No matter how far back you go, witches have always held a special place in video games, whether they’re simple side characters, main antagonists, or simply the herbalist next door.
But as fun as these quirky characters can be, it’s even more entertaining to be able to don the witch hat yourself.
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Let’s be honest—being a witch in games is almost always cooler than being literally anything else. After all, who would want to be a boring adventurer when you can be a fireball-slinging, magic-wand-swishing, potion-brewing badass?
This list is for all the gamers who prefer their protagonists to be a little more magical, and preferably dressed in all black. From magical delivery services to demon summoning, these games are the best choices for anyone looking to embrace their inner witch.
10Mika and the Witch’s Mountain
Kiki’s Delivery Service Simulator
Mika and The Witch’s Mountain
Becoming a witch isn’t all broomsticks and potions—apparently, it’s also unpaid internships and postal services.
In Mika and The Witch’s Mountain, you get to play as a young witch-in-training named Mika, who is willing to do just about anything to prove herself worthy of becoming a full-fledged witch. How, you may ask? By taking on the most magical of all side quests, of course: a part-time delivery job.
If you’ve ever wanted to find out what it’d be like tobecome Kiki from Kiki’s Delivery Service, then you’ve found your match with Mika and the Witch’s Mountain.
I remember playing the demo for this game as soon as it came out, and being absolutely astounded by the ingenious simplicity of its gameplay. To prove your worth as a witch, you’ll need to travel from place to place on your flying broomstick, delivering packages and mail to the grateful residents of a cozy seaside village.
This game lets you fly pretty much anywhere you want, catch sea-faring fish midair, and even pet the local dogs and cats of Mont Gaun. It’s simple, it’s cozy, and it’s just about everything you could ask for in a fledgling witch simulator.
Pixelated Hogwarts
Ikenfell is kind of like the first few Harry Potter movies, when everything was still mostly chill, and the most thatHarry and the ganghad to worry about were his prankster peers and giant, slobbery dogs.
In Ikenfell, you play as a “normal” girl who suddenly develops magical powers (yay) after her sister mysteriously goes missing at a suspicious magical academy (not yay).
With nothing but your newfound powers and your relentless sense of determination by your side, you’ll have to step into the belly of the magical school’s beast if you ever want to see your sister again.
After forming a gang of mischievous, like-minded students determined to get to the bottom of their school’s mysteries, you’ll begin your hunt, avoiding faculty and uncovering secrets left and right. With over 100 enemies to battle and nearly 50 unique spells to learn, you’ll have your witchy work cut out for you in this game.
Over a dozen locations await your exploration, like the alchemy labs, astronomy tower, twilight yard, and beyond; if you ever find yourself getting bored while playing Ikenfell, then I think you might be playing it wrong.
8Wylde Flowers
Magical Stardew Valley
Wylde Flowers
Wylde Flowers is the ultimate “witch with a day job” experience, with a cozy mix of farming, fishing, crafting, and even romancing.
Wylde Flowers feels unique to me because, in it, you’re notjustanother witch—you’re also a hard-working farmer, an emotionally available granddaughter, and part-time broom-rider with a killer wardrobe. You’re a witch, yes, but the game doesn’t necessarily make that the focal point of its gameplay.
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You take the role of Tara, a young girl who moves to her grandmother’s sleepy island town to help with the family farm, only to discover that: surprise! You’re now part of a magical coven made up of towns-witches that sip tea by moonlight and conveniently meet on weeknights.
Split between classic farming sim tasks (plant, harvest, tend to livestock, rinse and repeat) and secret moonlit rituals, the game perfectly balanceswholesome farm life with a healthy dose of the supernatural. Think Stardew Valley if it had wizard robes and tedious coven drama.
7Wytchwood
Fairy Tales Out of Context
Most witch games these days have you starring as a hot young thing with something to prove, full of sparkly teen drama and tons of eyeliner. But if you’re more of a swampy-bog-witch kind of person, then you’ll probably feel right at home in Wytchwood.
Wytchwood puts you in the pointy-toed shoes of a grumpy old bog witch living in a swamp, full of mischief and meddlesome plots.
Per the request of a talking goat, you’ll go around a fairytale-inspired world, meddling in the affairs of storybook characters and sticking your wart-covered nose everywhere it doesn’t belong.
