Epic Games Store is offering the perfect holiday gift for Harry Potter fans with free copies of Hogwarts Legacy until December 18th. Released in 2023 for PC and consoles, Hogwarts Legacy quickly became a big hit with its great attention to detail and inclusion of lore from the popular franchise. Players could easily find themselves immersed in familiar locales, as seen in movies, and explore to their hearts’ content while experiencing a new story filled with side missions, mysteries, dangers, new friends, and places to discover.
“Hogwarts Legacy is an immersive, open-world action RPG set in the world first introduced in the Harry Potter books. For the first time, experience Hogwarts in the 1800s. Your character is a student who holds the key to an ancient secret that threatens to tear the wizarding world apart. Now you can take control of the action and be at the center of your own adventure in the wizarding world. Your legacy is what you make of it.”
-WB Games
Grab your free copy here, and the Dark Arts Pack, which features the Thestral Mount, Dark Arts Cosmetic Set, and Dark Art Arena, can be had for $1.99 (regularly $19.99) here.
Hogwarts Legacy supports AMD FSR 2, Intel Xess 1.3, and NVIDIA DLSS 3.7 and features ray-traced effects. An update patch in June 2024 added the PlayStation exclusive content, Hogsmeade Shop mission, allowing players to delve into yet another mystery, exploring an unknown part of the iconic store’s history.
Minimum/Ultra 4K recommended PC system requirements
| Minimum/Low Specs | ||
|---|---|---|
| OS | 64-bit Windows 10 | |
| CPU | Intel Core i5-6600 (3.3 GHz) or AMD Ryzen 5 1400 (3.2 GHz) | |
| RAM | 16 GB | |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 4GB or AMD Radeon RX 470 4GB | |
| DX VERSION | DX 12 | |
| STORAGE | 85 GB HDD | |
| NOTES | SSD (Preferred), HDD (Supported), 720p / 30 fps, Low Quality Settings | |
| Ultra 4k Specs | ||
|---|---|---|
| OS | 64-bit Windows 10 | |
| CPU | Intel Core i7-10700K (3.80 GHz) or AMD Ryzen 7 5800X (3.80 GHz) | |
| RAM | 32 GB | |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti or AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT | |
| DX VERSION | DX 12 | |
| STORAGE | 85 GB SSD | |
| NOTES | SSD, 2160p / 60fps, Ultra Quality Settings | |