Games like Prince of Persia: Warrior Within™
If Prince of Persia: Warrior Within™ is your kind of game, the closest matches are Prince of Persia®: The Sands of Time, Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones™ and Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands™ — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its bleak, dark and grim. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Get personalized picks →Prince of Persia: Warrior Within is a 2008 action-adventure game where players guide a Prince through a dark underworld, fighting to escape preordained death. The challenging gameplay features vertical platforming, a dismemberment system, slow-motion combat, and time-rewind mechanics. Players describe the combat as visceral and weighty, and reviewers highlight the soundtrack as metal-driven and iconic. The time-powers feel strategic according to players, and the Dahaka chase sequence has been described as unforgettable by those who have played it. Separate endings add replay value according to reviewers. Currently priced at $9.99, it holds an 80% positive rating from 1681 Steam reviews and is marked as playable on Steam Deck.
About Prince of Persia: Warrior Within™: Enter the dark underworld of Prince of Persia Warrior Within, the sword-slashing sequel to the critically acclaimed Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time™. Hunted by Dahaka, an immortal incarnation of Fate seeking divine retribution, the Prince embarks upon a path of both carnage and mystery to defy his preordained death.
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Prince of Persia®: The Sands of Time
WHY THIS
Shares time rewind with Prince of Persia: Warrior Within™.
Top pick for Prince of Persia: Warrior Within™ fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Prince of Persia: Warrior Within™.
Amidst the scorched sands of ancient Persia, there is a legend spun in an ancient tongue. It speaks of a time borne by blood and ruled by deceit. Drawn to the dark powers of a magic dagger, a young Prince is led to unleash a deadly evil upon a beautiful kingdom.
Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones™
WHY THIS
Shares a dark mood with Prince of Persia: Warrior Within™.
Second-strongest match for Prince of Persia: Warrior Within™ fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Prince of Persia: Warrior Within™.
The Prince of Persia, a seasoned warrior, returns from the Island of Time to Babylon with his love, Kaileena. Instead of the peace that he longs for, he finds his homeland ravaged by war and the kingdom turned against him.
Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands™
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Prince of Persia: Warrior Within™ fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Prince of Persia: Warrior Within™.
Prince of Persia The Forgotten Sands is the next chapter in the fan-favorite Sands of Time universe. Visiting his brother's kingdom following his adventure in Azad, the Prince finds the royal palace under siege from a mighty army bent on its destruction.
Middle-earth™: Shadow of Mordor™
WHY THIS
Shares a grim mood with Prince of Persia: Warrior Within™.
Ranked #4 for Prince of Persia: Warrior Within™ fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.
Fight through Mordor and uncover the truth of the spirit that compels you, discover the origins of the Rings of Power, build your legend and ultimately confront the evil of Sauron in this new chronicle of Middle-earth.
Prototype 2
WHY THIS
Shares an intense mood with Prince of Persia: Warrior Within™.
Ranked #5 for Prince of Persia: Warrior Within™ fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Prince of Persia: Warrior Within™.
Become the ultimate shape-shifting weapon!
Prototype™
WHY THIS
Shares an intense mood with Prince of Persia: Warrior Within™.
Ranked #6 for Prince of Persia: Warrior Within™ fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Prince of Persia: Warrior Within™.
You are the Prototype, Alex Mercer, a man without memory armed with amazing shape-shifting abilities, hunting your way to the heart of the conspiracy which created you; making those responsible pay. Fast & Deadly Shape-Shifting Combat: Reconfigure your body to the situation at hand.
ENSLAVED™: Odyssey to the West™ Premium Edition
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Prince of Persia: Warrior Within™ fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Prince of Persia: Warrior Within™.
Follow a gripping, surprise-filled journey as two dissimilar characters form an uneasy partnership in order to survive through a perilous, post-apocalyptic America. 150 years in the future, war and destruction have left the world in ruins with few humans remaining and nature having reclaimed the world.
Singularity™
WHY THIS
Shares a dark mood with Prince of Persia: Warrior Within™.
Ranked #8 for Prince of Persia: Warrior Within™ fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Prince of Persia: Warrior Within™.
FIGHT THE PAST TO SAVE THE FUTURE. STOP THE SINGULARITY. Learn the truth behind a massive cover-up of the catastrophic SINGULARITY, an event that fractured time and threatens the world as we know it. Armed with powerful, advanced weaponry and the experimental Time Manipulation Device, fight enemies from the past, the present, and...
