PRINCE OF PERSIA: THE ASTRAL HOURGLASS (1989 Reimagined)

JORDAN MECHNER 1989 HOMAGE · CELESTIAL EDITION

THE ASTRAL HOURGLASS

In the Sultan's absence, Grand Vizier Jaffar has seized the throne and locked the palace inside an Astral Time-Loop. Armed with a shard of the Magic Mirror, you must master deliberate rotoscoped acrobatics, steel duels, and your own Shadow Twin before the sands expire.

1989 Kinematics Careful tiptoe steps, running leaps, ledge hangs, loose floors, chompers & parrying duels.

Shadow Twin [E] & Swap [Q] Manifest a spectral echo that replays your last 5 seconds—hold down gate plates, trigger traps, or swap bodies mid-flight.

Rewind Sand [Hold R] Reverse death, spikes, or missed parries by rewinding the palace timeline.

← → / A D Run / Combat Advance & Retreat
Shift + ←→ Careful Step (walk through spikes & test edges)
↑ / W Standing Jump / Run-Jump / Climb Up / Parry
↓ / S Crouch / Climb Down Ledge / Sheathe Sword
Shift / Space Grab Ledge / Drink Potion / Sword Strike
E then Q Shadow Twin (spawn 5s echo; Q swaps bodies)
Hold R Rewind Time (reverse traps & fate)

STATE: IDLE

Thrown into the dank subterranean cisterns. Watch for loose limestone slabs—step on them to drop them onto pressure plates below, or hold Shift while falling past a ledge to catch yourself.

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THE ASTRAL HOURGLASS

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