Horizon Forbidden West has arrived, and even more than in the first game, there is a ton to unpack. Naturally, you may be wondering how long the game is, and after many hours and several weeks with the game, we can break it all down for you. Whether you're playing just the main story, exploring side quests, or checking off every map icon in Guerrilla's gorgeous sandbox, here's everything you need to know about how long it takes to see Forbidden West's credits.

How long is Horizon Forbidden West?

There are 17 main story missions in Horizon Forbidden West, and if you were to only play through those, the campaign would take you roughly 20-25 hours to finish. Because this is an open-world action-adventure game with lots of RPG elements, however, a more realistic playthrough will take considerably longer. There are settlements all over the game's world, and each settlement has several side quests to initiate as well as activities to take part in such as hunting challenges, fighting arenas, and environmental puzzles to explore.

A player doing a typical portion of these, but not wiping the map of all of them would probably finish the game after around 40-50 hours played. For completionists, doing absolutely everything in Forbidden West, (including all Cauldrons, Tallnecks, side missions, Vista Points, and upgrading all of their equipment) would comfortably take 80-100+ hours.