Sorcery! (video game)

Sorcery!
Developer(s)	inkle
Platform(s)	iOS, Android, Microsoft Windows, OS X
Release	May 2, 2013 - Sep 22, 2016

Sorcery! is a series of text/graphic adventure video games developed for iOS, Android, Microsoft Windows and Mac by inkle, first released on May 2, 2013. The games are based on Steve Jackson's Sorcery! gamebook novels, a four-part spin-off series of the larger Fighting Fantasy series.

The game is a text-based fantasy quest based on Steve Jackson’s choose-your-own-adventure novels. The game incorporates visual and interactive elements not present in the gamebooks.

The games contain expanded content vis-à-vis the original gamebooks. Additions include a different combat mechanic that includes turn-by-turn energy, the inclusion of your spirit animal, and spelling out names of spells from a star sky.

The series consist of four parts:

The first entry was The Shamutanti Hills on iOS, released by Inkle in May 2013. IGN described it as "a prime example of what can happen when traditional storytelling gets along with contemporary game design." The game was the first release of the four-part adventure and was a 'Game of the Year' finalist for TouchArcade, Mashable, and Gamezebo.Khare: The Cityport of Traps released in October 2013, The Seven Serpents released in April 2015, and The Crown of Kings released in September 2016.

The Shamutanti Hills was released on Android on March 12, 2014.Khare: The Cityport of Traps was released in 2014, The Seven Serpents was released in 2015, and The Crown of Kings released in 2016.

Sorcery 1 & 2, The Shamutanti Hills and Khare: The Cityport of Traps, were released as a single volume on Steam for PC and Mac in February 2016. The third volume, The Seven Serpents, was released April 2016. The fourth volume, The Crown of Kings, was released September 2016.

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