Hogwarts Legacy might be the biggest video game set in the Wizarding World, but it’s not as prolific as the franchise’s flagship film series, Harry Potter. If you’re looking to pick up the game as a longtime fan of the franchise, you’re probably wondering where it fits into the magical universe’s timeline.

The open-world RPG is completely separate from the movies, meaning you don’t need to have seen the films to understand the game or vice versa. It makes sense, though, why a person may want to know what year Hogwarts Legacy is set in; after all, it’s important to know the world’s context and how it stacks up to the setting you may be used to from the films. Although the Wizarding World exists independently from the reality us muggles know, technology and fashion would still influence wizards and witches who travel outside of the realm of magic. But let’s be real: You’re probably most curious to know if there are characters from the movies who appear in the game.