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Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery is celebrating its 5th anniversary with a tonne of events and rewards

Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery is celebrating its 5th anniversary with a tonne of events and rewards

Jam City and Portkey Games have just announced that their popular mobile RPG, Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, is celebrating its fifth anniversary with a tonne of in-game events. Players will be taken on a trip down memory lane as they relive iconic moments from the last five years. Dumbledore has organised a monthlong celebration with bucketloads of rewards to earn.

It seems like Potterheads have really kept Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery alive. When the game launched in 2018, it was the first HP title that let players create their own character and experience life as a Hogwarts student.

Thanks to this thrilling experience, the game has amassed more than 78 billion minutes of playtime, during which, 662.5 million spells were cast, 2.2 trillion house points earnt, and a whopping 552 million quidditch matches were played.

To kick the festivities off, everyone can participate in the Happy Anniversary, Hogwarts Mystery Magical Milestones event, which grants a new themed outfit. On top of that, players can also earn a Party Outfit based on their House for free.

Dumbledore has a history lesson planned for wizards as they learn about Hogwarts and more about the school, while also helping Hagrid throw a delicious feast. In addition, players take partake in the Carnival event to win even more goodies every week.

Speaking about the milestone, Justin Fitzwater, Product Marketing Manager, Jam City, said: “We are so proud to celebrate the achievements and successes of Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery. For over 5 years, the development team has merged industry-leading, compelling narratives, and immersive gameplay to envelop players in the Wizarding World that is additive to the books and films. The game’s future is bright as we look forward to revealing exciting news in the coming months - stay tuned!”

Those spells aren’t going to cast themselves! Download Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery now for free and start participating in all the anniversary events.

Also, check out this list of the best RPGs to play on mobile!

Tanish Botadkar
Tanish Botadkar
Tanish is a freelance writer who's an absolute Marvel nerd. If he's not writing, he's probably rewatching anything related to Marvel so that he can spam his friends with theories. And if not that, he can be found gaming on his trusty PS4. While gaming is a passion for him, he also loves science and hopes to become a neuroscientist one day.