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Hogwarts Legacy

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Hogwarts Legacy

Feb 10, 2023

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3.82 average rating based on 1610 ratings

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Hogwarts Legacy is an immersive, open-world action RPG set in the world first introduced in the Harry Potter books. Now you can take control of the action and be at the center of your own adventure in the wizarding world. Embark on a journey through familiar and new locations as you explore and discover fantastic beasts, customize your character and craft potions, master spell casting, upgrade talents, and become the wizard you want to be. Discover the feeling of living at Hogwarts as you make allies, battle Dark wizards, and ultimately decide the fate of the wizarding world. Your legacy … More
Hogwarts Legacy is an immersive, open-world action RPG set in the world first introduced in the Harry Potter books. Now you can take control of the action and be at the center of your own adventure in the wizarding world. Embark on a journey through familiar and new locations as you explore and discover fantastic beasts, customize your character and craft potions, master spell casting, upgrade talents, and become the wizard you want to be. Discover the feeling of living at Hogwarts as you make allies, battle Dark wizards, and ultimately decide the fate of the wizarding world. Your legacy is what you make of it. Less
Release Dates
Feb 07, 2023 Advanced Access (Worldwide)
PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S
Feb 10, 2023 Full Release (Worldwide)
PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S
May 05, 2023 Full Release (Worldwide)
PlayStation 4, Xbox One
Nov 14, 2023 Full Release (Worldwide)
Nintendo Switch
Jun 05, 2025 Full Release (Worldwide)
Nintendo Switch 2
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User Stats
4652
In Collection
1120
Wish Listed
606
Playing
1259
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How Long Is Hogwarts Legacy?
Main story: 31.9 hours
Main + extras: 49.9 hours
100% completion: 81.2 hours
Total completions: 134
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SoulboundFlame
SoulboundFlame gave Feb 8, 2025 (edited)
SoulboundFlame gave Feb 8, 2025 (edited)
SoulboundFlame's review of Hogwarts Legacy

I wanted to find wonder and mystery in this game, but I found an open world game painted in Harry Potter.

I was simultaneously blown away and disappointed to find such a perfectly created Harry Potter game, with gameplay I did not like.

The World

The game is beautiful, and if I was able to play on high end hardware I expect that might have carried me through the game. But given I'm on entry level gaming hardware (a $800 laptop....) the game is just a poor experience. The load times especially are cruel, due to the sheer number of fast travels required for certain quests.

The story

I can't really comment on the story, as I played almost non of it, instead I was buried in a stream of random tasks. The extended 10 hour tutorial is perhaps the biggest reason for me quitting the game. I never quite felt the rails fall away.

Combat

In most RPG's you are given a choice, a way to specialize and really make a game your own.

  • Talents are half baked, each spell has one improvement option. There is no option to build or spec into a character type.

  • All spells function …

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I wanted to find wonder and mystery in this game, but I found an open world game painted in Harry Potter.

I was simultaneously blown away and disappointed to find such a perfectly created Harry Potter game, with gameplay I did not like.

The World

The game is beautiful, and if I was able to play on high end hardware I expect that might have carried me through the game. But given I'm on entry level gaming hardware (a $800 laptop....) the game is just a poor experience. The load times especially are cruel, due to the sheer number of fast travels required for certain quests.

The story

I can't really comment on the story, as I played almost non of it, instead I was buried in a stream of random tasks. The extended 10 hour tutorial is perhaps the biggest reason for me quitting the game. I never quite felt the rails fall away.

Combat

In most RPG's you are given a choice, a way to specialize and really make a game your own.

  • Talents are half baked, each spell has one improvement option. There is no option to build or spec into a character type.

  • All spells function within a auto aiming combat system. If feels a little like playing a fighting game. As the ranged combat is more like melee combat with a block and counter system.

  • I think my fundamental issue is that 90% of the damage you do comes from the basic spell slinging. The spells are limited to force bolt A or force bolt B. No snakes. No turning into a dragon. No defense orientated gameplay. I felt a little disappointed I couldn't build a fire based combat character.

