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Games like Hogwarts Legacy

If Hogwarts Legacy is your kind of game, the closest matches are God of War, Assassin's Creed Valhalla and Assassin’s Creed Shadows — picked from the ranked list below. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.

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Hogwarts Legacy is an open-world action RPG set in the wizarding world, developed by Avalanche Software and published by Warner Bros. Games, released in 2023 at $59.99. Players navigate the castle and surrounding areas in third-person perspective, with character customization options throughout their adventure. The game features magic-based combat mechanics and emphasizes exploration across its expansive setting. Reviewers highlight the story-rich environment and the depth of the fantasy setting as notable aspects. The game holds a Metacritic score of 83 and achieved a 91% positive rating from over 140,000 Steam reviews. It is verified for play on Steam Deck.

About Hogwarts Legacy: 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.

2023ActionAdventureRPG59.99 USDDeck VerifiedMetacritic 83Windowsby Avalanche Software
Hogwarts Legacy — Steam game cover

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Steam players who put hours into Hogwarts Legacy also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.

  1. God of War

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Hogwarts Legacy fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Hogwarts Legacy.

    His vengeance against the Gods of Olympus years behind him, Kratos now lives as a man in the realm of Norse Gods and monsters. It is in this harsh, unforgiving world that he must fight to survive… and teach his son to do the same.

    2022ActionAdventureRPG49.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Assassin's Creed Valhalla

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Hogwarts Legacy fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Hogwarts Legacy.

    Assassin’s Creed Valhalla is an action-adventure game in which you are a Viking warrior raised on tales of battle and glory. Explore a dynamic open world set in England’s Dark Ages. Raid your enemies and grow your settlement to earn your place among the gods in Valhalla.

    2022ActionAdventureRPG59.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Assassin’s Creed Shadows

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Hogwarts Legacy fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Hogwarts Legacy.

    Experience an epic action-adventure story set in feudal Japan! Become a lethal shinobi assassin and powerful legendary samurai as you explore a beautiful open world in a time of chaos.

    2025ActionAdventureRPG69.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Immortals Fenyx Rising

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Hogwarts Legacy fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Hogwarts Legacy.

    Immortals Fenyx Rising brings grand mythological adventure to life. Play as Fenyx on a quest to save the Greek gods.

    2022ActionAdventureRPG39.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Dragon's Dogma 2

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Hogwarts Legacy fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and RPG with Hogwarts Legacy.

    Dragon’s Dogma 2 is a single player, narrative driven action-RPG that challenges the players to choose their own experience – from the appearance of their Arisen, their vocation, their party, how to approach different situations and more - in a truly immersive fantasy world.

    2024ActionRPG69.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Monster Hunter: World

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Hogwarts Legacy fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Hogwarts Legacy.

    Welcome to a new world! In Monster Hunter: World, the latest installment in the series, you can enjoy the ultimate hunting experience, using everything at your disposal to hunt monsters in a new world teeming with surprises and excitement.

    2018Action29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. God of War Ragnarök

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Hogwarts Legacy fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Hogwarts Legacy.

    Kratos and Atreus embark on a mythic journey for answers before Ragnarök arrives – now on PC.

    2024ActionAdventureRPG59.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Ghost of Tsushima DIRECTOR'S CUT

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Hogwarts Legacy fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Hogwarts Legacy.

    A storm is coming. Venture into the complete Ghost of Tsushima DIRECTOR’S CUT on PC; forge your own path through this open-world action adventure and uncover its hidden wonders. Brought to you by Sucker Punch Productions, Nixxes Software and PlayStation Studios.

    2024ActionAdventure59.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Hogwarts Legacy

Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.

  1. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Hogwarts Legacy cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares RPG with Hogwarts Legacy.

    You are Geralt of Rivia, mercenary monster slayer. Before you stands a war-torn, monster-infested continent you can explore at will. Your current contract? Tracking down Ciri — the Child of Prophecy, a living weapon that can alter the shape of the world.

    2015RPG39.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Hogwarts Legacy cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares RPG with Hogwarts Legacy.

    Winner of more than 200 Game of the Year Awards, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition brings the epic fantasy to life in stunning detail. The Special Edition includes the critically acclaimed game and add-ons with all-new features.

    2016RPG39.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. DARK SOULS™: REMASTERED

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Hogwarts Legacy cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Hogwarts Legacy.

    Then, there was fire. Re-experience the critically acclaimed, genre-defining game that started it all. Beautifully remastered, return to Lordran in stunning high-definition detail running at 60fps.

    2018Action39.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. ELDEN RING

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Hogwarts Legacy cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and RPG with Hogwarts Legacy.

    THE CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED FANTASY ACTION RPG. Rise, Tarnished, and be guided by grace to brandish the power of the Elden Ring and become an Elden Lord in the Lands Between.

