Simon the Sorcerer Origins

Smallthing Studios · ININ · 2025-10-27

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Modes: Single player

Releases: Oct 28, 2025 (Xbox One), Oct 28, 2025 (PlayStation 5), Oct 28, 2025 (Xbox Series X|S), Oct 28, 2025 (Linux), Oct 28, 2025 (Mac), Oct 28, 2025 (Nintendo Switch)

Summoned to a strange magical world, Simon must complete an ancient prophecy to return home. Solve crazy puzzles, cast spells, brew odd potions and uncover the origins of a legendary saga!

87%

positive of 328 reviews

Very Positive

steam rating

89/100

critic score (2 outlets, IGDB)

platinum

deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)

$24.99

steam price (US)

Simon the Sorcerer Origins is a point-and-click adventure game developed by the Italian studio Smallthing Studios and published by ININ Games. A prequel to Adventure Soft's 1993 game Simon the Sorcerer, it is set a few weeks before the events of the original and follows an eleven-year-old Simon who is pulled into a parallel world of magic by an ancient prophecy. It was released on October 28, 2025 for Windows, macOS, Linux, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S.
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Health check

Quiet

· 16 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~2/week).
· Review velocity up 45% vs the prior 8 weeks.
· Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (76 reviews).
· Top 45% of 12,566 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Estimated sales: 6.6k–15k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 328 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $17.99 at Steam (2026-06-25)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $24.99 · on sale 6 of 14 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative

Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

achievements tracked

92.3%

earned "New home, old adventures"

54.3%

median achievement earned by

· 92.3% of players earned New home, old adventures
· 54.3% of players earned Dark ritual
· 2.6% of players earned Heir of the First Wizard

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportAdjustable Text SizeCamera ComfortColor AlternativesCustom Volume ControlsPlayable without Timed InputDualShock Controller SupportDualShock Controller Support3 DLC

10 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese

Console footprint

Platform	Players tracked	Completion	Trophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)	214	12%	33
PS5 (PlayStation)	187	49%	33
Xbox Series, Xbox One (Xbox)	74	19%	33
Switch (Nintendo)	13	0%	0
PS4 (PlayStation)	12	17%	33

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Census log

2025-10-27First review activity on record (week of 2025-10-27).
2025-10-27Biggest review week on record: 76 reviews (week of 2025-10-27).

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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