How long does it take to play Red Dead Redemption 2?
How long to play Red Dead Redemption 2
about 50 hours for the main story
main story; completionist runs are roughly 182 hours
Red Dead Redemption 2's story takes about 50 hours and full completion roughly 182. A meaningful share of that time is spent travelling, because the game deliberately refuses to shorten journeys — horse rides between locations can take several real minutes and cannot be skipped in many story missions. The game had roughly 300,000 animations and 500,000 lines of dialogue recorded. The epilogue alone runs longer than several complete games on this list.
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 182 hours
- At a realistic pace
- two hours an evening
- That works out as
- about 25 days
What this assumes
Player-reported medians. Travel time is included, and it is a large fraction of the total.
Player-reported medians with substantial 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 Red Dead Redemption 2?
- about 50 hours for the main story — main story; completionist runs are roughly 182 hours.
- What does that assume?
- Player-reported medians. Travel time is included, and it is a large fraction of the total.
- How long at a realistic pace?
- two hours an evening — about 25 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 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
- How long to play Final Fantasy VII? about 37 hours for the main story
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Sources
- Typical range compiled from manufacturer specifications — At One Place