It was already in the offing before release, now it’s official: Hogwarts Legacy is one of the most successful single player games on Steam – at least if you go by the number of players. The Harry Potter role-playing game peaked shortly after its final release on February 10, 2023 with 807,112 concurrent junior witches and wizards rushing into their first (or fifth) year at Hogwarts – as can be seen from the numbers at SteamDB emerges.
Despite these absolutely fantastic numbers, that’s not enough for 1st place, but only
Hogwarts Legacy vs. Cyberpunk 2077
There is a clear winner at Twitch
Of course, one point can be disputed: Because Elden Ring is actually ahead of Hogwarts Legacy with 950,000 simultaneous Steam players.
Strictly speaking, the latest Soulslike from FromSoftware Studios is not a thoroughbred single-player game, but has prominent co-op and PvP elements. Whether Elden Ring and Hogwarts Legacy compete for the top-grossing single-player games on Steam may
Foreseeable Steam success
By the way, it’s not really surprising that Hogwarts Legacy has gone through the roof since its final release on February 10, 2023. The groundbreaking success of the Harry Potter role-playing game had already begun during its Early Access phase. Namely played after February 7th already 489,139 pre-orders of the Deluxe Edition at the same time on Steam.
High player numbers are all well and good – what does the general public think of Hogwarts Legacy anyway? Here, too, a clear picture emerges. On Steam, the role-playing game comes to the players on average namely very good
away. You can read more about the nearly 25,000 ratings submitted by Steam users in our dedicated report on the subject:
Hogwarts Legacy on Steam
The overwhelming majority of players absolutely agree
Hogwarts Legacy Tips and Test
If you haven’t yet tried Hogwarts Legacy yourself, our nine useful tips for beginners should help you before you start the game. Anyone who has already done a little magic as a young witch or wizard will appreciate the overview of all our guides and game aids.
And of course we have already subjected Hogwarts Legacy to an extensive test, which you can devote yourself to in both written and video form. It’s best to just take a look for yourself:
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Hogwarts Legacy – Test video for the open world game in the Potter universe
What do you think of Hogwarts Legacy and the seminal (Steam) success of the Harry Potter RPG? Have you already been able to play it yourself and get an idea of it? Or does the story about new witches and wizards leave you cold? Let us know in the comments!