Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery

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2.3

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 135 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 18 out of 135
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 135
  3. Negative: 106 out of 135
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  1. Ravenfield
    Jul 28, 2023
    1
    iOS game from the Harry Potter universe.
    Overall, in my opinion:
    - Graphic 9/10
    - Sound 7/10
    - Storyline -/-
    - Length -/-
    - Fun 1/10
    You can do almost nothing without paying in micro-transactions section. I had high hopes but it was only a huge disappointment.
  2. Bigwillyhaver69
    Jul 21, 2023
    2
    This is a very underwhelming game that is using the usual mobile game practices, and micro-transactions that are a must in order to progress through the game and the story.
  3. lordfaust
    May 11, 2023
    3
    The game is constantly buggy, and
  4. LeonardoHDV
    Feb 18, 2023
    6
    GODDAMN ENERGY SYSTEM, this game is not about GAMEPLAY, it's about Story, the game could be better of course, it's a nice game, made with love, been constantly actualized, but there's some issues in this game that i cannot ignore, like i said first, DAM ENERGY SYSTEM MAN, a cool e relaxing game, but don't take it seriously, it's like a fan-fic game, but with the seal of Wizarding World.
  5. RiverTheUmbreon
    Feb 13, 2023
    0
    This game is not fun at all. The energy only makes it more annoying, so much that some people have hacked the game to have infinite energy
  6. PeterGray
    Feb 12, 2023
    3
    Average story hidden behind a pay-to-play wall or a long wait time.
    Gameplay is not that interesting.
  7. Fyrapan
    Jan 30, 2023
    2
    This is a very underwhelming game that is using the usual mobile game practices, and micro-transactions that are a must in order to progress through the game and the story. Sad because the game otherwise looks pretty solid for a mobile game and it had potential.
  8. MatBlue
    Apr 7, 2022
    8
    despite being a fairly obvious cash grab, and the game being frequently interrupted by annoying paywalls, it's still a fairly decent game to die-hard harry potter fans, and you can see the dedication put into it throughout an insane amount (more than eighty-four) chapters spread across seven "years" with various enjoyable side missions and activities which may even surpass thedespite being a fairly obvious cash grab, and the game being frequently interrupted by annoying paywalls, it's still a fairly decent game to die-hard harry potter fans, and you can see the dedication put into it throughout an insane amount (more than eighty-four) chapters spread across seven "years" with various enjoyable side missions and activities which may even surpass the ever-annoying paywalls that interrupt game play every ten minutes.… Expand
  9. VickKiang
    Jan 17, 2022
    3
    Superficially appearing to be a free RPG with a reasonable design, gameplay shallow with straightforward swiping and clicking but the storylines appear exceptional. Some of the game modes are slightly better other than those lessons, with duelling comprising a rock paper scissor system but is satisfactory; choices could be made, unearthing slightly different character arcs during variousSuperficially appearing to be a free RPG with a reasonable design, gameplay shallow with straightforward swiping and clicking but the storylines appear exceptional. Some of the game modes are slightly better other than those lessons, with duelling comprising a rock paper scissor system but is satisfactory; choices could be made, unearthing slightly different character arcs during various chances, particularly during the consolidation with friends (nevertheless, the choices are decidedly simple that anyone would select the correct answer). The storyline has flaws (e.g., Snape loathing you despite you selecting Slytherin), and various aspects are similar to the original Harry Potter, but overall it is a nice RPG storywise with solid development, particularly regarding your brother. It is exceptionally fun to watch the different characters, especially the charming professors, still, some characters, such as the vexatious Rowan, are dull.

    If the gameplay is a decent 7, the microtransaction system is nothing other than ludicrous absurdity. Essentially, the game has an energy system with a bar of a maximum of 25 that recharges one every four minutes! During lessons, you are imposed to tap objects that will reduce your energy, inducing you to wait endlessly or wait for four minutes, tap once and subsequently wait again! Even compounded is that the lessons have a real-time limit- if you do not complete them successfully on time, repeating is required, which manifests a vicious circle into having you purchase money to purchase gems to gain energy. This is a deplorable freemium system, and other side quests, such as caring for your magical creature or duelling, also require time limits or paying gems; which is atrocious! This abominable model incontrovertibly ruins a flawed and shallow yet charming RPG into one insurmountable cash grab. And despite this potentially being a filler and my continued desire to play to observe fascinating moments with Snape, this horrible system deserves panning.    … Expand
  10. LeFences
    Jan 13, 2022
    7
    Considero que el juego presenta una muy buena historia y jugabilidad entretenida. Jam City hace un esfuerzo tremendo para mantener el juego a flote y lo hacen muy bien.