With a cauldron full of sass and a checklist of souls to collect, this game is great at keeping your wrinkly old hands full. From little red riding hoods to sleeping beauties, there’s no shortage of characters who need your help, whether they actually ask for it or not.
The gameplay revolves around gathering ingredients (SO MANY INGREDIENTS), brewing sorcerous spells, and solving puzzles by hexing the morally bankrupt townsfolk of your fabled realm. You’re not here to save anyone, just to dish out poetic justice, and maybe collect a soul or two while you’re at it.
6Black Book
Card-Based Slavic Sorcery
Black Book
If you’re sick of the happy-go-lucky, pure-hearted witchcraft games out there and are craving more ofa dark, forbidden arts kind of experience, then you need to add Black Book to your wishlist immediately.
In Black Book, you play as Vasilisa, a would-be bride who ditches her dreams of “happily ever after” when her fiancé dies, and decides to become a witch to bring him back from the dead. You know, as one does.
Obviously, bringing people back from the dead with black magic is the kind of thing that is frowned upon in 19th-century rural Russia, but what else is new? Using your determination and heartbreak to fuel your journey, you’ll need to seek out the Black Book, a demonic artifact said to grant any witch’s dark wish.
To get this artifact, you must uncover all 7 of its seals, each more dangerous and harrowing than the last. Along your journey, you’ll come across dozens of towns, all filled to the brim with grim-faced folks harboring terrible secrets.
Performing exorcisms, defeating demons, and conducting midnight rituals are only a few of the chores these commonfolk will task you with; who knew becoming affiliated with the forbidden arts could be so demanding?
The game blends card-based combat with a hefty dose of strategic decision-making, where every confrontation feels like it could be your last, and every spell feels like a prayer for revenge. The Slavic mythology hits hard, the demons areweird, and the vibes feel somewhere between “ancient, unspeakable horror” and “gothic girlboss”.
5The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood
Control Fate Itself
The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood
If you’re anything like me, then you’reobsessedwith games that let you play around with tarot cards and fortune-telling.
Not only does this game let you become the most badass witch to have ever existed, but it also lets you control the literal fate of the universe with nothing but a deck of tarot cards and a desire for revenge.What else could you ever need in a game.
In The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood, you’re thrust into the life of Fortuna, a fortune-teller witch exiled from her coven for accidentally predicting its downfall. Banished to a cold, barren asteroid, she is forced to spend a millennium in isolation; 200 years into her sentence, however, she starts to get a little desperate.
You’d be surprised at what two centuries of solitude will do to a young witch’s mind, and having reached the limits of her sanity, Fortuna is forced to do the one thing that witches are never supposed to do: summon a Behemoth.
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Behemoths are ancient, primordial entities with unlimited magical power, capable of taking over the known universe with little else but a flick of their wrist. There’s a reason why these creatures have been banished, after all, but to be fair, they really left you with few other options.
After summoning Abramar, your Behemoth, you soon discover that he’s actually kind of a chill guy, if only a bit twisted. After explaining your situation, he agrees to help you regain your freedom and make all those who dared to cross you pay.
It’s part visual novel, part cosmic political thriller, and part emotional therapy session wrapped inpixel art and stardust; I promise you, there is nothing about this game that could make you regret downloading it.
4Little Witch in the Woods
Magical Cottage-Core RPG
Developer(s)
Sunny Side Up
Initial Release Date
May 17th, 2022
PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S
Adventure RPG
If you’ve ever daydreamed about running away to live your best cottage-core life in the middle of the forest, then Little Witch in the Woods is about to become your perfect therapy session.
No one said becoming a witch apprentice would be easy, but they definitely didn’t mention the constant fetch quests or magical customer service either. In Little Witch in the Woods, you take the role of Ellie, a young apprentice sent to a quiet village with a simple goal: graduate from witch school and help the townsfolk without setting the forest on fire. Ideally.
Little Witch in the Woods is a slow-burn, cozy life sim with a hefty helping of potion brewing, spellcasting, and ritual organizing, balancing the mundane with the magical perfectly.