    2022ActionRPG59.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Baldur's Gate 3

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Hogwarts Legacy cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure and RPG with Hogwarts Legacy.

    Baldur’s Gate 3 is a story-rich, party-based RPG set in the universe of Dungeons & Dragons, where your choices shape a tale of fellowship and betrayal, survival and sacrifice, and the lure of absolute power.

    2023StrategyAdventureRPG44.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Horizon Forbidden West™ Complete Edition

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Hogwarts Legacy cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and RPG with Hogwarts Legacy.

    Experience the epic Horizon Forbidden West™ in its entirety with bonus content and the Burning Shores expansion included. The Burning Shores add-on contains additional content for Aloy’s adventure, including new storylines, characters, and experiences in a stunning yet hazardous new area.

    2024ActionRPG59.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Mass Effect (2007)

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Hogwarts Legacy cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and RPG with Hogwarts Legacy.

    As Commander Shepard, you lead an elite squad on a heroic, action-packed adventure throughout the galaxy.

    2008ActionRPG5.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Assassin's Creed Valhalla

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Hogwarts Legacy cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with Hogwarts Legacy.

    Assassin’s Creed Valhalla is an action-adventure game in which you are a Viking warrior raised on tales of battle and glory. Explore a dynamic open world set in England’s Dark Ages. Raid your enemies and grow your settlement to earn your place among the gods in Valhalla.

    2022ActionAdventureRPG59.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Hogwarts Legacy at current Steam store prices.

  1. Terraria

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~83% under Hogwarts Legacy on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Hogwarts Legacy.

    Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!

    2011ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Stardew Valley

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Hogwarts Legacy on Steam right now. Shares RPG with Hogwarts Legacy.

    You've inherited your grandfather's old farm plot in Stardew Valley. Armed with hand-me-down tools and a few coins, you set out to begin your new life. Can you learn to live off the land and turn these overgrown fields into a thriving home?

    2016IndieSimulationRPG14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Phasmophobia

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Hogwarts Legacy on Steam right now. Shares Action with Hogwarts Legacy.

    Phasmophobia is a 4 player online co-op psychological horror. Paranormal activity is on the rise and it’s up to you and your team to use all the ghost-hunting equipment at your disposal in order to gather as much evidence as you can.

    2020ActionIndieEarly Access19.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Lethal Company

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~83% under Hogwarts Legacy on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Hogwarts Legacy.

    A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Left 4 Dead 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~83% under Hogwarts Legacy on Steam right now. Shares Action with Hogwarts Legacy.

    Set in the zombie apocalypse, Left 4 Dead 2 is a co-operative action horror FPS takes you and your friends through the cities, swamps and cemeteries of the Deep South, from Savannah to New Orleans across five expansive campaigns.

    2009Action9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Schedule I

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Hogwarts Legacy on Steam right now. Shares Action with Hogwarts Legacy.

    From small-time dope pusher to kingpin - manufacture and distribute a range of drugs throughout the grungy city of Hyland Point. Expand your empire with properties, businesses, employees and more.

    2025ActionStrategyIndie19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Subnautica

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Hogwarts Legacy on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Hogwarts Legacy.

    Descend into the depths of an alien underwater world filled with wonder and peril. Craft equipment, pilot submarines and out-smart wildlife to explore lush coral reefs, volcanoes, cave systems, and more - all while trying to survive.

    2018IndieAdventure29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Hollow Knight

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Hogwarts Legacy on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Hogwarts Legacy.

    Forge your own path in Hollow Knight! An epic action adventure through a vast ruined kingdom of insects and heroes. Explore twisting caverns, battle tainted creatures and befriend bizarre bugs, all in a classic, hand-drawn 2D style.

    2017ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Doki Doki Literature Club!

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.

    2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Hogwarts Legacy.

    Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Hogwarts Legacy.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Hogwarts Legacy.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  5. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Hogwarts Legacy.

    Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Hogwarts Legacy.

    Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. The Looker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. missed messages.

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    ‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.

    2019IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

More from Avalanche Software

Other recommendable Steam games by Avalanche Software, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. Disney•Pixar Toy Story 3: The Video Game

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Avalanche Software, the studio behind Hogwarts Legacy. Shares Action and Adventure with Hogwarts Legacy.

    In Toy Story 3: The Video Game help Buzz, Woody and the rest of the Toys ensure no toy gets left behind. Dive into all new heroic adventures in Story Mode or let your imagination run wild in the exiting new open world of Toy Box Mode! Come and play to infinity…and beyond!

    2014ActionAdventure19.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Disney Infinity 3.0: Gold Edition

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Avalanche Software, the studio behind Hogwarts Legacy. Shares Action and Adventure with Hogwarts Legacy.

