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When Witchbrook resurfaced as one of the first games announced for the Nintendo Switch 2, fans were ecstatic. It even came with a Winter 2025 release window attached, suggesting we’d be attending Witchbrook College this year. Alas, I have long suspected the game would get delayed, as I wrote about when it didn’t make an appearance at the September Nintendo Direct. Now, Chuckefish and Robotality have finally shared an update on the game’s release window, confirming we will not be headed to a new magic school in 2025.
Latest Witchbrook Update Confirms Delay to 2026, Alongside New Look at Mossport
At long last, Chucklefish has addressed the Witchbrook release window. And indeed, the team has “made the difficult decision to shift the release into next year.” This isn’t exactly surprising news, given the lack of a specific release date this late in the year. That, along with Chuckefish’s “no crunch studio” model, makes it pretty much a given that we’ll be waiting a bit longer to finally play Witchbrook.
That said, today’s update isn’t all bad news. The dev update also shares another look at the Map of Mossport, letting players get a sense of what to expect when the Hogwarts Legacy rival finally arrives. The interactive map shared on the Witchbrook website gives us a sense of the scope of the game’s playable areas. This includes the names of some locations we’ve seen in previous footage, along with a few new sneak peeks. From the looks of it, we’ll spend plenty of time exploring Mossport beyond the college itself, and it’s looking pretty good.
Along with this preview of the game’s key locations, this update also shares that the delay “has opened the door to exploring a few additional exciting opportunities.” That includes additional platforms and more languages for Witchbrook. Given that the game has already been announced for PC, Switch, Switch 2, and Xbox Series X|S, “additional platforms” almost certainly means the highly requested PS5. Of course, mobile is also a possibility, but I think PS5 is more likely as the only missing major console on the game’s current release schedule.
