Lego Harry Potter: Years 5-7

Lego Harry Potter
Subseries of Harry Potter
Subseries of Lego
Lego Harry Potter: Years 1-4	2010
Lego Harry Potter: Years 5-7	2011

Warnings

The macOS (OS X) version of this game does not work on macOS Catalina (version 10.15) or later due to the removal of support for 32-bit-only apps.

Lego Harry Potter: Years 5-7 is a singleplayer and multiplayer cinematic camera action and adventure game in the Lego Harry Potter series.

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions for game series

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		SecuROM 8 and SecuROM DFA DRM.

GOG.com
Green Man Gaming
Humble Store
Steam

The Mac OS X version is no longer sold digitally.

Downloadable content (DLC)

The Downloadable Character Pack and 5 Spell Pack DLCs was never released for the PC version, although can be modded into the game.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%APPDATA%\WB Games\LEGO Harry Potter 2\
macOS (OS X)
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/204120/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%APPDATA%\WB Games\LEGO Harry Potter 2\SavedGames\
macOS (OS X)
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/204120/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video

Video settings

Graphics feature	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen		Gameplay is 21:9 but the HUD is 16:9 stretched.^[1]
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed	See Windowed.
Borderless fullscreen windowed	See Windowed.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)	Tied to texture quality setting.
Anti-aliasing (AA)	Edge FSAA. Nvidia users can force SGSSAA in Nvidia Profile Inspector with the `0x004010C1` anti-aliasing flag; no LOD adjustment is necessary. The "AA Fix" is required when shaders are set to Medium or High.^[2]
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS	No frame rate or refresh rate cap.^[3]^[4]
High dynamic range display (HDR)	See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Windowed

Force windowed^[5]
Download and run DxWnd. Click on Edit and Add. Set the path to `<path-to-game>\harry2.exe`. Set the desired window position and size. Set Desktop for borderless fullscreen windowed. Click OK, then File and Save.

Input

Input settings

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		Custom keymappings are not saved between launches.^[6]
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus		Mouse is not used by the game.
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping		Custom keymappings are not saved between launches.^[6]
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

PlayStation controllers

Generic/other controllers

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

Audio settings

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Only Master volume; Music can be toggled.
Surround sound		Up to 5.1
Subtitles		There is no voice acting beyond grunting.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Danish
Dutch
French
German
Italian
Brazilian Portuguese
Spanish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Players	Notes
Local play	2	Co-op
LAN play
Online play

Issues unresolved

Control bindings reset upon game restart

This can affect keyboard users adversely due to an unusual default control scheme.^[6]

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)			32-bit only.^[7]

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	XP	Vista, 7
Processor (CPU)	2.0 GHz Dual Core Intel Pentium D	2.7 GHz Quad Core
System memory (RAM)	1 GB	2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	8 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce 6800, 7600, 8-series ATI Radeon X1950 DirectX 9.0c compatible Shader model 3 support	Nvidia GeForce 8800 ATI Radeon HD 3870
Controller		Six-button dual-analog gamepad

macOS (OS X)
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	10.6.8	10.7.2
Processor (CPU)	Intel 1.4 GHz	Intel 2.4 GHz
System memory (RAM)	2 GB	4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	7 GB
Video card (GPU)	128 MB of VRAM	512 MB of VRAM

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.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (204120) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

↑ https://imgur.com/a/gY6Qi
↑ NVidia Profile Inspector - AA Flags
↑ New 120Hz Games Report
↑ Verified by User:Keith on 2017-09-18
The game natively runs at 120 Hz
↑ Verified by User:Keith on 2017-09-18
↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 ^6.2 LHP Years 5-7 - contols bug fixed or not? (FOR GOG STAFF), page 1 - Forum - GOG.com
↑ Last chance to buy these Mac classics! | Feral News

[Proton_path_note-1] 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.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (204120) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[2] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[3] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[4] The app ID (204120) may differ in some cases.

[5] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[6] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[2] ttps://imgur.com/a/gY6Qi

[3] NVidia Profile Inspector - AA Flags

[4] New 120Hz Games Report

[5] Verified by User:Keith on 2017-09-18
The game natively runs at 120 Hz

[6] Verified by User:Keith on 2017-09-18

[controlbug-7] 6.0 ^6.1 ^6.2 LHP Years 5-7 - contols bug fixed or not? (FOR GOG STAFF), page 1 - Forum - GOG.com

[8] Last chance to buy these Mac classics! | Feral News

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Developers

	Traveller's Tales
Publishers
	Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
OS X	Feral Interactive
Engines
	Nu2
Release dates
Windows	November 11, 2011
macOS (OS X)	March 22, 2012
Reception
Metacritic	80
IGDB	76
Taxonomy
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Cinematic camera
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Action, Adventure
Vehicles	Automobile, Flight
Themes	Contemporary, Fantasy
Series	Lego Harry Potter