<s>
Harry	B-Application
Potter	I-Application
:	I-Application
Hogwarts	I-Application
Mystery	I-Application
is	O
a	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Jam	O
City	O
under	O
license	O
from	O
Portkey	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hogwarts	B-Application
Mystery	I-Application
follows	O
a	O
player	O
character	O
entering	O
the	O
fictional	O
school	O
of	O
Hogwarts	O
and	O
is	O
set	O
before	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
novels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
released	O
on	O
25	O
April	O
2018	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Harry	B-Application
Potter	I-Application
:	I-Application
Hogwarts	I-Application
Mystery	I-Application
is	O
a	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
Harry	O
Potter	O
universe	O
established	O
by	O
J	O
.	O
K	O
.	O
Rowling	O
's	O
series	O
of	O
novels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
a	O
potions	O
lesson	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
is	O
reprimanded	O
after	O
a	O
student	O
named	O
Merula	O
Snyde	O
sabotages	O
the	O
character	O
's	O
cauldron	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
two	O
vaults	O
opened	O
,	O
school	O
staff	O
bring	O
in	O
help	O
from	O
professional	O
curse-breaker	O
,	O
Patricia	O
Rakepick	O
,	O
to	O
find	O
and	O
open	O
the	O
remaining	O
vaults	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
students	O
are	O
found	O
sleepwalking	O
toward	O
the	O
third	O
vault	O
,	O
a	O
curse	B-Application
given	O
by	O
the	O
vault	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
fourth	O
curse	B-Application
is	O
unleashed	O
the	O
following	O
year	O
with	O
students	O
being	O
found	O
trapped	O
inside	O
portraits	O
starting	O
with	O
the	O
younger	O
sister	O
of	O
Penny	O
Haywood	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
's	O
closest	O
friends	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
makes	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
especially	O
determined	O
to	O
break	O
the	O
curse	B-Application
and	O
accepted	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
their	O
friends	O
,	O
mentorship	O
under	O
Rakepick	O
to	O
learn	O
the	O
spells	O
they	O
would	O
need	O
to	O
use	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
room	O
beyond	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
finds	O
Jacob	O
trapped	O
in	O
a	O
portrait	O
who	O
is	O
freed	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
trapped	O
students	O
at	O
Hogwarts	O
,	O
upon	O
breaking	O
the	O
curse	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
sixth	O
year	O
,	O
the	O
curse	B-Application
of	O
the	O
final	O
vault	O
is	O
unleashed	O
turning	O
several	O
students	O
and	O
Madam	O
Pomfrey	O
to	O
stone	O
with	O
the	O
same	O
texture	O
as	O
the	O
Merperson	O
trident	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
being	O
lured	O
into	O
the	O
Forbidden	O
Forest	O
by	O
a	O
letter	O
claiming	O
to	O
be	O
giving	O
information	O
to	O
a	O
secret	O
meeting	O
with	O
Jacob	O
,	O
Rakepick	O
battles	O
them	O
then	O
fires	O
a	O
killing	O
curse	B-Application
which	O
hits	O
Rowan	O
who	O
protects	O
Ben	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
character	O
along	O
with	O
friends	O
and	O
allies	O
forms	O
the	O
Circle	O
of	O
Khanna	O
,	O
named	O
in	O
honour	O
of	O
Rowan	O
,	O
to	O
help	O
bring	O
R	O
,	O
a	O
criminal	O
organisation	O
Rakepick	O
is	O
part	O
of	O
,	O
to	O
justice	O
and	O
break	O
the	O
petrification	O
curse	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
defeating	O
her	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
given	O
the	O
choice	O
between	O
turning	O
Rakepick	O
to	O
the	O
authorities	O
or	O
sealing	O
her	O
in	O
the	O
vault	O
where	O
she	O
relives	O
her	O
worst	O
moments	O
under	O
the	O
curse	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
their	O
return	O
to	O
Hogwarts	O
,	O
they	O
find	O
the	O
petrification	O
curse	B-Application
is	O
broken	O
and	O
they	O
celebrate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jacob	O
feels	O
the	O
curse	B-Application
of	O
the	O
Sunken	O
Vault	O
,	O
which	O
has	O
tainted	O
the	O
crown	O
,	O
and	O
tries	O
to	O
resist	O
but	O
hurts	O
the	O
friend	O
before	O
he	O
can	O
get	O
the	O
crown	O
off	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Harry	B-Application
Potter	I-Application
:	I-Application
Hogwarts	I-Application
Mystery	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Los	O
Angeles-based	O
mobile	O
video	O
game	O
company	O
Jam	O
City	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
licensed	O
to	O
Portkey	O
Games	O
,	O
a	O
publishing	O
label	O
established	O
by	O
Warner	O
Bros	O
.	O
Interactive	O
Entertainment	O
to	O
create	O
games	O
based	O
on	O
Harry	O
Potter	O
,	O
with	O
Hogwarts	B-Application
Mystery	I-Application
being	O
the	O
label	O
's	O
debut	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
first	O
announced	O
on	O
18	O
January	O
2018	O
with	O
a	O
scheduled	O
release	O
on	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
mobile	O
devices	O
on	O
25	O
April	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
Harry	B-Application
Potter	I-Application
:	I-Application
Hogwarts	I-Application
Mystery	I-Application
was	O
reviewed	O
"	O
generally	O
unfavourable	O
"	O
,	O
receiving	O
an	O
average	O
score	O
of	O
43	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
based	O
on	O
reviews	O
of	O
14	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Marc	O
Hewitt	O
from	O
GameZebo	O
praised	O
the	O
concept	O
of	O
a	O
Harry	O
Potter	O
mobile	O
game	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
Hogwarts	B-Application
Mystery	I-Application
"	O
largely	O
lives	O
up	O
to	O
the	O
hype	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Christine	O
Chan	O
from	O
App	O
Advice	O
commented	O
that	O
Hogwarts	B-Application
Mystery	I-Application
is	O
a	O
"	O
nice	O
representation	O
"	O
of	O
the	O
world	O
set	O
out	O
in	O
Harry	O
Potter	O
and	O
commended	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
letting	O
her	O
"	O
live	O
out	O
 [ her ] 	O
Hogwarts	O
dreams	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Keza	O
MacDonald	O
of	O
The	O
Guardian	O
called	O
Hogwarts	B-Application
Mystery	I-Application
"	O
a	O
dull	O
game	O
with	O
a	O
great	O
concept	O
,	O
made	O
unplayable	O
by	O
its	O
hyper-aggressive	O
monetisation.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
Best	O
Breakthrough	O
Game	O
during	O
the	O
2019	O
Google	O
Play	O
Awards	O
but	O
lost	O
to	O
Marvel	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
Force	I-Application
.	O
</s>
