After the boom of the farming simulation games there seems to be a trend developing that features witches, potion making and magic, lets take a look at some of the most magical witchcraft games

There is never a bad time to play a spooky game even if Halloween isn’t right around the corner. I always feel in the mood for some more spooky games and what better way to cozy up in the evening with some of the most magical and witch focused games!

Lets take a look at some available as well as some other magic games coming in the near future!

Available Now

Serin Fate Fantasy Life Meets Harvest Moon With Witches

n Serin Fate you play as a Witch and therefore you are in possession of some magical powers. As you begin playing the game you will start learning new spells that can help you on your journey.

Serin Fate offers a wide variety of tasks that remind me a lot of Fantasy Life that also offers a wide variety of things to do. In this game however, you can freely choose where you’d like to dedicate your focus and time towards to. Feel like crafting some new armor to protect yourself on your next adventure? or maybe instead build some furniture to restore your hut? The choice is always yours.

More details, release date and availability

Check out the trailer and some more information about Serin Fate right here!

Serin Fate is available on Steam via Early Access.

Little Witch Academia: Chamber of Time

For those unfamiliar with Little Witch Academia, it is an anime series that takes place at Luna Nova Academy, a school for witches in training, The protagonist of the series is a Japanese girl named Akko who is from a non-magical background.

In the game, you must uncover the mysteries at Luna Nova Academy with Akko and her friends. Players get to explore dungeons, cast spells, and use witchcraft, in order to discover the seven wonders, and solve the peculiar shift in time.

Release date and availability

Little Witch Academia: Chamber of Time is available on PlayStation 4 and Steam.

Spellcaster University – Create & Manage your own School for Mages

Spellcaster University is a simulation game about building your own ‘Hogwarts’ for mages and training them. Set in a fantasy world you will recruit teachers to train future mages and build the best magic school you can possibly imagine.

Release date and availability

Spellcaster University is available on Steam.

Potion Paws

Potions Paws is created by the developers of Garden Paws. It’s a shorter standalone game with a spooky theme that includes potion-crafting and dungeon-crawling. If you own both Garden Paws and Potion Paws on Steam you’ll unlock a spooky furniture set, a cat ghost companion, and more! 

Release date and availability

Potion Paws is available on Steam

Alchemy Garden – Gardening and Potion Making

I thoroughly enjoy relaxing and laid back gaming and if you are reading this, there is a chance you do too!  Alchemy Garden fits those preferences like a glove. In this indie game created by MadSushGamesi, you will find yourself in a whimsical world with a small garden to begin with.

You will have to grow your crops in order to gather enough materials to brew potions and become the greatest alchemist ever!

More details, release date and availability

More information including a trailer right here.

Alchemy Garden is available on Steam

Magician’s Quest: Mysterious Times

Magician’s Quest: Mysterious Times is a fantasy life simulation game for the Nintendo DS. After customising the appearance, name and gender of their character, players are able to attend classes at the game’s magic academy. During classes, players will learn spells and incantations, the mysteries of magic, and interact with fellow students.

More details, release date and availability

Magician’s Quest: Mysterious Times is available on Nintendo 3DS. Witchery Academy ( further down this list ) is heavily inspired by this game!

Nine Parchments

 In Nine Parchments, runaway apprentice wizards seek the elusive lost nine parchments in the hope of completing their spell books. The wizards acquire spells, but without learning the proper safety procedures that come with them. This hasty progress inevitably leads to a few fatal accidents.

Release date and availability

Nine Parchments is available on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and Steam.

Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery

Set in Hogwarts and the Harry Potter universe, this game was bound to make the list. Developed and published by Jam City under license from Portkey Games, This RPG game is available for Android and iOS

The game is set between Harry Potter’s birth and his enrollment at Hogwarts. Upon beginning the game, players can create and customise their character, who is about to begin their studies at Hogwarts. Your player can attend various different magic classes, learn spells, duel rivals, and undertake quests.

Release date and availability

Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery is available on iOS and Android devices.

Guildlings

Magic, Wizards and a world filled with mysterious characters and kindness always sounds good to me and that is exactly what Guildlings is trying to capture. The adorably handcrafted world is just so pleasant to the eye that it makes me keep wanting to explore every single area.

Where Guildlings really shines is how it mixes conversations with villagers, exploration and the light and fluffy combat together. As you play in your team the happier your mates are the easier your adventure will be. But be prepared that sometimes drama occurs when you least expect it!

