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Hogwarts Legacy
Hogwarts Legacy cover
Developers
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 on HowLongToBeat
Hogwarts Legacy on IGDB
Hogwarts Legacy on Wikipedia
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone 2001
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets 2002
Harry Potter: Quidditch World Cup 2003
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban 2004
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire 2005
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix 2007
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2009
Lego Harry Potter (series)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 2010
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 2011
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them VR Experience 2018
Hogwarts Legacy 2023
Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions TBA

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

Steam Community Discussions
Official Discord server

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Epic Games Store
Epic Games Launcher
Digital Deluxe Edition also available.
Windows
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Digital Deluxe Edition also available.
Windows
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Digital Deluxe Edition also available.
Windows
Green Man Gaming
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Digital Deluxe Edition also available.
Windows
Humble Store
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Digital Deluxe Edition also available.
Windows
Steam
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Digital Deluxe Edition also available.
Windows
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
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
Dark Arts Pack Includes access to the Thestral mount, the Dark Arts Cosmetic Set and the Dark Arts Battle Arena.
Windows
Onyx Hippogriff mount Pre-purchase entitlement.
Windows
House Fan-atic School Robe and Beaked Skull Mask Obtained by users by linking their Harry Potter Fan Club and WB Games accounts.
Windows

Microtransactions

Type Notes
No microtransactions Developers have explicitly stated that the game will not feature any microtransactions.[4]

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %LOCALAPPDATA%\Hogwarts Legacy\Saved\Config\WindowsNoEditor
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/990080/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %LOCALAPPDATA%\Hogwarts Legacy\Saved\SaveGames
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/990080/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Epic Games Launcher
Steam Cloud

Video

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
[5]
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
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, DLAA
High-fidelity upscaling
FSR 1.0, FSR 2.0, XeSS
, DLSS 2.0, DLSS
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, NIS
[6]
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.[5]

Input

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
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
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
Direct3D 12
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

Middleware

No middleware information; you can edit this page to add it.

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 10
Processor (CPU) Intel Core i5-6600
AMD Ryzen 5 1400
System memory (RAM) 16 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 85 GB (HDD)
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce GTX 960
AMD Radeon RX 470
4 GB of VRAM
DirectX 12 compatible
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. 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Sumo Digital on Twitter - last accessed on 2023-01-15
  2. Frequently Asked Questions - Hogwarts Legacy - last accessed on 2023-02-06
    "Warner Bros. Games is publishing Hogwarts Legacy under the Portkey Games label."
  3. Hogwarts Legacy - Pre-order - last accessed on 2023-02-07
  4. 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.
    "
  5. 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
  6. Twitter - CapFrameX - Hogwarts Legacy supports FSR 1, FSR 2, DLSS, XeSS, DLAA and Frame Generation. Wow! - last accessed on 2023-02-06
  7. WB Games Support - 9:13 AM · Jan 19, 2023 - Twitter - last accessed on 2023-01-22
  8. 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 WB Games A11y Article - last accessed on 2023-02-01