Comparison

Sorcery! vs ATOM RPG

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

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About

Sorcery!

Embark on an epic four-part adventure across a land filled with monsters, traps, and magic. Make thousands of choices that dynamically rewrite your story and engage in unique touch-based sword duels. Master 48 magic spells with wondrous effects to shape your journey.

Highlights
  • Hand-drawn 3D world map
  • Thousands of interactive choices
  • Dynamically rewritten story
  • Unique touch-based sword dueling
  • 48 magic spells with story effects
  • Outwit monsters with weaknesses
Features
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An epic four-part adventure through a land of monsters, traps, and magic. Start your story here! FREE FOR A LIMITED TIME ONLY! *** Rock Paper Shotgun Best RPG of 2016 *** "You should choose to own this adventure" -- Eurogamer "Inkle's adaptation of Sorcery! takes the genre to a whole new level" -- Kotaku "This is some of 2013′s best interactive storytelling" -- IGN UK "Beautifully realised ... this gripping tale has us well and truly hooked" -- Pocket Gamer (Gold Award) "Incredibly impressed" -- Touch Arcade Top 10 Best Mobile Games of 2013, Mashable.com Top 20 of 2013, Touch Arcade Top 25 of 2013, Gamezebo + Plot your own journey across a hand-drawn 3D world map + Fully interactive story, with 1000s of choices + The story is rewritten on the fly based on how you play + Unique touch-based sword-duelling, with procedurally-generated descriptions of the action + Adapted from the best-selling gamebook series by legendary game designer Steve Jackson + Outwit monsters by learning their weaknesses and tells + 48 magic spells to master, with weird and wonderful effects that change the story "Sometimes I feel like I'm wasting my time writing a review when I should really just be pointing at a game and demanding that people play it. This is one of those times. Steve Jackson's Sorcery! is an absolutely marvellous fantasy storybook adventure. Lushly illustrated and expertly told, it should not be missed by anyone even remotely interested in the genre." -- Gamezebo "Let’s not mince words here... Sorcery’s unique blend of tabletop-like roleplaying (including an incredible combat system quite unlike anything I’ve seen before), and elaborate branching pathways with custom scripts preserving the feeling of Steve Jackson’s work make me now want to… no, HAVE TO acquire an iOS device" - Just Press Start From legendary designer Steve Jackson, co-founder of Lionhead Studios (with Peter Molyneux), and Fighting Fantasy and Games Workshop (with Ian Livingstone); and inkle, the studio behind the award-winning, App Store featured Frankenstein, Sorcery! is an interactive adventure like never before. The app uses inklewriter technology to tell your journey in real-time, shaping the story around your choices. The text itself changes based on how you play and what you do, and in combat, the action is description on the fly based on how you play. Featuring original illustrations by John Blanche, new character art by Eddie Sharam (DC Comics), an interactive map by Mike Schley (Wizards of the Coast) and music by David Wise (Donkey Kong Country). "The Shamutanti Hills" is Part 1 of 4. Part 2, "Kharé: Cityport of Traps", is out now, and will load all of your completed Part 1 games to continue your adventure. Part 3 is coming later this year (but while you wait, check out our new game, 80 DAYS).

About

ATOM RPG

Explore a post-apocalyptic Soviet Wasteland, creating your own hero. Investigate bunkers, battle mutants, and uncover conspiracies in this offline RPG. Features deep character creation, turn-based combat, and nonlinear gameplay with multiple quest solutions.

Highlights
  • Character creation tool
  • Offline single-player RPG
  • Dozens of skills
  • Turn-based combat
  • Nonlinear gameplay
  • Multiple quest solutions
  • Deep dialogues
Features
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In 1986 the world war between the Soviet Union and the Western Bloc ended in mutual nuclear bombings. Both superpowers went down in flames. The impact of the fallout almost ended civilization as we know it. You are one of the survivors of the apocalypse. Your mission - to explore the wild and wondrous postnuclear world of the Soviet Wasteland. To earn your place under the sun in this new age. To investigate retro style bunkers, descend into a stalker filled metro, fight terrible mutants and solve a shadowy conspiracy, aimed at destroying all that is left of life on Earth. ATOM RPG is: - A powerful character creation tool, aimed at making the wasteland hero you want to portray; - A balanced offline single player roleplaying system. Each stat combination provides a unique cRPG experience, unique dialogues, and new ways to solve some quests; - Dozens of skills, from lockpicking to gambling; - Many hours of gameplay on all sorts of locations. Meet the other survivors in a brave new settlement, built from the remains of the old world. Venture into the wilds, where mutants and bandits lurk. Work out the secrets of an old military bunker. Or simply lose yourself, fishing at a scenic pond; - Turn-based combat, inspired by classic RPG’s of the nineties. Find your own strategy and develop the tactics needed to win; - Random encounters with the dwellers of the Soviet Wasteland - both friendly and dangerous. Sometimes all at the same time; - Many deep, multiple-choice dialogues that feel like real conversations with the unique NPCs of the game; - Nonlinear gameplay! This edition of the game features dozens of quests, most with alternative solutions. Play the game like you want to! Recommended: iPhone 15, 14, 13, 12, 11, SE, 6S, 6S Plus, 7, 7 Plus, 8, 8 Plus, X, XS, XR; iPad Mini 6, 5, 4; iPad Air 3+, 2; iPad Pro Technical Support: You can contact the developers at support@atomrpg.com

