In a series as beloved as Zelda, you’re no doubt wondering how long the next major game in the series,The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, will take to finish. Fans of this truly legendary series will find the old familiarity of a Zelda game mixed up with the wacky creativity and out-of-the-box thinking that’ll propel the series forward in the newest mainline entry.
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But how long Tears of the Kingdom is depends entirely on you – how much of Hyrule, the Skies, andthe Depthsdo you want to see? Let us help you plan out your journey.
Updated on Jun 16, 2025:Now that Tears of the Kingdom has been out for a few months, HowLongToBeat.com has thousands more data points than it did when we first wrote our guide on launch weekend! We’ve circled back to update our How Long to Beat Tears of the Kingdom guide to include more recent metrics for playing the came to 100 percent completion, as well as a bunch of hyperlinks to help you complete the more arduous collections in Tears of the Kingdom.
How Long Does It Take To Beat Tears Of The Kingdom?
If you’re someone who tends to stick to the main story when you’re playing a game, then according toHowLongToBeat.com, your Tears of the Kingdom playthrough will clock in around59hours.
For comparison to help you estimate your time sink with TOTK,Breath of the Wildtakes about 50 hours to finish in this same mode. If you’ve beaten the game’s legendary prequel, get ready for the same kind of time commitment this time around.
This metric is for folks who are playing the game bygoing from plot point to plot point, with minimal optional exploration taking place between.
To help you expedite this process, we’ve got guides foreach of the main story beats.
Of course, if you’re going for a speedrun, you’ve already got some stiff competition: the current record, according toSpeedrun.comis 44 minutes and 32 seconds!
Technically, you’re once again able toleave the tutorial area and head straight for the final battlejust like last time, too, but this time, doing so containssome major plot spoilers, so run ahead at your own risk!
How Long Will Side Adventures And Quests Take?
It’s not a Zelda game if you don’t also have a wide selection of things to do outside the main story, and Tears of the Kingdom is rife with just that!
If you’re trying to run errands - like working for theLucky Clover Gazette- or any of the Side Adventures quests in Tears of the Kingdom, itabout doubles your playtime, clocking in at roughly109 hours.
How Long Is A Complete Run Of Tears Of The Kingdom?
While we’repositivethat Zelda fans will get more than their money’s worth on Tears of the Kingdom, anyone hoping tofind and do everything the game has to offerwill be waiting quite some time.
HowLongToBeat’s site has a completionist run of Tears of the Kingdom listed at a cool224 hours.
Getting the game to100 percent completion requires a lot of work, including completing long tasks like:
Beware that you’ll almostcertainlyspend more time than this trying tofind absolutely everything there is to find - after all, people arestill discovering things about Breath of the Wildyearsafter its 2017 launch
Iconic Zelda producerEiji Aonuma has already played it 20 timesalready, and he confirms that allthe little things along the way make the game what it truly was meant to be.
So if the producer of the Tears of the Kingdom believes it’s worth venturing off the beaten path, strap in for the long haul on this iteration of Hyrule!
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