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ActionAdventureRPGMagicOpen WorldFantasySingleplayerCharacter Customization

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Peak in the last 24 hours: 9,785

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Game description

Hogwarts Legacy is an immersive, open-world action RPG. Now you can take control of the action and be at the center of your own adventure in the wizarding world.

Basic info

DeveloperAvalanche Software
PublisherWarner Bros. Games
PlatformsWindows
Steam DeckVerified
Release dateFeb 10, 2023
Price

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Minimum specs

OS64-bit Windows 10
ProcessorIntel Core i5-6600 (3.3Ghz) or AMD Ryzen 5 1400 (3.2Ghz)
Memory16 GB
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 4GB or AMD Radeon RX 470 4GB
Storage85 GB
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 417 reviews from the past 1 year

75.4/ 100
Bottom 40%

Steam rating: Very Positive (90%)

Metacritic: 83 /100

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 13, 2026)

Its magical world wins praise from 112 reviews of Hogwarts Legacy, the most upvoted calling it a childhood fantasy fulfilled; it scores 75.4.

👍 Strengths

Visuals & Sound ranks 405th of 1249 and comes up in 61% of analyzed reviews. 121 reviews praise the visuals, the most upvoted citing excellent landscapes and atmosphere. 30 say it is fun, the most upvoted for the first twenty hours or so. Players describe satisfying combat full of spells that flip, burn and slam enemies, and some say the side quests are more than fetch tasks.

👎 Where it falls short

Story & World ranks 893rd of 1096 and Content Volume 962nd of 1351. 85 reviews describe repetitive open world content with few creative puzzles or rewards, and 75 call the story boring with thin characters. 32 report poor frame rates and crashes even on strong hardware, and Tech & Support ranks 1056th of 1399. Others find base game mechanics tedious without mods, and some hit puzzle bugs repeatedly.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“excellent landscapes, best ambiences, gives desire to keep playing” · 121 reviews
“fulfills childhood fantasy of exploring the magical world from books” · 112 reviews
“repetitive Ubisoft-style content, no creative puzzles or rewards” · 85 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 69% of reviews · Bottom 50% of the games we've analyzed

Freedom +1.78 · Room to explore, build, and play your own way
Positive “open world with side quests that aren't mindless fetch tasks” · 15 reviews
Negative “dead open world not inviting to explore, repetitive locations” · 11 reviews

Progression 22% · Difficulty 9% · Onboarding 13% · Strategy 28% · Controls & feel 26%

Plot, characters and the world
Mentioned in 79% of reviews · Bottom 20% of the games we've analyzed

World +3.23 · Lore, atmosphere, and how immersive the setting is
Positive “fulfills childhood fantasy of exploring the magical world from books” · 112 reviews
Negative “NPCs lack interaction, world feels lifeless” · 3 reviews

Story 55% · Characters 31%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value
Mentioned in 57% of reviews · Bottom 30% of the games we've analyzed

Variety -2.27 · Fresh content and situations versus repetition
Negative “repetitive Ubisoft-style content, no creative puzzles or rewards” · 85 reviews

Volume 31% · Replayability 6%

Graphics, art style, music and sound
Mentioned in 61% of reviews · Top 40% of the games we've analyzed

Visuals +3.62 · Graphics, art style, and animation
Positive “excellent landscapes, best ambiences, gives desire to keep playing” · 121 reviews
Negative “ugly character models are repulsive and discourage continued play” · 7 reviews

Audio 19%

Playing with others, the community and servers

Not enough data — only 2% of reviews mention this.

Playing together +2.19 · Fun of playing with friends, teammates, or rivals

Community 1% · Servers & Connection 0%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 10% of reviews · Bottom 50% of the games we've analyzed

Balance -0.11 · Whether classes, weapons, and builds are evenly matched
Negative “боевая система плохо сбалансирована” · 1 review

Anti-cheat 0% · Pricing 7% · Matchmaking 0%

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 25% of reviews · Bottom 30% of the games we've analyzed

Performance -0.35 · Frame rate, optimization, and loading times
Negative “zero optimization, poor fps despite maxed hardware, ctd crashes” · 32 reviews

Stability 11% · Developer support 5%

Grey means too few reviews mention it to trust. — means almost no reviews mention it.

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