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Darksiders™
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Shares a grim mood with Prince of Persia: Warrior Within™.
Reviewers of Prince of Persia: Warrior Within™ cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with Prince of Persia: Warrior Within™.
Deceived by the forces of evil into prematurely bringing about the end of the world, War – the first Horseman of the Apocalypse – stands accused of breaking the sacred law by inciting a war between Heaven and Hell. In the slaughter that ensued, the demonic forces defeated the heavenly hosts and laid claim to the Earth.
Prince of Persia®: The Sands of Time
WHY THIS
Shares time rewind with Prince of Persia: Warrior Within™.
Reviewers of Prince of Persia: Warrior Within™ cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with Prince of Persia: Warrior Within™.
Amidst the scorched sands of ancient Persia, there is a legend spun in an ancient tongue. It speaks of a time borne by blood and ruled by deceit. Drawn to the dark powers of a magic dagger, a young Prince is led to unleash a deadly evil upon a beautiful kingdom.
Darksiders™
WHY THIS
Shares a grim mood with Prince of Persia: Warrior Within™.
Reviewers of Prince of Persia: Warrior Within™ cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with Prince of Persia: Warrior Within™.
Deceived by the forces of evil into prematurely bringing about the end of the world, War – the first Horseman of the Apocalypse – stands accused of breaking the sacred law by inciting a war between Heaven and Hell. In the slaughter that ensued, the demonic forces defeated the heavenly hosts and laid claim to the Earth.
ENSLAVED™: Odyssey to the West™ Premium Edition
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Prince of Persia: Warrior Within™ cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with Prince of Persia: Warrior Within™.
Follow a gripping, surprise-filled journey as two dissimilar characters form an uneasy partnership in order to survive through a perilous, post-apocalyptic America. 150 years in the future, war and destruction have left the world in ruins with few humans remaining and nature having reclaimed the world.
Middle-earth™: Shadow of Mordor™
WHY THIS
Shares a grim mood with Prince of Persia: Warrior Within™.
Reviewers of Prince of Persia: Warrior Within™ cross-mention this title as a similar play.
Fight through Mordor and uncover the truth of the spirit that compels you, discover the origins of the Rings of Power, build your legend and ultimately confront the evil of Sauron in this new chronicle of Middle-earth.
Beyond Good and Evil™
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Prince of Persia: Warrior Within™ cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with Prince of Persia: Warrior Within™.
Play as Jade, a young investigative reporter, and expose a terrible government conspiracy. It is up to you and your loyal pig friend Pey'j to save your planet and its inhabitants.
Sekiro™: Shadows Die Twice - GOTY Edition
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Prince of Persia: Warrior Within™ cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with Prince of Persia: Warrior Within™.
Game of the Year - The Game Awards 2019 Best Action Game of 2019 - IGN Carve your own clever path to vengeance in the award winning adventure from developer FromSoftware, creators of Bloodborne and the Dark Souls series. Take Revenge. Restore Your Honor. Kill Ingeniously.
METAL GEAR RISING: REVENGEANCE
WHY THIS
Shares an intense mood with Prince of Persia: Warrior Within™.
Reviewers of Prince of Persia: Warrior Within™ cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Prince of Persia: Warrior Within™.
Developed by Kojima Productions and PlatinumGames, METAL GEAR RISING: REVENGEANCE takes the renowned METAL GEAR franchise into exciting new territory with an all-new action experience. The game seamlessly melds pure action and epic story-telling that surrounds Raiden – a child soldier transformed into a half-human, half-cyborg ninja who...
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Prince of Persia: Warrior Within™ at current Steam store prices.
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Prince of Persia: Warrior Within™ on Steam right now. Shares Action with Prince of Persia: Warrior Within™.
Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!
Titanfall® 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~55% under Prince of Persia: Warrior Within™ on Steam right now. Shares Action with Prince of Persia: Warrior Within™.
Respawn Entertainment gives you the most advanced titan technology in its new, single player campaign & multiplayer experience. Combine & conquer with new titans & pilots, deadlier weapons, & customization and progression systems that help you and your titan flow as one unstoppable killing force.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~90% under Prince of Persia: Warrior Within™ on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Prince of Persia: Warrior Within™.
Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?
Buckshot Roulette
WHY THIS
Priced ~70% under Prince of Persia: Warrior Within™ on Steam right now. Shares Action with Prince of Persia: Warrior Within™.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
Brotato
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Prince of Persia: Warrior Within™ on Steam right now. Shares Action with Prince of Persia: Warrior Within™.
Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens. Choose from a variety of traits and items to create unique builds and survive until help arrives.
Your Only Move Is HUSTLE
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Prince of Persia: Warrior Within™ on Steam right now. Shares Action with Prince of Persia: Warrior Within™.
Master your technique, execute flashy combos, and outsmart opponents across the world, frame-by-frame. Slow down the clock to fine-tune your fighting style in this innovative, turn-based combat simulator. Pulverize your friends and choreograph spectacular fight scenes. No training mode required.
GRIS
WHY THIS
Priced ~63% under Prince of Persia: Warrior Within™ on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Prince of Persia: Warrior Within™.
Gris is a hopeful young girl lost in her own world, dealing with a painful experience in her life. Her journey through sorrow is manifested in her dress, which grants new abilities to better navigate her faded reality.
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Prince of Persia: Warrior Within™ on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Prince of Persia: Warrior Within™.
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Prince of Persia: Warrior Within™.
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Prince of Persia: Warrior Within™.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Prince of Persia: Warrior Within™.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Prince of Persia: Warrior Within™.
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
STRAFTAT
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Prince of Persia: Warrior Within™.
STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.
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Watch_Dogs® 2
WHY THIS
Another title from Ubisoft, the studio behind Prince of Persia: Warrior Within™. Shares Action and Adventure with Prince of Persia: Warrior Within™.
Welcome to San Francisco. Play as Marcus, a brilliant young hacker, and join the most notorious hacker group, DedSec. Your objective: execute the biggest hack of history.
Assassin's Creed® Unity
WHY THIS
Another title from Ubisoft, the studio behind Prince of Persia: Warrior Within™. Shares Action and Adventure with Prince of Persia: Warrior Within™.
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Watch_Dogs™
WHY THIS
Shares a dark mood with Prince of Persia: Warrior Within™.
Another title from Ubisoft, the studio behind Prince of Persia: Warrior Within™. Shares Action and Adventure with Prince of Persia: Warrior Within™.
In today's hyper-connected world, Chicago operates under ctOS, the most advanced computer network in America.
Far Cry® Primal
WHY THIS
Another title from Ubisoft, the studio behind Prince of Persia: Warrior Within™. Shares Action and Adventure with Prince of Persia: Warrior Within™.
The award-winning Far Cry franchise returns with its innovative open world gameplay, bringing together massive beasts, breathtaking environments, and unpredictable savage encounters. Welcome to the Stone Age, a time of danger and adventure.
Tom Clancy’s The Division® 2
WHY THIS
Another title from Ubisoft, the studio behind Prince of Persia: Warrior Within™. Shares Action and Adventure with Prince of Persia: Warrior Within™.
Join The Division in this open world tactical shooter. Engage in intense cover-based combat, team up with friends, and build your ultimate agent to save Washington, D.C.
Immortals Fenyx Rising
WHY THIS
Another title from Ubisoft, the studio behind Prince of Persia: Warrior Within™. Shares Action and Adventure with Prince of Persia: Warrior Within™.
Immortals Fenyx Rising brings grand mythological adventure to life. Play as Fenyx on a quest to save the Greek gods.
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell®
WHY THIS
Shares a dark mood with Prince of Persia: Warrior Within™.
Another title from Ubisoft, the studio behind Prince of Persia: Warrior Within™. Shares Action with Prince of Persia: Warrior Within™.
Enter the world of cinematic stealth action with Splinter Cell, the game that propelled the genre to cult status. You are Sam Fisher, an elite covert agent in the NSA's top-secret division: Third Echelon.
Might & Magic X - Legacy
WHY THIS
Another title from Ubisoft, the studio behind Prince of Persia: Warrior Within™.
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Frequently asked about Prince of Persia: Warrior Within™
- Does Prince of Persia: Warrior Within™ run on Steam Deck?
- Prince of Persia: Warrior Within™ is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
- How much does Prince of Persia: Warrior Within™ cost?
- Prince of Persia: Warrior Within™ is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Prince of Persia: Warrior Within™?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Prince of Persia: Warrior Within™ are Prince of Persia®: The Sands of Time, Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones™, Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands™.
- Who developed Prince of Persia: Warrior Within™?
- Prince of Persia: Warrior Within™ was developed by Ubisoft.
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