Getting the most out of games is the reason why gamers agree to pay for them. While some end up being extremely short, there are others that might frustrate you with all the content there is. PlayStation has been the home for many genres, so it goes without saying that there are a lot of games of this kind available on this console family.
Since the majority of long games are RPGs, and it’s worth noting other genres, this list has been arranged in a way that includes games of different types. The basis of a “completion” is the time it takes to finish the story and the main side missions. That said, here are 10 ridiculously long PlayStation games and the time it takes to beat them.
10 Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain (2015) - 80 Hours
Considered as one of the very best games in the series, The Phantom Pain gives the most value out of a purchase price. It’s easily the largest stealth-based game to be made, and fans get all kinds of gameplay options.
Unlike most titles, the side missions aren’t the majority of the game. In actuality, the game has an enormous campaign mode, with many missions required to be unlocked. Of course, the side missions do take up a whole of time as well, and all things together make for an extremely long game.
9 Let It Die (2016) - 90 Hours
One of the hardest games you’ll find on PlayStation, Let It Die is a hack-and-slash feature. The catch here is that players need to climb a tower through its seemingly endless stages. Only few can find the definite ending, as the game keeps packing enemies to fight relentlessly.
The average consensus, though, based on slow and fast gamers, is that the game is ridiculously long, especially since it’s a hack-and-slash game. This genre usually only sees about 20 hours of gameplay, meaning Let It Die reaches unprecedented levels.
8 MAG (2010) - 90 Hours
Unlike the rest of the games on this list, you can’t play MAG anymore. That’s because the game was completely reliant on its servers, which were shut down in 2014. However, it did manage to reach the Guinness World Records, as MAG allowed as many as 256 players in the same game!
A first-person shooter, there were six campaigns for players to enter, with each varying in size and length. Overall, in order to complete all these modes and achieve a level of significance, players had to sacrifice more time than on any other FPS out there.
7 The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (2015) - 100 Hours
This game always finds itself on these kinds of lists, and for good reason. With a main character whose powers and abilities are always up for discussion, gamers love entering this world. Although one can easily spend several thousands of minutes here, the overall completion of the story and side missions is about a century of hours.
Most players tend to cover the side activities than the actual plot, which helps in bolstering their playthrough. Still, the RPG elements mean that even the story mode is extremely long, although most fans won’t complain.
6 Monster Hunter: World (2017) - 105 Hours
With a focus on encountering, trapping, and beating many monsters, it’s no wonder this action RPG has a long playthrough. The main idea here is to have the playable character go on expeditions to several different places in the open-world available to explore.
The main storyline is considered complete once the expedition is done. However, side missions comprising of upgrading the character and doubling down on monster hunts enlarge the overall runtime greatly.
5 Persona 5 (2017) - 115 Hours
This game does it best in making the RPG element seem realistic. To this end, the story, which takes place over a year, is laid out through the use of the day/night feature and switches between the real world and the supernatural Metaverse.
Of course, the extreme length of the game has to do with the enormous number of non-playable characters. Interacting with them opens up more gameplay, and the unique battle style also contributes to stretching the experience out.
4 The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (2011) - 115 Hours
Most would have expected to find this name just by looking at the title. Skyrim might be known for the plethora of memes it’s inspired, but the actual action-RPG gameplay is too striking to ignore. So much so, that many players take to overlooking the storyline itself.
All things considered, though, it still takes a heck of a long time if one were to complete the main quest and the base level of side missions. The reason for such a long playthrough comes down to the many upgrades the character requires, along with the vast world that needs to be traversed.
3 Gran Turismo 4 (2004) - 120 Hours
Deserving of its place among the best racing games out there, Gran Turismo 4 has been appreciated for all the extra material being crucial to its playthrough. While the idea of 700 cars sounds a lot, the game actually manages to make mastering these vehicles important.
Still, sacrificing more than a hundred hours is way too much on a game, although one would argue that learning a driving simulator does require a lot of commitment. Gran Turismo 4’s runtime is further enlarged due to having more than fifty tracks to complete.
2 Disgaea: Hour Of Darkness (2003) - 125 Hours
Although an RPG game, this one strategy genre. This requires players to conduct battles on a map of panels and grids, and it’s far from easy. The difficulty, coupled with the fact that there are hundreds of levels, contribute to this being an excessively long affair.
Not to mention the story mode, which takes a long time to get into gear, during which the role-playing aspects tend to send players in circles. The game was well-received, but don’t count on it being quick and easy.
1 Final Fantasy XIV (2013) - 230 Hours
Due to being an MMORPG, there’s hardly any game that can compete with Final Fantasy XIV’s runtime. With a persistent world for players - which sees the environment evolving everyday - there’s always something new for gamers to do.
Storywise, there’s a whole lot of quests to complete, the intention of which is to end up as a hero to the community. Since the plot is so enormous, it takes literal days to complete even if someone braves it at a stretch. Constant expansions and upgrades ultimately balloon out the playthrough even further, and it might just take many more hours than the average for slower players to complete this mammoth title.