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{{Infobox game/row/engine|AGOS}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/engine|AGOS}}
 
|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
{{Infobox game/row/date|DOS|January 2, 1993}}
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{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|December 9, 2008|wrapper=ScummVM|ref=<ref>[https://www.gog.com/news/new_release_simon_the_sorcerer New release: Simon the Sorcerer - GOG.com]</ref>}}
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{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|December 9, 2008|wrapper=ScummVM|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.gog.com/news/new_release_simon_the_sorcerer|title=New release: Simon the Sorcerer - GOG.com|date=May 2023}}</ref>}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|October 18, 2012|wrapper=ScummVM}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|October 18, 2012|wrapper=ScummVM}}
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|taxonomy    =
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | Third-person }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Adventure }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Fantasy, Comedy }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | Simon the Sorcerer }}
 
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|strategywiki = Simon the Sorcerer
 
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|wikipedia    = Simon the Sorcerer
 
|wikipedia    = Simon the Sorcerer
 
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|license      = commercial
 
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{{Series|Simon the Sorcerer}}
 
  
'''Key points'''
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{{Introduction
{{++}} Can be played on [[Engine:ScummVM|ScummVM]].
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'''General information'''
 
'''General information'''
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{{++}} Can be played on [[Engine:ScummVM|ScummVM]].
 
{{GOG.com links|1207658699|simon_the_sorcerer_series|for game series}}
 
{{GOG.com links|1207658699|simon_the_sorcerer_series|for game series}}
  
 
==Availability==
 
==Availability==
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
{{Availability/row| Retail | | disc | {{DRM|TAGES|(version unknown)}} | | Windows }}
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{{Availability/row| Retail | | unknown | | | DOS }}
{{Availability/row| GOG.com | simon_the_sorcerer | DRM-free | Bundled with [[Simon the Sorcerer: 25th Anniversary Edition]]. Pre-packaged with [[ScummVM]].<ref>[https://www.gog.com/forum/simon_the_sorcerer_series/is_simon1_packaged_in_scummvm is simon1 packaged in scummvm?, page 1 - Forum - GOG.com]</ref> | | Windows, OS X }}
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{{Availability/row| GOG.com | simon_the_sorcerer | DRM-free | Bundled with [[Simon the Sorcerer: 25th Anniversary Edition]]. Pre-packaged with [[ScummVM]].<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.gog.com/forum/simon_the_sorcerer_series/is_simon1_packaged_in_scummvm|title=is simon1 packaged in scummvm?, page 1 - Forum - GOG.com|date=May 2023}}</ref> | | Windows, OS X }}
 
}}
 
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{{ii}} Demos are available from [https://www.scummvm.org/demos/#agos ScummVM].
  
 
==Essential improvements==
 
==Essential improvements==
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|windowed notes            = Toggle with {{key|Alt|Enter}} (when using [[DOSBox]]).
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  |notes    = Fan translation by «PRCA», [http://www.questomania.ru/prca/files.php download link #1], [https://www.old-games.ru/game/download/get.php?fileid=14776&modal=1 #2], [http://demoworld.untergrund.net/games/simon.htm #3]
 
  |notes    = Fan translation by «PRCA», [http://www.questomania.ru/prca/files.php download link #1], [https://www.old-games.ru/game/download/get.php?fileid=14776&modal=1 #2], [http://demoworld.untergrund.net/games/simon.htm #3]
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Simon the Sorcerer
Simon the Sorcerer cover
Developers
Adventure Soft
Engines
AGOS
Release dates
DOS 1993
Windows (ScummVM) December 9, 2008[1]
macOS (OS X) (ScummVM) October 18, 2012
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Modes Singleplayer
Perspectives Third-person
Genres Adventure
Themes Fantasy, Comedy
Series Simon the Sorcerer
Simon the Sorcerer on HowLongToBeat
Simon the Sorcerer on IGDB
Simon the Sorcerer guide on StrategyWiki
Simon the Sorcerer on MobyGames
Simon the Sorcerer on Wikipedia
Simon the Sorcerer
Simon the Sorcerer 1993
Simon the Sorcerer II 1995
Simon the Sorcerer's Pinball 1998
Simon the Sorcerer's Puzzle Pack 1998
Simon the Sorcerer 3D 2002
Simon the Sorcerer 4: Chaos Happens 2007
Simon the Sorcerer 5 2009
Simon the Sorcerer: 25th Anniversary Edition 2018
Simon the Sorcerer 2: 25th Anniversary Edition 2018
Simon the Sorcerer Origins 2023

Simon the Sorcerer is a singleplayer third-person adventure game in the Simon the Sorcerer series.

General information

Can be played on ScummVM.
GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
GOG.com Support Page

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
DRM details are not known
DOS
GOG.com
DRM-free
Bundled with Simon the Sorcerer: 25th Anniversary Edition. Pre-packaged with ScummVM.[2]
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Demos are available from ScummVM.

Essential improvements

James Woodcock's remastered soundtrack

Original MIDI soundtrack rearranged and re-recorded using modern professional audio equipment
Requires ScummVM

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
DOS
Windows
macOS (OS X)

Save game data location

System Location
DOS
Windows
macOS (OS X)

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
GOG Galaxy
ScummVM 2.1+ supports cloud saves on third-party cloud storage services. See the ScummVM documentation for details.

Video

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
For DOSBox toggle with Alt+ Enter (see the glossary page for other workarounds).
Borderless fullscreen windowed
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)
For DOSBox use an unofficial build (see the glossary page for other workarounds).
60 FPS and 120+ FPS

Input

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
The Windows CD version does NOT have subtitles, the DOS floppy and GOG.com version do.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Russian
Fan translation by «PRCA», download link #1, #2, #3
Spanish

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
DOS video modes

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) XP, Vista, 7, 8
Processor (CPU) 1 GHz
System memory (RAM) 512 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)
Video card (GPU) DirectX 7 compatible
macOS (OS X)
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 10.6.8
Processor (CPU) 1.8 GHz
System memory (RAM) 1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 380 MB


References