A hybrid visual novel/life sim in which you take on the role of a young wizard girl coming to terms with her powers… and her rather unusual classmates.
Developer: Hanako Games
Publisher: Hanako Games
Available on: Windows PC/Mac/Linux
Articles about Magical Diary
From the Archives: A Life Less Ordinary – Living a Virtual Life - Video games tend to be regarded as an escapist form of entertainment, allowing us to switch off from the annoyances of everyday life and immerse ourselves in fantastic other cultures. So why, then, would you ever want to play a game that simulates the mundanity of a “normal” existence, whatever that is? That’s because “mundane” … Continue reading From the Archives: A Life Less Ordinary – Living a Virtual Life 
Magical Diary: Wolf Hall – A Wolf in Wizard’s Clothing - Those of you who have been following my work for a while may recall a good few years back now I was rather enthusiastic about a game called Magical Diary: Horse Hall. This unusual game, developed by Hanako Games and Spiky Caterpillar, blended elements of visual novel, life sim and first-person dungeon crawler to create … Continue reading Magical Diary: Wolf Hall – A Wolf in Wizard’s Clothing 
From the Archives: Reading Deeper into Magical Diary - I realize I’m being terribly unorthodox here, but after playing the subject of last week’s column a little more, I feel the urge to talk about it for the second week in a row. And this time I’m going to get spoilery, so those of you who have not yet played Magical Diary and are intending … Continue reading From the Archives: Reading Deeper into Magical Diary 
From the Archives: Make Some Time for Magical Diary - You know how every so often you take a look at your Steam library and start to feel guilty about games you purchased because they sounded like just your sort of thing, but then you never got around to playing them? Well, that was the thought that was going through my mind when I decided to … Continue reading From the Archives: Make Some Time for Magical Diary Gallery
