Longest open-world games to beat
Assassin's Creed Valhalla tops this ranking with 62 hours, ahead of Elden Ring (60 hours) and The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (59 hours). Main story length (HowLongToBeat). 101 games ranked.
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| # | Game | Number | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Assassin's Creed ValhallaHowLongToBeat, Main Story | 62 hours | October 2026 | HowLongToBeat |
| 2 | Elden RingHowLongToBeat "Main Story" length | 60 hours | October 2026 | HowLongToBeat |
| 3 | The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the KingdomHowLongToBeat, Main Story | 59 hours | October 2026 | HowLongToBeat |
| 4 | Kingdom Come: Deliverance IIHowLongToBeat, Main Story (base game listing) | 56 hours | October 2026 | HowLongToBeat |
| 5 | Xenoblade ChroniclesHowLongToBeat, Main Story | 56 hours | October 2026 | HowLongToBeat |
| 6 | The Witcher 3: Wild HuntHowLongToBeat, Main Story (base game listing) | 52 hours | October 2026 | HowLongToBeat |
| 7 | Red Dead Redemption 2HowLongToBeat, Main Story | 51 hours | October 2026 | HowLongToBeat |
| 8 | V RisingHowLongToBeat, Main Story | 51 hours | October 2026 | HowLongToBeat |
| 9 | The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the WildHowLongToBeat Main Story | 50 hours | October 2026 | HowLongToBeat |
| 10 | Assassin's Creed OdysseyHowLongToBeat, Main Story | 46 hours | October 2026 | HowLongToBeat |
| 11 | Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom PainHowLongToBeat, Main Story | 46 hours | October 2026 | HowLongToBeat |
| 12 | Kingdom Come: DeliveranceHowLongToBeat, Main Story | 43 hours | October 2026 | HowLongToBeat |
| 13 | The Elder Scrolls III: MorrowindHowLongToBeat, Main Story | 43 hours | October 2026 | HowLongToBeat |
| 14 | WartalesHowLongToBeat, Main Story | 42 hours | October 2026 | HowLongToBeat |
| 15 | Days GoneHowLongToBeat, Main Story | 37 hours | October 2026 | HowLongToBeat |
| 16 | Assassin's Creed ShadowsHowLongToBeat, Main Story | 36 hours | October 2026 | HowLongToBeat |
| 17 | Death Stranding 2: On the BeachHowLongToBeat, Main Story | 36 hours | October 2026 | HowLongToBeat |
| 18 | S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of ChornobylHowLongToBeat, Main Story | 36 hours | October 2026 | HowLongToBeat |
| 19 | The Elder Scrolls V: SkyrimHowLongToBeat, Main Story (original 2011 version) | 35 hours | October 2026 | HowLongToBeat |
| 20 | Dragon's Dogma: Dark ArisenHowLongToBeat, Main Story | 33 hours | October 2026 | HowLongToBeat |
| 21 | Dragon's Dogma 2HowLongToBeat, Main Story | 32 hours | October 2026 | HowLongToBeat |
| 22 | Grand Theft Auto VHowLongToBeat, Main Story | 32 hours | October 2026 | HowLongToBeat |
| 23 | Outward Definitive EditionHowLongToBeat, Main Story | 32 hours | October 2026 | HowLongToBeat |
| 24 | Pokémon Scarlet and VioletHowLongToBeat Main Story | 32 hours | October 2026 | HowLongToBeat |
| 25 | Assassin's Creed OriginsHowLongToBeat, Main Story | 30 hours | October 2026 | HowLongToBeat |
| 26 | Ghost of YōteiHowLongToBeat, Main Story | 30 hours | October 2026 | HowLongToBeat |
| 27 | Grand Theft Auto: San AndreasHowLongToBeat, Main Story | 30 hours | October 2026 | HowLongToBeat |
| 28 | Horizon Forbidden WestHowLongToBeat, Main Story (base game listing) | 29 hours | October 2026 | HowLongToBeat |
| 29 | Fallout 4Main story | 28 hours | October 2026 | HowLongToBeat |
| 30 | Final Fantasy XVHowLongToBeat, Main Story | 28 hours | October 2026 | HowLongToBeat |
