Chill Gameplay Length

[GrundleGrump]

If you play games like I do, with zero urgency and more relaxed approach, how long is DtD? Can you play it infinitely if you want?

[thelefthorse]

It's very chill if you play it that way, and yeah, you could play forever if you're still having fun.

I have about a hundred hours in it, and I haven't even gotten to the new 1.0 content yet, let's put it that way. It's a really fun, relaxing gameplay loop.

[Tarciryan]

I'm 41 hours in and I think I have just unlocked the last mechanics, and i'm assuming about to do the last 'boss battle'. I haven't been super rushing, and have taken my time on dives trying to get three stars and fish eggs.

At the current rate I expect to do everything I want to do by about 60 hours. I don't think I'm going to go for 100% though, the tamagotchi mechanic looks like a bit of a pain to get achievements.

[blechwurmpilot]

I'm close to 38 hours and I guess I'm nearing the end of the actual story and just recently unlocked most mechanics at this point.

So far, the game is very chill, there are only a few events which are on a timer:
Sometimes a VIP visits your sushi bar and the chef wants to prepare a special meal for that occassion, so you'll have to gather the requested ingredients. You typically get two or three days for gathering.

Similar to this are special community events which celebrate certain types of seafood, dishes with these kind of fish generate more money. Again you typically get two to three days in order to prepare for the event.

Last but not least you'll get some stormy nights which might spawn certain quests and encounters. If you miss those, there is no need to worry however: You'll get another chance the next storm hits.

Besides that, you can pretty much play the game at your own pace.

[Brutwarst]

No idea what DtD means but I took about 30 hours to beat the main storyline and then I kept playing further just to catch some fish that I had missed.
You can play it inifinitely if you insist but I think there is a point where that no longer makes sense.
Anyway, the game does not do require you to hurry up or anything, so you can play it at your own pace.

[Slim Charles]

if you 100% the game at a relaxed pace, it's easily 45+ hours

just beating the story at that pace will be 35+

[dubesor]

30-35 hrs chill playthrough with side content. 60 hrs chill playthrough to max everything. I know because I played through the game 3 times now, including once during EA where there was less content.