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# How long does it take to play Baldur's Gate 3?

**How long to play Baldur's Gate 3: about 50 hours for the main story**

main story; completionist runs are roughly 130 hours

Baldur's Gate 3 takes roughly 50 hours for a first playthrough, but this is the least stable figure in this list — published medians range from 35 to 68 hours for the same content. The reason is that the game branches heavily: two players can finish having seen substantially different material, and reading speed matters because much of the game is text. Larian recorded over 170 hours of cinematics, more than any player sees in one run. Full completion approaches 130 hours and still misses whole questlines.

## The numbers

- **Total:** 2 days 2 hours
- **In hours:** 50 hours
- **Non-stop:** 2.1 days without sleeping
- **Covers:** main story; completionist runs are roughly 130 hours
- **At a realistic pace:** two hours an evening
- **That works out as:** about 25 days

## What this assumes

Player-reported median for a first main-story playthrough. Published figures range from 35 to 68 hours, and the spread is genuine rather than measurement error.

> Sources disagree materially: main-story medians from 35 to 68 hours and completionist figures from 112 to 150 hours are all published.

## Other games

| What | How long |
| --- | --- |
| Elden Ring | about 53 hours for the main story |
| The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim | about 34 hours for the main story |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | about 52 hours for the main story |
| The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild | about 50 hours for the main story |
| The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom | about 59 hours for the main story |
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | about 50 hours for the main story |
| Persona 5 Royal | about 102 hours for the main story |
| Final Fantasy VII | about 37 hours for the main story |
| Grand Theft Auto V | about 32 hours for the main story |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | about 26 hours for the main story |
| Hollow Knight | about 25 hours for the main story |
| Portal 2 | about 8 hours 30 minutes for the main story |

## Common questions

### How long does it take to play Baldur's Gate 3?

about 50 hours for the main story — main story; completionist runs are roughly 130 hours.

### What does that assume?

Player-reported median for a first main-story playthrough. Published figures range from 35 to 68 hours, and the spread is genuine rather than measurement error.

### How long at a realistic pace?

two hours an evening — about 25 days.

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## Sources

- Typical range compiled from manufacturer specifications — At One Place (/about/)