Following the success of ‘Hogwarts Legacy,’ here are 10 other franchises that could benefit from a sprawling open-world game

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There are many franchises that have started off as books, movies, or anime and moved into the world of video games. The latest one to explode in popularity was the game based on the Harry Potter franchise, Hogwarts Legacy. But, it is not the first time a game like this has been successful, with The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor, and many superhero games like Marvel’s Spider-Man and Batman: Arkham Asylum all managing to impress audiences.

So, wouldn’t it be great if companies saw the success of these games and sought out more fantastic franchises to adapt into some awesome open-world games? Let’s take a look at 10 franchises that are ideal for the Hogwarts Legacy treatment.

One of the best and most obvious options for a massive game like Hogwarts Legacy has to be one set in the world of Game of Thrones. It’s almost unbelievable that an open-world game set in Westeros hasn’t been made yet. Sure, it would take a number of years to develop, but surely it wouldn’t take as long as George R.R. Martin has to write The Winds of Winter. There are a number of routes a game set in the world of Westeros could take. It could be an original story set during Game of Thrones or Fire and Blood, or it could even adapt those events.

It could be set in any random time period like Hogwarts Legacy and fill out some of the lore. Or, we could play as Ser Duncan the Tall (Dunk) from A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms and play through the tales of him and his squire Aegon Targaryen (Egg). It might even follow a wildling’s adventures beyond the Wall, or Jon Snow’s adventures after leaving for beyond the Wall after the events of Game of Thrones. There was a poorly received Game of Thrones game on the PlayStation 3 that was developed