For those still trying to play the PC port in 2026, the following steps are generally required to make it functional: Official statement - Ubisoft
In the Observatory, the lever required to rotate the astrolabe may fail to spawn if you die or restart the game in the middle of the puzzle .
If you see strange colours or "scratch marks," disable V-Sync in the in-game settings or modify the Hardware.ini (often found in the game folder or under GameSettings ) to set AllowDisableVSync to 0.
PC (all versions), less common on consoles. Why it happens: Memory buffer overflow – the game tries to store more physics data than allocated. Fix:
High frame rates (above 60 FPS) often break the game’s physics engine, causing the Prince to fall through floors or fail to grab ledges.
For those still trying to play the PC port in 2026, the following steps are generally required to make it functional: Official statement - Ubisoft
In the Observatory, the lever required to rotate the astrolabe may fail to spawn if you die or restart the game in the middle of the puzzle . prince of persia forgotten sands bug fix patch
If you see strange colours or "scratch marks," disable V-Sync in the in-game settings or modify the Hardware.ini (often found in the game folder or under GameSettings ) to set AllowDisableVSync to 0. For those still trying to play the PC
PC (all versions), less common on consoles. Why it happens: Memory buffer overflow – the game tries to store more physics data than allocated. Fix: Why it happens: Memory buffer overflow – the
High frame rates (above 60 FPS) often break the game’s physics engine, causing the Prince to fall through floors or fail to grab ledges.