Play Prince of Persia 2 online — the original 1993 DOS game Works — the full original game runs via DOSBox in your browser
Guide updated October 2026 · Runs via DOSBox + WebAssembly
Prince of Persia 2: The Shadow and the Flame — Broderbund's 1993 sequel. Jaffar returns disguised as the prince and has him driven from the palace, and the escape runs across rooftops, a shipwreck, a ruined city and a cavern temple. Click Play; the intro starts on its own.
D-pad: run, jump, crouch · SHIFT: careful step, grab, sword · ENTER/ESC: menus
⌨ Keyboard — for menus & name entry
Controls — what does what
| Action | Keyboard |
|---|---|
| Run / turn | Left / right arrows |
| Jump up / climb | Up arrow |
| Crouch | Down arrow |
| Step, grab, draw sword | Shift |
| Restart the level | Ctrl+A |
Runs in your browser tab with DOSBox + WebAssembly — nothing is uploaded. Click the screen to capture input; press Ctrl+F10 to release mouse.
Prince of Persia 2 is no longer sold anywhere, and its publisher is gone or has left it unsold for decades. It is hosted here on the same footing as the Internet Archive's software collections. That is a practical position, not a legal claim. This page carries no advertising. Provenance: /apps/prince-of-persia-2/NOTICE.md. Rights holders: it comes down within 48 hours on request.
About Prince of Persia 2
The sequel keeps the original's controls and its seventy-five-minute clock but adds detailed 256-colour backgrounds, more varied enemies (skeletons, snakes, birdmen) and long chase sequences. Fights are harder, with several opponents at once in places. Saving works from the menu as in the first game.
How it runs here
This is the original DOS release of Prince of Persia 2, unmodified, running in DOSBox compiled to WebAssembly. The whole game is about 5 MB, so it starts within seconds on a normal connection. Sound and music play once you click into the game.
Frequently asked questions
Can I play Prince of Persia 2 online for free?
Yes. Click Play and the original 1993 DOS version starts in your browser, running in a WebAssembly build of DOSBox. Nothing to install and no account.
Why is Prince of Persia 2 hosted here?
Prince of Persia 2 is not sold anywhere today; we checked the stores listed in its provenance note. It is preserved here the way the Internet Archive preserves old software. That is a practical position, not a legal claim. If the rights holder (Ubisoft) asks, it comes down within 48 hours.
Does my progress save?
Saved games persist in this browser between visits, best-effort. Clearing site data removes them.
Can I play on a phone or tablet?
Yes. Touch buttons for the keys Prince of Persia 2 uses appear under the game on touch devices.
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Want a game like this on your own site?
Prince of Persia 2 isn't ours to give away — we host it, we didn't write it. But eleven of the games here we did write from scratch, and those are free for anyone to put on their own page: one line of HTML, no account, no permission, no attribution beyond a credit line.