You’ll get to explore the surrounding woods, collect magical ingredients, brew bubbling potions, and help the nearby villagers with your slowly expanding spell knowledge—all while dealing with Ellie’s undeserved overconfidence and general gremlin energy.
It’s equal parts relaxing and charmingly chaotic, with misfired spells and burnt potions waiting around every corner. If you’re into games where not much happens, but it all happensadorably, then Little Witch in the Woods was practically made-to-order for you.
3Magical Delicacy
Magical Door-Dashing
Magical Delicacy
Magical Delicacy is the perfect combination of magical platformer andcooking simulatorI’ve ever played; I’m honestly embarrassed at the sheer number of hours that this game has taken off my life just by brewing tinctures and cooking magical pastries.
In Magical Delicacy, you’re thrust into the life of Flora, a young witch who moves to the historic equivalent of a big city to follow her dreams of opening a pop-up café and not getting dragged into magical turf wars. (Spoiler Alert:She gets dragged into magical turf wars.)
Fresh off the boat with big dreams and a suspicious amount of ambition, you soon find yourself caught between the city’s two most powerful magical figures: the by-the-book witch who believes in tradition, and the edgy mage who thinks tradition is just peer pressure from dead people.
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Naturally, they both want you on their side, and naturally, you try to make it clear that you just want to cook snacks and be left alone. Unfortunately, neutrality is not an option, and soon your life is full of warring magical factions, royal conspiracies, enchanted entrées, and dragon eggs that look a liiittle bit too close to hatching for your comfort.
It’s part Metroidvania, part cooking sim, and 100% all side-questing chaos. Whether you’re stirring spells into soup or trying to stay neutral in a wizard feud that desperately needs a group therapy session, Magical Delicacy is the perfect choice for foodies and witches alike.
Procedurally-Generated Witchy Roguelike
Welcome to Noita, the ruthless roguelike where you play as a power-drunk witch with godlike powers and absolutely zero sense of self-preservation.
This game is pure spell-slinging chaos, a physics-based action platformer with a permadeath feature that’ll have you crying at your keyboard after the third try. It won’t hold your hand, but it will hold the box of tissues you’ll need after you die for the dozenth time in a row.
In true roguelike fashion, Noita will throw you into procedurally generated caverns filled with creatures and environmental hazards alike that are all out to get you. You’ll need to create your own spells and fire them at will if you want to survive, but in some cases, even that won’t be enough to save you.
No matter how fantastically destructive your spells are, you’ll still need to strategize and utilize every trick from your high school physics class that you may remember just to escape by the skin of your teeth.
I’m almost certain there’s something of a story here—something about the origins of the caverns, uncovering ancient secrets, and mastering the arcane—but let’s be honest, you’ll be far too busy duct-taping together unstable spells and trying not to die to really notice.
At the end of the day, Noita is a witch game for the mad scientists, the anarchists, and the “what happens if I throw acid at it?” people; you can hardly ask for anything more in a game, I think.
1Blacktail
Witchery + Archery = Baba Yaga
This game is for the witches,the archers, and the Baba Yaga lore enthusiasts alike—though, even if you don’t fit into any of those categories, you’ll still probably find something that pulls you in anyhow.
In Blacktail, you play the infamous Baba Yaga, long before her name ever instilled fear in Slavic folklorists. As a young Yaga, you are exiled from your village after being accused of witchcraft. Post-exile, you decide to set out to clear your name by finding the missing children of the village, including your own sister.
With your bow in hand and a mysterious voice in your head, you’ll have to set foot in the darkest corners of the forest that no one has ever stepped out of. With nowhere to turn back to, however, the decision is surprisingly easy, and the forest welcomes you a bit too hastily for comfort.
Soon, you find yourself constantly surrounded by the living memories of your past, resurrected as spirits drawn to you like moths to flames. You’re left with little other choice but to hunt them down, determined to get to the bottom of your own destiny and the fate of your sister.
Along the way, your story will change depending on the types of choices you make, with every decision being weighed on an invisible morality meter that will determine the outcome of your journey.
Will you become the loyal guardian of the forest, or will you become the ruthless Baba Yaga of legend?
The choice is surprisingly hard to make, and the forest’s inhabitants don’t make it any easier on you. Frankly, your therapist would probably have a field day watching you play this game; that is, if you may even bring yourself to finish it.
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