

The Player Character is a customizable witch or wizard who's starting their fifth year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, during which they learn that they are connected to a powerful, ancient magic long gone from the wizarding world, and have to decide if they want to use it for good or evil, while at the same time, the threat of a brewing goblin rebellion threatens the safety and security of Hogwarts and its students.

Hogwarts Legacy is set in the late 19th century - in the 1890 - 1891 School Year, to be precise - long before the other stories in the franchise: the original 1990s-set Harry Potter books, the 2020s set Cursed Child stage play and the 1920s-1930s set Fantastic Beasts film series.

The game is published by WB's Portkey Games label, which was created in 2017 to develop games based on the franchise. Hogwarts Legacy is an Action RPG that's set in the Wizarding World franchise, and developed by Salt Lake City, Utah-based Avalanche Software, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Warner Bros.
