Type | Division |
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Industry | Video games |
Founded | 2017[1] |
Headquarters | England |
Parent | Warner Bros. Games |
Website | portkeygames |
Portkey Games is a video game label owned by Warner Bros. Games founded in 2017 and dedicated to creating gaming experiences related to the Wizarding World.[2][3][4][5][6]
Portkey Games first announced their first game in 2017,[7][8] working with Pokémon Go creators Niantic to produce a game known as Harry Potter: Wizards Unite.[9][10] The game would feature the same augmented reality as in Pokémon Go[11][12] but use characters from the Harry Potter universe.[13]
Later in 2017, before the release of Wizards Unite,[14][15] Portkey Games also announced a second mobile game in development, called Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery.[16][17] Hogwarts Mystery allows users to play as a Hogwarts student and is set before the events of the Harry Potter series.[18][4] The game was released exclusively for iOS and Android on April 25, 2018.[19][5] Portkey Games then released two more mobile games: Harry Potter: Puzzles & Spells in 2020 and Harry Potter: Magic Awakened in 2021.[20][21]
In 2023, Portkey Games released Hogwarts Legacy, an action role-playing game developed by Avalanche Software. The game is set in the late 1800s and takes place in several Wizarding World locations.[22][23] Legacy has achieved success shortly after its debut, selling 12 million copies and generating $850 million in sales globally within two weeks.[24][25] It also broke company records for Warner Bros. Games in terms of player engagement, reaching 280 million hours played.[26]
Year | Title | Developer(s) | Platform(s) | Ref. |
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2018 | Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery | Jam City | Android, iOS | [19] |
2019 | Harry Potter: Wizards Unite | Niantic WB Games San Francisco |
Android, iOS | [13] |
2020 | Harry Potter: Puzzles & Spells | Zynga | Android, iOS, Fire OS, Facebook | [20] |
2021 | Harry Potter: Magic Awakened | Zen Studio | Android, iOS | [21] |
2023 | Hogwarts Legacy | Avalanche Software | PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch | [27] |
TBA | Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions | Unbroken Studios | Microsoft Windows | [28] |