Release date and availability

Guildlings is now available on Apple Arcade.

Calico – Magical Girls Running Cat Cafe

Running a magical cat cafe is not the only things that players can do. The game also incorporates enjoyable aspects from other popular gaming franchises such as Animal Crossing. Similarities between Calico and Animal Crossing include the simulation aspects of both games, and the ability to place furnitire and decorations in your buildings. A perk about Calico however, is that the animals will not leave, the shop never closes, and crops never die.

More details, release date and availability

Learn more about this adorable game right here.

Calico is releasing on Steam later this year – there is currently a free demo you can download here.

Coming Soon

Lawmage Academy

In Lawmage Academy, you live in a world that is protected by magical lawyers called Lawmages. They defend the community from some of the more malevolent magical forces that roam the land. They are the only thing standing between the peace we know, and the everything plummeting into ultimate darkness. Sounds exciting, right! Well, you don’t just come a powerful lawmage over night. The only way to become a full fledged protector is by doing your best at the Lawmage Academy. This is where you will learn everything you need to become everything the world needs!

Lawmage Academy is currently set to release on PC sometime in 2022.
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Ikenfell

Ikenfell is a pixel-art-stylised turn-based RPG game that features a group of troublesome magic students. The game utilises timing-based battle mechanics to allow players to power spells and block attacks. Ikenfell is set in a vast and mysterious magic school. Inside the school, players will encounter numerous monsters and bosses to fight, discover hoards of hidden treasure, and uncover dark secrets never meant to be discovered.

Release date and availability

Ikenfell is expected to release sometime in 2020.

Little Witch in the Woods

Little Witch in the Woods is a fantasy role playing game where you get to live the life of a witch. The ability to use magic always adds such a special component to any game, especially adorable sim-life games like this one. You play as Ellie, a little witch that has just come to a new town, and you are set to be a part of a “witch’s house”. Only, when you arrive, it appears that the town is near empty, and the witch’s house is in disrepair. 

More details, release date and availability

Learn more about this amazingly cute witch game right here.

Little Witch in the Woods is expected to release in 2020.

Potionomics – Brew and Sell Your Own Potions With Your Trusty Owl

Along the way, you will encounter mighty (and not-so-mighty) heroes, classic RPG creatures, and a genius economist trapped in an owl’s body. Potion brewing is as much a science as it is an art. Master your craft while learning new recipes along the way! As every aspiring entrepreneur knows; customers will be fickle, competition will be fierce, and prices never stay stable. Add in some magic and you have a recipe for a magnificent adventure unlike any you’ve ever played before.

More details, release date and availability

Potionomics has no release date yet but will be published by XSEED Games later in 2020 or early 2021.

Witchbrook – The Stardew Valley of Magic

In Witchbrook the player will take on the role of a student inside a magic school, something a Harry Potter fan might be familiar with. During the course of the studies, players will be on a path to discovering who they really are. 

The game will take the player on a journey through various activities that all help you work towards a successful school life. Withcbrook offers a lot of side activities next to the very busy study schedule that players will have to master.

More details, release date and availability

Find out everything we know about Witchbrook – the Stardew Valley of magic right here.

Witchbrook is coming to Steam and rumored to release on Nintendo Switch later in 2020 or early 2021. No official release date has been announced yet.

Arclands

In Arclands, you will take on the role of wizard who has been booted from his hometown due to a disagreement with the ruling party. You are sent to the Arclands, a series of islands inhabited by ghastly ghoulies. It is up to you to help the inhabitants of the land to build a structurally sound city to help protect everyone from the would-be destroyers!

Release date and availability

Arclands is expected to release later in 2020.

Witchery Academy

Witchery Academy is a fantasy life role playing game where you must complete tasks in a school for witches and wizards. Learn all the ins and outs of the magical world; like potion making and mastering a wide array of spells. 

More details, release date and availability

For more information about Witchery Academy, including a trailer – head over here.

Witchery Academy has no release date yet but is expected to release on PC and Nintendo Switch.

StoryArcana

StoryArcana is a magic school role-playing game where you take on the role of Clay Quilt, an adventurous young lad that has been transported to an all new world. This world is called Vox, and comes complete with a magic school, as well as a bustling city full of interesting folks to meet. Clay must now explore the school, the city and the world around him to discover why he is here, and find a place for himself in this new environment. To do so, he will need to make friends and learn the ways of magic so that he may truly be a part of this enchanted universe.

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