Witchbrook is a life-sim and “social RPG” from London studio Chucklefish in which you play a new student at Witchbrook College, a school for witches in the seaside town of Mossport. You attend classes, pass exams, learn spells, run your own witch business and build relationships, alone or in online co-op with up to four players. The game launches on 28 January 2027 on PC, Switch, Switch 2, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S and PS5, according to Chucklefish as of 12 November 2026. The game is not out yet, so everything here comes from official announcements and dev blogs.
Witchbrook at a glance
| Detail | Status on 12 November 2026 |
|---|---|
| Genre | life-sim, social RPG (Steam: Indie, RPG, Simulation) |
| Developers | Chucklefish (London) and Robotality (Hameln) |
| Publisher | Chucklefish |
| Release | 28 January 2027 according to Chucklefish as of 12 November 2026 |
| Platforms | PC (Steam), Switch, Switch 2, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PS5 |
| Game Pass | from day one |
| Players | solo or online co-op up to 4 |
| Visual style | isometric pixel art |
| Languages | 10, including English and German |
| Age rating | PEGI 12 |
Chucklefish is an independent developer and publisher based in London, founded in 2011. It developed Starbound and Wargroove and has published games including Risk of Rain, Stardew Valley, Eastward and Wildfrost. On Witchbrook it works with Robotality from Hameln in Germany, the studio behind Halfway, Pathway and Wargroove 2. According to Chucklefish, the team had fewer than 20 developers in June 2025, and the game runs on the studio’s own Halley engine. How long development took and why the game slipped twice is covered in our release date guide.
You arrive in Mossport as a new witch. Your aunt has left you Shadbrook Cottage, and since studying costs money, you start your own business. Helping you along is Fable, a talking raven and your familiar.
School: classes, assignments, exams and spells
At the college you attend classes. Subjects include alchemy, potions, astrology, rituals, demon hunting, tarot, teas, incense, ointments, divination and Arcane Arts.
Assignments from the college take you into town. You consult with residents, look for a solution in the library and then craft it. Completed assignments earn you merits, which unlock exams and can be spent in the college shop.
Everything you learn, such as herbs and how long they take to grow, goes into your knowledge collection, and that is what the exams test. To move up a year, you have to pass every exam for your current year. After graduating, you can carry on as a postgraduate.
For every exam you pass, Professor Carlyle, the head of your coven, teaches you a new spell. Your wand lets you move objects from the start, and other spells help you find ingredients. Later you get to fly your broom over the rooftops.
Your witch business and broom deliveries
Your witch business pays for your studies. You take orders from Mossport’s residents and deliver them, first on a moped and, once you have your broom license, on a broomstick. Building relationships with customers unlocks perks, and on Sundays you sell at the Sunday market.
Wellbeing matters too. Walks, petting dogs and chatting with people raise it, staying up late lowers it. Higher wellbeing boosts income, prices, relationships and even exam results.
Mossport: a living town and seasons
Chucklefish says Mossport has hundreds of residents, each with a name, a home and a daily routine. The simulation keeps running even when you are not watching. Traffic follows British road rules and there is a bus line. Seasons change what people wear, their schedules, the weather and the decorations, and day length shifts with the season.
The official map shows locations including Witchbrook College, Elwood Square, Parasol Sands with its summer festival Moss Stock, Whitecap Esplanade, Shadhollow Forest, Mossport Trails, Meadowlark Farm and Student Village. Thorn Woods is open only to witches of Journeyman rank.
In your free time you can join clubs, go to seasonal events (such as the spring Tulip Festival), birdwatch, catch bugs, fish, cook or tend your garden. The developers name Terry Pratchett’s Tiffany Aching books and Kiki’s Delivery Service as inspirations, and the college architecture is based on Cambridge.
Your coven and romance: 11 characters and dates
The stories of your coven classmates play out as mini visual novels. There are 11 characters you can date. Seven have been revealed: Hana, Eli, Cormac, Pip, Leif, Evadne and Kiara (announced on 28 October 2026). The other four are still under wraps.
Relationships grow over time and with gifts. You express your feelings with cards from the post office: inviting someone out, asking to go steady or breaking up. You plan dates yourself from two activities, and along the way there are more than 200 spots with date chatter. Characters are ready to date at different points, and you can finish any character’s story as a friendship only.
Multiplayer romance has its own rules, see our Witchbrook co-op guide.
Cottage, garden and character customisation
You renovate your cottage and garden step by step: a herb garden, a meadow and extensions such as a greenhouse for out-of-season herbs. There are more than 600 pieces of furniture with colour variants.
Hair, clothes and accessories have no gender restrictions, you can wear up to 11 layers and there is a hair salon in town.
How long it is
According to Chucklefish, the first in-game year alone takes roughly 40 to 50 hours, depending on how you play. The studio shared that figure in June 2026 based on playtests.
What is still unknown
- The names of the four remaining dateable characters.
- Regional prices. Only the 24.99 USD price is known; Chucklefish will publish local prices closer to launch.
- Crossplay between Steam, PS5, Switch and Xbox. It is not confirmed.
- Recommended PC specs and a Steam Deck rating. More in our system requirements guide.
- Dates and contents of the physical editions.
For how it compares with the game it is most often likened to, read Witchbrook vs Stardew.
Join our Discord to talk about the games you are waiting for, Witchbrook included. The GamersTogether Discord is also a good place to find covenmates for online co-op.
FAQ
A life-sim and social RPG from Chucklefish. You play a student at a witch college in Mossport, attend classes, pass exams, learn spells, run your own business and build relationships.
According to Chucklefish as of 12 November 2026, it launches on 28 January 2027 on PC, Switch, Switch 2, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S and PS5, and on Xbox Game Pass from day one.
London studio Chucklefish together with Robotality from Germany. Chucklefish is the publisher.
Eleven. Seven have been revealed: Hana, Eli, Cormac, Pip, Leif, Evadne and Kiara. Chucklefish has not revealed the other four yet.
According to Chucklefish, the first in-game year alone takes around 40 to 50 hours depending on your play style, based on playtests in June 2026.
Information verified on 12 November 2026. We will update this guide once regional prices are announced and after launch. More guides are in our Witchbrook hub.