▁to ▁deal ▁with ▁a ▁convergence ▁of ▁two ▁world s . ▁As ▁port als ▁to ▁another ▁dimension ▁begin ▁to ▁open ▁up , ▁he ▁is ▁forced ▁to ▁come ▁face - to - face ▁with ▁his ▁more ▁hard - working , ▁respect ful ▁and ▁compet ent ▁counter part ▁Sim one ▁with ▁whom ▁he ▁must ▁work ▁to ▁bring ▁balance ▁back ▁to ▁their ▁univers es . ▁ ▁The ▁game ▁h ark ens ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁original ▁two ▁Simon ▁the ▁Sor cer er ▁games ▁and ▁was ▁to ▁feature ▁fully ▁hand - dra wn ▁ 2 D ▁animated ▁world s ▁and ▁characters . ▁ ▁On ▁February ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁Story Be asts ▁announced ▁via ▁their ▁website ▁that ▁after ▁two ▁years ▁of ▁work ▁in ▁the ▁game , ▁both ▁the ▁planned ▁K ick st arter ▁campaign ▁and ▁the ▁game ▁development ▁had ▁been ▁halt ed ▁in def initely ▁due ▁to ▁un for ese en ▁events . ▁▁ ▁Common ▁elements ▁▁ ▁About ▁Simon ▁ ▁Simon ▁the ▁Sor cer er ▁is ▁a ▁te en ager ▁transport ed ▁into ▁a ▁fant asy ▁world ▁as ▁a ▁sor cer er ▁dressed ▁in ▁a ▁clo ak ▁and ▁point y ▁hat ; ▁his ▁clo ak ▁and ▁hat ▁are ▁pur ple ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁game , ▁but ▁change ▁to ▁red ▁for ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁series ▁( as ide ▁from ▁possible ▁mag ical ▁colour ▁changes ▁in ▁the ▁third ▁game ). ▁He ▁must ▁use ▁his ▁logic ▁and ▁mag ical ▁skills ▁to ▁solve ▁puzz les ▁as ▁he ▁progress es ▁through ▁the ▁games . ▁ ▁Simon ▁is