Choose Hogwarts Legacy
Choose Hogwarts Legacy if you want an Action and Adventure game with HDR available, Adjustable Text Size, and Camera Comfort. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 91.3% positive across 140,723 reviews.
Hogwarts Legacy vs Starfield
Hogwarts Legacy and Starfield both land in RPG 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 RPG games on Steam. Both released in 2023. Hogwarts Legacy scores higher on Steam reviews (91.3% positive) than Starfield (57.8% 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 Starfield
Choose Starfield if you want the Color Alternatives and Playable without Timed Input side of the pairing. 84,707 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Hogwarts Legacy and Starfield sit in RPG on Steam and both list Stereo Sound and Surround Sound, 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
 Hogwarts Legacy |  Starfield | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2023 | 2023 |
| Genres | Action, Adventure, RPG | RPG |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Deck Unsupported |
| Price | 59.99 USD | 49.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 91.3% positive (140,723 reviews) | 57.8% positive (84,707 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Avalanche Software | Bethesda Game Studios |
Side by side
- Both are RPG games on Steam.
- Both released in 2023.
- Hogwarts Legacy scores higher on Steam reviews (91.3% positive) than Starfield (57.8% positive).
- Starfield is currently ~17% cheaper on Steam than Hogwarts Legacy (49.99 USD vs. 59.99 USD).
- Steam Deck: Hogwarts Legacy is Deck Verified, Starfield is Deck Unsupported.
Hogwarts Legacy vs Starfield — FAQ
- Which is better, Hogwarts Legacy or Starfield?
- On Steam reviews Hogwarts Legacy scores higher (91.3% positive) than Starfield (57.8% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Hogwarts Legacy is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Are Hogwarts Legacy and Starfield similar?
- They overlap on RPG 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.