Outside of it: stone is moving into a door, tree's are growing into buildings and all sorts of madness is happening. That would have been nice in the combat system.

Crafting

The process for making and using your potions, items and upgrades is unbelievably clunky. I expect that these systems will end up paying off. But for the early part of the game they feel like a confusing mess that made me not want to play.

Gear

Why is there a looter shooter gear system. No. Seriously, what is this doing in my Harry Potter game...

The emotive structure of yur engagement in the world

I expect that the meaningful stories are in there, but why are they hidden? Drama, love, romance, excitement, adventure and companionship are the emotions of the Harry Potter films. Why do I feel so lonely and isolated playing this game.

The music

Great as to be expected.

Ancient magic

I don't like how ancient magic is the theme of this game. It is fundamentally disrespectful to the magical system of harry potter and what could be done with it. I'm not the biggest fan of "I am chosen" narratives. I actually like Harry Potter because that narrative thread is so deeply buried that you hardly ever see it. Here it is the central premise of your engagement in the world and interaction with characters.

Overall

A great game that is not for me.

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uncommonrbidge
uncommonrbidge gave Feb 22, 2024 (edited)
uncommonrbidge gave Feb 22, 2024 (edited)
Beautiful World but a lot of wondering
This review is for the PlayStation 5 version

If you love to wonder around this is the game for you! I do not like to do that and therefore I did not like it that much. It is a beautiful world that has been built and there are some interesting quests. Overall it was too open world for my taste.

Yaga
Yaga gave Jul 1, 2023 (edited)
Yaga gave Jul 1, 2023 (edited)
Un plaisir aux yeux

J'ai adoré le jeu, les VeaudeLunes m'ont volé mon cœur.

On retrouve par contre quelques maladresses de gameplay ici et là. L'excuse pour récupérer des animaux dans la nature pour les mettre dans des jardins magiques est bancale, je pense qu'ils auraient pu trouver clairement mieux comme excuse.

J'ai pleuré lors du premier donjon, les Accromentulas en sont plus effrayantes que dans les films. Il manque aussi de Triggers Warnings à certains moments du jeu, ne pensez pas que c'est un jeu pour enfant, l'univers est sombre et on parle de guerre, de mort, de torture, de braconnage, de discriminations, racisme...

Je me doute que bien que ce jeu soit développé par un petit studio, j'aurais bien aimé avoir une meilleure balance entre le côté de la lumière et des ténèbres, d'avoir une vrai possibilité de choisir et faire bouger la balance réellement.

J'applaudis par contre l'effort immense qui a été fait sur le côté exploration, la carte est immense et même en finissant l'histoire principale on a encore de quoi exploré et de découvrir des choses, la création de Poudlard et les alentours est incroyable.

Au début du jeu, on passe notre temps à explorer Poudlard mais très vite …

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J'ai adoré le jeu, les VeaudeLunes m'ont volé mon cœur.

On retrouve par contre quelques maladresses de gameplay ici et là. L'excuse pour récupérer des animaux dans la nature pour les mettre dans des jardins magiques est bancale, je pense qu'ils auraient pu trouver clairement mieux comme excuse.

J'ai pleuré lors du premier donjon, les Accromentulas en sont plus effrayantes que dans les films. Il manque aussi de Triggers Warnings à certains moments du jeu, ne pensez pas que c'est un jeu pour enfant, l'univers est sombre et on parle de guerre, de mort, de torture, de braconnage, de discriminations, racisme...

Je me doute que bien que ce jeu soit développé par un petit studio, j'aurais bien aimé avoir une meilleure balance entre le côté de la lumière et des ténèbres, d'avoir une vrai possibilité de choisir et faire bouger la balance réellement.

J'applaudis par contre l'effort immense qui a été fait sur le côté exploration, la carte est immense et même en finissant l'histoire principale on a encore de quoi exploré et de découvrir des choses, la création de Poudlard et les alentours est incroyable.

