How long does it take to play Hollow Knight?
How long to play Hollow Knight
about 25 hours for the main story
main story; completionist runs are roughly 54 hours
Hollow Knight takes about 25 hours for a first completion and around 54 for everything. It was made by three people and sold for a fraction of the price of the other games here, which makes its hours-per-pound ratio the best on this list by a wide margin. The map is deliberately withheld — players buy it region by region from an in-game cartographer — so a meaningful share of the playtime is spent lost, which is intended rather than a flaw.
The numbers
- Total
- 25 hours
- In hours
- 25 hours
- Non-stop
- 1 days without sleeping
- Covers
- main story; completionist runs are roughly 54 hours
- At a realistic pace
- two hours an evening
- That works out as
- about 13 days
What this assumes
Player-reported medians for main-story and completionist runs.
Player-reported medians with the usual wide spread between individual runs.
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 |
| 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 |
| Portal 2 | about 8 hours 30 minutes for the main story |
Common questions
- How long does it take to play Hollow Knight?
- about 25 hours for the main story — main story; completionist runs are roughly 54 hours.
- What does that assume?
- Player-reported medians for main-story and completionist runs.
- How long at a realistic pace?
- two hours an evening — about 13 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