Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001) — Release Date, Cheats, Price & Requirements

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

In the PC versions, the game is played like a third-person action and puzzle game. The story follows a linear progression, separated into levels with a specific end goal. Spells are learned progressively via…

16 November 2001

What Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone is

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone is an adventure game developed by KnowWonder and released in 2001. It was published by Aspyr Media. It is available on Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unreal Engine 1.

The premise, in the publisher's words

In the PC versions, the game is played like a third-person action and puzzle game. The story follows a linear progression, separated into levels with a specific end goal. Spells are learned progressively via lesson levels, and unlock increasingly complex puzzles. There are also several levels in which Harry can fly on a broomstick and play Quidditch, this gameplay can also be independently accessed through the start menu.

Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action and fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Where it sits in the Harry Potter series

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone is the second of 75 entries we hold in the Harry Potter series. The next entry was Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone in 2001.

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What it launched against

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone launched on 16 November 2001, within three weeks of Super Smash Bros. Melee, Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty, Halo: Combat Evolved and Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy.

Released around the same time: Super Smash Bros. Melee, Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty, Halo: Combat Evolved, Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy.

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