Though it hasn't been officially announced yet, it seems safe to assume that there will be a Hogwarts Legacy 2 at some point. The first game proved to be a tremendous success, outselling every other game in the year of its release, even amidst understandable backlash related to J.K. Rowling's ongoing transphobic attacks; it simply wouldn't make sense for Warner Bros. To ignore the IP moving forward.
Hogwarts Legacy preceded Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, which is perhaps Warner Bros.'s biggest gaming failure. As such, a continuation of the grossly successful Harry Potter adaptation seems advisable from a business standpoint.
Despite its immense popularity, Hogwarts Legacy can hardly be called perfect. It falls short in a number of key areas, including world design, narrative, and RPG systems, often coming across as a fairly shallow and hollow gaming experience. One less-discussed problem is the game's enemy variety: although it takes place in the rich and fantastical world of Harry Potter, Hogwarts Legacy almost always has the player fighting goblins, trolls, spiders, or humans, which can get old quite fast. Assuming that Avalanche Software is looking to improve combat and gameplay variety, this could be a good pain point to target for Hogwarts Legacy 2.
Hogwarts Legacy Fans May Have the Perfect Game as They Wait For the Sequel
It could be a while before gamers get their hands on Hogwarts Legacy 2, but there could be a perfect stopgap option in the meantime.
Enemies That Should Appear in Hogwarts Legacy 2
Dementors
Perhaps the most likely creature to appear in Hogwarts Legacy 2, dementors are ghostly beings shrouded in ratty black cloaks, ready to feed on the souls of their victims, depleting their emotional energy and potentially even killing them. They are typically enlisted as the guards of Azkaban, the Wizarding World's high-security prison, so their appearance in Hogwarts Legacy 2 would need to be predicated upon some kind of major plot development, perhaps one that involves the player-character heading to Azkaban themselves. Their inclusion would also likely be joined by a Patronus Charm mechanic, which would be quite interesting indeed.
Basilisk
The most notable appearance of a basilisk in Harry Potter lore comes in The Chamber of Secrets, where it's revealed that a Basilisk was bred by Salazar Slytherin to keep watch over the titular subterranean chamber. Since basilisks are mentioned so scarcely in the source material, Hogwarts Legacy 2 is in a unique position to flesh them out a bit more via the interactive medium. The Basilisk's powers, namely its deadly stare, could also make for a mechanically interesting combat encounter. The creature would probably need to be restricted to a boss fight due to its lore significance and size, though.
Werewolves
Compared to the aforementioned creatures, werewolves are certainly less unique: lycans of all kinds have appeared in countless video games already. That said, they could still be menacing and offer a fun, intense twist on some of Hogwarts Legacy's other humanoid enemy types. Like the basilisk, a werewolf encounter could be especially effective as a boss fight, as an NPC that the player has developed some sort of relationship with could be revealed as having this horrific curse, transforming under the pale light of a full moon.
Vampires
One of the more surprising and often forgotten elements of the Harry Potter universe, vampires are depicted much in the same way as in other folktales and legends. They are bloodsucking creatures with an aversion to light and garlic, though they do not appear to be immortal in Rowling's imagining, as they are known to die of old age after roughly two centuries. They are socially maligned, but not outright criminalized or shunned: Horace Slughorn even invites a vampire to his famous annual Christmas party in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. Since these creatures exist mostly in the background in other Harry Potter media, Hogwarts Legacy 2 should seize the opportunity to flesh them out a bit more, including them as a fun spin on human-type enemies while shedding more light on their lore.
Hogwarts Legacy
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OpenCritic Reviews
- Top Critic Avg: 84 /100 Critics Rec: 88%
- Released
- February 10, 2023
- ESRB
- T For Teen Due To Blood, Fantasy Violence, Mild Language, Use of Alcohol
- Developer(s)
- Avalanche Software
- Publisher(s)
- Warner Bros. Games
- Engine
- Unreal Engine 4
- Cross-Platform Play
- Hogwarts Legacy doesn't have crossplay or crossplatform support
- Cross Save
- you can freely use your saved data between each console as long as you are connected to the internet and signed into the same account where the saved data was created
WHERE TO PLAY
Hogwarts Legacy is an immersive, open-world action RPG set in the world first introduced in the Harry Potter books. For the first time, experience Hogwarts in the 1800s. Your character is a student who holds the key to an ancient secret that threatens to tear the wizarding world apart. Now you can take control of the action and be at the center of your own adventure in the wizarding world. Your legacy is what you make of it.
Explore an Open World
The wizarding world awaits you. Freely roam Hogwarts, Hogsmeade, the Forbidden Forest, and the surrounding Overland area.
Be the Witch or Wizard You Want to be
Learn spells, brew potions, grow plants, and tend to magical beasts along your journey. Get sorted into your house, forge relationships, and master skills to become the witch or wizard you want to be Experience a New Wizarding World Adventure
Experience the wizarding world in an unexplored era to uncover a hidden truth from its past. Battle against trolls, Dark Wizards, goblins, and more as you face a dangerous villain threatening the fate of the wizarding world.
- Franchise
- Harry Potter
- Number of Players
- Single-player
- Steam Deck Compatibility
- Verified
- PC Release Date
- February 10, 2023
- Xbox Series X|S Release Date
- February 10, 2023
- PS5 Release Date
- February 10, 2023
- Nintendo Switch Release Date
- November 14, 2023
- Nintendo Switch 2 Release Date
- June 5, 2025
- Platform(s)
- PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo Switch, PC
- OpenCritic Rating
- Mighty
- How Long To Beat
- 26 Hours
- X|S Optimized
- yes
- PS Plus Availability
- Extra & Premium
