Trans Witches are Witches bundle is an alternative to Hogwarts Legacy

A group of 56 creators is offering 69 magical indie games for $60, an alternative to WB Games’ Hogwarts Legacy. Trans Witches Are Witches Bundle on itch.io contains a list of magic and wizardry, along with music, games and zines from LGBTQ+ creators. This bundle contains more than $300 of projects. It is available until February 24, 2019.

The Trans Witches Are Witches bundle has raised well over $100,000, which will be dispersed among the bundles’ creators.

There’s a game for everyone in the bundle — lots of physical and tabletop roleplaying games like Unnatural Watches, Witch You WereJournaling, and a journaling game Magic d8Magic school games such as Tomorrow is Mar The Self-Made Witch Lotus• Music: The soundtrack Tonight, together. The games in the bundle vary wildly, united as independent LGBTQ+ creators that “reject Hogwarts Legacy’s bigotry” from Harry Potter creator J.K. Rowling.

Hogwarts Legacy’s release has been a success by many traditional measures. However, there’s a large segment of gamers that are renouncing the game and refusing to purchase it because of author Rowling’s views on gender identity. She has been openly confrontational with her transphobic views. Rowling even invoked a well-known hypothetical on her blog and social media.

Developer Avalanche Software and publisher WB Games have said that Rowling is not “directly involved” in the creation of Hogwarts Legacy however, Rowling’s creative agency, The Blair Partnership, consulted on the game. Regardless, Hogwarts Legacy is an extension of Rowling’s work, and she will inevitably benefit from its sales and publicity.

Players who opt out Hogwarts Legacy in protest of Rowling’s views, the Trans Witches Are Witches bundle is a promising option with tons of magical worlds.