Hogwarts Legacy
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Developers | |
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Avalanche Software | |
Sumo Digital[1] | |
Red Kite Games[1] | |
Publishers | |
Portkey Games[2] | |
Engines | |
Unreal Engine 4 | |
Release dates | |
Windows | February 10, 2023 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | DLC |
Microtransactions | None |
Modes | Singleplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Perspectives | Third-person |
Controls | Direct control |
Genres | Action, Adventure, Exploration, Open world, Puzzle, RPG |
Vehicles | Flight |
Art styles | Realistic |
Themes | Dark, Fantasy, Europe, Victorian |
Series | Harry Potter |
Hogwarts Legacy is a singleplayer third-person action, adventure, exploration, open world, puzzle and RPG game in the Harry Potter series.
The PC-version is missing PlayStation pre-order exclusive Felix Felicis potion recipe and Haunted Hogsmeade shop quest.[3]
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Epic Games Store | Digital Deluxe Edition also available. | |||
GamersGate | Digital Deluxe Edition also available. | |||
Digital Deluxe Edition also available. | ||||
Green Man Gaming | Digital Deluxe Edition also available. | |||
Humble Store | Digital Deluxe Edition also available. | |||
Steam | Digital Deluxe Edition also available. |
- All versions require Denuvo Anti-Tamper DRM.
Version differences
- The Digital Deluxe Edition includes three days early access to the game, a Thestral mount and the Dark Arts Pack (Battle arena, Cosmetic set and Garrison hat).
Monetization
Type | Notes |
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DLC | The Dark Arts Pack included with the Digital Deluxe Edition can be purchased separately.[citation needed] |
One-time game purchase | The game requires an upfront purchase to access. |
DLC and expansion packs
Name | Notes | |
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Dark Arts Pack | Includes access to the Thestral mount, the Dark Arts Cosmetic Set and the Dark Arts Battle Arena. | |
Onyx Hippogriff mount | Pre-purchase entitlement. | |
House Fan-atic School Robe and Beaked Skull Mask | Obtained by users by linking their Harry Potter Fan Club and WB Games accounts. |
Microtransactions
Type | Notes |
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No microtransactions | Developers have explicitly stated that the game will not feature any microtransactions.[4] |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | %LOCALAPPDATA%\Hogwarts Legacy\Saved\Config\WindowsNoEditor |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/990080/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | %LOCALAPPDATA%\Hogwarts Legacy\Saved\SaveGames |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/990080/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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Epic Games Launcher | ||
Steam Cloud |
Video
Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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Widescreen resolution | [5] | ||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | Use HogwartsLegacyFix to fix pillarboxing in cutscenes. | ||
4K Ultra HD | [5] | ||
Field of view (FOV) | [5] | ||
Windowed | [5] | ||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | Named Windowed fullscreen.[5] | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | [citation needed] | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | TAA (Low and high) and DLAA. No option to turn it off. | ||
High-fidelity upscaling | FSR 1.0, FSR 2.0, XeSS, DLSS 2.0, DLSS v3.1.1." class="svg-icon svg-16 os-error"> , NIS[6] |
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Vertical sync (Vsync) | On/Off toggle.[5] | ||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS | Up-to 360 FPS. | ||
High dynamic range display (HDR) | [5] | ||
Ray tracing (RT) | Ray-traced shadows, reflections and ambient occlusion. On/Off toggles available in combination with general quality presets.[5][7] | ||
Color blind mode | Protanopia, Deuteranopia and Tritanopia modes for most UI and HUD elements only.[8] |
- The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unreal Engine 4 page for more details.
- The game includes a benchmarking feature that quickly calculates recommended settings instead of running a full gameplay benchmark.[5]
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | Binding a non-US layout key to an action that appears on the HUD causes a [KEYBOARD_UNKNOWNCHARCODE_*] message to be displayed in place of the key, deforming the HUD. | |
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | Sensitivity of cursor, aiming and camera can be separately adjusted.[8] | |
Mouse input in menus | [5] | |
Mouse Y-axis inversion | Camera and broom flight controls axis can be separately adjusted.[8] | |
Controller | ||
Controller support | ||
Full controller support | ||
Controller remapping | ||
Controller sensitivity | ||
Controller Y-axis inversion |
Controller types |
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XInput-compatible controllers |
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PlayStation controllers |
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Generic/other controllers |
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Additional information | ||
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Controller hotplugging | ||
Haptic feedback | ||
Digital movement supported | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | Separate options to adjust volume for music, sound effects and dialogue.[8] | |
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | Size scales with UI text adjustments.[8] | |
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
Royalty free audio |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
Arabic | ||||
Simplified Chinese | ||||
Traditional Chinese | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Italian | ||||
Japanese | ||||
Korean | ||||
Polish | ||||
Brazilian Portuguese | ||||
Russian | ||||
Spanish | ||||
Latin American Spanish |
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 12 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
Middleware
- No middleware information; you can edit this page to add it.
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 10 | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Core i5-6600 AMD Ryzen 5 1400 |
Intel Core i7-8700 AMD Ryzen 5 3600 |
System memory (RAM) | 16 GB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 85 GB (HDD) | 85 GB (SSD) |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce GTX 960 AMD Radeon RX 470 4 GB of VRAM DirectX 12 compatible | Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 Ti AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT Intel Arc A770 |
- A 64-bit operating system is required.
- The minimum requirements are for 720p at 30 FPS with Low quality settings, while the recommended requirements are for 1080p at 60 FPS with High quality settings. Additional system requirements for higher end systems are also available.
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/990080/
. - Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (990080) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Sumo Digital on Twitter - last accessed on 2023-01-15
- ↑ Frequently Asked Questions - Hogwarts Legacy - last accessed on 2023-02-06
- "Warner Bros. Games is publishing Hogwarts Legacy under the Portkey Games label."
- ↑ Hogwarts Legacy - Pre-order - last accessed on 2023-02-07
- ↑ Hogwarts Legacy - Frequently Asked Questions - last accessed on 2022-08-25
- "Q: Can players make in-game purchases in Hogwarts Legacy?
A: Players with the Hogwarts Legacy Standard Edition can purchase the Dark Arts Pack in-game separately, which is otherwise available exclusively in the Deluxe Edition. There are no other items for purchase in the game."
- "Q: Can players make in-game purchases in Hogwarts Legacy?
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 5.8 5.9 Hogwarts Legacy PC Gameplay and Impressions 4K - jackfrags - YouTube - last accessed on 2023-02-06
- ↑ Twitter - CapFrameX - Hogwarts Legacy supports FSR 1, FSR 2, DLSS, XeSS, DLAA and Frame Generation. Wow! - last accessed on 2023-02-06
- ↑ WB Games Support - 9:13 AM · Jan 19, 2023 - Twitter - last accessed on 2023-01-22
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 WB Games A11y Article - last accessed on 2023-02-01