Hogwarts Legacy allows players to rescue and collect a wide menagerie of magical beasts such as Mooncalves, though based on some footage captured by a player, not all of them are particularly bright. While this aspect of the Wizarding World was always present, even in the first Harry Potter book, it wasn't until Newt Scamander's spin-off that the fantastic beasts gained such a fierce popularity among the more casual fans. The unprecedented popularity of Hogwarts Legacy on Steam cemented it as one of the biggest titles of 2023, and it brought even more eyes to the more obscure and esoteric aspects of the Wizarding World.