Au début du jeu, on passe notre temps à explorer Poudlard mais très vite on se trouve dans la campagne à se balader pour les quêtes. J'ai appris, mais j'en pas sûre, que certaines quêtes secondaires différent selon la maison du début.

J'ai été un pigeon en achetant la version deluxe, le sombral et l'hippogriphe sont magnifique. Ce jeu est vraiment basé sur tout ce qui est exploration plus que autre chose, tout a été donné sur les graphismes, c'est un vrai plaisir de s'y balader !

Les points négatifs sont : Poudlard est trop complexe, je m'y retrouve absolument pas du tout et certaines maladresses scénaristiques et une véritable difficulté à voler sur balai. J'aurai adoré voir un vrai match de Quidditch

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Getjesper
Getjesper gave Mar 28, 2023 (edited)
Getjesper gave Mar 28, 2023 (edited)
Fantastiskt spel
This review is for the PC (Microsoft Windows) version

Skit kul och bra öppen värld. Verkligen fångat harry potter känslan. Kan rekommendera.

anarchistica
anarchistica updated their status Apr 30, 2026
anarchistica updated their status Apr 30, 2026

Free @ Epic until Sunday (3 May):

https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/hogwarts-legacy

NB: Only free for a few days.

anarchistica
anarchistica updated their status Dec 12, 2025 (edited)
anarchistica updated their status Dec 12, 2025 (edited)

Free @ Epic this week:

https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/hogwarts-legacy

This is actually a pretty fun game, you can murder people/creatures quite brutally.

Next week we get another mystery game.

Pale
Pale updated their status Nov 20, 2025
Pale updated their status Nov 20, 2025

Got to a weird battle arena and got my butt kicked after several tries. I love the battle mechanics in this game but maybe I’m not very good at them? Also, I’m starting to realize that the enemies may very well scale with your level so getting overleveled may not be a thing…

Pale
Pale updated their status Oct 20, 2025
Pale updated their status Oct 20, 2025

Slowly playing this still and still really enjoying it. I got my broom but I still just walk around casting revelio everywhere… 🙃

Pale
Pale updated their status Sep 22, 2025
Pale updated their status Sep 22, 2025

I do not have a ton of time to play this game but I’m still really loving it. It’s incredibly well done and so much fun to play alongside reading the books with my son, thanks to it being a different story in the same places.

Malus
Malus updated their status Sep 6, 2025 (edited)
Malus updated their status Sep 6, 2025 (edited)

What a fantastic game. It’s just a shame about the creator of the IP being a bitch like she is.

Pale
Pale updated their status Jul 31, 2025
Pale updated their status Jul 31, 2025

My oldest got this for his 10th birthday and since we are reading the books together right now I think maybe I’ll give it a try too. Played enough to make my character and get sorted into Ravenclaw. I find the premise that you enter Hogwarts as a fifth year kind of a bummer if I’m honest. Kind of wish we were kids.

Vakil
Vakil updated their status May 28, 2025 (edited)
Vakil updated their status May 28, 2025 (edited)

The lockpicking mechanic in this game is absolutely the stupidest.

Evan
Evan updated their status Mar 17, 2025 (edited)
Evan updated their status Mar 17, 2025 (edited)

Played 15 hours, didn't finish.

Pros:

  • Recreation of Hogwarts feels very authentic and looks great. Fun just wandering the castle and getting lost in it. Its big, feels alive, and has a decent amount of stuff to find and see. This was the biggest thing I wanted from the game and it did get that pretty right.
  • Pretty cool comparing Hogwarts in the game to the movies to see what is the same and different. They get A LOT right.

Cons:

  • I have no interest in any of the open world that exists beyond Hogwarts that they made up for the game
  • Too much ubisoft style open world bullshit. Checklists of cookie cutter content to make the game bigger and longer.
  • Not enough school. Going through school year, taking classes, forming relationships with people. Like in Persona or Bully
  • Loot style rewards incredibly uninteresting to me. Glasses and scarves having stats is certainly a choice they made...
  • Game doesnt feel very magical. Revelio removes too much sense of exploration. Combat boils down to attack/dodge/counter. No wacky spells.

