Prince of Persia The Lost Crown
Give it 15 hours
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 2 reviews are negative (59%); after 20h it's 1 in 13 (7%).
- Fully opens up by hour 20.
- The opening is criticised more than in 88% of games we track.
- 51% of players who start reach the ending.
- The biggest drop-off is between “The Maneater” (Defeat the king of beasts) and “The Forest Trespasser” (Defeat the otherworldly queen): from 98% to 70% of starters.
- Only 56% of owners have even the first achievement — the rest barely played.
When it gets good
Share of positive reviews by how many hours the reviewer had played when writing the review.
before it gets good opening up fully opened up
Based on all 7,613 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 299 reviews: 25.6h for positive, 8h for negative. Almost every game is rated lower in the first 2–3 hours: that window includes refunds and quick first impressions. What matters is how deep the dip is and how fast the game recovers.
Where players quit
Share of players who started the game and reached each story milestone. 100% is the most common achievement (55.6% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- The Maneater Defeat the king of beasts 98% −2
- The Forest Trespasser Defeat the otherworldly queen Most players quit here 70% −27
- Snake in the Sand Defeat the banished god 65% −5
- The Storm Master Defeat the mighty master 60% −5
- Fists & Arrows Defeat the artful legend 60%
- The White Lion Defeat the vengeful prince 58% −2
- King of Kings Defeat the king 55% −3
- The End of Time Defeat the god prince 51% −4
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (40)
story milestone ending side
- An Honorable End Defeat a Lost Warrior 100%
- The Maneater Defeat the king of beasts 98%
- Parallel Universe Defeat an alternate version 86%
- Air Dancer Eliminate 30 enemies in the air 78%
- The Forest Trespasser Defeat the otherworldly queen 70%
- All the Time in the World Earn 10,000 Time Crystals 67%
- Natural Resources Collect 5 ores 67%
- Snake in the Sand Defeat the banished god 65%
- Time Served Eliminate the Jailer 63%
- The Storm Master Defeat the mighty master 60%
- Fists & Arrows Defeat the artful legend 60%
- Deadly Trap Eliminate 5 enemies by throwing them into spikes 59%
- The White Lion Defeat the vengeful prince 58%
- King of Kings Defeat the king 55%
- Tree of Life Speak with every Wak-Wak head 55%
- The End of Time Defeat the god prince 51%
- Shock Trooper Eliminate 20 enemies with an opportunity attack 51%
- Cyra's Last Hope Find the Herbalist's last camp 46%
- Spectre of the Seas Discover the ghost ship 42%
- Glory of Faravahar Fully upgrade the necklace 42%
- A Warrior's End Defeat the old general 38%
- The True Moon Complete the Moon Gatherer's quest 38%
- Written in the Sand Complete the prophecy fresco 32%
- The Dead Die Twice Defeat the undead general 30%
- Betrayal Eliminate an enemy with the Dimensional Claw 28%
- Elixir of Gods Acquire all Soma Tree petals 25%
- Tools of a Prophet Collect all amulets 23%
- Two Birds with One Saw Defeat an enemy with a Saw Bird 23%
- Blessing of Shamshir Fully upgrade sword and bow 20%
- Remember Me Complete the first area 19%
- Charitable Soul Complete every side quest 18%
- Remember You Complete the second area 18%
- Remember Us Complete the last area 17%
- Broken Mask Defeat the devious assassin 17%
- Cut the Power Defeat all sentinels 14%
- Easy Come, Easy Go Defeat the undead master 14%
- Health Is Wealth Acquire all Soma Tree flowers in Mask of Darkness 14%
- Thoughtful Accessories Collect all amulets in Mask of Darkness 14%
- Warrior Within Use every Athra Surge 13%
- Total Recall Find all memory fragments 11%