Ghost of Tsushima: How Long Does It Take to Beat? 1
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How long does it take to beat Ghost of Tsushima and Ghost of Tsushima: Director's Cut? Since it's an open world game, you can spend hours upon hours just exploring the island of Tsushima, and there's no need to rush through the main story. As such, it's hard to pinpoint just how lengthy the game is, but in this Ghost of Tsushima guide, we're going to give you some estimates based on different levels of completion.

How Long Does It Take to Beat Ghost of Tsushima?

Again, Ghost of Tsushima is an open world adventure, and the map offers a lot of optional content. From side quests to hidden locations, there's a lot to see and do outside of the main story missions if you want to take a break from Jin's quest for revenge.

Below, we've broken down how long Ghost of Tsushima is depending on how much of the game you're looking to complete.

  • Just the main story - Playing through the main story from beginning to end while engaging in minimal side content will take you around 20 hours.
  • Main story plus side quests - Completing the main story and all of the side quests will take you around 30 hours.
  • Main story, side quests, and clearing the map - Completing all story content and visiting every single location on the map should take you around 40 to 50 hours. Doing all of this will probably net you the Platinum Trophy, too. For more information on Trophies, refer to this guide: Ghost of Tsushima: All Trophies and How to Get the Platinum.
  • 100% completion - Completing absolutely everything that the game has to offer — which includes finding every collectable — will take you around 60 hours.

Meanwhile, Ghost of Tsushima: Director's Cut takes longer to beat. This is because Director's Cut comes with the Iki Island expansion, which provides a whole new region to explore, complete with its own story, quests, and activities.

Here's a breakdown of how long the Iki Island expansion takes to beat:

  • Just the main story - Playing through just the main story of the Iki Island expansion takes anywhere from 4 to 8 hours depending on how quickly you go from objective to objective.
  • Main story plus side quests - It takes around 10 hours to beat the Iki Island story and its side quests.
  • Main story, side quests, and clearing the map - It takes around 15 hours to do just about everything on Iki Island.
  • 100% completion - Completing absolutely everything on Iki Island will take you around 15 hours.

Add the Iki Island expansion to the main Ghost of Tsushima campaign, and you have a complete package that lasts at least 25 hours. On average, it'll take most players around 40 to 50 hours to play through most of what the base game and the expansion have to offer.

Difficulty can also be a factor in how long it takes to beat Ghost of Tsushima. For more information on the game's difficulty settings, be sure to check out the following guide: Ghost of Tsushima: What Difficulty Should You Select?

How long have you been playing Ghost of Tsushima? Take your adventure to the comments section below, and be sure to check out our massive Ghost of Tsushima guide for all the help you could possibly need with the game.