    ¡Ojo!, no digo que el sistema de energía me guste, pero para las personas ocupadas es un descanso para el jugador. Tiende a tornarse adictivo también. Personalmente no lo estoy jugando ya por un tema de espacio y de    Considero que el juego presenta una muy buena historia y jugabilidad entretenida. Jam City hace un esfuerzo tremendo para mantener el juego a flote y lo hacen muy bien.

    ¡Ojo!, no digo que el sistema de energía me guste, pero para las personas ocupadas es un descanso para el jugador. Tiende a tornarse adictivo también.

    Personalmente no lo estoy jugando ya por un tema de espacio y de tiempo, pero esta entrega me gustó y considero que el sistema de energía es lo que le jugó en contra.    … Expand
  11. Floro
    Nov 3, 2021
    5
    The gameplay is linear as heck. Like seriously, there isn't anything to do except complete story missions, which can be annoying since it also pretty much has no gameplay whatsoever. The energy system is also annoying, it ruins every game. The only thing that makes this game kinda enjoyable is the plot and options to progress through it. Other than that, this game doesn't offer much fun.
  12. PsychopathicTim
    Jun 3, 2021
    0
    What makes this game the worst of the worst is the blatant monetization scheme on display hear. Anything that would be fun, from interacting with the characters, and talking to the other students or teachers, is paywalled by an energy meter that runs out so quickly you're locked out of the game immediately.
  13. KairiOrSomethin
    May 24, 2021
    0
    Not really a videogame, just a disgusting attempt to get children to spend their parent's money on shamelessly expensive microtransaction.
  14. DriveTG
    Apr 13, 2021
    9
    The game is very entertaining. It is not perfect, but of course it is the Harry Potter game where you have the most interactions with its characters, it's the best thing about this game, its damn characters.
    In addition, every year they implement new mechanics, Quidditch, Romance, new activities ...

    Otherwise, the game has a slow progression.
  15. mikesgold2K
    Feb 3, 2021
    4
    pomysł ciekawy, jednak wykonanie nieszczególnie. Koncepcja tworzenia swojej postaci i przeżycia edukacji w Hogwarcie to jednak coś, co zasługuje na więcej. Fabuła nawet spoko, choć drażni fakt bycia czasem kalką historii Harry'ego. Wszystkie ciekawe pomysły jak lekcje, relacje z różnymi postaciami, magia czy quidditch blednie przy monotonnej rozgrywce polegającej na klikaniu oraz czekaniupomysł ciekawy, jednak wykonanie nieszczególnie. Koncepcja tworzenia swojej postaci i przeżycia edukacji w Hogwarcie to jednak coś, co zasługuje na więcej. Fabuła nawet spoko, choć drażni fakt bycia czasem kalką historii Harry'ego. Wszystkie ciekawe pomysły jak lekcje, relacje z różnymi postaciami, magia czy quidditch blednie przy monotonnej rozgrywce polegającej na klikaniu oraz czekaniu aż energia się zregeneruje. Nieważnie co robimy, musimy bezmyślnie stukać ekran, czy to lekcja, czy poszukiwanie czegoś, rozmowa. Totalny niewypał mający tylko wymusić na niecierpliwych mikrotransakcje. A naprawdę szkoda, bo był ciekawy potencjał stworzenia takiego małego prequela przygód czarodzieja z blizną na czole.… Expand
  16. Peercival
    Feb 1, 2021
    3
    There are a few aspects I would like to break down, so I am gonna split this up into a few sections.

    The Gameplay We create our character and arrive in Diagon Alley and buy our books and wand. Then after choosing our house we get to our first lessons. During lessons, you simply tap on objects using the ''energy'' currency. You spend some energy, then need to wait a few hours for it to    There are a few aspects I would like to break down, so I am gonna split this up into a few sections.

    The Gameplay
    We create our character and arrive in Diagon Alley and buy our books and wand. Then after choosing our house we get to our first lessons. During lessons, you simply tap on objects using the ''energy'' currency. You spend some energy, then need to wait a few hours for it to refill. Otherwise, you need to spend money to speed up the process. In the end, you just swipe a specific shape on the screen, and you have learned a spell or potion or something else. My conclusion is that the gameplay misses some elements to make it interesting, and the ''energy'' completely ruins it. I'd give gameplay four out of ten.

