Babylonian Twins Premium vs Open Sorcery
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Babylonian Twins Premium
Embark on a retro puzzle platforming adventure in ancient Mesopotamia. Control twin princes with innovative tag-team mechanics to solve challenging puzzles and restore peace. Explore historically reconstructed environments with authentic music.
- Two-character co-op control
- Challenging puzzles
- Historically reconstructed environments
- Authentic Middle Eastern music
- Over a dozen levels across five worlds
- Secret treasures and bonus levels
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THE AWARD-WINNING CLASSIC — THE DEFINITIVE EDITION Guide the twin princes of Babylon, Nasir and Blasir, on a quest to free their kingdom from an evil sorcerer. Freeze one twin into a stone statue — use him as a stepping stone or a weight on ancient mechanisms — while the other dashes, drills and battles through five hand-crafted worlds. A PIECE OF GAMING HISTORY Created in Baghdad in 1993 for the Commodore Amiga — the first commercial-quality video game made in Iraq — Babylonian Twins was lost to history until its acclaimed 2010 rebirth: • TouchArcade 4.5/5 — Game of the Week • PocketGamer Silver Award • GamePro 4.5/5 • Featured by Apple ("Great Platformer") and Google (Staff Picks) Now back in its Definitive Edition, built for modern devices. EXPLORE ANCIENT MESOPOTAMIA • 15 levels across 5 worlds: the Royal Prison, Procession Street, the Hanging Gardens, the Assyrian Palace and the Tower of Babylon • Outsmart traps and enemies with the unique twin-switch mechanic • Collect real Mesopotamian treasures in the artifact gallery — from the Royal Game of Ur to the Lion of Babylon • Original acclaimed soundtrack blending Middle Eastern themes PREMIUM, THE WAY GAMES USED TO BE • Pay once — no ads, no in-app purchases, no account, works offline • Full controller support and customizable touch controls • Play in 11 languages, including Arabic • Instant resume — pick up exactly where you left off 576 BC. A kingdom in darkness. Two princes. One destiny.
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
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Open Sorcery at none against Babylonian Twins Premium's 4. Open Sorcery also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 80%) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). On ratings volume, ads 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
Babylonian Twins Premium costs $4.99 and Open Sorcery $2.99 up front. Babylonian Twins Premium sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Open Sorcery asks for nothing beyond the download.
Open Sorcery holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 49 and 22 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of Babylonian Twins Premium's written reviews are positive against 100% of Open Sorcery's.
Babylonian Twins Premium ships an update every 2 months, Open Sorcery fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Babylonian Twins Premium | Open Sorcery |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | $2.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.8 (49 ratings) | 5.0 (22 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 79.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 49 — better | 22 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 188 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | BitHunch LLC | Abigail Corfman |
Customer experience
Babylonian Twins Premium
Open Sorcery
Bugs and requests
Babylonian Twins Premium
Reported bugs
10 issues- Game crashes on tutorial level
- Crashes after completing level 1
- Crashes with screen redraws
- Controls unresponsive or drifting on iPad
- Negative coin balance glitch (-2000 coins)
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- Jump and action buttons not working on iPhone 13
- Lion Hunt level switch doesn't work
- Game crashes on iOS 15.3.1 and 15.4.1
- Occasional unintended character movement
- Black screen after losing fights
Requested features
10 requests- Online multiplayer mode to play with friends
- Additional levels and content
- More intuitive touch controls (swipe-based)
- Adjustable difficulty settings
- Hint system for stuck players
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- Better save/checkpoint system
- RPG sequel with complex storyline
- Improved tutorial with better guidance
- Customizable button placement
- Zoomed-out camera view
Open Sorcery
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Babylonian Twins Premium
- Skip Level$0.99
- Extra 3000 Golden Coins$0.99
- Extra 30000 Golden Coins$2.99
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- Extra 90000 Golden Coins$5.99
Open Sorcery
No in-app purchases
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