How long does it take to beat The Outer Worlds 2?

The Outer Worlds 2 hitting Montelli with corrosive bio grenades — (Image credit: Xbox Game Studios)

The Outer Worlds 2 length varies massively since it's a pretty hefty RPG with a lot of side quests you can find and take on, and large regions to explore. Even if you just focus on the main quest, you're going to spend over 25 hours in The Outer Worlds 2, with small distractions adding on plenty more hours too. Below, I've laid out some estimations for how long it'll take to beat the game based on the experiences of several members of the GamesRadar+ team.

How long is The Outer Worlds 2?

A player looking out at an alien planet during The Outer Worlds 2.

Here's how it'll take you to beat The Outer Worlds 2 depending on your playstyle:

Main quest only: 25-35 hours
Main quest and side activities: 35-50 hours
Thorough/100% completion: 55+ hours

Having completed The Outer Worlds 2 myself I can tell you that doing it quickly isn't exactly easy but, if you only do the essentials, then it's possible to roll the credits in under 30 hours. However, a more average time is going to be around the 40-hour mark, with it being very easy to wander off, explore, and take on loads of side quests.

How often you save might also affect your completion time, especially if you're the type of player to save-scrub a lot. There are no chances to respec in The Outer Worlds 2, so if you choose the wrong Outer Worlds 2 skills to level up, or Outer Worlds 2 perks to unlock, or accept a terrible Outer Worlds 2 flaws, then you've got no choice but to reload – be sure to save often to ensure you don't lose too much progress each time!

Finally, if you're looking to explore every inch of the game and complete as much as possible, maybe even going for the 100% completion, it'll be quite a massive time sink, taking well over 50 hours. And with the restrictive build style, you might even want to play multiple times to try different combinations of The Outer Worlds 2 Traits and more but let's not get ahead of ourselves.

When you start the game, one of the first choices you'll have to make is whether you'll use The Outer Worlds 2 intercom.

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Will Sawyer is a Guides Editor at GamesRadar+ with over five years of experience in writing online guides, news, and features, and has a BA (Hons) in Journalism. Starting as a freelancer, Will contributed to startmenu and Game Rant before joining the GamesRadar+ team in August 2021. Since then, he has written hundreds of guides about a huge range of games, with shooters and action games being his areas of expertise. Outside of writing about games, Will hops between multiplayer shooters with friends, such as Darktide and Helldivers 2, and delves into whatever has been on his backlog for far too long. He also tries to get through his never-ending Warhammer pile of shame of grey Tyranids, Aeldari, and Chaos Space Marines.