Hogwarts Legacy
Released: 2/10/2023
Score Breakdown
80.0
Critic Average
15 reviews
90
Steam User Score
359,559 reviews
81
Metacritic User Score
6,397 reviews
Disparity Breakdown
80 vs 90
80 vs 81
Average of both sources
Review Disparities
Each point represents a critic review. Hover for details. Positive = critic higher than users. Negative = critic lower.
5/6/2023
Late Review“Hogwarts Legacy surprises locals and strangers with a solid port on the consoles of the previous generation that, even with the logical cuts, manages to maintain the type without reducing content. So, if you do not have a new generation console and doubted its quality, you can rest easy and run for it without fear.”
90
90/100
2/13/2023
Launch Window“Avalanche Software had a mighty challenge when it came to adapting the Wizarding World into a game.”
80
80/100
2/12/2023
Launch Window“An immersive Wizarding World experience that's a bit too light on RPG innovation. Dualshockers was provided a copy by the publisher for review purposes.”
70
70/100
2/11/2023
Launch Window“Hogwarts Legacy is a great game haunted by a terrible creator.”
83
83/100
2/10/2023
Launch Window“Solid and definitely has an audience. There could be some hard-to-ignore faults, but the experience is fun.”
70
70/100
2/10/2023
Launch Window“I encountered several minor technical issues over the course of my lengthy playthrough, such as pop-in while moving fast or long door-opening loads. And some of the game systems are more successful than others; a flood of useless low-quality gear rewards is one notable, if minor problem that sometimes stalls the fun. But for those who have long wished for a rich interactive playground to live out your own Harry Potter fantasy, Hogwarts Legacy casts an incredibly mesmerizing spell.”
90
90/100
2/10/2023
Launch Window“Hogwarts Legacy is full of Harry Potter fanservice, but as a game, it’s only serviceable. A fun but forgettable journey that isn’t worth the amount of controversy surrounding it.”
60
60/100
2/9/2023
Early Review“Hogwarts Legacy will likely please die-hard Harry Potter fans, but its tired open-world design lacks imagination.”
50
50/100
2/6/2023
Early Review“Hogwarts Legacy is the game I've always dreamed of. I never thought you could do something like this with the Harry Potter saga. Avalanche has dared to create something new, but still being faithful to the original material. We are talking about one of those problematic games because not only do they overshadow everything that has been done with the franchise in the past, but because the next title will have a very difficult time reaching the bar that has set this one. Hogwarts Legacy is the game every Harry Potter fan deserved; a work for which I was not prepared.”
97
97/100
2/6/2023
Early Review“In almost every way, Hogwarts Legacy is the Harry Potter RPG I’ve always wanted to play.”
90
90/100
2/6/2023
Early Review“Hogwarts Legacy lives up to the hype, and we can confidently say it's the best thing to come out of the Harry Potter franchise since the original books and movies.”
90
90/100
2/6/2023
Early Review“Hogwarts Legacy is a solid first attempt. If Avalanche can be accused of anything, it's that the studio has tried to do too much all at once. Something was always going to give – between the massive open world, the messy RPG economy, exciting action combat, and adventure story that wants to cast you as a hero with homework due on Monday.”
70
70/100
2/6/2023
Early Review“Despite its flaws, Hogwarts Legacy is clearly a game made by Potter fans, for Potter fans, and for that particular audience, it’s been more than worth the very long wait. Hogwarts Legacy is by no means a revolutionary gaming experience, but it’s still a pretty magical one.”
80
80/100
2/6/2023
Early Review“A gigantic love letter to one of the most beloved and relevant universes of youth literature, and one of the best games of the year.”
90
90/100
2/6/2023
Early Review“Hogwarts Legacy is filled with so many mechanics that nothing feels arbitrary, with so much joy to be found within its story and spell books.”
90
90/100
