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Sorcery! Parts 1 and 2 cover art

Sorcery! Parts 1 and 2

inkle Ltd · 2016-02-02

Steam

AdventureIndieRPG

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Text

Releases: May 02, 2013 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), May 02, 2013 (Mac), May 02, 2013 (iOS), May 02, 2013 (Android)

An epic adventure in a land of monsters, traps and magic. Journey across the deadly Shamutanti Hills and through Kharé, Cityport of Thieves. Armed with your sword and over fifty spells with weird and wonderful effects, embark on a narrative adventure of a thousand choices where every one is remembered.

Sorcery! Parts 1 and 2 is an Adventure, Indie and RPG released in 2016, priced at $12.99, with an estimated 100,000 to 200,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (88% of 762 reviews).

4
playing now
88%
positive of 762 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
83/100
critic score (2 outlets, IGDB)
70/100
IGDB user rating (9 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$12.99
steam price (US)

4 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 15:00 UTC (census sample)

An epic adventure in a land of monsters, traps and magic. Journey across the deadly Shamutanti Hills and through the Cityport of Kharé, home to thieves, corrupt nobles and deadly mutants, as you attempt to recover the Crown of Kings. Armed with your sword, and over fifty spells with weird and wonderful effects, embark on a journey of a thousand choices where every one is remembered and will change your story. This is Parts 1 and 2 of a four-part series.(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 4 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 24 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~3/week).
  • · Review velocity down 4% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 15% of 28,889 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 19k–46k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 762 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $1.00 at Fanatical (2021-02-16) · bundled 4×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $12.99 · on sale 5 of 10 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
151520172026Week of 2017-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2017-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2017-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-11-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2017-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2017-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

802026-09-15 16:00 — 2 players2026-09-17 01:00 — 5 players2026-09-18 08:00 — 1 players2026-09-19 16:00 — 2 players2026-09-20 23:00 — 3 players2026-09-22 07:00 — 1 players2026-09-23 14:00 — 7 players2026-09-24 22:00 — 3 players2026-09-26 05:00 — 3 players2026-09-27 13:00 — 2 players2026-09-28 20:00 — 3 players2026-09-30 04:00 — 3 players2026-10-01 11:00 — 1 players2026-10-02 19:00 — 3 players2026-10-04 03:00 — 5 players2026-10-05 11:00 — 2 players2026-10-06 18:00 — 8 players2026-10-08 02:00 — 8 players2026-10-09 09:00 — 3 players2026-10-10 17:00 — 3 players2026-10-12 00:00 — 2 players2026-10-13 08:00 — 2 players2026-10-14 15:00 — 4 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
340Jan 2016Aug 2026Jan 2016 — avg 0 · peak 3May 2016 — avg 6 · peak 58Sep 2016 — avg 15 · peak 82Jan 2017 — avg 18 · peak 83May 2017 — avg 6 · peak 23Sep 2017 — avg 5 · peak 15Jan 2018 — avg 6 · peak 28May 2018 — avg 2 · peak 10Sep 2018 — avg 3 · peak 10Jan 2019 — avg 4 · peak 14May 2019 — avg 4 · peak 15Sep 2019 — avg 3 · peak 9Jan 2020 — avg 7 · peak 26May 2020 — avg 16 · peak 63Sep 2020 — avg 4 · peak 13Jan 2021 — avg 7 · peak 20May 2021 — avg 4 · peak 13Sep 2021 — avg 6 · peak 17Jan 2022 — avg 6 · peak 19May 2022 — avg 3 · peak 8Sep 2022 — avg 9 · peak 30Jan 2023 — avg 11 · peak 27May 2023 — avg 5 · peak 17Sep 2023 — avg 5 · peak 16Jan 2024 — avg 5 · peak 16May 2024 — avg 4 · peak 10Sep 2024 — avg 8 · peak 24Jan 2025 — avg 4 · peak 14May 2025 — avg 3 · peak 8Sep 2025 — avg 3 · peak 10Jan 2026 — avg 4 · peak 14May 2026 — avg 3 · peak 8Aug 2026 — avg 3 · peak 12
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$12.99$1.002016-02-022026-07-092016-02-02 — best price $5.992016-05-05 — best price $3.392016-09-12 — best price $6.492016-10-07 — best price $9.992017-01-02 — best price $9.992017-06-22 — best price $3.992017-11-16 — best price $7.992018-01-25 — best price $9.992018-05-15 — best price $9.992018-07-17 — best price $7.992018-10-29 — best price $7.492019-01-03 — best price $9.992019-03-21 — best price $12.992019-05-23 — best price $9.992019-11-01 — best price $12.992019-11-25 — best price $12.992020-01-13 — best price $3.242020-03-18 — best price $11.692020-05-21 — best price $9.992020-08-27 — best price $5.992020-11-10 — best price $6.492020-12-22 — best price $5.192021-02-16 — best price $1.002021-07-08 — best price $12.992021-11-01 — best price $12.992022-01-05 — best price $12.992022-04-04 — best price $12.992022-09-06 — best price $9.992022-12-02 — best price $9.992023-03-23 — best price $6.492023-06-29 — best price $5.192023-12-21 — best price $5.192024-06-27 — best price $6.492024-12-19 — best price $5.192025-07-17 — best price $5.192026-02-12 — best price $5.192026-06-25 — best price $5.192026-07-09 — best price $12.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsmacOSSingle-playerFamily Sharing

Player tags

RPGIndieMagicFantasyAdventureStory RichText-BasedChoices MatterInteractive FictionChoose Your Own Adventure

Census log

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

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