Witchbrook — Everything We Know (May 2026)
Witchbrook — Everything We Know (May 2026)
Witchbrook is a cozy magical academy life-sim developed by Chucklefish and Robotality, set in the seaside town of Mossport. Players attend Witchbrook College, cast spells, brew potions, romance fellow students, race on brooms, run a market stall, and explore a world that shifts with the seasons — all in up to 4-player online co-op. It targets a 2026 release on Steam, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, and Xbox in 8 official languages.
Confirmed Mechanics
Magic System
- Potion Brewing — one of the five confirmed college subjects; combines gathering ingredients with recipe-driven crafting
- Spellcasting — college subject; players learn and cast spells through the academic curriculum
- Ritual Participation — communal magic events tied to festivals and seasonal calendars
- Astrology Consultation — a divination-flavored mechanic; details still limited but confirmed as part of the magic system
- Divination — confirmed college subject alongside Potion Brewing, Spellcasting, Magical Creatures, and Herbology (“and more” subjects noted by the studio)
Social Sim
- Romance — confirmed with at least Eli Ivers and Hana Satō; more characters teased but not named
- NPC Schedule Progression — NPCs follow daily and seasonal routines that evolve over time
- Seasonal Mossport — the town and its inhabitants change across spring, summer, autumn, and winter
Activities
- Broom Flight — signature traversal mechanic; flying on a broom is central to the witch-academy fantasy
- Broom Racing — confirmed minigame; competitive broom racing against NPCs or co-op partners
- Sunday Market — weekly player-run market where crafted goods and partner-shop items can be sold
Multiplayer & Accessibility
- 4-Player Online Co-op — the full game is playable with up to three friends
- 8 Official Languages — English, French, German, Spanish (Spain), Japanese, Portuguese (Brazil), Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese
Confirmed NPCs
Eli Ivers is one of two confirmed romance-able characters, appearing in dev blog screenshots and trailers as a college student in Mossport. Hana Satō is the second confirmed romance option, seen in promotional materials alongside Eli. Both are students at Witchbrook College. Additional romance and friendship NPCs have been teased but not named as of May 2026.
Full character pages: Eli Ivers · Hana Satō
Dev Blog Timeline (Reverse-Chronological)
2026-05-06 — 2026 Window Reaffirmed Chucklefish posted a brief update confirming Witchbrook remains on track for 2026. The studio noted development is progressing and that a specific date would be announced when they are “completely confident.” No new gameplay footage was released.
2025-10 — Delay Announcement Chucklefish announced that the previously targeted winter 2025 window would not be met. The delay statement cited the studio’s commitment to quality and their desire for players’ first experience of Witchbrook to match the years of anticipation behind it. The new target became simply “2026.”
2025 — Trailer Campaign Multiple trailers released throughout 2025 showed the most gameplay yet: broom flight over Mossport, college classroom sequences, the Sunday Market in action, seasonal festival scenes, and a brief glimpse of the co-op interface. These trailers generated the largest sustained press coverage the game has seen.
2024 — Robotality Co-dev Confirmed Chucklefish confirmed that Robotality — the studio behind the tactical RPGs Halfway and Pathway — had joined Witchbrook as co-developer. This partnership explains the game’s reported polish and expanded scope.
2017–2023 — Project Spellbound to Witchbrook The game was first announced in 2017 as “Project Spellbound,” renamed Witchbrook, and received periodic dev blog updates confirming the Mossport setting, romance mechanics, magic systems, and college structure. No release window was given during this phase.
Last updated: 2026-05-17