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Witchbrook
Every verified fact about Chucklefish's cozy witch life-sim Witchbrook: release date, platforms, characters, romance, and the world of Mossport.
2026: exact date not announced
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Witchbrook Release Date & Platforms
Witchbrook is confirmed for release in 2026 on PC, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, and Xbox. Chucklefish originally planned a winter 2025 launch, but on 2025-10-14 the studio announced the game needed “a little more time in the cauldron” and moved the release to 2026. The current status is simple: a 2026 release window is confirmed, and no exact date has been announced yet.
Development is clearly in its final stretch. The official “Dating on Campus” dev blog from 2026-09-10 says the final internal playtest is wrapping up while localisation and console porting continue, the last steps before a studio locks a release date. The Steam store page (App ID 1846700) is live for wishlisting, and the official FAQ notes that platforms beyond Steam, Switch, Switch 2, and Xbox remain undetermined. For the full timeline, platform table, and status history, read the Witchbrook release date and platforms guide.
Witchbrook Co-op & Multiplayer
Witchbrook is built as a shared experience: the Steam store description calls it a life-sim “for up to 4-players,” so you can play the whole game in online cooperative multiplayer with three friends. The official dev blogs have started to detail how multiplayer actually works. In co-op, players can rival each other for the same NPC's affection, turning romance into a friendly competition. Witchbrook multiplayer also expands the world itself: the 2026-08-12 “Building a Home” dev blog reveals extra cottages in the expanded multiplayer lands, including a watermill, a sunroom, and a cliffside cottage. Further co-op details beyond “up to 4 players” are still to come.
Witchbrook Languages
Witchbrook will launch with localisation support for ten languages: English, French, German, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Simplified Chinese, and Traditional Chinese. Korean and Russian were officially confirmed in the “Building a Home” dev blog on 2026-08-12 as final text batches went to translators, and the June 2026 dev blog hints that even more languages are planned but still kept secret. Localisation is one of the workstreams running alongside the final playtest, which is why the 2026 window has not tightened to an exact date yet.
Witchbrook College & the City of Mossport
Witchbrook College is where your story starts. You play a witch-in-training who arrives in Mossport, a bustling seaside city, and enrols at the college to work toward graduation. Magic at Witchbrook College is deliberately grounded: the official “Back to School” dev blog explains it as magic anyone can learn, taught through classes in Alchemy, Divination, and the Arcane Arts, with assignments, merits, and exams. The college architecture is inspired by Cambridge, the producer's hometown, and the Student Village below its facade houses a lively community of young witches, your covenmates included.
Beyond campus, the world of Mossport is fully simulated. The game runs on Chucklefish's custom “Halley” engine with seasons, a day-night cycle, hundreds of tracked citizens, and traffic that follows British road rules (buses included). The official world map, revealed in October 2025, marks every coloured zone as playable: Witchbrook College, the Mossport high street, the Student Village, Shadhollow Forest, Parasol Sands, and more. You travel by broom, learn spells, and take on witch business and deliveries around town. Explore every confirmed area in the Witchbrook map & world guide.
Witchbrook Characters & Romance
Witchbrook is as much a social RPG as a life-sim. The official September 2026 dev blog confirmed 11 romanceable characters, six of whom are already named: Hana Sato, Eli Ivers, Cormac, Pip, Leif, and Evadne. Dating runs through cards from the post office: the same cards handle asking out, going steady, and breaking up. Each date combines two activities across more than 200 “date chatter” spots around town. Bad dates are possible, going steady unlocks sleepovers, and every datable character also offers a friendship-only path if you would rather keep things platonic.
Relationships reach beyond romance in Witchbrook, too: stories with your covenmates play like mini visual novels, and character customisation has no gender restrictions on clothing. See every confirmed resident of Mossport in the Witchbrook characters list, or dig into the dating system in the Witchbrook romance & dating guide.
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Release Date & Platforms
Current release status, platform list, official timeline, and FAQ.
Map & World
Mossport, Witchbrook College, and every location revealed so far.
Characters
Confirmed characters, plus community reports clearly labeled.
Romance & Dating
All 11 romanceable characters, the named candidates, and how dating works.
About & Sources
How this unofficial wiki verifies facts and where its sources come from.
Latest verified updates
- Official dev blog: final internal playtest wrapping up, 11 romanceable characters confirmed, still no exact date (Dating on Campus).
- Korean and Russian localisation confirmed; cottage decoration detailed (Building a Home).
- Developer statement coverage re-confirms a 2026 release window (Yahoo Tech).
All Witchbrook news & dev blog updates, summarized in the news hub.
Common questions
When does Witchbrook come out?
Chucklefish has confirmed a 2026 release window. As of September 2026 the final internal playtest is wrapping up, but no exact date has been announced; follow the official channels for the first concrete date.
Which platforms will Witchbrook release on?
PC via Steam, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, and Xbox. The official FAQ says other platforms are TBD.
What languages will Witchbrook support?
English, French, German, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Simplified Chinese, and Traditional Chinese. Korean and Russian were confirmed in the August 2026 dev blog.
Can I play Witchbrook with friends?
The Steam store description describes Witchbrook as a life-sim “for up to 4-players,” so cooperative play is planned, with details still to come.
How much will Witchbrook cost?
The price has not been announced.
Where can I wishlist Witchbrook?
Witchbrook is wishlistable now on Steam. Wishlisting does not reserve a copy or confirm a release date.
Is Witchbrook like Stardew Valley or Harry Potter?
Press and players often describe Witchbrook as “Stardew Valley meets a magic school.” Like Stardew Valley it is a cozy pixel-art life-sim with farming-adjacent systems, seasons, and NPC relationships, but it is set at a witch college in the seaside city of Mossport and adds a social-RPG layer with classes, spells, and co-op play.
Can you romance characters in Witchbrook?
Yes. The official September 2026 dev blog confirmed 11 romanceable characters and a dating system built around post-office cards: you ask a character out, choose two date activities, and can go steady, break up, or stay friends. Every datable character also offers a friendship-only path.
Which Witchbrook characters have been revealed?
Six of the 11 romanceable characters are named so far: Hana Sato, Eli Ivers, Cormac, Pip, Leif, and Evadne. Each was revealed in an official dev blog or on official social channels between June 2025 and September 2026.
Is Witchbrook coming to Nintendo Switch 2?
Yes. The official FAQ lists Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2 alongside Steam and Xbox, so both Nintendo platforms are planned for the 2026 release.
Was the Witchbrook release date delayed?
Yes. Witchbrook was originally planned for winter 2025. On 2025-10-14 Chucklefish announced the game needed “a little more time in the cauldron” and moved the release to 2026, citing its zero-crunch development policy.
Who is making Witchbrook?
Witchbrook is developed and published by Chucklefish, the London studio behind Starbound and Wargroove, with co-development by Robotality. Chucklefish describes itself as a zero-crunch studio, which is one reason the release window shifted to 2026.
A note on sources
Witchbrook HQ is unofficial and not affiliated with Chucklefish. Facts on this page were last verified on 2026-09-21 against the official site, the official dev blog, and the Steam store page. Anything not yet confirmed is marked as unknown.