Simon the Sorcerer is a 1993 point-and-click adventure game developed and published by Adventure Soft, for Amiga and MS-DOS. The game's story focuses on a boy named Simon who is transported into a parallel universe of magic and monsters, where he embarks on a mission to become a wizard and rescue another from an evil sorcerer. The game's setting was inspired by the novels of the Discworld series, and incorporates parodies on fantasy novels and fairy tales, such as The Lord of the Rings and Jack and the Beanstalk. The lead character's design was inspired by that of the fictional British television character Blackadder, with the character voiced by Chris Barrie in the CD re-release. The game was well-received by critics, who praised the humour, graphics and gameplay, with some minor criticism towards the plot. Simon the Sorcerer went on to become a video game series, with a sequel in 1995, Simon the Sorcerer II: The Lion, the Wizard and the Wardrobe. The game was later released for PC, via GOG.com, in 2008, with a 20th Anniversary Edition developed by MojoTouch and released on Google Play in 2013. Gameplay As a point-and-click adventure game, the player controls the protagonist of the story, Simon, by using the mouse; with exception to the iOS and Android versions, which feature touchscreen controls. Gameplay involves players moving Simon around locations in the game, interacting with objects and other characters at each site. The player can make Simon perform actions via verbal commands such as "Look at", "Talk to", and "Give", with objects that are picked up being placed into an inventory - using such items requires the right verbal command and then selecting the target for that object. The game primarily involves talking to people for information, including hints to solving puzzles or acquiring items, and using the correct items to solve puzzles during the course of the game. A menu system is provided for loading, saving and quitting the game via a postcard contained in the inventory, with a fast-travel system provided in the form of a map in the inventory that can be used up until a certain point in the game's story. Synopsis Setting The game's story takes in a parallel universe to the real world, in which magic and monsters exist, though with some modern items and elements being found within. The game's world features elements that are parodies of