The Prince of Persia makes his way home to Babylon, bearing with him Kaileena, the enigmatic Empress of Time. But instead of the peace he longs for, he finds his kingdom ravaged by war and Kaileena the target of a brutal plot. When she is kidnapped and killed, her death unleashes the Sands of Time, which strike the Prince and threaten to destroy everything he holds dear. Cast to the streets, hunted as a fugitive, the Prince soon discovers that the Sands have tainted him giving rise to a deadly Dark Prince, whose spirit gradually possesses our hero.

Master two very different characters as you engage enemies with the improved free-form fighting system. Strangle foes with the Daggertail or use new stealth skills to launch deadly attacks from the shadows. Explore the astonishing, varied locations, find your way into seemingly unreachable areas, and solve many twisted puzzles, while you witness the Prince's journey towards his undiscovered fate.