A few weeks ago there was a rumor that it would take about 35 hours to complete Hogwarts Legacy and about twice as long if you also did the side quests. Now, after speaking with the developers themselves at a recent preview event, we can reveal that the rumors were mostly true – except that the gameplay might actually be even longer.
When asked how far the adventure is, lead designer Kelly Murphy responded as follows:
“So we are finding it is hard to put a number on, just based on playstyles. But for a first-time playthrough, if you just go through the mainline, you are looking at a 40 hour plus experience. If you decide that you want to do everything you are at over 100 hours, 120 hours probably.”
While this is of course an estimate, it still seems like Hogwarts Legacy is an absolutely massive game. Murphy himself says he hasn’t even seen it all yet:
“Anecdotally, I’ve worked on the game for six years, and I’ve played through it multiple times, and I have not seen every part of Hogwarts. There are parts of Hogwarts, the school, that I haven’t even seen .”
It doesn’t sound completely wrong, or what do you say?
