How long is Dragon Age The Veilguard?

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Beating the main quest for Dragon Age Veilguard takes roughly 30-40 hours, but side activities add many more hours

Dragon Age: The Veilguard
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How long is Dragon Age Veilguard and how long does it take to beat the main questline, or even go for the full 100% completion? With plenty of faction quests, companion quests, and secrets across Thedas, Dragon Age The Veilguard is a hefty game but the number of hours needed to beat it is quite elastic. You can focus on the critical path, but skipping optional content might affect certain plot points in quite significant ways. With that in mind, we've laid out different times to beat for Dragon Age Veilguard, depending on the sort of playthrough you're going for.

Dragon Age Veilguard time to beat and length in hours

Dragon Age Veilguard

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The time it takes you to beat Dragon Age Veilguard is going to vary on a lot of things but mainly how many side quests and activities take on. We've not just beaten the game, but have also achieved 100% completion, and can confidently lay out these lengths for the fourth Dragon Age game based on how you play:

  • Main Story Length: 30-40 hours
  • Standard Playthrough (story + some side quests): 40-55 hours
  • Full Playthrough / 100% Completion: 80+ hours

Obviously these are rough estimates, with variation for different skill levels and platstyles, but should work as a general ballpark figure for those looking to know how much content and adventure is ahead of them.

However, Veilguard's relationship to what is mandatory or not is a little… hard to figure out. While there's plenty of content beyond the main story that players technically don't have to do, that content does impact the main plot and ending of the game - so while it's optional, it's also part of the critical path, if you see what I mean. Choices have consequences, and there are choices connected to side quests that ultimately impact the main narrative in meaningful ways. We can't really say more without spoiling it, but what's above should give you all the key information about the length of Dragon Age Veilguard.

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