Harry Potter: popular free RPG not coming to consoles, PC only

Late last month, a brand new Harry Potter RPG - Harry Potter: Magic Awakened - released seemingly out of nowhere, but it’s bad news for anyone holding out for a console release.

Obviously, Hogwarts Legacy is 2023’s main Wizarding World game - many consider it to be the “definitive Harry Potter experience”, and given that it finally gave fans the chance to live out their own story as a Hogwarts student, it’s not hard to see why. However, this new Harry Potter RPG has also been causing waves.

Take a look at the trailer for Harry Potter: Magic Awakened right here.

Harry Potter: Magic Awakened is a MMO collectible card wizard duelling game with strategy RPG elements, which is a bit of a mouthful. The game is set 10 years after the Battle of Hogwarts (the big fight which takes place during The Deathly Hallows), and features familiar faces from the main series books and films alongside completely new characters.

“Your journey to master the magic starts here! You are invited to attend the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry,” the game’s synopsis reads. “Duel in thrilling multiplayer, real-time matches. Browse the dazzling shops of Diagon Alley, solve mysteries as you roam the school halls, show off your moves at the Dance Club, explore the Forbidden Forest, and more in this new card collection and role-playing game!”

Sounds pretty fun, right? Fans have already been gushing about the game’s “beautiful” art style, which makes all the characters look like they’ve been plucked from an illustrated children’s book. However, unfortunately for anyone who was hoping to play Magic Awakened on their PS5, Nintendo Switch or Xbox Series X/S, that’s not an option. As Gfinity reports, the game is currently only available to download and play on PC, iOS and Android - there’s been no word on whether it’ll eventually release elsewhere.

Of course, that doesn’t mean that there’s no chance it’ll ever get ported over - plenty of games which have been primarily optimised for mobile devices have been released on consoles, too. For the time being though, if you’re interested in playing the game spoiler free, you might just want to download it on your phone.