How Long To Beat God Of War Ragnarok

God of War Ragnarok may disappoint those who anticipated a significant evolution from its predecessor – God of War (2018). It’s more of the same, which isn’t bad, as players will be more familiar with how the game works. However, those who have already completed the game may agree that God of War Ragnarok is noticeably larger than its previous entry. There are new realms to explore, new weapons and combos for each character, new abilities to unlock routes, and many more.

How long to beat God of War Ragnarok will ultimately depend on how good of a gamer you are – and how quickly you can proceed through the game’s main story. Considering difficulty settings, bonus material, and more, here’s a complete guide to how long the final chapter for Kratos and Atreus in Norse mythology will last in God of War Ragnarok.

How Long to Beat God of War Ragnarok – Main Story

God of War Ragnarok’s main story is referred to as “The Path” and it only consists of 18 missions. It should take about 25 hours to complete if players only focus on the main story, skipping or doing very few side missions. This is only a couple of hours longer than what most players put into the 2018 game. However, if you play on normal difficulty or any difficulty level above that, you might want to plan on it taking more than 25 hours.

God of War Ragnarok is a bit harder than its predecessor, so you may end up retrying some battles here and there. Playing on the easiest mode, obviously, will let you bring that time down just a bit. While the main story isn’t drastically longer than the first game, the amount and scale of side content certainly is. Doing just the major side quests could bring your total up to 30 to 35 hours easily.

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Here is the list of God of War Ragnarok’s main story:

1. Surviving Fimbulwinter
2. The Quest for Tyr
3. Old Friends
4. Groa’s Secret
5. The Lost Sanctuary
6. The Reckoning
7. The Runaway
8. Into the Fire
9. The Word of Fate
10. Forging Destiny
11. Unleashing Hel
12. Reunion
13. Creatures of Prophecy
14. Unlocking the Mask
15. Hunting for Solace
16. The Summoning
17. The Realms at War
18. Beyond Ragnarok

How Long to 100% complete God of War Ragnarok

If you want to experience and see everything the nine realms have to offer in God of War Ragnarok, you’re in for a long drive. Fortunately, nothing in this game can be missed, so you can always concentrate on the main storyline before going back to finish the extras to prevent burnout. Whatever method you choose, the following activities are required if you want to complete God of War Ragnarok in its entirety:

• First, complete the main story
• Proceed to finish all 47 Favours, including:
  • Kill all 48 of Odin’s Ravens
  • Destroy all four Draugr Holes
  • Collect a flower from all nine realms
  • Find all six Lindwyrms
  • Find and remove all six Hel Tears
  • Find all four Seasonal Stags
  • Find all 10 Remnants of Asgard
• Find all 38 Artifacts across four realms
• Find all 14 Books across four realms
• Find all the Lore Markers, Scrolls, Rune Reads, and Lost Pages in each realm for a total of 80
• Find 10 buried treasures
• Open all 35 Nornir Chests
• Open all 53 Legendary Chests
• Find 10 Berserker Gravestones
• Complete all 15 Muspelheim Trials

There are a whopping 418 collectables/objectives/challenges/epilogues in God of War Ragnarok. Many of these hidden objects will require the use of a guide unless you’re a really meticulous player, in which case it will probably add to your overall time. In summary, God of War Ragnarok will probably take an average player 50–60 hours to complete if they are focused on doing so.

Sources: digitaltrends, gamerant

God of War Ragnarok is available for grab on PS4 & PS5