undertook the sixth release of the series, announcing in 2014 that the original voice actor Chris Barrie was enrolled for Simon's voice. In Between Worlds Simon returns to his British slacker roots and is forced to deal with a convergence of two worlds. As portals to another dimension begin to open up, he is forced to come face-to-face with his more hard-working, respectful and competent counterpart Simone with whom he must work to bring balance back to their universes. The game harkens back to the original two Simon the Sorcerer games and was to feature fully hand-drawn 2D animated worlds and characters. On February 10, 2016, StoryBeasts announced via their website that after two years of work in the game, both the planned Kickstarter campaign and the game development had been halted indefinitely due to unforeseen events. The game was intended to be episodic. The game didn't get made due to funding and publisher difficulties. Simon the Sorcerer: Origins In the May 2022 the prequel game Simon the Sorcerer: Origins was announced as being in development by Smallthing Studios. The game is supposed to be set shortly before the events of the first installment and is scheduled for the release in March 2023. Common elements About Simon Simon the Sorcerer is a teenager transported into a fantasy world as a sorcerer dressed in a cloak and pointy hat; his cloak and hat are purple in the first game, but change to red for the rest of the series (aside from possible magical colour changes in the third game). He must use his logic and magical skills to solve puzzles as he progresses through the games. Simon is rude and insulting to many of the characters he meets. This tends to interfere with the success of his quests, forcing him to go to ridiculous lengths in order to complete puzzles. Simon also breaks the fourth wall with his comments about adventure games. See also ScummVM – Software that allows to play Simon the Sorcerer and Simon the Sorcerer II on several platforms References External links Adventure Soft Publishing ScummVM Music Enhancement Project Enhanced music for Simon the Sorcerer'' by James Woodcock Crossover video games Video game franchises