Hogwarts Legacy

Hogwarts Legacy is an action role-playing video game played from a third-person perspective. Players create a character by customising features such as appearance, voice, and complexion. They choose whether to be housed in a witch or wizard dormitory and select one of the four Hogwarts Houses, guided by the Sorting Hat. Each Hogwarts House (Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, and Slytherin) features a unique common room accessible only to its members and exclusive quests.

Attending and completing classes is essential to progression, as it unlocks gameplay mechanics, such as broom flight. As the game advances, players learn to cast spells, brew potions, and master combat abilities, eventually developing a personalised combat style. Experience points are earned by completing quests and challenges, while a separate talent tree for enhancing spells and abilities unlocks as players progress through the game. Players can engage with various non-player characters (NPCs), and some of them become companions.

Hogwarts Legacy is set in the 1890s at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and its surrounding areas. The areas include magical village Hogsmeade and the Scottish Highlands, influenced by the Wizarding World franchise. Players take on the role of a student (voiced by Sebastian Croft or Amelia Gething) starting their studies at Hogwarts in the fifth year. The protagonist can control a mysterious form of ancient magic that threatens the stability of the wizarding world. Their mission is to discover the reasons behind the resurgence of this forgotten magic and stand against those who are trying to harness its power.

Professor Eleazar Fig (Nicholas Guy Smith), a wizard who teaches magic theory at Hogwarts, is a central ally throughout the protagonist's adventure. Other characters include Hogwarts students Amit Thakkar (Asif Ali) and Everett Clopton (Luke Youngblood), Professors Onai (Kandace Caine) and Shah (Sohm Kapila), as well as Headmaster Phineas Nigellus Black (Simon Pegg) and Professor Matilda Weasley (Lesley Nicol). The protagonist also partners with students Natsai Onai, Poppy Sweeting, Sebastian Sallow and Ominis Gaunt, who serve as companion characters. Antagonists include Ranrok, the leader of a goblin rebellion, and Victor Rookwood, the leader of a group of Dark Wizards.

Hogwarts Legacy was developed by Avalanche Software, which Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment acquired from Disney in January 2017. That same year, Warner Bros. established the publishing label Portkey Games to manage the Wizarding World licence.

The game marked Avalanche's first project unrelated to Disney Interactive Studios and its products since 2005. The game was developed by using Unreal Engine 4. J. K.

Hogwarts Legacy received "generally favourable" reviews, according to review aggregator Metacritic. Fellow review aggregator OpenCritic assessed that the game received "mighty" approval, being recommended by 88% of critics. In Japan, four critics from Famitsu gave it a total score of 37 out of 40.

Many critics praised the environments, visuals and overall faithfulness to the source material. GamesRadar+ complimented the world as being faithful to existing Wizarding World lore, while Destructoid appreciated the overall presentation and positive synergy with the universe. Other reviewers echoed these points, with NME writing that the world was probably the most fitting depiction for fans. Further praise was directed at the castle's level of detail.

In its release month, Hogwarts Legacy became the most successful game in the Wizarding World franchise. The franchise also experienced a boost in engagement, with a 300% increase in traffic on Wizarding World websites. The popularity of Hogwarts Legacy influenced Warner Bros. Discovery's strategy for the wider franchise.

In August 2024, Warner Bros. stated it would plan to develop further Wizarding World games, such as Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions.