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Witchbrook release date and countdown

Witchbrook releases on January 28, 2027 on PC and consoles. Chucklefish announced the date on October 27, 2026, with a trailer shown during a Nintendo showcase the same day.

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January 28, 2027

Official release date

Launch details

DateJanuary 28, 2027 (a Thursday)
Platforms on day oneSteam, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5
Digital price$24.99 at launch. Regional prices are due closer to launch.
Unlock timeNot announced
Pre-orders and pre-loadNot announced
Demo or early accessNot announced
Physical editionA Standard and a Collector's Edition are in the works and will arrive some time after the digital release. Platforms and dates have not been announced.

The countdown above counts calendar days in your own time zone. Chucklefish has given a date but no release hour, so it stops at “Out today” on January 28, 2027 and does not count hours.

Has Witchbrook been delayed?

Yes, once with a public target. The game was planned for Winter 2025. On October 15, 2025 Chucklefish moved it into 2026, saying the team needed more time to make the world feel finished. No new window was given until the January 2027 date was announced a year later. In June 2026 the studio said it would not name a date until it was sure, and listed platform submissions, porting and localisation as the things that could still move it.

The Steam page shows the same date, January 28, 2027. If the date changes, this page will be updated with the new source.

Timeline

  1. 2016Producer Rosie Ball and Abi Cooke pitch the concept inside Chucklefish, under the working title “Magic School Game”.
  2. June 5, 2025First dev blog. Chucklefish explains the move to an isometric view and its in-house Halley engine, and introduces Hana.
  3. October 15, 2025The planned Winter 2025 launch moves into 2026. The same post reveals the full map of Mossport and hints at extra platforms and languages.
  4. June 19, 2026Chucklefish says it will not name a date until it is sure, and notes the first in-game year takes about 40–50 hours in playtests.
  5. August 12, 2026Korean and Russian are confirmed. The final big batch of in-game text goes to the translation teams.
  6. October 27, 2026Release date announced: January 28, 2027, on PC and consoles. PlayStation 5 is added, and the launch price is set at $24.99.
  7. January 28, 2027Planned launch on Steam, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S and PlayStation 5.

What the release date trailer showed

According to the announcement post, the trailer includes the first look at:

Next: check which platform suits you, whether your PC meets the requirements, or how 4-player co-op works.

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