Hogwarts Legacy is an open-world action role-playing game developed by Avalanche Software and published by Warner Bros. Games under the Portkey Games label. Hogwarts Legacy is set in the Wizarding World universe created by JK Rowling, approximately 100 years before the events of the Harry Potter books took place.
Hogwarts Legacy will be released on February 10th, 2023 for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S, on April 4th, 2023 for PS4 and Xbox One, and on July 25th, 2023 for Nintendo Switch.
What is Hogwarts Legacy?
What is Hogwarts Legacy? Hogwarts Legacy is an action RPG (role-playing game) developed by Avalanche Software. It is published by Portkey Games, a Warner Bros label. The game features an open world and is set in the Harry Potter universe.
| Title | Hogwarts Legacy |
| Genre | Action, RPG, Open World |
| Universe | Wizarding World (Harry Potter) |
| Release | February 10, 2023 (PC. PS5, Xbox Series X|S) |
| Developer | Avalanche Software |
| Publisher | Portkey Games (a Label of Warner Bros) |
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Hogwarts Legacy Gameplay Videos
Here you can find all official gameplay videos that Warner Bros. and Avalanche have released for Hogwarts Legacy so far. In addition to two major gameplay showcases, there are also tours through the common rooms of all four houses.
Release and General Game Info
When Will Hogwarts Legacy Come Out?
Hogwarts Legacy will be released on February 10th, 2023 for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S, on April 4th, 2023 for PS4 and Xbox One, and on July 25th, 2023 for Nintendo Switch.
Deluxe or Collector’s Edition owners on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S will have a headstart of 72 hours and can play Hogwarts Legacy as early as February 2, 2023. You can find all details about the launch, the available editions, and the pre-order bonuses in our Hogwarts Legacy Release FAQ.
Is Hogwarts Legacy Multiplayer?
Hogwarts Legacy is a purely single-player game and has no multiplayer mode. There is no online or co-op play in Hogwarts Legacy. It is therefore not possible to play Hogwarts Legacy together with friends.
How Long Is the Hogwarts Legacy Playtime?
Warner Bros. and Avalanche have not yet officially commented on the Hogwarts Legacy playtime. What is known is that Hogwarts Legacy will offer both a main storyline and numerous side quests. There will also be multiple difficulty levels and a gigantic open world.
The official art book was leaked in January 2023. According to the leak, the playing time for the main story should be around 35 hours. The time required for a 100% completion is said to be 70 hours.
Are There Different Difficulty Modes?
Hogwarts Legacy comes with four different difficulty levels. You can set the desired difficulty level in the last step of character creation. The difficulty can be changed at any time during the game.
| Difficulty | Description |
|---|---|
| Story | A focus on story with minimal gameplay challenge (minigames that require spells and finesse can’t go wrong, and puzzles aren’t time sensitive) |
| Easy | A light gameplay challenge |
| Normal | A balanced gameplay challenge |
| Hard | A demanding gameplay challenge |
What Can You Explore in the Open World?
Hogwarts Legacy offers a large open world in which you can explore numerous locations known and unknown from the movies. In addition to the interior and exterior of Hogwarts, including dungeons, secret passages and puzzles, the surrounding areas in the Scottish Highlands are also open to you. These areas include the Forbidden Forest and the hamlet of Hogsmeade, which is home to only witches and wizards.
In the official Gameplay Showcase II, guest commentator Ben Snow asks if you can explore the whole map and visit every location, or if there are any areas that are off-limits. To which Game Director Alan Tew replies that there is a moment early in the game when the world outside of Hogwarts opens up to the player. From that moment you can go anywhere you want. In some areas, there are more difficult challenges.
There will also be swamp areas, a coast, and other types of environment. In addition to Hogsmeade, there will be other hamlets in the open world of Hogwarts Legacy where you can meet other characters and learn about their story.
On the Hogwarts Legacy mini-map (bottom left of the game) you will see many small icons both in Hogwarts and in the open world. Each of these icons indicates that there is an activity here that you can participate in. These gameplay choices can be a vendor, puzzle, challenge, or mystery.
Will There Be Mod Support In Hogwarts Legacy?
Warner Bros. and Avalanche have not yet commented on the subject of mods in Hogwarts Legacy. It can therefore be assumed that there will be no official mod support for Hogwarts Legacy.
Character Creation in Hogwarts Legacy
Can You Create a Custom Character?
In Hogwarts Legacy, as a player, you can create a character of your own choosing. There are many options available to you when creating a character. You can find out what options the character creator offers in our guide to character creation in Hogwarts Legacy.
