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The logo for the Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 video game. All games use the same logo of the films, which is, in turn, based on the logo used in the American franchise of Harry Potter books by Scholastic press
Since the success of the films, different gaming companies have produced several video games based on the Harry Potter series, most notably Electronic Arts (EA), Traveller's Tales (TT), and Portkey Games.
While the LEGO Harry Potter games are sold on various markets, the Electronic Arts series is only available for discs/DVD distribution.
Electronic Arts series[]
Cover of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone game
In 2001, gaming company Electronic Arts (previously known as EA Games) began releasing adaptations of each of Warner Bros. Harry Potter films, with a considerable respect to the original plot in the book franchise.
All videogames have been released with the exact titles its film counterparts have in the US. Versions for different platforms of the same title may differ severely; for example, the first two titles (Sorcerer's Stone and Chamber of Secrets) each have five completely unrelated versions by different developers, while the third title (Prisoner of Azkaban) has three. From the fourth title on, multiple versions of a single title across platforms are much more similar, but still have minor differences.
- Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)
- Released for PC, Mac, PS1, PS2, Xbox, GameCube, GBC and GBA
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)
- Released for PC, Mac, PS1, PS2, Xbox, GameCube, GBC and GBA
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
- Released for PC, PS2, Xbox, GameCube and GBA
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)
- Released for PC, PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCube, PSP, Nintendo DS and GBA
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)
- Released for PC, Mac, PS2, PS3, Xbox 360, Wii, PSP, Nintendo DS and GBA and Mobile
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009)
- Released for PC, Mac, PS2, PS3, Xbox 360, Wii, PSP, Nintendo DS and Mobile
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010)
- Released for PC, PS3, Xbox 360, Wii, Nintendo DS and Mobile
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)
- Released for PC, PS3, Xbox 360, Wii and Nintendo DS and Mobile
In 2003, after the second game, Electronic Arts also released a Quidditch-focused game entitled Harry Potter: Quidditch World Cup.
Cast[]
See List of Harry Potter cast members.
LEGO series[]
Four titles of videogames based on LEGO Harry Potter toy series by the famous block-building toy company LEGO have been released. They feature LEGO toy versions of Harry Potter characters, places and items in cartoon-styled, speechless, often comedic animations, typical to LEGO videogames.
Different companies have released these games in two occasions, one at the beggining of the film series and the other near its conclusion.
LEGO Creator (2001-2002)[]
LEGO Creator: Harry Potter
In 2001, Superscape produced a computer game based on LEGO Harry Potter building toy series: LEGO Creator: Harry Potter, which was published by LEGO subsidiary LEGO Media. The game was part of the LEGO Creator video game series.
A sequel based on the second film, entitled Creator: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets was produced by Warner Bros. Interactive in 2002 and also published by LEGO Media.
The two releases received much less attention in comparison to the concurrent Electronic Arts series, thus no more sequels in LEGO Creator Harry Potter series were lately published.
LEGO Harry Potter (2010-2011)[]
Cover of the Wii version of LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4
With the film series about to conclude in 2010, LEGO re-acquired rights on the Harry Potter series and, together with its new toy sets, planned the release of a remastered video game based on the Harry Potter series. Traveller's Tales (TT) then produced LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4, as part of the LEGO video game series. Focusing on the first four years in the Harry Potter series, the game featured a very detailed and consistent gameplay, in addition to the original soundtrack used in the films.
After the large success and positive reviews acquired by LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4, TT produced a sequel focused on the last three years of the series, entitled LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7, which also received good reviews.
The two games were published by Warner Bros. Interactive for most platforms.
Wonderbook series[]
Book of Spells game cover
SCE London Studio, a subsidiary of Sony Computer Entertainment, released a PlayStation-exclusive game called Wonderbook: Book of Spells (or just Book of Spells) in 2012. Directly crediting J. K. Rowling rather than the film series, the game simulates spell learning with a wand, through the Book of Spells by Miranda Goshawk.
A similarily-styled sequel entitled Wonderbook: Book of Potions (or Book of Potions), focused on Zygmunt Budge's Book of Potions, was released in 2013.
Harry Potter for Kinect[]
Harry Potter for Kinect
In 2012, Eurocom developed a Xbox 360 game designed for the Kinect accessory based on Harry Potter films. The title was Harry Potter for Kinect. It consists mainly of minigames based on clips from the film series.
Mediatonic[]
The first Fantastic Beasts game was released by Mediatonic on 17 November 2016 via IOS and Android.
Google[]
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them VR Experience
One year later after the release of Cases from the Wizarding World by Mediatonic in 2017, Google released a video game via their VR headset and controller by Google Daydream. It had its full release on 23 January, 2017.
Portkey Games series[]
The following games have been produced by Portkey Games:
- Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery (2018)
- Released for Android, iOS
- Harry Potter: Wizards Unite (2019)
- Released for Android, iOS
- Harry Potter: Puzzles & Spells (2020)
- Released for Android, iOS, Fire OS, Facebook
- Harry Potter: Magic Awakened (2021)
- Released for Android, iOS
- Hogwarts Legacy (2023)
- Released for PS4, PS5, Windows, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch
- Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions (2024)
- Hogwarts Legacy 2 (TBD}
| J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter series | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philosopher's Stone | book | film | games | film soundtrack | game soundtrack |
| Chamber of Secrets | book | film | games | film soundtrack | game soundtrack |
| Prisoner of Azkaban | book | film | games | film soundtrack | game soundtrack |
| Goblet of Fire | book | film | games | film soundtrack | game soundtrack |
| Order of the Phoenix | book | film | game | film soundtrack | game soundtrack |
| Half-Blood Prince | book | film | games | film soundtrack | game soundtrack |
| Deathly Hallows | book | film 1 | games 1 | film soundtrack 1 | game soundtrack 1 |
| film 2 | games 2 | film soundtrack 2 | game soundtrack 2 | ||
| Cursed Child | script | play | |||
| Fantastic Beasts film series | |||||
| Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them | book | screenplay | film | game | film soundtrack |
| The Crimes of Grindelwald | screenplay | film | film soundtrack | ||
| The Secrets of Dumbledore | screenplay | film | film soundtrack | ||