Screenshots

Sorcery!4 screens
ATOM RPG4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Sorcery! at none against ATOM RPG's 1. Sorcery! also leads on ads (none vs shown) and price ($4.99 vs $9.99). On review sentiment, ratings volume, update cadence and chart position 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Sorcery! costs $4.99 and ATOM RPG $9.99 up front. ATOM RPG sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Sorcery! asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Sorcery! holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 188 and 221 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 73% of Sorcery!'s written reviews are positive against 69% of ATOM RPG's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sorcery! ships an update every 6 weeks, ATOM RPG every 5 weeks. Both last shipped on October 14, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Sorcery! versus ATOM RPG: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSorcery!ATOM RPG
Price$4.99 — better$9.99
Rating4.5 (188 ratings) — better4.3 (221 ratings)
Positive reviews72.8% of reviews — better68.9% of reviews
Number of ratings188221 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#109 — better#167
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better12.2
Further details — not scored
Size166 MB3.0 GB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperinkleATENT GAMES LTD

Customer experience

Sorcery!

All ratings188 ratings
Positive84.6%
Neutral5.3%
Negative10.1%
Written reviews312 reviews
Positive72.8%
Neutral10.6%
Negative16.7%

ATOM RPG

All ratings221 ratings
Positive79.2%
Neutral5.4%
Negative15.4%
Written reviews312 reviews
Positive68.9%
Neutral6.4%
Negative24.7%

User reviews

Sorcery!

From 188 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Immersive story and gameplay
  • 🎨 Beautiful artwork and illustrations
  • 🔮 Unique spell casting mechanics
  • 🗺️ Interactive map and world exploration
  • 🔁 High replay value with multiple paths

Room to improve

  • ⏱️ Short gameplay for the price
  • 💰 Expensive for a partial story
  • 🔁 Rewind feature cheapens decisions
  • 🤔 Simplistic combat system

ATOM RPG

From 221 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Great when you give it a chance
  • 🚀 Huge game with lots of content
  • 🚀 Replayable with multiple paths
  • 👍 Scratches the Fallout itch
  • 👍 Immersive atmosphere and writing

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Controls constantly break
  • 🐛 Crashes and performance issues
  • 🐛 Unbalanced gameplay and difficulty
  • 🐛 Text and UI issues on mobile
  • 🐛 Glitches and bugs

Bugs and requests

Sorcery!

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Occasional crashes reported
  • Compatibility issues on older devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • Longer and more expansive story
  • Multiple save slots
  • Deeper RPG mechanics
  • Improved combat with dice rolls

ATOM RPG

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Controls breaking
  • Frequent crashes
  • Text/UI issues
  • Glitches and bugs

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add controller support
  • Improve UI scaling and readability
  • Add more content and updates
  • Fix bugs and stability issues

In-app purchases

None

Sorcery!

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

ATOM RPG

One-time1
  • ATOM RPG - Supporter Pack$2.99

Questions

Is Sorcery! free?
Sorcery! costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is ATOM RPG free?
ATOM RPG costs $9.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Sorcery! or ATOM RPG?
Sorcery! is rated higher. Sorcery! averages 4.5 out of 5 from 188 ratings, while ATOM RPG averages 4.3 from 221 ratings.
Do Sorcery! or ATOM RPG have ads?
ATOM RPG shows ads; Sorcery! does not.
Which is updated more often, Sorcery! or ATOM RPG?
Sorcery! ships an update every 6 weeks, and ATOM RPG every 5 weeks. Most recently, Sorcery! was updated on October 14, 2026 and ATOM RPG on October 14, 2026.
Which is more popular, Sorcery! or ATOM RPG?
Sorcery! currently peaks at #109 in the App Store charts, and ATOM RPG at #167. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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