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LEGO® Harry Potter: Years 1-4 vs LEGO® Harry Potter: Years 5-7

LEGO® Harry Potter: Years 1-4 and LEGO® Harry Potter: Years 5-7 both land in Adventure on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both are Adventure games on Steam. LEGO® Harry Potter: Years 1-4 (2010) is 2 years older than LEGO® Harry Potter: Years 5-7 (2012). LEGO® Harry Potter: Years 5-7 scores higher on Steam reviews (87.8% positive) than LEGO® Harry Potter: Years 1-4 (83.5% positive). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.

Which should you pick?

Choose LEGO® Harry Potter: Years 1-4

Choose LEGO® Harry Potter: Years 1-4 if you want an Action experience. On Steam, it's Steam Deck Verified, so handheld play works out of the box. 3,051 Steam reviews back the pick.

Choose LEGO® Harry Potter: Years 5-7

Choose LEGO® Harry Potter: Years 5-7 if it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 87.8% positive across 982 reviews.

Both LEGO® Harry Potter: Years 1-4 and LEGO® Harry Potter: Years 5-7 sit in Adventure on Steam and both list Multi-player and Shared/Split Screen, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.

Side-by-side comparison

LEGO® Harry Potter: Years 1-4 vs LEGO® Harry Potter: Years 5-7 — Steam metadata comparison
LEGO® Harry Potter: Years 1-4 — Steam game coverLEGO® Harry Potter: Years 1-4LEGO® Harry Potter: Years 5-7 — Steam game coverLEGO® Harry Potter: Years 5-7
Released20102012
GenresAction, AdventureAdventure
PlatformsWindowsWindows
Steam DeckDeck VerifiedUnrated
Price19.99 USD19.99 USD
Steam reviews83.5% positive (3,051 reviews)87.8% positive (982 reviews)
MultiplayerMulti-playerMulti-player
DevelopersTT GamesTraveller's Tales

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LEGO® Harry Potter: Years 1-4 vs LEGO® Harry Potter: Years 5-7 — FAQ

Which is better, LEGO® Harry Potter: Years 1-4 or LEGO® Harry Potter: Years 5-7?
On Steam reviews LEGO® Harry Potter: Years 5-7 scores higher (87.8% positive) than LEGO® Harry Potter: Years 1-4 (83.5% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, LEGO® Harry Potter: Years 5-7 is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
Should I play LEGO® Harry Potter: Years 1-4 or LEGO® Harry Potter: Years 5-7 first?
If you want chronology, LEGO® Harry Potter: Years 1-4 (2010) came out before LEGO® Harry Potter: Years 5-7 (2012). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
Are LEGO® Harry Potter: Years 1-4 and LEGO® Harry Potter: Years 5-7 similar?
They overlap on Adventure on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.
Does LEGO® Harry Potter: Years 1-4 run on Steam Deck?
Yes — LEGO® Harry Potter: Years 1-4 is rated Deck Verified by Valve. LEGO® Harry Potter: Years 5-7 doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.