How long is the average game?

[Dire]

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Sadly I have not beat the game yet. Im just curious to hear how much time (IRL) you think it takes to finish this game?

like maybe 50 hours?....

[RockDwarf]

Depends on how you define finishing the game. Going for the space ship and getting your colonists off world can take very little time if you go right for it from the start.

[pyr0kid]

i spawned on a rather crap map, im not rushing, and im 60 hours in.

[PIT_DEFENDER]

after two weeks i am at 150k wealth ;p I play on ice sheet so its a bit slower there i think;p

[JohnnyTheBoy]

The game is not as much about beating the game than it is being beating in extravagant ways.
As for how long it takes to beat depends on so many different things. If you count in game days I've seen it done on 5-7 in days. In real time I think the record was 30 min, might be wrong on this.But that said the entire focus has been on leaving the planet.
As for myself and my 279 hours I have yet to "win" at all, simply because I don't have it as a focus.

[Scream]

I can easily beat a map in less than two hours, consistently.

That's not where the fun from this game comes from, however. The fun comes from how much chaos you can put your pawns through, how they may (or may not!) get by when weather and food becomes a challenge, how many enemies come into that next wave and if your pawns can hold the line or not (which is much more entertaining than noob-friendly killboxes).

This is one of those games that - sometimes - is more fun to lose than win.

[Mytheos]

Originally posted by JohnnyTheBoy:

The game is not as much about beating the game than it is being beating in extravagant ways.
As for how long it takes to beat depends on so many different things. If you count in game days I've seen it done on 5-7 in days. In real time I think the record was 30 min, might be wrong on this.But that said the entire focus has been on leaving the planet.
As for myself and my 279 hours I have yet to "win" at all, simply because I don't have it as a focus.

You have to research the ship etc to build it and get a core/gold and plasteel...I cant see how you could possibly do that in a week without mods or cheating.

[Mytheos]

@OP

Probably 3-5+ years on average...of course depends on RNG to a degree and difficulty.

[JohnnyTheBoy]

Originally posted by Mytheos:

Originally posted by JohnnyTheBoy:

The game is not as much about beating the game than it is being beating in extravagant ways.
As for how long it takes to beat depends on so many different things. If you count in game days I've seen it done on 5-7 in days. In real time I think the record was 30 min, might be wrong on this.But that said the entire focus has been on leaving the planet.
As for myself and my 279 hours I have yet to "win" at all, simply because I don't have it as a focus.

You have to research the ship etc to build it and get a core/gold and plasteel...I cant see how you could possibly do that in a week without mods or cheating.

It's done by having the right colonists on the right map, gotta have the right start.
Some of the streamers on Twitch have been competing on it.

[Dire]

Originally posted by JohnnyTheBoy:

Originally posted by Mytheos:

You have to research the ship etc to build it and get a core/gold and plasteel...I cant see how you could possibly do that in a week without mods or cheating.

It's done by having the right colonists on the right map, gotta have the right start.
Some of the streamers on Twitch have been competing on it.

Hmmm wow that's interesting...

[Slamz]

Originally posted by Mytheos:

You have to research the ship etc to build it and get a core/gold and plasteel...I cant see how you could possibly do that in a week without mods or cheating.

I could see it except for getting the core. No way you're reliably getting a crashed ship or an exotic trader in that short of a time except by blind luck.

But maybe if you start with 1 pro miner and 2 pro researchers you can get through the rest pretty quick. Don't even build beds or housing.


My average game is probably along the lines of 20-30 hours before I either build the ship, get killed or just get bored because I've reached a point where it doesn't feel challenging anymore.

[mattpage84]

Originally posted by Slamz:

My average game is probably along the lines of 20-30 hours before I either build the ship, get killed or just get bored because I've reached a point where it doesn't feel challenging anymore.

This is usually where mine falter, I'll start a new colony then get bored of it, or have a new idea for a different start. I keep trying to do a minimalistic start but then my one character comes down with mechanites or some ♥♥♥♥ like that and of course can't treat yourself yet

[Mytheos]

Originally posted by JohnnyTheBoy:

Originally posted by Mytheos:

You have to research the ship etc to build it and get a core/gold and plasteel...I cant see how you could possibly do that in a week without mods or cheating.

It's done by having the right colonists on the right map, gotta have the right start.
Some of the streamers on Twitch have been competing on it.

Have a link?

Again unless they are spawning stuff in or cheating in some way, you arent going to get all that happen in one week.

I imagine you'd have to be Randy as storyteller and then pray for a mech drop, then pray further it has a core.

And honestly I dont think you could get the rest done either way without setting everything up and manipulating your start.