How Many Characters Can You Have?
There are four separate character slots in Hogwarts Legacy. This means that you can have four different characters in Hogwarts Legacy.
There will be two types of save functionality for each new character: 5 auto save slots and 10 player manual save slots.
Can You Choose a Hogwarts House Yourself?
The choice of a house does not take place as part of character creation but after arrival at Hogwarts. How exactly the house selection will take place is not yet known.
In Hogwarts Legacy, you can choose one of the four Hogwarts houses that your character will belong to during their time at Hogwarts. You can choose from Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, and Slytherin.
The published trailers showed that the Sorting Hat is placed on the player character. The Sorting Hat traditionally assigns new Hogwarts students to a house. It is confirmed that you can choose a house in Hogwarts Legacy yourself.
Can You Choose Your Wand?
As in the Harry Potter books and movies, you can get your wand in Hogwarts Legacy from Ollivander’s wand shop. In Hogwarts Legacy, Ollivander’s has a branch in Hogsmeade that you visit. There, you will be able to create and customize your own individual wand. Learn more about the options in our guide on the wand in Hogwarts Legacy.
Can You Be Evil in Hogwarts Legacy?
You can’t become a villain in Hogwarts Legacy, that’s not intended in the story. However, through various quests and storylines, you have control over which witch or wizard your character becomes. For example, you can decide whether your character is lovable like Ron Wesley or arrogant and snooty like Draco Malfoy.
In our guide on The Evil Path in Hogwarts Legacy, you will learn more about the options you have in the game to become a dark wizard.
Hogwarts Legacy Gameplay Features
How Do You Level Up in Hogwarts Legacy?
In addition to casting spells and attending classes, you’ll unlock exciting upgrades, talents, and abilities as you progress through the game.
You can gain experience and level up your skills by completing challenges and defeating enemies. Additionally, you can upgrade your magic gear to improve both your offensive and defensive abilities.
How Does the Hogwarts Legacy Combat System Work?
You will gradually learn new spells and abilities from your professors and your classmates at Hogwarts. Thanks to the large selection of different spells, you can use different tactics to defeat opponents. Which tactic is most effective depends on what special features your opponent has.
Possible spell combinations in combat are, for example, Accio in conjunction with Incendio. While Accio pulls the opponent towards you, you can then stew them with Incendio. Or use the Disillusionment spell, which causes you to take on the color of your surroundings, then paralyze enemies with the Clamping Curse, Petrificus Totalus. There are also various finishers that you can use to finish off your opponents.
You can loot, craft, or buy magic gear to improve your attack and defense in battle. You can upgrade and specialize your equipment to get even better skills.
Potions, which you can brew yourself, provide temporary buffs during combat. The Edurus Potion, for example, gives you a stone skin and thus strengthens your defenses. The Wiggenweld potion restores your health.
You can also grow plants that keep your opponents in check on the battlefield. In battle, for example, you can use young mandrakes, which render opponents unconscious with their screams.
What Classes Are Attendable in Hogwarts Legacy?
To expand your knowledge of magic, you attend classes in Hogwarts Legacy, in which different school subjects are taught. The following classes are confirmed for Hogwarts Legacy:
| Class | Professor |
|---|---|
| Herbology | Mirabel Garlick |
| Broom Flight | Not known. |
| Defense Against the Dark Arts | Dinah Hecat |
| Potions | Aesop Sharp |
| Care of Magical Creatures | Not known. |
| Charms | Abraham Ronen |
| History of Magic | Cuthbert Binns |
| Transfiguration | Matilda Weasley |
| Astronomy | Satyavati Shah |
| Magical Theory | Eleazar Fig |
| Divination | Professor Onai |
Classes are part of the main story of Hogwarts Legacy. In addition, there will be educational side missions where you can learn additional spells and other things that will come in handy on your adventures.
It remains to be seen whether you will actually experience all of the classes mentioned during actual lessons or whether some of them may only be mentioned on the sidelines of the story.
Can You Play Quidditch in Hogwarts Legacy?
Quidditch is the most popular sport in the wizarding world. Two teams, each consisting of seven players flying on brooms, compete against each other, and the game is played with four balls.
It is not possible to play Quidditch in Hogwarts Legacy. However, you can race with your flying broom and use it to freely explore the locations around Hogwarts. Flying on the broomstick comes with its own mechanics. Since Hogwarts Legacy is set at the end of the 19th century, the brooms are not as well developed as we know from Harry Potter.
