Open Sorcery vs Desert Ski
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
Desert Ski
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Drift through an endless desert where silence meets motion. In Desert Ski, you carve smooth lines across golden dunes, flowing from one edge of the world to the other. There are no limits — only rhythm, focus, and your ability to react. Tap, turn, and survive. Features Fluid, seamless movement across screen edges Minimal design with a calming desert aesthetic Addictive, skill-based gameplay Quick sessions, endless challenge Unlimited game features requires in-app purchases. Privacy Policy https://github.com/childishcolors/Privacy-Policy-Desert-Ski Terms of Use https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Desert Ski at Free against Open Sorcery's $2.99. Open Sorcery's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs monthly) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). On ads, in-app purchases and device support 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
Desert Ski is free to download; Open Sorcery costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Open Sorcery ships an update fortnightly, Desert Ski monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Open Sorcery | Desert Ski |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (22 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 22 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 100 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Abigail Corfman | Emre Acikgoz |
In-app purchases
Open Sorcery
No in-app purchases
Desert Ski
No in-app purchases
Questions
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