Hogwarts Legacy
Explore Hogwarts and its surroundings as a student, combining learned spells and developing magical abilities. This Nintendo Switch 2 edition also supports switching between controller controls and Joy-Con 2 mouse operation.
- AI score · out of 10
- 8.1 / 10
About this game
Play a Hogwarts student in an open-world action RPG, exploring the castle, Hogsmeade, the Forbidden Forest and surrounding countryside. Learn spells and combine them for your combat style, brew potions, and grow magical plants. Challenges grant experience that develops your abilities, giving exploration and character progression a recurring connection. This is a single-player adventure. The Nintendo Switch 2 edition supports switching between controller operation and Joy-Con 2 mouse operation. Difficulty remains adjustable during normal gameplay, with Story difficulty removing time sensitivity from puzzles. Quidditch is not playable, so the school setting's activities should be understood through its exploration, magical preparation and combat rather than that sport.
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AI review
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A plausible match for players who want to explore the wizarding setting while shaping a spell-based character.
Combining spells and developing abilities could make exploration appealing to players who want their discoveries to accompany character growth. Potion and plant activities broaden that interest beyond combat, while mouse support offers an additional way to interact on this edition.
Strengths
- Spell combinations could reward players who enjoy defining a personal approach to combat.
- Challenges and ability progression could give roaming the setting a character-development purpose.
Weaknesses
- Players whose priority is exploring with friends may find the single-player structure limiting.
Who it is for: Players interested in visiting Hogwarts and nearby locations, experimenting with spells and developing one wizard through a solo adventure.
Play notes: Quidditch is not playable, and the adventure does not offer cooperative play.
View scoring basis
| Dimension | Review state | Score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension Challenge-based experience provides a progression goal alongside exploration, which could appeal to players who like their excursions to develop the character. | Reviewed | 7.4 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Spell combinations could suit players who prefer building a combat style through learned abilities rather than treating each new spell as an isolated action. | Reviewed | 8.4 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Exploring Hogwarts, Hogsmeade and the Forbidden Forest could appeal to readers who want to inhabit recognizable places through a student's journey. | Reviewed | 8.6 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Mouse operation offers an input alternative, while adjustable difficulty and untimed Story puzzles could help players tailor interaction demands. | Reviewed | 7.7 / 10 | Not provided |
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Core information
- Developer
- Avalanche Software
- Publisher
- WB Games
- Release date
- Jun 5, 2025
- Platforms
- Nintendo Switch 2
- Content kind
- Game
- Release state
- Released
- Region
- Worldwide
- Official website
- ec.nintendo.com
- Offline minimum players
- 1
- Offline maximum players
- 1
- Online minimum players
- Not provided
- Online maximum players
- Not provided
- Categories
- Role-Playing · Primary genre
- Tags
- Main Story 10–20 HoursSlow Burn3D GraphicsSolo-friendlyInvestigationOpen WorldStory-drivenExplorationFantasyWarPuzzle SolvingThird Person
- Supported game languages
- Not provided
- Requires base game
- Not provided
- Standalone
- Not provided
- Age ratings
- CLASSIND: M
- Play modes
- Single player
- Perspectives
- Third person
Release editions
- Windows PCWorldwideFeb 10, 2023
- PlayStation 5WorldwideFeb 10, 2023
- Nintendo SwitchWorldwideNov 14, 2023
- Nintendo Switch 2WorldwideJun 5, 2025
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Sources
- ec.nintendo.comSource revision: 1
- ec.nintendo.com