It's finally ready, and looking more beautiful than ever: the first part of [_Steve Jackson's Sorcery!_](/content/sorcery/index.html) will be hitting the Google Play and Amazon App stores on the March 12th. Prepare to journey through the Shamutanti Hills, face deadly foes, and explore hundreds of different branches, areas, with thousands of choices, all of which are remembered. You can save as many different play-throughs as you want, ready to pick them up in _Part 2_ \- which is over four times as long, and adds a host of new features. Originally released for iOS last May, [_Sorcery!_](/content/sorcery/index.html) has been described as "the gold-standard for interactive fiction" by [_Pocket Gamer_](http://www.pocketgamer.co.uk/r/iPad/Steve+Jackson's+Sorcery!/review.asp?c=50527), "taking the genre of interactive fiction to a whole new level" by [_Kotaku_](https://kotaku.com/a-30-year-old-fighting-fantasy-comes-to-life-in-my-hand-486949995) and "some of 2013's best interactive storytelling" by [_IGN_](http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/05/10/sorcery-review-2). _Sorcery!_ featured in Game of the Year lists for [_Mashable_](http://mashable.com/2013/12/12/best-mobile-games-2013/#_), [_TouchArcade_](http://toucharcade.com/2013/12/25/best-iphone-and-ipad-games-of-2013/) and [_Gamezebo_](http://www.gamezebo.com/news/2013/12/18/best-games-2013-20-16). ### A long time coming So - we promised this at least six months ago. Why the delay? What started as a simple port turned into a reimplementation of huge portions of Apple's core iOS codebase. We'll go into more depth in a later blog post, because it might be of interest to other developers (but no, we didn't use [Apportable](http://www.apportable.com/)). Our developer, Iain Merrick, has managed to recreate the underlying iPhone and iPad systems used for user interface, imaging, audio and much more, in around three months. Until a few weeks ago, we weren't even sure it was possible: but now, it's ready, and we have an _exact_ port of the original game, right down to using the same original Apple-specific code. It also means _Sorcery! 2_ should be quicker to produce; and we're hoping that from _Sorcery! 3_ onwards we'll be releasing simultaneously cross-platform. Actually - it's not quite a copy. If you get a chance, put the Android version side-by-side with the iPad version and prepare to be amazed. The addition of a quick pixel-shader has brought the map into crisp sharpness at the closest of zooms. (The best thing about this port? We can take that pixel-shader code right back into the iOS version.) ### What news on Part 3? For those of you who've already made your way through the Shamutanti Hills and across the deadly cityport of Kharé, rest assured: _The Seven Serpents_ are on their way. As you'll know, we don't just replicate the original gamebooks but extend and expand them into full adventures, packed with extra routes, new scenes, secrets, traps and consequences. So far, we've written over half a million words of content, and while _Part 3_ is going to be a bit different than previous instalments, its certainly not going to get _simpler_. We're typing away furiously, but we've got a few more months to go. Trust us; it'll be worth the wait. Disqus Recommendations We were unable to load Disqus Recommendations. 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I played the first one on an Apple device. I'll have to replay it an android one, but it will be worth it. see more can't wait for Sorcery 3. Take your time though, make it f\_cking brilliant! see more L Cannot wait till sorcery 3 comes out. Wonder if I'll run into an Elgin I saved from the jail see more I bought the original print books when I was a kid, and I absolutely treasure them. I'm so delighted that I searched Steve Jackson in the app store on a whim and discovered this game exists. It's one of the better-written solo adventures I've found. see more Fantastic! I've been looking forward to this since the first iRelease. My younger brother has played the first 2 for several months on his pad - and I've mostly resisted borrowing it... see more Can't wait for the android releases. 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