| 31 | The Elder Scrolls IV: OblivionHowLongToBeat, Main Story | 28 hours | October 2026 | HowLongToBeat |
| 32 | Fallout: New VegasHowLongToBeat, Main Story | 27 hours | October 2026 | HowLongToBeat |
| 33 | Grand Theft Auto IVHowLongToBeat, Main Story (base game) | 27 hours | October 2026 | HowLongToBeat |
| 34 | Hogwarts LegacyHowLongToBeat, Main Story (base game listing) | 27 hours | October 2026 | HowLongToBeat |
| 35 | Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon WildlandsHowLongToBeat, Main Story | 27 hours | October 2026 | HowLongToBeat |
| 36 | Cyberpunk 2077HowLongToBeat, Main Story (base game listing) | 26 hours | October 2026 | HowLongToBeat |
| 37 | Pokémon Legends: ArceusHowLongToBeat, Main Story | 26 hours | October 2026 | HowLongToBeat |
| 38 | Far Cry 6HowLongToBeat, Main Story | 25 hours | October 2026 | HowLongToBeat |
| 39 | Ghost of TsushimaHowLongToBeat, Main Story (base game listing) | 25 hours | October 2026 | HowLongToBeat |
| 40 | Immortals Fenyx RisingHowLongToBeat, Main Story | 25 hours | October 2026 | HowLongToBeat |
| 41 | Avatar: Frontiers of PandoraHowLongToBeat, Main Story | 24 hours | October 2026 | HowLongToBeat |
| 42 | Dying Light 2 Stay HumanHowLongToBeat, Main Story | 24 hours | October 2026 | HowLongToBeat |
| 43 | Assassin's Creed IV: Black FlagHowLongToBeat, Main Story | 23 hours | October 2026 | HowLongToBeat |
| 44 | Horizon Zero DawnHowLongToBeat, Main Story | 23 hours | October 2026 | HowLongToBeat |
| 45 | Fallout 3HowLongToBeat, Main Story | 22 hours | October 2026 | HowLongToBeat |
| 46 | Mafia IIIHowLongToBeat, Main Story | 22 hours | October 2026 | HowLongToBeat |
| 47 | Forza Horizon 5HowLongToBeat, Main Story | 21 hours | October 2026 | HowLongToBeat |
| 48 | Middle-earth: Shadow of WarHowLongToBeat, Main Story | 21 hours | October 2026 | HowLongToBeat |
| 49 | Mad MaxHowLongToBeat, Main Story | 20 hours | October 2026 | HowLongToBeat |
| 50 | Need for Speed: Most WantedHowLongToBeat, Main Story | 20 hours | October 2026 | HowLongToBeat |
| 51 | Saints Row 2HowLongToBeat, Main Story | 20 hours | October 2026 | HowLongToBeat |
| 52 | Watch DogsHowLongToBeat, Main Story | 20 hours | October 2026 | HowLongToBeat |
| 53 | Assassin's Creed IIHowLongToBeat, Main Story | 19 hours | October 2026 | HowLongToBeat |
| 54 | Assassin's Creed SyndicateHowLongToBeat, Main Story | 19 hours | October 2026 | HowLongToBeat |
| 55 | Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty CityHowLongToBeat, Main Story | 19 hours | October 2026 | HowLongToBeat |
| 56 | Need for Speed PaybackHowLongToBeat, Main Story | 19 hours | October 2026 | HowLongToBeat |
| 57 | ShenmueHowLongToBeat, Main Story | 19 hours | October 2026 | HowLongToBeat |
| 58 | Watch Dogs 2HowLongToBeat, Main Story | 19 hours | October 2026 | HowLongToBeat |
| 59 | Dying LightHowLongToBeat, Main Story | 18 hours | October 2026 | HowLongToBeat |
| 60 | Far Cry 4HowLongToBeat, Main Story | 18 hours | October 2026 | HowLongToBeat |
| 61 | Far Cry 5HowLongToBeat, Main Story | 18 hours | October 2026 | HowLongToBeat |
| 62 | Generation ZeroHowLongToBeat, Main Story | 18 hours | October 2026 | HowLongToBeat |
| 63 | Just Cause 2HowLongToBeat, Main Story | 18 hours | October 2026 | HowLongToBeat |
| 64 | Just Cause 3HowLongToBeat, Main Story | 18 hours | October 2026 | HowLongToBeat |
| 65 | Red Dead RedemptionHowLongToBeat, Main Story | 18 hours | October 2026 | HowLongToBeat |
| 66 | Star Wars OutlawsHowLongToBeat, Main Story | 18 hours | October 2026 | HowLongToBeat |
