Open Sorcery vs ALTDEUS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Open Sorcery
A text-based game where you embody an Elemental Firewall, a creature of magic and code. Protect your network, search for spirits, and explore themes of technology, magic, and sentience. Discover multiple endings through interactive storytelling.
- Text-based interactive fiction
- Elemental Firewall role-playing
- Network protection gameplay
- Multiple endings
- Animated sequences
- Explore themes of magic and technology
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You are online. You are fire and order. You are a firewall. You are here to protect. ---- "Open Sorcery" is a game about technology, magic and becoming a person. It follows the development of BEL/S, an Elemental Firewall: a creature of intertwined magic and code. It is text-based and uses the revolutionary Twine engine. There are 55,000 words of text, five animated sequences, and ten possible endings. In this game you can: * Search for malicious spirits * Protect your network * Make friends * Burn everything * Learn * Dream * Become sapient
ALTDEUS
Embark on a sci-fi adventure in a post-apocalyptic world where humanity fights colossal invaders. Pilot a powerful mech, make critical decisions, and uncover a story of revenge and survival.
- Epic sci-fi story
- Pilot humanoid weapons
- Critical decision-making
- Star-studded voice cast
- Award-winning VR experience
- Multiple subtitle languages
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The award-winning, critically acclaimed SF adventure VR game is finally available on smartphones! ALTDEUS is the second installment of the Chronos Universe. Character design by LAM, voiced by a star-studded cast, and music by renowned artists such as ASCA, R!N, Wolpis Carter, Setsuko, YuNi, and Konomi Suzuki! ■Story In 2080, the sudden appearance of colossal beings known as "Meteoras" forced humanity to seek refuge in a subterranean city with a radius of only 2 kilometers, A.T. (Augmented Tokyo). Two centuries later, Chloe, a Meteoras opposing organization "Prometheus" member, pilots the humanoid city-defense weapon Makhia, surviving the harsh battles alongside her comrades. Everything she does is to avenge her dear friend, Coco. As numerous crucial decisions loom ever closer, will you be able to pull the trigger? ■ Characters Chloe (VA. Chelsey Moore - English, Akari Kito - Japanese) Coco Coconoe (VA. Danii Meger - English, Kaya Okuno - Japanese) Noa (VA. Grace Chan - English, Yumiri Hanamori - Japanese) Anima (VA. Yui Ishikawa - Japanese) Yamato Amanagi (VA. Jesse Inocalla - English, Yusuke Kobayashi - Japanese) Aoba Iwaza (VA. Adam Fedyk - English, Yoshihiko Aramaki - Japanese) Julie (VA. Asia Mattu - English, Yu Serizawa - Japanese) Deiter (VA. Chris Garnier - English, Show Hayami - Japanese) AARC Ares (VA. Nobuhiko Okamoto - Japanese) ■ Artists ASCA / R!N / Setsuko / YuNi / Wolpis Carter / Konomi Suzuki / Kuniyuki Takahashi (MONACA) / kz / Yosuke Kori ■ Voice Languages: Japanese / English ■ Subtitle Languages: Japanese / English / German / French / Chinese (Traditional / Simplified) *Please note that ALTDEUS: Beyond Chronos 'EXTRA EPISODE' does not support German.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Open Sorcery at $2.99 against ALTDEUS's $13.99. Open Sorcery also leads on ratings volume (22 vs 1) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 12.0). On rating, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Open Sorcery costs $2.99 and ALTDEUS $13.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Open Sorcery against 5.0 for ALTDEUS. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Open Sorcery has 22 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Open Sorcery ships an update fortnightly, ALTDEUS daily. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Open Sorcery | ALTDEUS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 — better | $13.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (22 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 22 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 1.6 GB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Abigail Corfman | Izanagigames, Inc. |
Customer experience
Open Sorcery
ALTDEUS
In-app purchases
Open Sorcery
No in-app purchases
ALTDEUS
No in-app purchases
Questions
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