    The Plot and Story
    The story is completely different from the original and is pretty unique. It has some canonical mistakes, (link omitted per site rules) but overall the story is very good if you are a fan of Harry Potter. I'd give the story a nine out of ten.

    Microtransactions and Currency
    As I mentioned before, energy ruins the game. Even the wizard Zoology in the game is ruined by a notebook currency. The microtransactions and this energy/stamina-like gameplay completely ruin the potential this mobile RPG had.

    Final Conclusion
    The game had huge potential but was ruined mostly by the stamina-like gameplay, microtransactions, and other things. This game gets a three out of ten score from me.    … Expand
  17. ProfMcGear
    Jan 7, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This videogame is the perfect union between the book canon and the films cannon. The graphics are better than 'Episode' graphics, even Voldemort appears as is described in the books, as a red-eyed being. The story mode is pretty convincing, and even though it is not completely conected to the "Harry Potter School Era", it's a complete reminiscence of the original books, and it takes and materialize what the films couldn't bring to life because of timing or budget. The posibility of make friends that in "Harry Potter School Era" are adults and even some of them are not even mentioned, it's the best and complete story arc ever made rather than voldemort insecure presence trough all the films and books. Jacob's disappearance, the mystery of the organization of "R" and the fact of the existence of the Cursed Vaults (vital factor in the plot of "The Player's School Stage") make the video game a perfect successor (as for our temporal location) and predecessor (from the point of view of the game) of its origins and also a unique product because it has no relationship (almost) with the original franchise and makes us be part of something of or that we never thought we would be part of.… Expand
  18. Willywonka180
    Dec 10, 2020
    6
    Could have been much better! Might as well just make the game cost money! Cash grab! It still has fine gameplay though and it does look fine:
  19. JohnnyVittor
    Sep 24, 2020
    5
    O Jogo tinha muito para ser INCRÍVEL, no entanto, a espera e toda enrolação no próprio jogo é enjoante e entediante.
  20. didierdrogba11
    Sep 16, 2020
    0
    Worst mobile game that I've ever played. They ruined the Harry Potter theme. I gave 1 point because of Harry Potter. I wouldn't play this game if I didin't read Harry Potter.
  21. ObjectDust
    Aug 31, 2020
    0
    I keep downloading this game again and again. This is very pay to play with micro-transactions to win events, etc.
    I came here to leave a review because my brother who also plays this game lost his account that was linked to a Facebook. He sent them an email which took longer than 48 hours of what they said for a response, and they said that he will need one of his purchase transactions    I keep downloading this game again and again. This is very pay to play with micro-transactions to win events, etc.
    I came here to leave a review because my brother who also plays this game lost his account that was linked to a Facebook. He sent them an email which took longer than 48 hours of what they said for a response, and they said that he will need one of his purchase transactions to identify the account. So he did that and now they said the same thing again about needing a transaction number and also the old account ID with the new account ID to recover his account. Like he gave you what you asked first so you can see the account. It was linked to a Facebook so who writes down the account ID if it's linked to other accounts. Sadly he is not the only one who lost his account randomly. This company is just to hard to trust.    … Expand
  22. Panchogul
    Jul 9, 2020
    0
    Un vil y descarado juego con micropagos por doquier, casi injugable y completamente aburrido.
  23. BambiRue
    Apr 8, 2020
    1
    A boring game where you will constantly be hit by paywalls where you must pay up or be forced to wait around to continue with the game.

    Instead of taking a note from visual novels and using character busts, the lifeless characters idle while making strange expressions and movements as you read text. The plot is like a very boring Harry Potter fanfiction, at least as far as I got before    A boring game where you will constantly be hit by paywalls where you must pay up or be forced to wait around to continue with the game.

    Instead of taking a note from visual novels and using character busts, the lifeless characters idle while making strange expressions and movements as you read text. The plot is like a very boring Harry Potter fanfiction, at least as far as I got before I deleted this blasted game. Your best friend is an annoying nerd that you may want to strangle before you hit the first paywall. And the graphics are like a mobile, cheap sims game. It even has the guts to ask you for a review right before the first paywall.

    The only redeeming quality was the music, but that is just because it sounds like the music from the movies it was based on.

