Indie game developers are great at taking two cool things and putting them together to create something exciting and new. Such is the case withBroomstick League, a new game from Virtual Basement, Code Headquarters, and Blue Isle Studios.Broomstick League’s two ideas come together to create something new areHarry Potter’s beloved sport quidditch and the ever-popular multiplayer sports soccer gameRocket League–the result is something special.
Broomstick Leagueis making the rounds for two reasons. First, there’s a brand new announcement trailer showing offBroomstick League’s gameplay. Second,Broomstick Leagueofficially launched onSteam in Early Accessjust recently.
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Gameplay inBroomstick Leaguefocuses on a 3D soccer-style experience where players are floating in the air thanks to their magical broomsticks, as they attempt to get the ball through the opponent’s hoop. LikeRocket League,Broomstick Leagueutilizes a physics system that adds a lot of randomness to gameplay. Unique to its own, however,Broomstick Leaguelets players carry the ball and also perform special magical maneuvers to give them an advantage.
As shown in the trailer,Broomstick Leaguetakes more than just the physics-based soccer-style gameplay ofRocket League, though. It seems thatBroomstick Leaguealso has a robust selection of emotes and animations, like goal effects, that could very likely bemicrotransactions. At leastBroomstick Leaguehas the excuse of its weird microtransactions being due to magic.
As for howBroomstick Leagueties intoHarry Potter, it’s mostly just a visual and thematic layer. It’s a fantasy game featuring wizards and witches playing a sport on broomsticks.Broomstick Leaguedoesn’t really take on any of Quidditch’s more unique aspects. There are no beaters, there are no bludger balls, and there’s no golden snitch. It’s mostly just a soccer match with flying.
Interested gamers can purchaseBroomstick Leaguenow on PC and start playing immediately. The game currently offers 1v1, 2v2, and 3v3 modes with worldwide multiplayer matchmaking. The game also features leaderboards and stats tracking so players can track their progress. In the future, the devs plan to introduce new modes to the game, includingcompetitive modes. For now, though, the core gameplay forBroomstick Leagueis ready.
Broomstick Leagueis out now on PC in Early Access and will launch on PS4 and Xbox One in the future.
