13 Games like Hogwarts Legacy on Xbox that you should try

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.

The resemblance to Hogwarts Legacy is about as close as this list gets: they line up on genre, combat and game mode. The common ground extends to a third-person camera and fantasy world.

Of everything here, this is the nearest thing to Hogwarts Legacy — the two agree on genre, combat and game mode. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and a third-person camera. The distance is in setting and progression — its own ground is a medieval setting.

It shares the essentials of what Hogwarts Legacy does: dark, oppressive atmosphere, open world exploration and melee combat. To that it adds fantasy world and single-player focus. They part company on combat: this one brings stealth mechanics.

If Hogwarts Legacy worked for you because of dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and fantasy world, the same is here. To that it adds single-player focus and skill tree progression. They part company on progression: this one brings crafting mechanics.

What brings it close to Hogwarts Legacy is strong narrative focus, melee combat and fantasy world, and the two track each other on genre, game mode and setting. Both also lean on single-player focus and skill tree progression. The distance is in tone and progression — its own ground is turn-based strategy and tactical combat.

It shares the essentials of what Hogwarts Legacy does: melee combat, fantasy world and single-player focus. The common ground extends to a third-person camera. It sets itself apart with shooting mechanics and an anime aesthetic.

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

The thread back to Hogwarts Legacy runs through fantasy world, single-player focus and a third-person camera. Where the two diverge is setting: a sci-fi setting.

Its point of contact with Hogwarts Legacy is single-player focus and a third-person camera.

If Hogwarts Legacy worked for you because of strong narrative focus, open world exploration and melee combat, the same is here. To that it adds skill tree progression and a third-person camera. They part company on combat: this one brings stealth mechanics.

What brings it close to Hogwarts Legacy is dark, oppressive atmosphere, open world exploration and melee combat, and the two track each other on genre, game mode and setting. The common ground extends to skill tree progression and a third-person camera. Where the two diverge is tone and visuals: 2D presentation.

Genre puts it alongside Hogwarts Legacy, and so does magic-based combat, fantasy world and single-player focus. Both also lean on a third-person camera and skill tree progression. The distance is in visuals and combat — its own ground is tactical combat and 3D presentation.