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Hogwarts Legacy

Avalanche Software · Warner Bros. Games · 2023-02-10

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ActionAdventureRPG

Franchise: Harry Potter · Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Third person

Releases: Jun 05, 2025 (Nintendo Switch 2), Feb 10, 2023 (Xbox Series X|S), May 05, 2023 (PlayStation 4), Feb 10, 2023 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Feb 10, 2023 (PlayStation 5), May 05, 2023 (Xbox One)

Hogwarts Legacy is an immersive, open-world action RPG. Now you can take control of the action and be at the center of your own adventure in the wizarding world.

Hogwarts Legacy is an Action, Adventure and RPG game released in 2023, priced at $59.99, with an estimated 20,000,000 .. 50,000,000 owners and Very Positive (90% of 373534 reviews).

5,690
playing now
90%
positive of 376k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
20,000,000–50,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
263
twitch viewers (latest)
15.5
viewers/channel (concentration)
85/100
critic score (9 outlets, IGDB)
79/100
IGDB user rating (677 ratings)
1,517
Nexus mods (22M downloads)
4.41★
PlayStation Store rating (119,974 ratings)
84/100
opencritic · mighty · 88% recommend · from 180 critics
43h
to beat · rushed 24h · completionist 81h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$59.99
steam price (US)

5,690 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 10:00 UTC (census sample)

Hogwarts Legacy is a 2023 action role-playing video game developed by Avalanche Software and published by Warner Bros. Games under its Portkey Games label. It is part of the Wizarding World franchise, taking place a century before the Harry Potter novels. Players control a student enrolled at the magical Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry who attends classes, learns spells, and explores Hogwarts Castle and its surroundings. With the assistance of fellow students and professors, the protagonist embarks on a journey to uncover an ancient secret hidden within the wizarding world.

Trailer

Hogwarts Legacy trailer thumbnail

Hogwarts Legacy - Official Launch Trailer 4K

≈1,000,000 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Cooling
  • · 5,690 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 15,094 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1,887/week).
  • · Review velocity down 54% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (119,035 reviews).
  • · Top 1% of 27,667 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-09-03

Estimated sales: 7.5M–17M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 375,610 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GameBillet$5.15-91%
GreenManGaming$5.28-91%
IndieGala$5.29-91%
Fanatical$5.39-91%
Gamesplanet$5.77-90%
Humble Store$5.99-90%
Steam$5.99-90%
WinGameStore$5.99-90%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $4.80 at GreenManGaming (2026-09-04)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $69.99 · on sale 190 of 206 observed days · $0.49 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
111k111k20232026Week of 2023-02-01: 110,771 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 8,264 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 18,614 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 2,221 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 5,048 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 897 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 3,226 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 584 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 2,402 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 368 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 3,229 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 504 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 2,008 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 364 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 2,635 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 412 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 2,045 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 329 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 12,093 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 548 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 3,918 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 581 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 4,179 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 501 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 2,467 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 371 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 2,290 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 385 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 1,979 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 342 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 1,389 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 224 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 2,554 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1,217 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 3,132 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1,223 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 1,696 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 306 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 4,117 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 624 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 2,456 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 373 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 3,699 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 477 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 4,984 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 703 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 4,173 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 621 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 3,135 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 808 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 3,337 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 540 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 2,365 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 438 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 1,968 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 348 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 1,807 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 331 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 2,608 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 424 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 2,087 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 355 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 2,565 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 426 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 4,940 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 746 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 5,533 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 529 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 5,471 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 922 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 3,357 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 529 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 2,039 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 304 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 2,027 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 338 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 1,460 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 281 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 1,178 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 218 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 1,591 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 268 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 1,445 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 230 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 1,246 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 269 negativeWeek of 2026-09-01: 1,836 positiveWeek of 2026-09-01: 364 negativeWeek of 2026-10-01: 534 positiveWeek of 2026-10-01: 93 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