What Spells Are Castable in Hogwarts Legacy?
In Hogwarts Legacy, you will be able to learn and cast over 20 spells. Among the spells in Hogwarts Legacy are numerous spells known from the Harry Potter books such as Accio, Wingardium Leviosa, Lumus, and Riddikulus.
It has also been confirmed that the three Unforgivable Curses, including the killing curse “Avada Kedavra”, are included.
What Are Talents in Hogwarts Legacy?
Talents in Hogwarts Legacy allow you to upgrade spells, plants, and potions. There seem to be 50 different talents in total. To unlock talents, you can distribute talent points in five different categories.
Can You Have Friends in Hogwarts Legacy?
Companions in Hogwarts Legacy are students that you can build a relationship with and they will then teach you more skills. Companions can support you on your adventures. Over time you will also get to know their personal history.
The following three students you can befriend have been officially introduced so far:
- Natsai Onai (Gryffindor)
- Poppy Sweeting (Hufflepuff)
- Sebastian Sallow (Slytherin)
According to the State of Play gameplay video, you can meet these students and more as you explore common rooms, corridors, and other popular meeting places. So far, it’s unclear what exactly you have to do to befriend someone and whether your house plays a role in this.
What Is the Room Of Requirement in Hogwarts Legacy?
The Room of Requirements is a secret room in Hogwarts Legacy that you can design freely. You can change the architecture and conjure up furnishings such as carpets, statues, or tables. Corresponding recipes for the facility can be earned and bought in Hogsmeade.
In our Hogwarts Legacy Room of Requirement guide, you will find out in detail how to unlock the Room of Requirement and what you can use it for.
What Is the Wizard’s Field Guide?
At the beginning of the game, your character receives the so-called Wizard’s Field Guide, provided by the Ministry of Magic. The Field Guide is designed to help you catch up with the other students.
The Wizard’s Field Guide is able to discover learning opportunities around you thanks to its magical properties. The guide includes combat challenges, quest challenges, exploration challenges, and more. For example, the Field Guide pages that you can collect anywhere in Hogwarts are recorded here.
By completing the challenges in the Wizard’s Field Guide, you’ll earn experience points while also learning about Hogwarts.
What Is the Dark Arts Battle Arena?
The Dark Arts Battle Arena is a training area in Hogwarts Legacy where you can test the Unbreakable Curses Avada Kedavra, Imperio, and Crucio, and the explosive spell Confringo.
The Dark Arts Battle Arena is part of the Dark Arts Pack. The Dark Arts Pack is included with the Deluxe Edition of Hogwarts Legacy, but Standard Edition owners can also purchase it separately.
Mounts & Pets in Hogwarts Legacy
Are There Different Broomstick Models in Hogwarts Legacy?
There are no different broomstick models to choose from in Hogwarts Legacy. However, you can customize your broom with upgrades. Both cosmetic and functional upgrades are available to you.
According to a Tiktok video published by the developers, the wizarding village Hogsmeade has a broom shop that sells a selection of cosmetic modifications for your broomstick.
If you talk and help the broom shopkeeper in various missions, he will also sell you broom upgrades that improve your broom. Thanks to an upgrade, for example, you can fly higher with your broom for longer.
Are There Other Mounts Besides Brooms?
In addition to the broomstick, there will be other mounts in Hogwarts Legacy. Mounts are magical beasts tamed enough for you to ride. The following mounts have been officially confirmed:
- Thestral (Dark Arts Pack)
- Hippogriff (seen in the gameplay videos)
- Onyx Hippogriff (Pre-Order Bonus)
- Graphorn
Will You Be Able to Have a Pet in Hogwarts Legacy?
So far it has not been officially confirmed that there will be pets in Hogwarts Legacy. However, in the published gameplay videos there were clear indications that it seems to be possible to own a pet. Cats and owls can be seen in several scenes in the videos.
According to the Harry Potter books, Hogwarts officially allows cats, owls, and toads as pets. However, this policy does not appear to be strictly enforced and Hogwarts students have been known to have other pets. One of them is Ron Weasley, whose pet rat is Scabbers.
It has also been confirmed that it will be possible to tame and ride beasts in Hogwarts Legacy. You can then keep and care for the tamed animals in the vivarium in the Room of Requirement.
The Story of Hogwarts Legacy
Is Hogwarts Legacy Related to Harry Potter?
