How long is the game?

[Andrew]

I know, in those types of games, it’s hard to tell, but best guesstimate? Hours? Dozens of hours? Hundreds? THOUSANDS? o_O

[Twotricks]

I think its roguelike game. You die and have to start again and the game is randomly generated. So potentially its endless

[Andrew]

Yeah, I know. But, well, you can “finish” something like FTL. There is average length of run in “Binding of Isaac”. Replayability is endless, yes, but “how long to beat?” is still a question you can ask.

[Twotricks]

Well...I really dont know. But some roguelike games can be finished very quick provided you have crazy skill and crazy luck on your run

[Andrew]

Well, give me that number. (Not you, obviously.) Don’t overthink it, devs can come up with best answer, ‘cause they know their game, how much content there is, how you play it and all that. And I don’t expect exact number of hours, mind you. Ballpark figure is fine.

I’m not trying to judge “is it a good game?” or “is it worth it?” just on a length of it alone. I think that very weird approach to valuing games. But I just like to know how much of my time this game wants and do I have it or not, that’s all.

[VeNoM]

Originally posted by Andrew:

Well, give me that number. (Not you, obviously.) Don’t overthink it, devs can come up with best answer, cause they know their game, how much content there is, how you play it and all that. And I don’t expect exact number of hours, mind you. Ballpark figure is fine.

I’m not trying to judge “is it a good game?” or “is it worth it?” just on a length of it alone. I think that very weird approach to valuing games. But I just like to know how much of my time this game wants and do I have it or not, that’s all.

It's a good question, I would like to know it also.

[Pokeadot]

I'd like to know how much variety of content there is. Is it like Dreadmor with an definitive endgame and multiple biomes featuring unique enemies?

How much content are we getting for $30? I'm happy to support the game if the content is there. It does look interesting.

[Fork_Q2]

In case no one has heard of it, this is a pretty good resource if you want to find out how long a game is:

http://howlongtobeat.com/

Obviously this game's info isn't there yet, wait for a couple of days after release and you might get your answer.

[brudda]

If I had to guess, I would say you will get at least 50 hours out of the game. That is if you like rogue-likes and like the combat style, plus it has online co-op(?).

The minimum amount of hours you'll get is 10-ish. This one is based off of my experience with rogue-like games. I've played my fair share of rogue-likes, but I never seem to get past the 15 hour mark except for like one game. I'm not super hardcore either, mainly casual, but I do like the combat styles in the rogue-likes I've played.

[TiiMe]

offically a devolper stated that it was around 4-6 hours straight, varying.

[Mina Miko]

Originally posted by TiMe 3RaSeR:

offically a devolper stated that it was around 4-6 hours straight, varying.

you need to put the entire quote there tho, thats misleading.
he said 4 to 6 hours is for a run where you do well. that dosent take into account the huge level of replayability.
It be like saying binding of isaac is only 45minutes long because thats how long it takes someone to beat the last boss

[splorch]

The game does have an ending, and like what Phyrex said, it usually takes 4-6 hours to beat it. The only thing we don't know, is what exactly the end looks like. Whether it's some sorta final boss fight, or a big chest of loot or a cut-scene for something. We won't know until it's released though.

[76561198295654962]

To gain the skill level required to play through could take weeks (I've played quite a bit and I still haven't seen past tier 6...). After attaining the necessary skill level, a single playthrough will run you about 6-8 hours on average (speed runs would be a bit shorter in the 4 hour range). I would put "fresh gameplay" timespan in the 2-4 months range with all the considerations for proceedurally generated layout, depth of the Necropolis, and variety of information that would need to be committed to memory for expertise against each enemy.