14k3.1k2026-09-15 11:00 — 5,373 players2026-09-16 19:00 — 7,141 players2026-09-18 03:00 — 3,933 players2026-09-19 10:00 — 6,650 players2026-09-20 18:00 — 10,382 players2026-09-22 02:00 — 4,513 players2026-09-23 09:00 — 3,809 players2026-09-24 17:00 — 6,977 players2026-09-26 00:00 — 4,618 players2026-09-27 08:00 — 5,946 players2026-09-28 15:00 — 6,898 players2026-09-29 23:00 — 4,335 players2026-10-01 06:00 — 3,143 players2026-10-02 14:00 — 8,088 players2026-10-03 21:00 — 8,618 players2026-10-05 05:00 — 6,217 players2026-10-06 13:00 — 9,879 players2026-10-07 20:00 — 8,125 players2026-10-09 04:00 — 6,194 players2026-10-10 11:00 — 10,276 players2026-10-11 19:00 — 12,371 players2026-10-13 03:00 — 5,849 players2026-10-14 10:00 — 5,690 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
271k4.9kFeb 2023Aug 2026Feb 2023 — avg 270,553 · peak 527,652Apr 2023 — avg 21,935 · peak 59,113Jun 2023 — avg 8,548 · peak 18,269Aug 2023 — avg 7,451 · peak 14,991Oct 2023 — avg 7,285 · peak 17,095Dec 2023 — avg 13,479 · peak 36,353Feb 2024 — avg 10,877 · peak 24,847Apr 2024 — avg 7,508 · peak 15,602Jun 2024 — avg 8,066 · peak 18,001Aug 2024 — avg 7,124 · peak 24,380Oct 2024 — avg 9,693 · peak 29,056Dec 2024 — avg 16,561 · peak 42,342Feb 2025 — avg 12,968 · peak 29,998Apr 2025 — avg 8,457 · peak 18,615Jun 2025 — avg 6,718 · peak 14,569Aug 2025 — avg 7,816 · peak 26,418Oct 2025 — avg 14,236 · peak 36,377Dec 2025 — avg 17,428 · peak 33,842Feb 2026 — avg 8,836 · peak 18,410Apr 2026 — avg 5,970 · peak 12,742Jun 2026 — avg 5,483 · peak 11,123Aug 2026 — avg 5,141 · peak 15,612
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Chart history

PositiveNegative
2132132026-09-212026-10-142026-09-21: 207 new positive2026-09-21: 37 new negative2026-09-22: 46 new positive2026-09-22: 10 new negative2026-09-23: 31 new positive2026-09-23: 10 new negative2026-09-24: 33 new positive2026-09-24: 8 new negative2026-09-25: 62 new positive2026-09-25: 15 new negative2026-09-26: 62 new positive2026-09-26: 9 new negative2026-09-27: 66 new positive2026-09-27: 20 new negative2026-09-28: 63 new positive2026-09-28: 14 new negative2026-09-29: 47 new positive2026-09-29: 6 new negative2026-09-30: 28 new positive2026-09-30: 6 new negative2026-10-01: 42 new positive2026-10-01: 6 new negative2026-10-02: 42 new positive2026-10-02: 3 new negative2026-10-03: 52 new positive2026-10-03: 14 new negative2026-10-04: 213 new positive2026-10-04: 42 new negative2026-10-05: 91 new positive2026-10-05: 13 new negative2026-10-06: 65 new positive2026-10-06: 14 new negative2026-10-07: 76 new positive2026-10-07: 4 new negative2026-10-08: 92 new positive2026-10-08: 12 new negative2026-10-09: 88 new positive2026-10-09: 22 new negative2026-10-10: 70 new positive2026-10-10: 12 new negative2026-10-11: 93 new positive2026-10-11: 9 new negative2026-10-12: 80 new positive2026-10-12: 17 new negative2026-10-13: 44 new positive2026-10-13: 10 new negative2026-10-14: 57 new positive2026-10-14: 13 new negative
New Steam reviews per day (census review snapshots). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$99.99$4.802022-08-172026-10-142022-08-17 — best price $99.992022-12-09 — best price $50.992023-01-27 — best price $48.982023-03-04 — best price $50.992023-04-19 — best price $51.592023-06-10 — best price $47.942023-07-29 — best price $44.992023-10-07 — best price $43.592023-11-22 — best price $31.792023-12-26 — best price $23.842024-02-03 — best price $52.792024-03-21 — best price $59.992024-04-26 — best price $59.992024-06-03 — best price $29.952024-07-21 — best price $51.592024-08-26 — best price $16.732024-09-17 — best price $21.492024-10-21 — best price $51.592024-11-14 — best price $52.682025-01-03 — best price $14.952025-02-22 — best price $14.952025-03-31 — best price $18.002025-05-07 — best price $59.992025-06-12 — best price $59.992025-07-31 — best price $59.992025-09-18 — best price $59.992025-11-04 — best price $11.952026-01-06 — best price $51.592026-02-24 — best price $52.682026-03-31 — best price $53.992026-05-03 — best price $59.992026-06-02 — best price $59.392026-07-12 — best price $9.002026-08-16 — best price $8.992026-09-05 — best price $4.802026-09-25 — best price $7.992026-10-14 — best price $8.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