I really hope a sequel would focus more on the Hogwarts experience but its probably just going to be bigger map, new spells, …

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Played 15 hours, didn't finish.

Pros:

  • Recreation of Hogwarts feels very authentic and looks great. Fun just wandering the castle and getting lost in it. Its big, feels alive, and has a decent amount of stuff to find and see. This was the biggest thing I wanted from the game and it did get that pretty right.
  • Pretty cool comparing Hogwarts in the game to the movies to see what is the same and different. They get A LOT right.

Cons:

  • I have no interest in any of the open world that exists beyond Hogwarts that they made up for the game
  • Too much ubisoft style open world bullshit. Checklists of cookie cutter content to make the game bigger and longer.
  • Not enough school. Going through school year, taking classes, forming relationships with people. Like in Persona or Bully
  • Loot style rewards incredibly uninteresting to me. Glasses and scarves having stats is certainly a choice they made...
  • Game doesnt feel very magical. Revelio removes too much sense of exploration. Combat boils down to attack/dodge/counter. No wacky spells.

I really hope a sequel would focus more on the Hogwarts experience but its probably just going to be bigger map, new spells, and more boring filler content to complete.

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IceEcold
IceEcold updated their status Mar 15, 2025 (edited)
IceEcold updated their status Mar 15, 2025 (edited)

The beginning of the game is amazing. As a Harry Potter fan this game is a must play, if only for the exploration of Hogwarts and Hogsmeade. The combat is fun (kind of puzzle-y with matching spell colors and enemy shields) and trying to make an overpowered build is great too. Puzzles are also fun and there are a lot of secrets to discover.

The story isn't really engaging imo and then the game got more into the open world part I started to loose interest. The gear u get is random and until you're max level it doesn't really matter what u wear. At max level just get the highest grade gear and transmorph it to look good. I also miss NPC interactions. About 50 hours in I stopped.

Great game and it's nice to have a open world game in the Harry Potter universe, I just kind of see this as a good start for a sequel.

Mixplit
Mixplit updated their status Sep 27, 2024 (edited)
Mixplit updated their status Sep 27, 2024 (edited)

Far from a perfect game. There is a lot of unnecessary bloat and repetition. But I still had fun playing it. Though, I admit it was wearing out its welcome as I got to the end & I cannot imagine wanting to try to platinum the game with all the ridiculous collectibles.

plasmasnake
plasmasnake updated their status Sep 15, 2024 (edited)
plasmasnake updated their status Sep 15, 2024 (edited)

Seems ok so far, but feels flat, the player character has no character and choices don't seem to matter. Would really like to roleplay going to Hogwarts starting as a first year instead of this, go to more than a handful of classes and get in trouble when caught sneaking out, or when using magical attacks in hallways and so on.

maeday
maeday updated their status Sep 7, 2024 (edited)
maeday updated their status Sep 7, 2024 (edited)

Once again completely and utterly stumped by the "animal imagery/numbers" rolling puzzles, proving that I am, in fact, a fucking idiot. I wish my brain worked the way everyone elses does. These are fucking incomprehensible to me. I don't know what I'm looking at.

maeday
maeday updated their status Sep 7, 2024 (edited)
maeday updated their status Sep 7, 2024 (edited)

This game is great cause it looks sort of cartoonish and dated, it has very simplistic gameplay and it has the playstyle of something made in 2010. It's literally perfect for me lmao

maeday
maeday updated their status Sep 7, 2024 (edited)
maeday updated their status Sep 7, 2024 (edited)

This game is EXCELLENT but I will say the pacing is sooo strange. The opening is incredible, but then you hit the school and it gets so damn slow. Hopefully once I gain access to the full open world things speed up a bit again.