Over the years, fans have been able to meet some of the scariest creatures in Harry Potter, and get to know terrifying locations where some of the wizarding world's most heartbreaking moments happened. Thanks to Hogwarts Legacy, Harry Potter fans can explore their favorite scary locations and go on thrilling adventures while fighting all kinds of magical begins and beasts.
Players will have a chance to learn more about these dark and iconic places as well as to meet some of the best characters with intriguing backstories in Hogwarts Legacy whose fascinating stories make the gaming experience more entertaining and immersive. Gamers can explore Harry Potter's infamous prison Azkaban and many other new and fan-favorite locations where their favorite wizards and witches fought their battles.
7 Hogsmeade Graveyard
The graveyard near the charming Hogsmeade village is one of the most darkly atmospheric places that's a great start for players who are looking for spooky places to visit while playing Hogwarts Legacy. Even though this time gamers will not have to face Lord Voldemort during their adventure at the graveyard it's still a chilling place to explore.
Players can make fun potions in Hogwarts Legacy that'll be useful during many of their adventures. However, gamers will also have to use their wits to solve chilling and challenging puzzles. At the Hogsmeade graveyard, players find a Tomb of a villager, and if they solve the puzzle they'll get a reward. It's also a rare opportunity for players to see and interact with some of the ghosts outside of Hogwarts Castle.
6 Black Lake
Hogwarts Castle's Black Lake aka The Great Lake is one of the most terrifying places in the wizarding school. It's a beautiful but dangerous place filled with all kinds of hostile and deadly creatures including giant squids and of course, Harry Potter's unforgettable Merpepole.
Hogwarts Legacy players get to dive deep into the Black Lake during one of their quests and explore this scary location a bit better. Players will have to find the Astrolabe while searching the dark waters of the Black Lake. Casual gamers can get useful beginner tips for Hogwarts Legacy to make their quests easier.
5 Rookwood Castle
Gamers get to explore various secret locations in Hogwarts Legacy as well as multiple castles, but the hauntingly beautiful Rookwood Castle is easily its scariest one. Players will get to explore this beautiful and seemingly abandoned castle after hearing that there was some Goblin activity there.
The Rookwood Castle is a mysterious and dangerous place where players will have to solve puzzles, complete Charles Rookwood’s Trial, as well as fight against goblins including the meanest and most powerful goblin of the Rookwood Castle, Belgruff the Blugeoner. Here players will get to test their skills since this spooky location is where they'll have to go on one of Hogwarts Legacy's main quests.
4 Haunted Hogsmeade Shop
Unfortunately, the Haunted Hogsmeade Shop quest is only available for Hogwarts Legacy's PlayStation players, but it's still one of the creepiest locations in the game. Players will have to visit Hogsmeade during the Winter to be able to buy their creepy and mysteries-filled shop and explore its weird and terrifying rooms.
There are so many spooky and fun things to do during players' first day in Hogwarts Legacy, but it's worth going on this scary quest during winter time. After gamers buy their surprisingly cheap shop in Hogsmeade village, they'll soon discover that it's haunted by ghosts and all kinds of terrifying creatures. It's one of the most beautifully designed parts of the game, and PlayStation players can go on a unique and spooky quest like no other.
3 Gringotts Bank
Naturally, the Gringotts Wizarding Bank had to be featured in the best Harry Potter games, and Hogwarts Legacy players can also visit Gringotts Bank themselves and get to ride one of those iconic mine carts while traveling around the bank's seemingly endless underground dungeons and even get to see one of its secret sections.
The Gringotts Bank is operated by goblins so once players use a spell and enter the bank they'll get to interact with a goblin who'll help them during their main quest in Hogwarts Legacy. It's one of the scariest locations in Hogwarts Legacy that's somehow even more chilling than the Coastal mine.
2 Azkaban
The wizarding world's dreaded prison, Azkaban is easily one of the most petrifying places in the Harry Potter universe. Naturally, Azkaban is also one of the scariest locations in Hogwarts Legacy. However, only those players get to visit Azkaban who chose the Hufflepuff House.
Gamers will find the portrait of Eldritch Diggory who will be asking them to go on a dangerous mission. Players will get to explore the bleak and horrifying Azakaban prison, meet fearsome Dementors, and use their deductive skills while investigating one of the most thrilling mysteries of the game.
1 Forbidden Forest
The Forbidden Forest is easily one of the most popular locations in the Harry Potter universe after Hogwarts Castle and Diagon Alley. Hogwarts Legacy players can explore this dangerous location and even fight against its most deadly magical creatures.
Even though this infamous forest is taboo in the Harry Potter stories it's still where many of the most important moments happened. Similarly to the movies and books, players will get to meet terrifying beasts and go on fun side quests, as well as have all sorts of darkly magical encounters while in the Forbidden Forest.
Hogwarts Legacy is available now for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S, and is scheduled to release for PS4 and Xbox One on April 4, and Nintendo Switch on July 25.