Guide. Unpack the archive and launch ForceFix. For refresh rates above 60 Hz, set frequency under Custom tab and Apply. Notes By default, the refresh rate in the game will go back to normal once you close the program. You can change it by unchecking Restore on Close option.

Use ReShade 5.6.0+

Download ReShade of any version post and including 5.6.0. Install ReShade by navigating to <path-to-game>, selecting Prince of Persia.exe and DirectX 9 option in ReShade's installer. You don't need to install any effects. Go to <path-to-game> and open ReShade.ini with any text editor (i.e. Notepad). In the [APP] section of ReShade.ini find ForceDefaultRefreshRate=0 variable and change its value to 1. Notes This will force the game to use the display refresh rate set in Windows display settings.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9.0c
Shader Model support	3.0

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Mods

Extra Content Unlocker

This mod adds 3 Extra Skins: (Malik Costume, Sandwraith Skin and Assassin Costume) and 3 Extra Game Modes: (Survival, Enemy Tides and Time Trial).

Blood Patch

This mod adds blood as seen in Warrior Within and The Two Thrones.

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	XP SP3	Vista SP2, 7
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium D 2.6 GHz AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+	Intel Core 2 Duo 2.2 GHz AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+
System memory (RAM)	1 GB	4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	8 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce 6800 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 100 / 200 / GTX series ATI Radeon X1600 / HD 2000 / HD 3000 / HD 4000 / HD 5000 series 256 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible Shader model 3.0 support	Nvidia GeForce 6800 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 100 / 200 / GTX series ATI Radeon X1600 / HD 2000 / HD 3000 / HD 4000 / HD 5000 series 512 MB of VRAM