Is Rogue Prince of Persia on Game Pass?
The Rogue Prince of Persia is, in fact, on Game Pass as of August 2025. Not just as a vague “coming soon” promise, either—it landed right there on Xbox Series X|S, PC Game Pass, and Xbox Cloud on launch day. This sort of drop isn’t an everyday occurrence. Ubisoft did what it rarely does: released a highly-anticipated roguelite and instantly made it a part of the subscription you might’ve already forgotten to cancel. Pretty sweet deal if you ask me.
The funniest part is how no one saw it coming, not even most die-hard Prince of Persia fans. One moment the Gamescom trailers were looping in the background while I fiddled with a half-warm coffee, the next my Discord started pinging: “The Rogue Prince is on Game Pass?!” It’s not like those old days where we’d all camp outside GameStop for that midnight release, but there was, weirdly, a similar thrill. Maybe that’s just what a day-one surprise launch does to the gamer brain.
Is there real value here or is it just the usual hype? Well, for anyone who remembers bouncing off yet another early access roguelite, Game Pass softens the risk to basically zero. I’ve downloaded it to both PC and console, and not even my spotty home WiFi slowed me down. The game loop is tight: wall-running into rooms filled with magical Huns, dying a little, but then coming back stronger. The animation is snappy and fluid, and there’s a certain joy in pulling off those physics-bending jumps. Two runs in, I’d already sent my nephew three clips of my most embarrassing falls—glorious, human, and not at all what you see in shiny review videos.
And if you’re someone who collects consoles like others collect mugs, here’s the fuzzy breakdown without a fancy table: Xbox Series X|S and PC Game Pass subscribers? Yes, it’s free with your subscription. PlayStation Plus members on Extra/Premium get it too. No, Xbox One users didn’t luck out this time, and Switch and Switch 2 folks have to wait till later this year. But if you’re part of that ever-growing group who likes to taste-test a game before actually buying it outright, this news is probably the best virtual loot drop you’ll get all month.
Seeing the community light up over a game that drops for “free” on subscription day is an oddly communal pleasure. My group chat—usually a mess of silly memes and March Madness brackets—suddenly filled up with rogue Persian prince GIFs, banter about the best weapons, and, of course, complaints about that one boss whose attack patterns are “legally evil.” Small detail, but it’s exactly that kind of chatter that makes these moments unforgettable.