    Shame on the game makers for making such a cash grab.    … Expand
  24. ShrekMaster
    Apr 7, 2020
    3
    Glitch: It says “game” but all it is is a boring cash grab attempting to milk the Harry Potter franchise.
  25. Elizabeth2020
    Mar 29, 2020
    9
    Happy to see a HP game on Android, as I played some on PC back in the day))
  26. Dartanimations
    Dec 11, 2019
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game isn't all that bad. (Not that it is good, anyway.) The plot of each year kind of copies from the films, and it is especially noticed in the main character's third year: the main character sneaks to Hogsmeade. Copies from Prisoner of Azkaban, when Harry sneaks into it. It is a meh, and it tries to repeat plot points from the previous films and books, but fails miserably. Another issue is that you have to pay for stuff that is useless, you have to wait dor hours until your energy is restocked, and the fact that to complete something, you tap blue lines and fill them. Just tap. This happens as well with the dueling. You have three options: Defensive, Aggresive, and Sneaky. You have to choose. It is just rock paper scissors. Boring, copied, and uneccessary.… Expand
  27. Reynald
    May 21, 2019
    8
    This game is actually good but have bad energy system.And the fifth year have a good mystery but it's waaaay too long
  28. Sk1ppY
    Jan 21, 2019
    0
    This is THE WORST "game" i have ever seen. Seriously, I haven't seen WORSE GAME ever in my entire life. Jam City f**** up everything that could be f***** up while creating this piece of sh*t. Everything you do there is just clicking on the f**** circles telling you to do something. AND if you don't pay for the damn energy, you have to wait hours, AND HOURS to regenerate all of it. A LOT OFThis is THE WORST "game" i have ever seen. Seriously, I haven't seen WORSE GAME ever in my entire life. Jam City f**** up everything that could be f***** up while creating this piece of sh*t. Everything you do there is just clicking on the f**** circles telling you to do something. AND if you don't pay for the damn energy, you have to wait hours, AND HOURS to regenerate all of it. A LOT OF FUN, right? You are so bad and greedy Jam City, please end this f**** company or do something with it.… Expand
  29. Mike061
    Aug 11, 2018
    2
    The App store reviews are fake. This is a real review.
    The last rigged duelling event brang me here as they purposely made it Pay to Win where you have to fork out £10-15 worth of gems to win. It is almost impossible to get the only decent reward unless very lucky to win the even without using gems. The gems alone you get in game are also not enough. The tickets you earn without gemming    The App store reviews are fake. This is a real review.
    The last rigged duelling event brang me here as they purposely made it Pay to Win where you have to fork out £10-15 worth of gems to win. It is almost impossible to get the only decent reward unless very lucky to win the even without using gems. The gems alone you get in game are also not enough. The tickets you earn without gemming are not enough I calculated that without sleep or needing go anywhere can get at maximum 16 tickets, less than 12 of that if you want sleep and around 8 if you work full time. This is no where near enough as the duels are rigged to make you lose most the time.
    I imagine many parents getting annoyed with their children demanding them to pay for gems. They should give out free gems for those who did not get the final reward but I know they won't.

    I am not giving this a 1 as the game at lease has some redeeming qualities such as the story and visuals but this forced Pay to Win nature of the game brings it far down.    … Expand
  30. njja02
    Jun 17, 2018
    0
    Nothing, I repeat nothing about this game is good or even decent. It's boring, ugly, and it forces some of the most egregious micro-transactions ever onto you. The game literally chokes your avatar until you pay up, or you have to wait 20 freaking minutes. And right after that the game makes you wait hours in total to get through the first year alone. Don't give a single bit of attentionNothing, I repeat nothing about this game is good or even decent. It's boring, ugly, and it forces some of the most egregious micro-transactions ever onto you. The game literally chokes your avatar until you pay up, or you have to wait 20 freaking minutes. And right after that the game makes you wait hours in total to get through the first year alone. Don't give a single bit of attention to this game.… Expand
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#88 Best iOS Game of 2018
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#2 Most Discussed iOS Game of 2018
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#12 Most Shared iOS Game of 2018

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43

Generally unfavorable reviews - based on 14 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 14
  3. Negative: 8 out of 14
  1. GRYOnline.pl
    May 17, 2018
    25
    Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery has no magic. It has no fun. It almost has no game. It is a blatant money grab that soils this likable universe. If you want more Harry simply go back to one of the books or movies. There is nothing for you here.
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  2. Trusted Reviews
    May 15, 2018
    20
    More slot machine than it is video game. If you have oodles of cash you want to throw away then give it a look; otherwise, steer well clear.
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  3. Game Rant
    May 14, 2018
    30
    A complete and utter disappointment, and not a good start for the Portkey Games label. The game fails to take player choice into account in any meaningful way, the gameplay is shallow, and its free-to-play model is designed to frustrate and bore players into buying microtransactions.
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