Simon the Sorcerer Origins
Point-and-click fantasy adventure with spells, alchemy, and sarcastic dialogue
Smallthing Studios · Published by ININ · Released Oct 27, 2025
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 83% of 259
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 5
- daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Verified
- Last update on Steam
- 10 months ago
- Dec 19, 2025
Metacritic: 76/100 (critic reviews)
What is Simon the Sorcerer Origins?
This single-player prequel takes place weeks before the original adventure, as an ancient prophecy draws young Simon into a world of wizards and strange creatures. You explore hand-drawn locations, talk to characters, and combine objects and clues to solve puzzles.
For you if...
- +you enjoy absurd situations and dry humor in fantasy stories
Not for you if...
- −you prefer action-driven games to dialogue and puzzle solving
What players say
83% of 259 reviews are positive
Players praise the art and music. Recurring complaints center on obscure puzzle logic and insufficient hints, while some players also describe sparse locations and a short adventure.
Screenshots and trailer
Simon the Sorcerer Origins system requirements
Minimum: GTX series + (2GB), 8 GB RAM, 5 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
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- OS
- Windows 8
- Processor
- 2,5 GHz
- Graphics
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX series + (2GB)
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 5 GB available space
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 10
- Processor
- 3,0 GHz
- Graphics
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX series + (2GB)
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 5 GB available space
Does Simon the Sorcerer Origins have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Simon the Sorcerer Origins run on Steam Deck?
Verified Yes, Verified by Valve: it works on Steam Deck out of the box.
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- Shows Steam Deck controller icons
- In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Achievements
- 33
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing
- Languages
- Full audio: English, German. Text only: French, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Polish.
Does Simon the Sorcerer Origins use AI-generated content?
No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.
Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
Tags
- Point & Click
- Adventure
- Puzzle
- Fantasy
- Story Rich
- Comedy
- Hand-drawn
- Retro
- Magic
- Singleplayer
- Family Friendly
- Cartoon
- Colorful
- Funny
- 2D
- 1990's
Recent updates
- Dec 16, 2025 · Holiday Patch
- Nov 14, 2025 · November 14th Patch
3 DLC available.