4 Games like Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands on PS5 that you should try

It shares the essentials of what Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands does: dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and a mythological setting. Both also lean on single-player focus and a third-person camera. The distance is in tone — its own ground is strong narrative focus.

What brings it close to Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands is dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and single-player focus, and the two track each other on genre, combat and game mode. Both also lean on a third-person camera. The distance is in progression — its own ground is exploration and discovery.

If Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands worked for you because of loot and gear systems, single-player focus, and a third-person camera, the same is here. They part company on setting: this one brings a sci-fi setting.

The thread back to Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands runs through fantasy world, single-player focus and a third-person camera. The distance is in setting — its own ground is a sci-fi setting.