Spellbound by Simulation
Rodrigo writes about how seasons, daily routines, and traffic are simulated. This earliest note is dated 5 June 2025.
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Rodrigo on the simulation of seasons, daily routines, and traffic.
Witchbrook dev blog
Nine dated notes run from Rodrigo's simulation piece on 5 June 2025 through the release announcement on 27 October 2026. Read them in that order to see a Winter 2025 plan move into 2026, and then to the dated launch of 28 January 2027.
9Dated posts
5 Jun 2025First note
15 Oct 2025Window shift
27 Oct 2026Launch post
28 Jan 2027Date named
No note falls in that year.
Back to School
Rosie Ball explains how magic works and how Cambridge shaped Witchbrook College, and she introduces Eli Ivers. The note is dated 12 August 2025.
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Rosie Ball on how magic works and how Cambridge shaped the College, plus Eli Ivers.
Development Update and World Map Reveal
The launch plan had been Winter 2025. On 15 October 2025 it moved into 2026, ahead of the later date of 28 January 2027. The same note shows the Mossport map.
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The Winter 2025 plan moves into 2026, and the Mossport map is shown.
Express Yourself!
Jade Evans describes the character creator: an 11-layer clothing system and 1,300 frames. The note is dated 26 November 2025. A longer clothing list has not been published.
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Jade Evans on the character creator, an 11-layer clothing system, and 1,300 frames.
Winter comes to Mossport
Snow reaches Mossport. David Fenn writes about the winter suite, and Pip is introduced. The note is dated 15 December 2025.
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Snow reaches Mossport, David Fenn writes about the winter suite, and Pip is introduced.
Life at Witchbrook
On 19 June 2026 the college year is set out: enrolment, witch-business orders, classes, exams, and spells. A playtest of the first in-game year ran about 40 to 50 hours. Merits from assignments open the college shop and the exams. Credits are a separate tally.
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Enrolment, business orders, classes, exams, and spells, plus a playtest note.
Building a Home
On 12 August 2026 the cottage is covered in detail: furniture, the garden, outbuildings, and the extra houses online players unlock, a watermill, a sunroom over the brook, and a cliffside cottage. Justin and his daughter Violet run Harbour Home. Korean and Russian are named among the languages.
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Cottage furniture, the garden, outbuildings, multiplayer cottages, plus Korean and Russian.
Dating on Campus
On 10 September 2026 Steph explains the post office cards for asking someone out, going steady, and breaking up, plus dates and gifts. Eleven characters can be romanced. The six named then are Hana Satō, Eli Ivers, Cormac Fitzroy, Pip Marin, Leif Blomgren, and Evadne Gladwin. Leif and Evadne are introduced here. A date is two chosen activities. Covenmate stories can be finished without any romance.
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Steph explains cards, dates, and gifts, and introduces Leif and Evadne.
Release Date Announcement
On 27 October 2026 the launch is set for 28 January 2027 on PC and consoles, at a digital price of $24.99, with PlayStation 5 added for day one. PlayEveryWare is porting that version. Kiara Chandra is introduced here, and she is not one of the six romanceable characters named in September. The release-date trailer and the Autumn Suite preview go out with the date. The date leaves the 2026 window. The price is $24.99, though a writeup may round it to $25.
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Release date, trailer, PS5, Kiara, and an autumnal song preview.
Dated posts
| Date | Post | Note | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
01Spellbound by Simulation | Seasons and traffic | January 2027 launch | |
02Back to School | Magic and Eli Ivers | January 2027 launch | |
03Development Update and World Map Reveal | Winter 2025 moved | 2026 window | |
04Express Yourself! | Creator and layers | January 2027 launch | |
05Winter comes to Mossport | Snow, suite, and Pip | January 2027 launch | |
06Life at Witchbrook | Year, merits, spells | January 2027 launch | |
07Building a Home | Cottage and co-op | January 2027 launch | |
08Dating on Campus | Cards and six names | January 2027 launch | |
09Release Date Announcement | Date, price, and PS5 | January 2027 launch |