Harry Potter: Magic Awakened shutdown, the game will disappear next October

Some news is not good news, and this is one of them. Today we learned that Harry Potter: Magic Awakened in certain regions. What a disappointment, especially as we in the editorial team really enjoyed the game. So we're going to have to get ready to say goodbye, as it will soon be closing its doors in certain regions.

Harry Potter: Magic Awakened shutdown on 29 October 2024 in certain regions

Just 14 months after its global launch on 27 June 2023, theHarry Potter: Magic Awakened shutdown has been announced and will take place on 29 October in the Americas, Europe and Oceania.

The addition of new content will stop on 17 September, when the current season, the Intercontinental Wizard Cup, comes to an end. What's more, the game has already been unavailable on stores since yesterday, 26 August, and it will no longer be possible to make in-game purchases. Here is the list of servers that will soon be closing their doors:

• Diricawl
• Ridgeback
• Opaleye
• Occamy
• Bowtruckle
• Mooncalf
• Puffskein
• Hippogriff
• Chimaera
• Auguery
• Acromantula
• Nundu
• Basilisk

Unfortunately, as PortKey Games has confirmed, it will not be possible to transfer your game to another server. What's more, all the game's channels (Discord and social networks) will be deleted from 29 October.

What are the reasons for the Harry Potter: Magic Awakened shutdown?

As you might expect, the reasons for Harry Potter: Magic Awakened shutdown are mainly financial. In the first three weeks after its release, the game recorded "only" 3.5 million downloads and 3.1 million dollars in revenue, half of which came from the United States.

With a lack of activity in the regions concerned resulting in a lack of profitability for WB Games, the publisher has decided to shelve the game for good. However, the game will still be active in the Middle East, North Africa and Asia, notably in China where it is published by NetEase. In fact, a fan petition calling on the Chinese publisher to take back the servers affected by the closure is already available online.

At Mobi.gg, we're frankly sad to hear of the demise of such a fine game. We'll be missing its pretty AD and really fun gameplay. If that's the case for you too, you still have a few weeks to enjoy HP: Magic Awakened.