| 67 | Assassin's Creed UnityHowLongToBeat, Main Story | 17 hours | October 2026 | HowLongToBeat |
| 68 | Batman: Arkham KnightHowLongToBeat, Main Story | 17 hours | October 2026 | HowLongToBeat |
| 69 | Forza Horizon 3HowLongToBeat, Main Story | 17 hours | October 2026 | HowLongToBeat |
| 70 | Grand Theft Auto: Vice CityHowLongToBeat, Main Story | 17 hours | October 2026 | HowLongToBeat |
| 71 | Marvel's Spider-Man (2018)HowLongToBeat, Main Story (base game listing) | 17 hours | October 2026 | HowLongToBeat |
| 72 | Marvel's Spider-Man 2HowLongToBeat, Main Story | 17 hours | October 2026 | HowLongToBeat |
| 73 | The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion RemasteredHowLongToBeat, Main Story | 17 hours | October 2026 | HowLongToBeat |
| 74 | Assassin's Creed IIIHowLongToBeat, Main Story | 16 hours | October 2026 | HowLongToBeat |
| 75 | Far Cry 3HowLongToBeat, Main Story | 16 hours | October 2026 | HowLongToBeat |
| 76 | Forza Horizon 4HowLongToBeat, Main Story | 16 hours | October 2026 | HowLongToBeat |
| 77 | Just Cause 4 ReloadedHowLongToBeat, Main Story | 16 hours | October 2026 | HowLongToBeat |
| 78 | Middle-earth: Shadow of MordorHowLongToBeat, Main Story | 16 hours | October 2026 | HowLongToBeat |
| 79 | Saints Row: The ThirdHowLongToBeat, Main Story | 16 hours | October 2026 | HowLongToBeat |
| 80 | Sonic FrontiersHowLongToBeat, Main Story | 16 hours | October 2026 | HowLongToBeat |
| 81 | State of Decay 2HowLongToBeat, Main Story | 16 hours | October 2026 | HowLongToBeat |
| 82 | The ForestHowLongToBeat, Main Story | 16 hours | October 2026 | HowLongToBeat |
| 83 | Assassin's CreedHowLongToBeat, Main Story | 15 hours | October 2026 | HowLongToBeat |
| 84 | Assassin's Creed BrotherhoodHowLongToBeat, Main Story | 15 hours | October 2026 | HowLongToBeat |
| 85 | BullyHowLongToBeat, Main Story | 15 hours | October 2026 | HowLongToBeat |
| 86 | Far Cry PrimalHowLongToBeat, Main Story | 15 hours | October 2026 | HowLongToBeat |
| 87 | InfamousHowLongToBeat, Main Story | 15 hours | October 2026 | HowLongToBeat |
| 88 | Saints Row IV: Re-ElectedHowLongToBeat, Main Story | 15 hours | October 2026 | HowLongToBeat |
| 89 | Sleeping DogsHowLongToBeat, Main Story | 15 hours | October 2026 | HowLongToBeat |
| 90 | Slime RancherHowLongToBeat, Main Story | 15 hours | October 2026 | HowLongToBeat |
| 91 | Grand Theft Auto IIIHowLongToBeat, Main Story | 14 hours | October 2026 | HowLongToBeat |
| 92 | Need for Speed HeatHowLongToBeat, Main Story | 14 hours | October 2026 | HowLongToBeat |
| 93 | Burnout ParadiseHowLongToBeat, Main Story | 13 hours | October 2026 | HowLongToBeat |
| 94 | Grand Theft AutoHowLongToBeat, Main Story | 13 hours | October 2026 | HowLongToBeat |
| 95 | Mafia IIHowLongToBeat, Main Story | 12 hours | October 2026 | HowLongToBeat |
| 96 | RedfallHowLongToBeat, Main Story (base game listing) | 12 hours | October 2026 | HowLongToBeat |
| 97 | CrackdownHowLongToBeat, Main Story | 11 hours | October 2026 | HowLongToBeat |
| 98 | Far Cry New DawnHowLongToBeat, Main Story | 11 hours | October 2026 | HowLongToBeat |
| 99 | Mafia: Definitive EditionHowLongToBeat, Main Story | 11 hours | October 2026 | HowLongToBeat |
| 100 | Infamous Second SonHowLongToBeat, Main Story | 10 hours | October 2026 | HowLongToBeat |
| 101 | Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles MoralesHowLongToBeat, Main Story | 8 hours | October 2026 | HowLongToBeat |
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