Open Sorcery
Released Feb 2017
BEL/S is an Elemental Firewall: a fire elemental bound with C++ code to protect a network of people and places. She can learn things, develop relationships, and even gain sapience. Or she can burn everything with fire. It's up to you.
98% positive · 360 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Where to buy
Steam $3.99
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Evaluation
Open Sorcery launched on February 22, 2017 as a complete narrative game. The developer subsequently shipped one DLC — Jingle BEL/S — on December 17, 2018, which was a holiday-themed expansion featuring BEL/S's first holiday season. That DLC received a bug-fix pass on December 27, 2018. The store listing shows no unreleased DLC.
The most recent developer communication of any kind was a May 15, 2022 post that added a menu link pointing players to the sequel, Open Sorcery: Sea++. This post was purely a navigation convenience update and contained no hint of further content for the original game. The developer's attention clearly shifted to the sequel (announced in March 2018), and the original game has received no patches, announcements, or content updates since December 2018.
With one shipped DLC, no unreleased DLC on the store, no announced future content, and no developer activity beyond a minor UI addition in 2022, Open Sorcery is a complete, finished product. The last content shipped was Jingle BEL/S on December 17, 2018.
Evidence
Jingle BEL/S DLC released — the only DLC for the game, now fully shipped
Bug fixes and polish for Jingle BEL/S — last substantive content-related update from the developer
Content
1 of 1 released · no outstanding content
Media
Details
Developer
Publisher
Open Sorcery Games
Achievements
57
Platform
Windows, macOS, Linux
Controller
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Steam Deck
Verified
Players
Single-player
About this game
Check out a new game in the works from Open Sorcery Games:
Technology. Magic. Puns.
Open Sorcery follows the development of an Elemental Firewall: a fire elemental bound with C++ code to protect a network of people and places.
You guide her as she makes decisions and grows. She can learn things, develop relationships, and even gain sapience.
Or she can burn everything with fire.
Up to you.
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Content Warnings: Violence. Depression. Self-harm. Violence against a teenager. Emotional abuse. Abuse of an elder. Implied suicide. Body Horror.
Technology. Magic. Puns.
Open Sorcery follows the development of an Elemental Firewall: a fire elemental bound with C++ code to protect a network of people and places.
You guide her as she makes decisions and grows. She can learn things, develop relationships, and even gain sapience.
Or she can burn everything with fire.
Up to you.
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Content Warnings: Violence. Depression. Self-harm. Violence against a teenager. Emotional abuse. Abuse of an elder. Implied suicide. Body Horror.
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Last evaluated Jun 27, 2026
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