1.6k7992026-05-28 — 1,304 pageviews2026-06-01 — 1,175 pageviews2026-06-05 — 1,046 pageviews2026-06-09 — 1,085 pageviews2026-06-13 — 990 pageviews2026-06-17 — 909 pageviews2026-06-21 — 1,056 pageviews2026-06-25 — 1,054 pageviews2026-06-29 — 1,085 pageviews2026-07-03 — 971 pageviews2026-07-07 — 897 pageviews2026-07-11 — 950 pageviews2026-07-15 — 914 pageviews2026-07-19 — 982 pageviews2026-07-23 — 866 pageviews2026-07-27 — 928 pageviews2026-07-31 — 1,003 pageviews2026-08-04 — 928 pageviews2026-08-08 — 915 pageviews2026-08-12 — 1,196 pageviews2026-08-16 — 1,266 pageviews2026-08-20 — 968 pageviews2026-08-24 — 1,067 pageviews2026-08-28 — 1,268 pageviews2026-09-01 — 1,304 pageviews2026-09-05 — 1,325 pageviews2026-09-09 — 1,170 pageviews2026-09-13 — 1,558 pageviews2026-09-17 — 1,015 pageviews2026-09-21 — 1,073 pageviews2026-09-25 — 901 pageviews2026-09-29 — 930 pageviews2026-10-03 — 1,321 pageviews2026-10-07 — 1,034 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

3.1k232026-09-30 22:34 — 200 viewers2026-10-01 07:34 — 188 viewers2026-10-01 16:34 — 206 viewers2026-10-02 01:34 — 128 viewers2026-10-02 10:34 — 81 viewers2026-10-02 19:34 — 183 viewers2026-10-03 04:34 — 33 viewers2026-10-03 13:34 — 113 viewers2026-10-03 22:34 — 210 viewers2026-10-04 06:34 — 146 viewers2026-10-04 15:34 — 278 viewers2026-10-05 00:34 — 352 viewers2026-10-05 09:34 — 80 viewers2026-10-05 18:34 — 299 viewers2026-10-06 03:34 — 177 viewers2026-10-06 12:34 — 178 viewers2026-10-06 21:34 — 288 viewers2026-10-07 06:34 — 128 viewers2026-10-07 15:34 — 232 viewers2026-10-08 00:34 — 185 viewers2026-10-08 09:34 — 103 viewers2026-10-08 18:34 — 374 viewers2026-10-09 03:34 — 275 viewers2026-10-09 12:34 — 206 viewers2026-10-09 21:34 — 231 viewers2026-10-10 06:34 — 150 viewers2026-10-10 15:34 — 224 viewers2026-10-11 00:34 — 450 viewers2026-10-11 09:34 — 85 viewers2026-10-11 18:34 — 736 viewers2026-10-12 03:34 — 311 viewers2026-10-12 12:34 — 181 viewers2026-10-12 21:34 — 390 viewers2026-10-13 06:34 — 130 viewers2026-10-13 15:34 — 277 viewers2026-10-14 00:34 — 435 viewers2026-10-14 09:34 — 156 viewers2026-10-14 18:34 — 303 viewers2026-10-14 21:34 — 263 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

45
achievements tracked
92.5%
earned "The Sort Who Makes an Entrance"
20.7%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportIn-App PurchasesAdjustable Text SizeCamera ComfortCustom Volume ControlsNarrated Game MenusDualShock Controller SupportDualShock Controller Support1 DLC

13 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Arabic, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese…

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2023-02-10 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS5 (PlayStation)136,72416%46
Steam (Steam)98,9148%45
Xbox Series, Xbox One (Xbox)65,6545%45
PS4 (PlayStation)21,7788%46
PS4 (PlayStation)17,7949%46
Switch (Nintendo)1,8250%0
Switch 2 (Nintendo)1,3350%0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

RPGMagicActionCombatFantasyAdventureAction RPGOpen WorldStory RichAtmospheric

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Recent updates

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