FINALLY! It's Free 👏

I "bumped" this app on Apps Gone Free years ago, and I guess someone finally listened ;) I had been hoping to try this game out, as I am unfamiliar with the books & didn't really know what to expect. Especially now that Inkle has released a 4th app in the Sorcery series, I think it is wise to have freed up the 1st one! I have yet to start it (downloading now), but if it is as good as I think it might be... *then* I'll be willing to fork over for the rest of the series (& I will update my review)!! It's always a good idea to give patrons a taste of your wares. If the product is great, people will return... again & again. 😁 Thank you, inkle!!❣️!

Great game

I did not die my first time through, and if u did the game in an hour something is wrong, there are 41 spells it took me that long to look over all the spells I would need to use during the journey, you need to carefully read the text to figure out the most appropriate spell, the name of the game is sorcery so it is best to use ur magic not just fight, even when u do use ur sword u need to read the text to help figure out the best stance to take. Overall I really loved the game and I am moving onto part 2. This is like a tabletop rpg, d and d type game, decision based, forcing u to think and take your time. Highly recommend this game.

Pretty Fun

Sorcery is a pretty fun game. I got about 2-3 hours out of it just from doing one blind playthrough before doing a few more to explore the other choices. This game gives a nice bit of freedom in how you play, you can be a goodie two-shoes, a total jerk, or somewhere in between, so you're not stuck playing the same, static MC every playthrough. The way magic is used in this game is also an interesting twist, and being able to reverse mistakes without having to completely restart is a welcomed feature, especially when you're just trying to explore alternatives.

Really fun game.

This game was Really Really Really Really fun. I played this on my ipad and it was quite literally like playing a book. You have a mix of reading and using your own imagination, and drawings to help push your imagination. I played the first one for $5 and immediately fell in love with the storytelling and adventure. I love everything about this game and will recommend to anyone that is looking for a game that you can spend some time with and not feel like you have to constantly mash buttons to have fun. 10/10 thumbs up.

Incredible game

This is the one game I recommend to anyone I get on the topic with, gamer or no. It’s an incredibly beautiful and immersive choose-your-own-adventure series. I’ve played through all four parts several times and I always find myself searching the App Store for new games that are similar. I just wrote my first App Store review on one of those searches! That’s how much this game sticks with you.

A masterpiece

This game and all other 3 apps in the series are carefully crafted gems. The source material was likely already great, but these devs took it too a new level. They’re obviously a small studio, but the attention to detail and depth in these games is surprising. A must for fans of fantasy, D&D, Choose Your Own Adventure, and old school gaming

Only Gets Better...

People who are only playing the first part of this and giving up are not being patient. It's a delightful epic that starts simply as a classic Choose Your Own Adventure but ends with surprisingly sophisticated gameplay. $17 for all four parts, but more intricate story and character customization than $60 for Mass Effect: Andromeda.

Good game buy way overpriced

It’s short. I even went back a lot in my play through to stretch it out longer and it was short. I’m guessing the replay ability factor gets much better after you buy all 4 parts but I feel $10 for all 4 parts would be a lot more reasonable. Apart from that it is a good game it’s just doing all this pen and paper style would take a long time but here the short experience over all cheapens the story as a whole.

Sorcery! 1 and 2 have finally arrived on PC as a single set. Should you play the texty adventures again or for the first time?

Rock Paper Shotgun Fri Aug 11 2017

For the first time, Sorcery! is available on consoles. The whole four-game series has been bundled up and released on Switch, Xbox and...

Eurogamer.net Thu Jan 11 2024

Inkle's digital adaptation of Steve Jackson's Sorcery! is a glorious tribute to the paper gamebooks of yesteryear.

PCWorld Fri Aug 11 2017

There was a time when video games were primitive enough that a book could be a more vivid gameplay experience. For example, the original...

Digitally Downloaded Thu Jan 11 2024

It's been over three years since inkle released their adaptation of the first book in the Steve Jackson's Sorcery! series. In a lot of ways,...

TouchArcade Wed Apr 11 2018

Steve Jackson will remember that - Way back in the day, long before video games were any good, the cool new narrative mechanic was Choose...

Nintendo Life Thu Jan 11 2024

Sorcery! began life as a four-part gamebook series, released under the wildly popular Fighting Fantasy banner between 1983 and 1985.

Pocket Gamer.biz Wed Apr 11 2018

Hi everyone, it's Jason. Today we're talking about video games that feel like books, but first...

Bloomberg.com Thu Jan 11 2024

Inkle's Sorcery! series proves to be one of the best RPGs of all time.

Rock Paper Shotgun Wed Apr 11 2018

For nerds of a certain age, gamebooks hold as much childhood influence as the most memorable classic video games.

Destructoid Fri Aug 11 2017