An ancient dagger, a cunning princess, and time you rewind when everything falls apart.

When the community picks on gut instinct, Prince of Persia lands ahead of 70% of games, a fair score, though it rests on few votes and is still to confirm. The real story is in the detail. Attachment puts it ahead of 97% of titles, level with the wish to rediscover it fresh. People hold on to it, they dream of playing it new again. And yet, the moment you talk about taking it to a desert island, it drops to the very bottom, ahead of barely one game in ten. That is the tension: a game you love having lived through, but not the one you pick to go the distance.

In the platform-puzzle genre it stands as an ancestor. Its rewind-time mechanic spread everywhere, and the feel in your hands still holds up, ahead of nearly 8 games out of 10 on early votes.

So, who is it for? For you if you love acrobatics, palace puzzles and an adventure that stays with you long after. Much less if you are chasing the comfort game you relaunch endlessly and never tire of.