Harry Potter: Wizards Unite’s release date is this Friday, bringing you a Harry Potter game that offers a similar gameplay style to Pokémon Go, but with a magic twist. Here’s what you need to know about the Harry Potter: Wizards Unite release date, gameplay, features, and other information about this new mobile game.
Harry Potter: Wizards Unite Release Date
What you need to know about Harry Potter: Wizards Unite.
Harry Potter: Wizards Unite release date in the US and UK is Friday, June 21. The game has already been released in beta in Australia and New Zealand and is now rolling out to more countries.
If you’re waiting to play Wizards Unite in Japan or another country, you may have to wait a while. It took a long time for Pokémon Go to reach worldwide availability.
What is Harry Potter: Wizards Unite?
Harry Potter: Wizards Unite is an augmented reality game where you have to hide the wizarding world from muggles. To keep the secret safe, you must go to the real world around you and play with characters from the Harry Potter movies and the Fantastic Beasts movies.
You will discover Foundables in the world around you. These are artifacts, creatures, people and memories scattered throughout the muggle world. You’ll need to collect these items by helping someone or defeating a creature with magic, and then return them to the Foundables vault for rewards, which you can see in the Registry in the app.
Some things you find in the game will be more likely to appear near certain real-world locations. Once you start playing, search parks, banks, town halls, university campuses, libraries, monuments, zoos, art galleries to find more rare Find Items.
There are also Castles all over the world and you will need to use your combat skills to cast spells and win matches. This is similar to the way Pokémon Go Gyms work.
Harry Potter: Are Wizards Safe for Kids to Play?
Is Wizards Unite safe for kids?
If you’re comfortable with your child experiencing the Harry Potter universe, this game will be right in your comfort zone. Harry Potter: Wizards Unite is rated 10+ for fantasy violence.
There’s no violence in your face, so you can expect something akin to the duels and fights in the Harry Potter movies. The game does not appear to contain ads, but there are in-app purchases.
Harry Potter: Wizards Unite in App Purchases
There are loads of Harry Potter: Wizards Unite available for $169.99 in in app purchases. You’ll want to talk to your kids about in-app purchases and may want to disable them. Here are the Harry Potter: Wizards Unite microtransactions from $1.69 to $169.99.
Use this guide to turn off in app purchases on iPhone and Android. And this guide will help you turn Turn them off on Android devices. Both put the purchase behind a password so you can still authorize some purchases.
Harry Potter: Wizards Combine Videos
The official video above shows some of the gameplay in Harry Potter: Wizards Unite, and the videos below will help you better understand how the game works and plays.
Expect to see more Harry Potter: Wizards Unite videos in the near future.