Prince of Persia 2: The Shadow and the Flame
Prince of Persia 2: The Shadow and the Flame is a 1993 cinematic platform game released by Broderbund for MS-DOS, and later ported to Macintosh, Super NES, and FM Towns. It is the second installment in the Prince of Persia series, and a direct sequel to 1989's Prince of Persia. Both games were designed by Jordan Mechner, but unlike the original, he did not program the sequel himself. In the game, players control the Prince as he attempts to return to medieval Persia and defeat the evil wizard Jaffar once and for all, who has assumed his appearance, seized the throne, and put his love interest, the Princess, under a death spell.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA, read 5 September 2026.
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- Released
- 1993
- Developer
- Broderbund
- Platforms
- 1 systems
- Critics
- Not scored
- Steam Deck
- Unknown
- Download
- Not stated
The record
| First released | 1 January 1993 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Broderbund |
| Publisher | Broderbund |
| Platforms | Super Nintendo Entertainment System |
| Genres | platformer |
Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata Q906895, seeded 30 August 2026.
How long is Prince of Persia 2: The Shadow and the Flame? How long to beat it
Total play time for Prince of Persia 2: The Shadow and the Flame is about 4.5 hours to do everything, and around 4.9 hours to reach the end of the main story. These are player-submitted times from HowLongToBeat, not our own, shown with the number of players behind each.
| How you play | Hours | Players logged |
|---|---|---|
| Just the main story: straight through the critical path | 4.9h | 15 |
| Main + the extras: story plus the side content most people do | 5.1h | 6 |
| Completionist: everything: 100% the game | 4.5h | 1 |
Source: HowLongToBeat community submissions, read 2026-10-19.
Where Prince of Persia 2: The Shadow and the Flame sits on the grid
The grid places every game in the catalogue on measured axes rather than on an opinion. This is where Prince of Persia 2: The Shadow and the Flame lands on each map it has the data for, with the share of the catalogue it beats on each axis.
- Year
- 48ahead of 6% of the catalogue
- Reach
- 43ahead of 83% of the catalogue
Percentiles are against the games that carry a reading on that axis, not the whole catalogue: counting a game with no figure as a zero would flatter everything that has one. How the grid works.
What readers say about Prince of Persia 2: The Shadow and the Flame
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Part of the Prince of Persia series
Prince of Persia 2: The Shadow and the Flame is one of 4 Prince of Persia games we track. See the whole series ranked by the GamingPickz Score, plotted on the grid, and listed in release order:
Common questions about Prince of Persia 2: The Shadow and the Flame
What platforms is Prince of Persia 2: The Shadow and the Flame on?
Prince of Persia 2: The Shadow and the Flame is available on Super Nintendo Entertainment System. It first released in 1993.
Who made Prince of Persia 2: The Shadow and the Flame?
Prince of Persia 2: The Shadow and the Flame was developed by Broderbund and published by Broderbund.
How long does it take to beat Prince of Persia 2: The Shadow and the Flame?
about 4.9 hours for the main story, 5.1 hours with the main extras, 4.5 hours to complete everything, from HowLongToBeat's player-submitted times. These are community medians, so your own run may be shorter or longer.