How long is this game?

[Barney Stinson]

Hello. I wanted to know how long does it take to beat this game? Total Hours? :) Is it a long game? :D Thanks!

[Revenant121]

Well it depends on a few different things like difficultly, familiarity with the game itself, controls, play style (action/steath), side-quests, exploration etc... Before I got my PC last year, I have played through the Xbox version twice and each time was around 25 hours.

Again depending on how you play you could probably do it in 12-18 hours.

[mbutton15]

I was very cautious first play-through so it took a whopping 80 hours !!
Even now I still take 30+ hours !!

[Storm Sage]

Iv racked up 25hrs so far and safe to say im not even half way yet. but thats if you stop to enjoy everything and explore and read the e-books that really add to the world, the detail is amazing.

[mbutton15]

Originally posted by Storm:

Iv racked up 25hrs so far and safe to say im not even half way yet. but thats if you stop to enjoy everything and explore and read the e-books that really add to the world, the detail is amazing.

Yes indeed. I don't do it now, but I also eaves-dropped on the conversations that the 'extras' in the street start up as you pass by them and you can also chat with the Sarif guards. They can be quite funny at times and in Hengsha it can even help with finding your way to certain destinations. I think that adds a nice little touch to the game.

[Ka Mai]

I finished it today at 22 hours counting, I missed at least two sidemissions(saw it through the achievements) and I kinda rushed the end. I did have to replay some of the session, cause I wanted to do the sneaky way and I didn't play the DLC.

[Von Bren]

It all depends on how much you want to explore and immerse yourself in.

[austinm6]

My first playtrough iI only did the story missions and it took 20 hours.

[Barney Stinson]

So it will be about 50+hours if I do every side mission and explore other things too right? :D

[Barney Stinson]

I am a completionist and like to complete everything in game including achievements too :D

[mbutton15]

Note that this game has 49 achievements in total, but some are hidden so not listed in the standard list you see. I also think one or two achievements are mutually exclusive. The 'ebook' achievement can only be completed if you talk your way into Tong's office.

[Goron]

Well I did it in deus ex difficulty in 25 hours, but then again, i didnt do every single side quest...

[Dog]

http://www.howlongtobeat.com/game.php?id=2489

Personally I'm still in Hengsha and I'm at about 20 hours so I guess I'll see how accurate this is.

[Barney Stinson]

Originally posted by Goron:

Well I did it in deus ex difficulty in 25 hours, but then again, i didnt do every single side quest...

Oh I see! So the normal time to beat this game is 25 hours :D

[FunGus]

Yeah, as previously stated, it really depends on a few things. Things like play style, side quests and difficulty need to be considered. My first play through was on Normal Difficulty, used a stealth build, and I completed all but one of the side quests and that took about 31 hours. Now im playing it on hard and using a Combat-Boom-Booom build while only doin the quests I liked or missed and Im almost done at about 20 hours.

[Dirty Little Secret Man]

It largely depends upon your playstyle, I completed the game non-lethally without ever getting caught, and spent 20 hours on it. I'm not much of a completitionist though, and glazed over three of the side quests, which would probably slap on around 3-5 more hours of content. If you truly immerse yourself into the game, I'd wager you could go up to 30 hours, if you just run 'n gun and ignore all sidequests, you can probably complete the game in 15 hours. Of course, speed-running is a different matter entirely. I'd say the average playtime is 15-30 hours.