Hogwarts Legacy

Hogwarts Legacy is an open-world role-play game set in the world of Harry Potter. You control a wizard character who starts as a student at Hogwarts and then ventures out on a dangerous journey with a mystery to solve. You design your character, learn to craft potions, cast spells, upgrade talents, and develop enough power to survive in the wide world.

CONTENT RATING

Bad Language,

Violence

PLATFORMS

PlayStation 5

Xbox One

PC

Xbox Series X|S

PlayStation 4

Nintendo Switch

POSITIVE GAMEPLAY

Exploration

Good Challenge

Perseverance

Over 30 hours

PLAY STYLE

Player vs Enemies

Set in the 1800s, your character holds the key to an ancient secret that threatens to tear the wizarding world apart. You have the rare ability to perceive and master Ancient Magic. But will you use this for good or sinister ends?

Play involves joining as a fifth-year student who is able to manipulate powerful ancient magic. This soon takes you on a dangerous journey as you uncover secrets of the wizarding world. As you progress you grow your character’s abilities by mastering spells, potions and harvesting plants. Along with battling deadly enemies, you make new friends and meet school professors who help you on your way.

It's not an adaptation of the books and films but a story and world anchored in wizarding lore inspired by J.K. Rowling’s books, in which players will find new and unexpected locations, characters and story elements.

GAMEPLAY TRAILER

Good to know

Insights to ensure your child's gaming experience remains safe and enjoyable

Start at the right level

Younger players might struggle with fast-paced action sequences, leading to frustration. Consider easy modes if available or take time to practise with them in two-player games where you can support each other.

Game mindfully

Some action sequences can overwhelm children with sensory sensitivity. Talk with your child about recognising when they feel overstimulated and what they can do to support their wellbeing, such as taking a break, updating graphic settings or reducing the game volume.

Use skills offline

Action games often require quick reaction times, quick thinking and good hand-eye coordination. Challenge your child to show off these skills with other activities when they take screen time breaks.

Skill level

Suggested by Family Gaming Database

Younger players need to be able to deal with exploring a large world and switching spells quickly in combat. You also need to be able to notice the colour-coding advice to direct your combat. You also need good perseverance when you are lost or losing battles a lot.

Content rating

Rated PEGI 12 for Language and Violence. This game contains frequent moderate violence. The majority of the violence is inflicted using magical spells. Depending on the type of spell used, brightly coloured magical effects appear, making characters grunt in pain and stagger backwards. Some spells can set characters on fire, cause them to levitate, or inflict pain. However, reactions are non-realistic in nature with no visible injuries shown during attacks. The game also includes infrequent use of bad language ('b*!%$y' and 'b@*!%$d').

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