On
May
6
the
absurdly
talented
team
at
Supergiant
surprised
us
all
by
releasing
Hades
2
into
Early
Access
following
its
hugely
successful
closed
technical
test.
Since
then,
Hades
2
has
managed
a
peak
player
count
over
103,
567
players
on
Steam
and
received
an
“Overwhelmingly
Positive”
review
rating
on
Steam.

However,
there
was
another
roguelike
game
due
to
launch
this
month
and
Hades
2
has
kind
of
fucked
up
its
plans.

Evil
Empire’s
The
Rogue
Prince
of
Persia
was
due
to
come
out
in
just
4
days
on
May
14.
But
the
team
has
made
the
decision
to
delay
the
game.

So
we’ve
got
a
little
bit
of
news
about
The
Rogue
Prince
of
Persia,
it’s
all
in
the
big
yellow
box👇https://t.co/S3FiyGFfrY

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—
Evil
Empire
(@Studio_Evil)

May
10,
2024

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“So
its
been
a
bit
of
a
crazy
week
for
us!
It
all
started
when
a
little
game
called
Hades
2
released
–
you
might
have
heard
of
it?”
writes
Evil
Empire
on
X.

“Seeing
as
everyone
and
their
mum
is
playing
that
game
(including
our
entire
team…and
their
mums)
we
have
decided
to
let
people
have
their
fun
with
it
before
we
release
The
Rogue
Prince
of
Persia.

“While
we
have
every
confidence
in
The
Rogue
Prince
of
Persia,
it’s
not
every
day
that
a
game
in
the
same
genre
as
you,
which
os
one
of
the
most
anticipated
upcoming
releases
of
2024,
will
release
into
Early
Access
a
week
before
you
plan
to
do
the
same.
We
are
not
prideful
enough
to
ignore
the
implications
of
that,
and
we
truly
believe
that
this
short
delay
is
the
best
decision
for
us
and
our
Early
Access
journey.”

It’s
honestly
a
refreshingly
honest
statement
and
a
smart
business
decision.
The
tongue-in-cheek
tone
and
the
admission
that
Hades
2
is
a
huge
deal
both
present
Evil
Empire
in
a
good
light,
while
also
letting
their
own
game
breath
a
little.

So
when
will
they
release?
Well,
perhaps
a
tad
surprisingly,
they
still
intend
on
coming
out
this
month
and
will
announced
a
more
precise
date
on
Monday,
May
13.

The
Rogue
Prince
of
Persia
is
exactly
what
it
sounds
like:
a
roguelike
take
on
Ubisoft’s
Prince
of
Persia
IP
from
Evil
Empire,
a
team
that
was
originally
created
to
handle
the
ongoing
support
of

Dead
Cells,
itself
a
widely
beloved
roguelike.

Of
course,
we
also
had
a
Prince
of
Persia
game
earlier
this
year
which
was
pretty
awesome.