Hogwarts Legacy is not a direct adaptation of the popular Harry Potter books and movies. However, Hogwarts Legacy is also set in the Wizarding World and offers you the opportunity to delve into the world of magic in a new way.
JK Rowling was not involved in the development of the game. However, the developers have been working closely with Rowling’s team “on all aspects of the game” to ensure that Hogwarts Legacy “remains in line with the magical experiences fans expect” according to the official website.
What Year Does Hogwarts Legacy Take Place In?
Hogwarts Legacy is set in 1890 in the world first introduced in the Harry Potter books. The action of Hogwarts Legacy is thus set about 100 years before the events in the Harry Potter books.
As the story of Hogwarts Legacy takes place in the late 19th century, you won’t encounter well-known characters like Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, or Ron Weasley.
A few familiar faces from the Harry Potter books made it into Hogwarts Legacy though. Gryffindor House Ghost Nearly Headless Nick, poltergeist Peeves, and The Fat Lady, whose portrait guards the entrance to Gryffindor, have all been spotted in previously released video footage. Professor Cuthbert Binns, who appears only in the books as a teaching ghost, is also included.
In addition to the familiar faces, you will meet numerous new characters in the game. In addition to the professors, the characters in Hogwarts Legacy also include many other Hogwarts students, ghosts, shopkeepers in Hogsmeade, and villains such as the goblin Ranrok.
You can also visit numerous places in Hogwarts Legacy that are already known from the Harry Potter books. These include Hogwarts with indoor and outdoor areas, Hogsmeade, the Forbidden Forest, and the Great Lake.
What Is Hogwarts Legacy About?
In Hogwarts Legacy, your character is a fifth-year freshman at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. What makes your character special is that they have the unique ability to manipulate powerful ancient magic that is hidden in the wizarding world. It is now up to you to find out what is behind the return of this forgotten magic and who wants to use the magic to destroy the wizarding world.
As the game progresses, you will continually develop your character. You learn magic spells, brew magic potions, grow plants and learn how to deal with various beasts. You can prove your skills in the fight against dark enemies like trolls and goblins. And you will also have to assert yourself against black magic.
On the PlayStation Blog, Narrative Lead Moira Squier hinted that like Harry Potter, your character is sort of a celebrity, to begin with. Celebrity status is partly due to the fact that you start in the fifth year and partly because you have survived something. But she didn’t want to reveal exactly what your character survived.
Who Are the Antagonists in Hogwarts Legacy?
The goblin Ranrok and Victor Rookwood are the two villains in Hogwarts Legacy that have already been officially revealed.
Ranrok is the leader of a goblin rebellion that is brewing during your time at Hogwarts. One of your tasks will be to get to the bottom of the rumors about such an uprising of the goblins together with Professor Eleazar Fig. It is precisely these investigations that have earned Fig an uneasy skepticism from the Ministry of Magic
In the State of Play Gameplay Reveal video, Professor Fig can be heard stating the following about Ranrok: “Opinions differ as to how great a threat he really is”. Then the voice of the player character can be heard explaining: “Ranrok’s loyalists are capable of so much more than people realize”.
Ranrok has allied himself with the dark wizard Victor Rookwood. Due to the surname, a relationship between Victor Rookwood and Augustus Rookwood is possible. Augustus was also a black wizard who was one of Voldemort’s followers.
Moira Squier revealed in the Playstation Blog what goal exactly Ranrok is pursuing. “Ranrok has seen a glimmer of a magic that wizardkind tried to hide – even from themselves – and he wants that power in particular. His worldview is skewed by his hatred of wizards, which makes his alliance with Victor Rookwood particularly tenuous. Once Ranrok gets what he wants, no one will be able to stop him and the wizarding world will be doomed.”
Who Is the Headmaster of Hogwarts in Hogwarts Legacy?
In Hogwarts Legacy, Phineas Nigellus Black is the headmaster of Hogwarts. Phineas Black is no stranger, having appeared as a portrait in Dumbledore’s office in the Harry Potter movies. He is also Sirius Black’s great-great-grandfather.
Black’s voice actor, British actor Simon Pegg, describes the headmaster as pompous and disinterested. Black is the most unpopular headmaster in Hogwarts history, according to Pegg, who only took the job because of the prestigious position.
Matilda Weasley is the Deputy Headmistress in Hogwarts Legacy. She teaches Transfiguration and is considered firm but fair. In Hogwarts Legacy, according to the official tweet, Professor Weasley will help you catch up on schoolwork and instruct you in the Wizard’s Field Guide and the Room of Requirement.
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