    Enjoy Disney Infinity with a Full Toy Box! Disney Infinity 3.0: Gold Edition includes Star Wars with the existing collection of Marvel and Disney characters and worlds, and NOW with all Characters and Playsets Unlocked. Embark on adventures as big as your imagination in the 3.0 Toy Box!

    2016ActionAdventure29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Disney•Pixar Cars 2: The Video Game

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Avalanche Software, the studio behind Hogwarts Legacy. Shares Action and Adventure with Hogwarts Legacy.

    Inspired by the Disney•Pixar animated film, Cars 2: The Video Game lets players jump into the Cars 2 universe with some of their favorite Cars personalities in exotic locations around the globe.

    2014ActionAdventureRacing19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Disney's Chicken Little

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Avalanche Software, the studio behind Hogwarts Legacy. Shares Action and Adventure with Hogwarts Legacy.

    Based on Walt Disney’s feature 3D animation film Chicken Little, Chicken Little the action-packed video game catapults you into the hair-raising adventures of the movie and beyond.

    2015ActionAdventureDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Disney Infinity 1.0: Gold Edition

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Avalanche Software, the studio behind Hogwarts Legacy. Shares Action and Adventure with Hogwarts Legacy.

    Enjoy Disney Infinity with a Full Toy Box! Disney Infinity 1.0: Gold Edition gives you the freedom to create stories and play experiences with all Disney Infinity 1.0 Characters and Playsets Unlocked and ready for you to mix, match and mash up to invent just about any adventure you can imagine.

    2016ActionAdventure29.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Disney Infinity 2.0: Gold Edition

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Avalanche Software, the studio behind Hogwarts Legacy. Shares Action and Adventure with Hogwarts Legacy.

    Enjoy Disney Infinity with a Full Toy Box! Disney Infinity 2.0: Gold Edition invites you to enter the worlds of Disney Storytelling and Marvel Adventures with all Disney Infinity 2.0 Characters and Playsets Unlocked to enjoy experiences only Disney, Marvel, and your imagination can bring to life.

    2016ActionAdventure29.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Disney Bolt

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Avalanche Software, the studio behind Hogwarts Legacy. Shares Action and Adventure with Hogwarts Legacy.

    In Disney's Bolt, players take on the heroic personas of the TV star dog, Bolt, and his owner, Penny, from the high-action television series featured within the film.

    2015ActionAdventureDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Disney's Chicken Little: Ace in Action

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Avalanche Software, the studio behind Hogwarts Legacy. Shares Action and Adventure with Hogwarts Legacy.

    Inspired by the "superhero movie within the movie" finale of Walt Disney Pictures' film "Chicken Little," Disney"s Chicken Little: Ace in Action features Ace, the superhero alter ego of Chicken Little, and the Hollywood versions of his misfit band of friends: Runt, Abby and Fish-Out-of-Water.

    2015ActionAdventureSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.

  1. God of War

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Adventure with Hogwarts Legacy.

    His vengeance against the Gods of Olympus years behind him, Kratos now lives as a man in the realm of Norse Gods and monsters. It is in this harsh, unforgiving world that he must fight to survive… and teach his son to do the same.

    2022ActionAdventureRPG49.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Assassin’s Creed Shadows

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Adventure with Hogwarts Legacy.

    Experience an epic action-adventure story set in feudal Japan! Become a lethal shinobi assassin and powerful legendary samurai as you explore a beautiful open world in a time of chaos.

    2025ActionAdventureRPG69.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Monster Hunter: World

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Hogwarts Legacy.

    Welcome to a new world! In Monster Hunter: World, the latest installment in the series, you can enjoy the ultimate hunting experience, using everything at your disposal to hunt monsters in a new world teeming with surprises and excitement.

    2018Action29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. God of War Ragnarök

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Adventure with Hogwarts Legacy.

    Kratos and Atreus embark on a mythic journey for answers before Ragnarök arrives – now on PC.

    2024ActionAdventureRPG59.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Ghost of Tsushima DIRECTOR'S CUT

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Adventure with Hogwarts Legacy.

    A storm is coming. Venture into the complete Ghost of Tsushima DIRECTOR’S CUT on PC; forge your own path through this open-world action adventure and uncover its hidden wonders. Brought to you by Sucker Punch Productions, Nixxes Software and PlayStation Studios.

    2024ActionAdventure59.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Hogwarts Legacy

Is Hogwarts Legacy verified for Steam Deck?
Yes — Hogwarts Legacy is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
How much does Hogwarts Legacy cost?
Hogwarts Legacy is listed on Steam at 59.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Hogwarts Legacy?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Hogwarts Legacy are God of War, Assassin's Creed Valhalla, Assassin’s Creed Shadows.
Who developed Hogwarts Legacy?
Hogwarts Legacy was developed by Avalanche Software and published by Warner Bros. Games.

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