Indie game developers are great at taking two cool things and putting them together to create something exciting and new. Such is the case with Broomstick League, a new game from Virtual Basement, Code Headquarters, and Blue Isle Studios. Broomstick League's two ideas come together to create something new are Harry Potter's beloved sport quidditch and the ever-popular multiplayer sports soccer game Rocket League– the result is something special.
Broomstick League is making the rounds for two reasons. First, there's a brand new announcement trailer showing off Broomstick League's gameplay. Second, Broomstick League officially launched on Steam in Early Access just recently.
Gameplay in Broomstick League focuses on a 3D soccer-style experience where players are floating in the air thanks to their magical broomsticks, as they try to get the ball through the opponent's hoop. Like Rocket League, Broomstick League utilizes a physics system that adds a lot of randomness to gameplay. Unique to its own, however, Broomstick League lets players carry the ball and also perform special magical maneuvers to give them an advantage.
As shown in the trailer, Broomstick League takes more than just the physics-based soccer-style gameplay of Rocket League, though. It seems that Broomstick League also has a robust selection of emotes and animations, like goal effects, that could very likely be microtransactions. At least Broomstick League has the excuse of its weird microtransactions being due to magic.
As for how Broomstick League ties into Harry 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 League doesn'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 purchase Broomstick League now 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, including competitive modes. For now, though, the core gameplay for Broomstick League is ready.
Broomstick League is out now on PC in Early Access and will launch on PS4 and Xbox One in the future.