How long is Starfield? Hours needed to beat main story revealed
Starfield is the first new IP from Bethesda in almost 30 years, so expectations are naturally sky-high for the space action RPG.
As the game has been in development since 2015 – not to mention Bethesda executive producer Todd Howard originally having the idea back in the '90s – it's fair to say there's going to be a lot on offer. After all, it's a great big universe out there.
How long is Starfield, though? That's one of the biggest questions being banded around the web right now, with many people clearing their diaries, cancelling any upcoming plans and preparing to avoid all sunlight for the next few weeks (or possible months) to get as many hours as they can in.
If it's anything like Fallout or Skyrim, there's definitely going to be plenty to do.
So, what about Starfield? With the game set to launch globally on 6th September 2023 exclusively across Xbox Series X/S and PC (sorry, PlayStation players), we've rounded up the details as well as the latest developer comments to best estimate how long Starfield will take to complete, including the main story.
Beating Starfield's main quest will take approximately 30 to 40 hours, according to the game's director Todd Howard.
«This one’s ending up a little bit longer [than our previous games] and we may tune that some still,» Howard told IGN. «It’s more quests, so it might be 20 per cent more than our previous ones.»
This isn't far away from the length needed to beat the likes of Fallout 4 and Skyrim, both of which took around 34 hours to complete.
Of course, mainlining the story is not the optimal way to experience the game. Instead, players are encouraged to explore various side quests, interact with other factions and generally traverse the stars. Your own play style will
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