How Long To Beat Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, the long-awaited sequel to 2017's Zelda: Breath of the Wild, finally arrives this week. Breath of the Wild reinvented the Zelda formula to focus more on exploration and curiosity, which meant your adventure in Hyrule could last for as long as you wished to explore it. Tears of the Kingdom is similarly massive, with a sizable story and tons of side quests, adventures, and secrets to uncover. Here's what you need to know about how long it takes to beat The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.

How long is The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom?

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom allows a massive amount of freedom in how you approach combat and exploration, which means that play times are bound to differ. Some players will want to explore every inch of a new region and conquer all the Shrines, while others will run straight towards their next story objective. Even for story-focused players, you'll probably need to farm for certain resources or equipment. It will take most players approximately 50 hours to complete its story. Keep in mind, of course, that even that estimate can vary greatly.

If you spend more time exploring and completing a decent number of Shrines and side quests, you can expect that to add more time. For that reason, an average playthrough is probably closer to 65-75 hours. That includes the main story plus some of the optional content, but not nearly all of it.

The full game is so sprawling that it's hard to tell how long a completionist playthrough would even take. We estimate a 100% playthrough would take well over 100 hours.

Aside from finding and completing all the Shrine challenges, some other activities that will take up your time include side quests to help the people you meet, exploring the Sky Islands and underground areas, and finding the elusive Korok seeds to expand your inventory. Aside from those more guided activities, you can spend lots of time just tinkering with your Ultrahand building designs or testing different Fuse abilities with your weapons. According to GameSpot's 10/10 Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom review, the time will be well-spent.