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TheMagicJohn 마법 Apr 7, 2018 @ 10:05pm
how long is this game?
how long is the average playtime in this game?
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BESt Apr 7, 2018 @ 10:14pm 
Some have over 1000 hours in the sandbox mode. In story mode, the first two episodes take 15-20 hours, depending on your playstyle.
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Cyndi62 Apr 7, 2018 @ 10:23pm 
I'm gonna be coming up on 3000 hours pretty soon here...still lovin the game..
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trek554 Apr 7, 2018 @ 10:45pm 
Originally posted by Cyndi62:
I'm gonna be coming up on 3000 hours pretty soon here...still lovin the game..
how the hell is that even possible? the game came out on Aug 1 last year which means you have to have averaged 12 hours every day for over 8 months. is this game the only thing you do in your life besides eat and sleep?
Last edited by trek554; Apr 7, 2018 @ 10:45pm
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Telzen Apr 7, 2018 @ 10:51pm 
Originally posted by trek554:
Originally posted by Cyndi62:
I'm gonna be coming up on 3000 hours pretty soon here...still lovin the game..
how the hell is that even possible? the game came out on Aug 1 last year which means you have to have averaged 12 hours every day for over 8 months. is this game the only thing you do in your life besides eat and sleep?
That was when it left early access, but this game has been on steam for years.
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Cyndi62 Apr 7, 2018 @ 11:30pm 
Originally posted by trek554:
Originally posted by Cyndi62:
I'm gonna be coming up on 3000 hours pretty soon here...still lovin the game..
how the hell is that even possible? the game came out on Aug 1 last year which means you have to have averaged 12 hours every day for over 8 months. is this game the only thing you do in your life besides eat and sleep?
I bought the game in January 2016...played in early access for about 2 years...
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Nil Desperandum Apr 7, 2018 @ 11:50pm 
Apart from Story-mode/Wintermute, TLD has a Sandbox/Survival mode, which lasts as long as you can keep your character alive, some folks here have kept a character going up to and beyond 1,000 hours - and that's in Interloper diifficulty mode, which is quite a challenge.

Personally, I have nearly two thousand hours of playing the game and bought the game about the same time as Cyndi62 - the game is that good.

There is more to TLD than meets the eye. :)
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trek554 Apr 7, 2018 @ 11:57pm 
Originally posted by Cyndi62:
Originally posted by trek554:
how the hell is that even possible? the game came out on Aug 1 last year which means you have to have averaged 12 hours every day for over 8 months. is this game the only thing you do in your life besides eat and sleep?
I bought the game in January 2016...played in early access for about 2 years...
that still comes out to be nearly 4 hours every single day of your life for over two years straight. that just seems insane for one game. I am thinking you probably left the game running quite a bit...
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Nobody Apr 8, 2018 @ 12:45am 
Not everybody has the same 8 Hours sleep, 8 Hours work , 4 Hours Duties and 4 Hours for own life course of the day.

If you are ill or care for a Ill Familymember 24/7 it is nothing strange to run a game 18/7
Sure its not 100% playtime, but if you go 50 Times at day afk for 1-5 Minutes you will not turn the Game off.
Last edited by Nobody; Apr 8, 2018 @ 12:47am
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Nil Desperandum Apr 8, 2018 @ 2:23am 
Retirement here - I've earned my four hours a day playtime - never left the game running when AFK either. Not so much in the last couple of weeks though, nursing a touch of RSI - yes the game is well worth a bit of RSI. :)
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marbanno Apr 8, 2018 @ 6:09am 
Originally posted by trek554:
... I am thinking you probably left the game running quite a bit...

Who would do such a thing?
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BESt Apr 8, 2018 @ 6:12am 
Originally posted by marbanno:
Originally posted by trek554:
... I am thinking you probably left the game running quite a bit...

Who would do such a thing?
You?! ;)
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Nil Desperandum Apr 8, 2018 @ 7:54am 
He never, why would he? You didn't did you Marbanno?
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I'll be the one Apr 8, 2018 @ 8:47am 
Originally posted by TheMagicbro 마법:
how long is the average playtime in this game?
I will answer differently, After 930 hours, 73 games, Couple of them 1-2 hours and I am on now a Stalker run day 195 going for 500, improving with time.
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Nobody Apr 8, 2018 @ 9:19am 
Originally posted by TheMagicbro 마법:
how long is the average playtime in this game?
To answer the intial question
Between 2 Hours for people that dont like the gameplay and the rest of your life if you love it.

Its really sandbox with no fixed end
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IvantheFormidable Apr 8, 2018 @ 10:03am 
There are two modes to the game, survival mode and story mode. Story mode, as its name suggests, follows a relatively linear story through the world of TLD, currently, there are two chapters, out of 5 (episodic game). Surivival mode is an endless mode. Your goal is to survive.

Story mode, without any knowledge of the game, and provided you don't rush it, probably between 5-6 hours a chapter. Took me a bit longer, but I was having fun.

Survival mode is a whole different beast. If you really enjoy the gameplay and atmosphere, you can put dozens or hundreds of hours into this mode alone. To someone that hasn't played it, it sounds bizarre (even I was skeptical coming from story to survival), but it is really great fun.
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