The ever-increasing technical capabilities continue to expand the possibilities of game development. Over the last two decades in particular, studios have relied on these techniques to make their games look better, play smoother, and most of the time, run. is longer.
Game length is a key selling point given consumers’ limited time and money and the seemingly endless entertainment options.So, with the help of our IGN sister site how to beatset out to discover the longest video game campaign ever created.
This list is based on the average time it takes to “mainline” the game’s campaign (i.e. play the entire story without much or no side content to explore). Since the overall list is dominated by idle games and never-ending simulations, we decided to emphasize story length rather than overall length. HowLongtoBeat’s estimates are based on user-reported playtime.
11. My time at Portia
My Time at Portia, a cozy city simulator of 2019, 70.5 hours Campaign — 30 minutes longer than Crusader Kings 3.
My Time at Portia offers almost as much content outside of the main story, as completionists can expect to spend around 135 hours in the Sim.
10. Persona 4
This list is dominated by two franchises: Monster Hunter and Persona. The first entry for the latter on this list is the PS2 game Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4, rolling the credits. 72.5 hours.
Persona 4 Golden is currently available on the latest platforms, and although described as an “enhanced” version of P4, it has a shorter average completion time of 68 hours, according to HLTB. However, Golden has an estimated completion time of 139 hours.
9. Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate
the first four The Monster Hunter game in this list, Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate Clock 75 hoursUltimate is a Wii-exclusive Monster Hunter 3 expansion.
Credits roll back after about 75 hours, but completionists can expect to spend 553 hours on MH3U.
8. Pathfinder: Kingmaker
Pathfinder: Kingmaker, a video game adaptation of the popular tabletop RPG, takes the #1 spot on this list. 77.5 hours motion.
Completionists can expect to spend 198 hours on an isometric RPG.
7. Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate
Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate is another sprawling action RPG from Capcom.this is 77.5 hours Running time is tied with Pathfinder: Kingmaker, but MH4U can take an edge considering the longer time (387 hours versus Pathfinder’s 198 hours) for completionists.
6. Dragon Quest 7 Forgotten Pieces of the Past
Dragon Quest 7, the longest entry in Square Enix’s 37-year-old JRPG series, 78 hoursA seventh Dragon Quest game came to the West in 2001 as Dragon Warrior 7, before the 2013 3DS remake adopted the original Japanese title.
Completionists can expect to spend 159 hours on a JRPG.
5. Gran Turismo 4
Sony’s PS2 Racer Gran Turismo 4 78.5 hours Career Mode — 30 hours longer than any other entry in the series, according to HLTB.For reference the latest Gran Turismo 7 GT Café in campaign mode takes about 24 hours to clear. Gran Turismo 4 is the only first-party game on this list from Sony, Microsoft or Nintendo.
A completeist can expect to spend 279 hours in Gran Turismo 4.
4. Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate
Capcom has stepped up again with Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate, a massive action RPG. 79 hours run timeOriginally released in Japan as Monster Hunter XX, Ultimate is an enhanced Switch version of Monster Hunter Generations for the 3DS. For comparison, the average completion time for the original release was 54 hours.
Completionists can expect to spend 689 hours in Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate. That’s more time than any other game on this list.
3. Persona 3
The main story of Persona 3 ends here 82 hours, which came in third on the list of longest running video game campaigns of all time. An expanded version of P3, Persona 3 FES, was released a year after him, but according to HLTB, it can be completed in two hours less than his.
However, Persona 3 FES has more overall content than the base version. A completionist can expect to spend his 140 hours on a JRPG.
2. Monster Hunter Freedom Unite
and 98 hours Monster Hunter Freedom Unite is the longest running Capcom campaign and the second longest game on the list. First released in Japan as Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G, Unite is an expansion for Monster Hunter Freedom 2.
Credits are around 98 hours, but Monster Hunter Freedom Unite has about 459 hours of content for the perfectionists.
1. Persona 5 Royal
The longest single-player story in gaming can be found in Atlus’ outstanding JRPG Persona 5 Royale. HLTB measures the average completion time of its stories 101 hoursRoyal, like many games on this list, is an enhanced version of a previously released game.
Persona 5 Royal is one of the best games as well as having the longest story. It earned a review score of 10 from IGN and earned a spot on our list. best modern RPG.
Considering the stats of both Persona 5 and Persona 5 Royal, completionists can expect to spend between 143 and 173 hours on a JRPG.
Jordan is a freelance writer at IGN covering games, shows and movies.
