Nostalgic, faithful Hogwarts to explore
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“For such an old game, the open world is quite big and extremely engaging.”
Steam review · 27 h played ↗
LEGO® Harry Potter: Years 1-4
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 86%Very Positive · 86%TT Games2010Adventure · Action · Puzzle
$19.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 1 h ago · Lowest we’ve seen since Oct 20, 2026: $3.99
The verdict
A charming, funny LEGO retelling of the first four Harry Potter films with a lovingly built Hogwarts hub. The PC port is notoriously buggy, so skip it if crashes and softlocks would ruin your run.
Great for
Harry Potter fans and parents playing co-op with kids, ideally on a controller and bought on sale
Main risk
Crashes and game-breaking bugs (notably the Year 3 gargoyle/Dark Tower level) can block progress or corrupt saves
What players love
Charming humor and wordless storytelling
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“back then, LEGO games didn't have voice acting, so they told the story with these really funny visual gags. It totally worked!”
Steam review · 27.7 h played ↗
Fun co-op and family play
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“Fun game to play with my kid! works great with modern pcs”
Steam review · 59.4 h played ↗
Magic woven into mechanics and puzzles
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 positive reviews
“Magic & spells are genuinely integrated into the mechanics, rather than existing solely to smash every object in sight.”
Steam review · 17.5 h played ↗
Movie soundtrack and relaxing gameplay
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 positive reviews
“Good level designs, smart puzzles and you get to listen John Williams' soundtrack!”
Steam review · 44.9 h played ↗
What players complain about
Frequent crashes and freezes
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 negative reviews
“Crashes more than you get to play it, you'll get near the end of a level and 8 times out of 10 it just freezes and closes itself.”
Steam review · 16.8 h played ↗
Bugs that softlock or ruin saves
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“there is a huge glitch where you get permanently locked out of episode 2, level 4.”
Steam review · 63.3 h played ↗
Year 3 game-breaking crash/softlock
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“It crashes towards the end of Year 3 so you can't even finish the main story.”
Steam review · 13.4 h played ↗
Clunky controls and co-op controller bugs
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“Camera angles are iffy. Keyboard controls aren't much fun to mess with.”
Steam review · 5.4 h played ↗
Save system problems and no cloud saves
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“the savegame randomly deletes itself and the developers do nothing to fix it.”
Steam review · 2.9 h played ↗
Won't launch on modern systems
Mentioned in ~1 in 14 negative reviews
“The game doesn't run on modern gaming laptops.”
Steam review · 3.1 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: VerifiedController support
Minimum
OSWindows XP/Vista
ProcessorIntel P4 1.8 GHz/AMD Athlon XP 2200+
Memory512MB
GraphicsATI X1300/NVIDIA GeForce FX 5800 (256 MB RAM)
Recommended
OSWindows XP/Vista
ProcessorIntel Core 2 Duo/AMD Athlon 64, 2.8GHz
Memory2GB
GraphicsATI HD 2900/NVIDIA GeForce 8800
OSWindows XP/Vista
ProcessorIntel P4 1.8 GHz/AMD Athlon XP 2200+
Memory512MB
GraphicsATI X1300/NVIDIA GeForce FX 5800 (256 MB RAM)
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