How long does it take to play Final Fantasy VII?
How long to play Final Fantasy VII
about 37 hours for the main story
the original 1997 game, main story
The original Final Fantasy VII takes about 37 hours to finish. The 2020 Remake covers only the Midgar section — roughly the first six hours of the original — and takes about 33 hours on its own, which is the starkest expansion ratio in games. Finishing the remake trilogy will take several times longer than the game it remakes. The original shipped on three CDs and was among the first games where disc-swapping was a story beat rather than an inconvenience.
The numbers
- Total
- 37 hours
- In hours
- 37 hours
- Non-stop
- 1.5 days without sleeping
- Covers
- the original 1997 game, main story
- At a realistic pace
- two hours an evening
- That works out as
- about 19 days
What this assumes
Player-reported median for the 1997 original. The Remake is a separate entry and covers a fraction of the same story.
Player-reported medians. Completionist figures for the original are less well attested than the main-story one.
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 |
| Baldur's Gate 3 | about 50 hours for the main story |
| Persona 5 Royal | about 102 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 Final Fantasy VII?
- about 37 hours for the main story — the original 1997 game, main story.
- What does that assume?
- Player-reported median for the 1997 original. The Remake is a separate entry and covers a fraction of the same story.
- How long at a realistic pace?
- two hours an evening — about 19 days.
Related pages
- How long to play Elden Ring? about 53 hours for the main story
- How long to play The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim? about 34 hours for the main story
- How long to play The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt? about 52 hours for the main story
- How long to play The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild? about 50 hours for the main story
- How long to play The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom? about 59 hours for the main story
- How long to play Red Dead Redemption 2? about 50 hours for the main story
- How long to play Baldur's Gate 3? about 50 hours for the main story
- How long to play Persona 5 Royal? about 102 hours for the main story
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Sources
- Typical range compiled from manufacturer specifications — At One Place