How long is Kingdom Come Deliverance 2? Time to beat revealed

How long is Kingdom Come Deliverance 2, and how much time will it take to beat the game's story? KCD2 is a pretty long game, a gigantic RPG that can also be incredibly challenging, with major setbacks throwing players to their last save point hours before. And with so much of the content being optional, playtimes will vary significantly.

With folks wanting to know how much time they'll have to commit to beating KCD2, either just the story or the full game, we'll lay out all the details below. Whether you're a casual player or a completionist looking to achieve everything, we'll explain how many hours it'll take you.

How long does it take to beat Kingdom Come Deliverance 2?

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KCD2 will take the following amount of time to beat, depending on your playstyle:

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Main Story / Critical Path: 40-50 hours
Standard Playthrough (Main Story + Some Side Content): 50-70 hours
100% Completion / Full Playthrough: 90-110 Hours

Obviously there are a lot of variables here, but beyond how much side content you want to do, what makes it difficult to judge is the high challenge of the game, especially if you'll be playing on the special Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 hardcore mode option. The degree to which you do so will be dependent on your skill level, your patience, and your enjoyment of that optional content. Not to mention that the ruthless Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 save system means that it's possible to get killed and lose hours of progress.

But whether you're doing a lean playthrough that's just really the main story or trying to go for a full completionist run, you can expect at least 40 hours, and that's a pretty conservative estimate. Most players will take at least 50 hours and probably closer to 70. Meanwhile, those going for a completionist experience, trying to do all the side content across the Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 map, will probably go over 100 hours unless they're incredibly skilled and focused in their efforts.

Want to know more about KCD2? We've got a huge range of Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 tips here to help you start off the game, or find out where to get a hidden weapon and locate the Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 Axe from the Lake here

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