How long does it take to play Elden Ring?

Elden Ring's main story takes most players somewhere around 53 hours, and completing everything roughly 135. The spread on this game is larger than almost any other because it is an open world with no required path — a player who ignores optional areas can finish in under 30 hours, and one who explores everything can pass 200. Published medians differ substantially between sources, from 42 to 52.5 hours for the main story, partly because the figure moves as more players submit runs. The Shadow of the Erdtree expansion adds roughly 25 hours on top.

The numbers

Total

2 days 4 hours

In hours

52.5 hours

Non-stop

2.2 days without sleeping

Covers

main story; completionist runs are roughly 135 hours

At a realistic pace

two hours an evening

That works out as

about 27 days

What this assumes

Player-reported median for a main-story completion. These are self-reported figures, not measurements, and the honest spread runs from about 30 to over 100 hours for the same content.

Sources disagree materially: main-story medians of 42 and 52.5 hours are both published, and completionist figures range from 100 to 160 hours.

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