How long is Hogwarts Legacy? How many hours to beat confirmed

Expecto lengthum.

By Toby Saunders

Published: Tuesday, 07 February 2023 at 12:00 am

With all of the side quests to complete, lessons to take part in, and a large open world to explore, Hogwarts Legacy is a hefty game. But how long is it exactly? That’s another question.

Before diving into a game, it’s good to know just how many hours it should take to complete it. You can use this knowledge to help make up your mind whether to purchase it from a retailer such as Amazon or not, or just to know how many days you need off from work to play through its story.

Now that the game has been played by many a critic for review (including our own), we now know how long Hogwarts Legacy should take to complete. Read on below to find out how long Hogwarts Legacy should be and how many hours it will take to finish the game.

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It should take around 30-35 hours to complete Hogwarts Legacy if you focus primarily on the story. As it is an open-world game, however, filled with exploration and side quests you could be playing it for a lot longer than that.

Given the size and scope of the game, it’s not unlikely that unlocking every trophy/achievement will take 70 hours or more. This is a game that will be as long as you want it to be.

Of course, its length will all depend on how long you spend exploring/taking in the sights and sounds of Hogwarts, Hogsmeade and other areas. Playing the game on easy difficulty mode will make it a little shorter, too, if you’re concerned by its length.

Based on everything above, it’s easy to suggest that you should be playing the game for around 40-50 hours if you’re looking to take your time in its story mode, to take in the sights and complete a good handful of side quests.

This isn’t a game you’ll be completing comfortably in a weekend.

How big is Hogwarts Legacy? Open world size explained

The Hogwarts Legacy map size is big. It’s 2.95 square miles big, to be exact. You’ll have plenty of map to explore and different locations to visit in your time spent in-game.

There are plenty of larger maps in gaming, but trust us when we say that 2.95 square miles is more than big enough to spend a few dozen hours in.

In total, the map is made up of 15 areas to explore. Spoilers follow, so those who don’t want the Hogwarts Legacy map locations ruined for them should look away now.

Dotted around the landscape are hamlets, and these little villages have their own local NPC residents and merchants, as well as collectables to find and secrets to unearth. So, there should be plenty to keep you busy!