Hogwarts Legacy Review Summary

Last updated: 2026-06-22
  • Beautifully recreated Hogwarts and Hogsmeade
  • Engaging combat system
  • Authentically captured wizarding world vibe
  • Bland story and characters
  • Repetitive boring gameplay
  • Meaningless choices and consequences
Hogwarts Legacy header

Emotions

Archetypes

Hardware

Windows <8GB VRAM / <16GB RAMnegativeWindows 12-15GB VRAMmixed
Core metrics

Core business metrics

Steam review mix, revenue model, and refund leakage.

Steam review stats
Steam rating
Very Positive (8/10)
Total reviews
368,247
Positive
330,76289.8%
Negative
37,48510.2%
Sales estimations
Estimated sales count
24,222,807
Estimated revenue
$1,453,126,192
Game price
$60
Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
Refund-intent reviews
4750.97%
Estimated copies lost
31,245
Estimated revenue lost
$1,874,388
Review pace

Statistical analysis

Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.

Sentiment × Playtime

review counts
BucketNegPos
≤ 2h playtime
4811%
Avg playtime 1.1h
4951%
Avg playtime 1h
> 2h playtime
6,01912.3%
Avg playtime 39.7h
42,13385.8%
Avg playtime 63.1h

Velocity

review pace
Avg/day40 rev/day
Last 30d72.3 rev/day
Quarterly2,604.9 rev/qtr
Days covered1,227.3 days
Audience segments

Who is reviewing

Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.

Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
49,128 total
Organic purchasers39,51180.4%
Voted up: 87%
Key activations9,61719.6%
Voted up: 86%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
49,128 total
First impression0-2h1,5233.10%
Voted up: 61%
Mid game2-10h12,43625.3%
Voted up: 85%
Late game10-20h8,38017.1%
Voted up: 86%
Endgame20h+26,78954.5%
Voted up: 89%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
1.45% of reviews
Deck satisfaction
80.0%
Global baseline 86.8%
711 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 368,247 total.