Horizon Forbidden West is finally here, and we’ve been lucky enough to see the credits roll ahead of launch. With all the big releases coming out in the next few weeks, you’re probably wondering how long it takes to beat. We’ve got you covered. As seen during our playthrough for the Horizon Forbidden West review, the game is as beastly as Elden Ring, another hugely anticipated title releasing only one week later.
How long to beat Horizon Forbidden West
For those interested in how long it takes to beat Horizon Forbidden West for PS4 and PS5, here’s your answer. We’ve been able to complete the main story in 31 hours and 30 minutes, with a limited number of side missions and activities as we wanted to focus on Aloy’s quest to save the Earth.
Within this timeframe, you should be able to complete the campaign 3-4 levels below each mission’s requirement. After completing the story, we’ve gone well above 60 hours, exploring side content such as the Cauldrons and the Relic Ruins, with even more (secondary missions, above all) still to work on. It’s clear that, as is the case with many open-world games around, Forbidden West will allow you to craft your experience your own way, depending on what you want to focus first. One of our other writers focused on side content as they went and clocked 70 hours by the time the credits rolled.
Horizon Forbidden West mission list
Overall, Horizon Forbidden West’s main story pans out across 17 missions, compared to Zero Dawn’s 22. This is the full list:
- Reach For The Stars
- The Point of the Lance
- To The Brink
- The Embassy
- Death’s Door
- The Dying Lands
- The Broken Sky
- The Eye of the Earth
- The Kulrut
- Cradle of Echoes
- The Sea of Sands
- Seeds of the Past
- Faro’s Tomb
- Gemini
- All That Remains
- The Wings of the Ten
- Singularity
How long is Horizon Zero Dawn
Horizon Zero Dawn’s main story could be completed in 23 hours or so, and you could get that down to 15 if you sprinted through. Completing the main story and side quests takes around 40-45 hours on average, while completionists might be able to spend up to 60 hours at their console.
Horizon Forbidden West doesn’t feature multiple endings, even though fans will have the ability to slightly leave their mark on the game in some moments of the story, so you only need to finish it once.
Now that you know how long Aloy’s journey is, you could use some Horizon Forbidden West tips and tricks to make the most out of your time.
Written by Paolo Sirio on behalf of GLHF.
