Simon the Sorcerer Origins
Simon The Sorcerer Origins is the official prequel of the legendary Simon's adventure saga. Simon will return for the first time to the absurd world of the Sorcerers unleashing an ancient prophecy and gaining…
Simon the Sorcerer Origins is an adventure developed by Smallthing Studios, released 28 October 2025 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4.
What Simon the Sorcerer Origins is
Simon the Sorcerer Origins is an adventure game developed by Smallthing Studios and released in 2025. It was published by ININ Games. It is available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unity.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Simon The Sorcerer Origins is the official prequel of the legendary Simon's adventure saga. Simon will return for the first time to the absurd world of the Sorcerers unleashing an ancient prophecy and gaining ancient magical powers. Prepare to experience a classic adventure in a modern way!
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are comedy and fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 33 achievements to unlock.
How it was received
Simon the Sorcerer Origins holds a critic score of 89 out of 100. That places it above 91% of the 7,527 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2025 averaged 78, so it scored 11 points above the year average.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for 2,5 GHz, 8 GB RAM and ?NVIDIA GeForce GTX series + (2GB). An 8GB memory requirement is modest by current standards; most machines sold in the last five years clear it. Install size is roughly 5GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.
What it launched against
Simon the Sorcerer Origins launched on 28 October 2025, within three weeks of Battlefield 6, Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2, ARC Raiders and The Outer Worlds 2. It reviewed better than 3 of the 4. It arrived 5 years into the PlayStation 5's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: Battlefield 6, Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2, ARC Raiders, The Outer Worlds 2.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Simon the Sorcerer Origins yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
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