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GOG Gives Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time a Modern Lifeline After Ubisoft Cancels the Remake

GOG.com logo beside Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time cover art with a leaping swordsman and golden sand effects.
Credit: GOG / Ubisoft

After Ubisoft officially cancelled its long-delayed Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time remake in early 2026 as part of broader restructuring, GOG stepped in. On August 18, the classic 2003 action-adventure joined the GOG Preservation Program with a dedicated technical update designed to make the original run properly on modern PCs.


GOG framed the move as "taking matters into its own hands," calling the game “a masterpiece that deserves to be played as intended.”


The update focuses on compatibility and quality-of-life improvements without altering the core gameplay, visuals, or story.


What New Features and Fixes Were Added

GOG rebuilt earlier experimental work into a lightweight wrapper that addresses the original Scimitar engine’s struggles with contemporary hardware. Key changes include:

  • Native widescreen and ultrawide support for modern resolutions and aspect ratios.

  • Automatic camera/FOV scaling that preserves the intended vertical view across different displays.

  • An FPS limiter so players can lock the frame rate to their preferred value.

  • Multi-monitor mouse lock to keep the cursor confined to the game window.

  • A lightweight real-time in-game overlay (press F11 to open, ESC to close) for on-the-fly adjustments to FPS limits and FOV multipliers.

  • The main menu remains locked to its original 4:3 bounds to protect hard-coded UI assets.

  • Manual FOV slider capped at roughly 110% on ultrawide monitors to avoid stretching or glitches.

  • Overall stability verification.


These changes fix long-standing issues with physics, display scaling, and high-refresh-rate behavior that previously required community mods or workarounds. It is not a full remaster or graphical overhaul; the original look and feel remain intact.


Price and How to Buy

The game’s regular price on GOG is $9.99. To mark its entry into the Preservation Program, it is currently discounted 70% to $2.99 (sale runs until August 23, 2026). How to purchase:

  • Visit gog.com and search for “Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time,” or go directly to the store page.

  • Create a free GOG account (or log in).

  • Add the game to your cart and complete the purchase.

  • Download the DRM-free offline installer (or use GOG Galaxy if preferred). No always-online requirement or third-party launcher is needed to play.


GOG offers a 30-day refund policy and full offline installers, so you own the game permanently.


What Is the GOG Preservation Program?

Launched in November 2024, the GOG Preservation Program is the platform’s formal commitment to keeping classic PC games playable on current and future systems long after original developers or publishers stop supporting them. GOG dedicates its own resources to extensive testing, custom compatibility fixes, stability improvements, restored content (such as manuals or missing features), and ongoing maintenance.


Games that meet the standards receive an official “Preserved by GOG” / “Good Old Game” designation. Buyers get:

  • Assurance the title will work on modern Windows configurations (and future ones).

  • Access to GOG tech support for issues.

  • DRM-free offline installers that you can archive however you like.

  • Often the most complete and polished version available.


The long-term goal is to bring as many unsupported titles from GOG’s catalog into the program as possible.


The program launched with about 100 titles and has grown significantly since then, with the official page showing around 302 games added so far. Notable examples include:

  • Classics such as Diablo (+ Hellfire), Heroes of Might and Magic III, Fallout / Fallout 2, Deus Ex (Game of the Year), and early Ultima and Wing Commander collections.

  • Action and adventure titles like the original Tomb Raider (GOTY and later entries), Hitman: Codename 47, Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell, Silent Hill 4: The Room, F.E.A.R. Platinum, and Vampire: The Masquerade – Redemption.

  • More recent or narrative games such as The Wolf Among Us, plus restored Capcom titles including Dino Crisis, Breath of Fire IV, and Resident Evil entries.

  • Many other point-and-click adventures, strategy games, and RPGs from the 1990s–2000s.


You can grab all of them now on GOG.


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