Summary

  • Players are frustrated with Hogwarts Legacy's challenging Depulso Puzzle Rooms.
  • Some gamers resorted to unconventional solutions to "cheese" their way through the challenges.
  • Rewards for completing the Depulso Puzzle Rooms proved to be disappointing, leading to further frustration.

Hogwarts Legacy players have gathered to vent their frustrations with the game's notoriously difficult Depulso Puzzle Rooms. Depulso is a banishing charm in Hogwarts Legacy and can be used to send an object or enemy hurtling away from the caster. The spell itself can be simple to learn, but the accompanying puzzle rooms seem to be anything but easy.

Avalanche Software's Hogwarts Legacy has proven to be a massive success, selling over 30 million copies since its debut in 2023. At launch, the game even managed to climb Steam's top-sellers and concurrent players charts, which is an accomplishment for any single-player title. Many fans feel Hogwarts Legacy managed to bring the iconic wizard school to life in stunning fashion and gave fans of the franchise a whole new story within the setting that doesn't focus on Harry Potter. Instead, players were able to create their own unique character who attended classes, learned spells, and uncovered their own adventure.

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In a recent post on Reddit, gamers gathered to discuss Hogwarts Legacy's infamous Depulso Puzzle Rooms, even questioning whether the rooms were tested before release. While the developers likely spent a lot of time testing the rooms, it just goes to show the level of frustration some fans have experienced while playing through them. A few people shared their solutions, even unconventional ones that involved jumping on moving blocks to "cheese" their way through the room. Several gamers even said they looked up guides on how to get through the rooms after spending an hour or more trying to figure it out for themselves.

Hogwarts Legacy Players Are Frustrated With the Depulso Puzzle Rooms

Some players noted that the level of challenge presented by the rooms took them by surprise, as Hogwarts Legacy's Depulso spell seems pretty straightforward when using it everywhere else in the game. A few players said that they ended up accidentally resetting the room after nearing completion because they cast Accio on a nearby block and crushed their character, deepening their exasperation with the whole experience.

Apparently, the frustration with the Depulso Puzzle Rooms doesn't end with how difficult they can complete, because fans also noted that the rewards for finishing the rooms were extremely disappointing. One gamer claimed that, after hours of effort, they only received a plant and a common item. They even mentioned that the rewards were so poor, they were convinced that they hadn't finished the room. Despite some hiccups with the game's puzzles, a large portion of the community is hoping to see Hogwarts Legacy receive DLC or a sequel in the near future.

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Hogwarts Legacy
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Action
RPG
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Systems
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Top Critic Avg: 84 /100 Critics Rec: 88%
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Released
February 10, 2023
ESRB
T For Teen Due To Blood, Fantasy Violence, Mild Language, Use of Alcohol
Developer(s)
Avalanche Software
Publisher(s)
Warner Bros. Games
Engine
Unreal Engine 4
Cross-Platform Play
Hogwarts Legacy doesn't have crossplay or crossplatform support
Cross Save
you can freely use your saved data between each console as long as you are connected to the internet and signed into the same account where the saved data was created
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DIGITAL
PHYSICAL
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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.

Explore an Open World
The wizarding world awaits you. Freely roam Hogwarts, Hogsmeade, the Forbidden Forest, and the surrounding Overland area.

Be the Witch or Wizard You Want to be
Learn spells, brew potions, grow plants, and tend to magical beasts along your journey. Get sorted into your house, forge relationships, and master skills to become the witch or wizard you want to be Experience a New Wizarding World Adventure
Experience the wizarding world in an unexplored era to uncover a hidden truth from its past. Battle against trolls, Dark Wizards, goblins, and more as you face a dangerous villain threatening the fate of the wizarding world.

Franchise
Harry Potter
Steam Deck Compatibility
Verified
Genre(s)
Action, RPG
How Long To Beat
26 Hours
X|S Optimized
yes
PS Plus Availability
Extra & Premium
OpenCritic Rating
Mighty