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4 Puzzle games like Hogwarts Legacy that you should try

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We filtered the 50 games similar to Hogwarts Legacy down to the 4 that fit the “Puzzle” category. Immortals Fenyx Rising, DmC: Devil May Cry and Infamous 2 top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Hogwarts Legacy.

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG
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NarrativeDarkSolo
Year 2023Dev Avalanche Software

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Within the “Puzzle” category, the closest game to Hogwarts Legacy is Immortals Fenyx Rising — scoring 93/100 on our similarity scale. DmC: Devil May Cry and Infamous 2 follow close behind.

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The best puzzle games like Hogwarts Legacy

4 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Hogwarts Legacy. Each one has been evaluated across 14 real attributes — from combat style and progression mechanics to world structure and visual perspective — so every recommendation is based on how the game actually plays, not just its genre label.

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Immortals Fenyx Rising

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Immortals Fenyx Rising
Closest overall match
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMeleeMagicNarrativeOpen WorldFantasyExplorationSkill TreeThird Person
Year 2020Dev Ubisoft Québec · Ubisoft EntertainmentOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

It shares the essentials of what Hogwarts Legacy does: strong narrative focus, open world exploration and melee combat. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and a third-person camera. The distance is in setting and tone — its own ground is a mythological setting and 3D presentation.

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DmC: Devil May Cry

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DmC: Devil May Cry
Closest on tone
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeFantasyThird Person
Year 2013Dev Ninja Theory · CapcomOn PlayStation 3 · PC

It shares the essentials of what Hogwarts Legacy does: dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and fantasy world. The common ground extends to single-player focus and a third-person camera. Where the two diverge is combat: fighting mechanics.

It predates Hogwarts Legacy by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Setting100Visuals100Combat43
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Infamous 2

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Infamous 2
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloOpen WorldExplorationThird Person
Year 2011Dev Sucker Punch Productions · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3

What brings it close to Hogwarts Legacy is exploration and discovery, open world exploration, and single-player focus, and the two track each other on genre, game mode and world. To that it adds a third-person camera. They part company on progression.

It predates Hogwarts Legacy by 12 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100World100Visuals100Progression60
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Star Fox Adventures

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Star Fox Adventures
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMagicOpen WorldFantasyExplorationThird Person
Year 2002Dev Rare · Nintendo

If Hogwarts Legacy worked for you because of open world exploration, magic-based combat and fantasy world, the same is here. To that it adds a third-person camera and single-player focus. They part company on progression and setting: this one brings a sci-fi setting.

It predates Hogwarts Legacy by 21 years, with what that implies technically.

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