Hogwarts Legacy 2023

About

Hogwarts Legacy came out on February 10, 2023 for PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S, then for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on May 5, 2023 and for Nintendo Switch on November 14, 2023. On Steam, 90% of 277,800 player reviews are positive (Very Positive). 9,139 people are playing it on Steam right now, with a peak of 17,490 in the last 30 days. It is Verified on Steam Deck. The main story takes about 24 hours, doing everything about 81 hours. It won 2 awards, including Steam Award for Best Game on Steam Deck and Gamescom Award − Best Trailer.

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.

Story

Experience Hogwarts in the 1800s. Your character is a student who holds the key to an ancient secret that threatens to tear the wizarding world apart. You have received a late acceptance to the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and soon discover that you are no ordinary student: you possess an unusual ability to perceive and master Ancient Magic. Only you can decide if you will protect this secret for the good of all, or yield to the temptation of more sinister magic.

What is happening now

Hogwarts Legacy is an action-RPG set in the Harry Potter universe during the 1800s, letting players create their own witch or wizard and attend Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. The game launched in February 2023 across multiple platforms, from PlayStation and Xbox consoles to PC and Nintendo Switch. The game continues to maintain player interest as a touchstone for wizarding-school games. Recent coverage has noted how newer magical titles on Steam are drawing comparisons to Hogwarts Legacy's formula, suggesting the game remains a benchmark for how spell-casting adventures and school-based settings function in the RPG space.