Hogwarts Legacy
Shares rank 48 of 78 video games by recommenders
A casual open-world fantasy game that some people enjoy despite its flaws. The most common caveat is crashing and poor performance.
A casual open-world fantasy game that some people enjoy despite its flaws. The most common caveat is crashing and poor performance.
9 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 6
- criticize it
- 3
- approval share
- 67%
Recommended in 5 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 6 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 2 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 5 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Casual open-world fantasy fun
“worth playing if you want some casual fantasy open world gaming”
Comment from 23 Oct 2026 in “Xbox wants you to pay 24 to 40 cents per hour to stream games you bought” Worth playing despite flaws
“in hindsight I'm glad I did even though it still hurts my soul a bit”
Comment from 22 May 2026 in “Valve removes free game from Steam after players discover it contains malware”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Crashes and runs slowly
“a brand new game ( Hogwart's Legacy ) had major issues, including crashing”
Comment from 3 Jan 2026 in “2026 will be my year of the Linux desktop” “ran but crashed, and ran massively slower”
Comment from 28 Jan 2026 in “Microsoft forced me to switch to Linux”
Other video games people recommend
The four most recommended other video games, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helldivers 2 | 50 | 34 | 60% | 10 | 1.9 yrs3 owners | — |
| GPU building game | 49 | 16 | 75% | 2 | — | — |
| Triple-A Minesweeper | 40 | 25 | 62% | 1 | — | — |
| Quake II | 33 | 8 | 80% | 10 | — | Approved |
| Hogwarts LegacyThis page | 6 | 3 | 67% | 5 | — | — |
What people said
7 of the 10 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“worth playing if you want some casual fantasy open world gaming”
“played hogwarts legacy for about an hour before realising it was boring”
“antisemitism that continues even into modern works such as the shofar in Hogwarts Legacy”
“in hindsight I'm glad I did even though it still hurts my soul a bit”
“Only problem I ever face is sometimes in a cave”
“ran but crashed, and ran massively slower”
“a brand new game ( Hogwart's Legacy ) had major issues, including crashing”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.