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Play Time: How Long to Beat Tears of the Kingdom?

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Zelda TOTK - Play Time: How Long to Beat Tears of the Kingdom?
It takes at least 50-60 hours to complete the main quest of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (TotK). Read on to learn the estimated time to beat for other parts of the game such as side quests, shrines, and collectibles.

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How Long to Beat Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom?

50-60 Hours for Main Quest and 200+ Hours for Completionist

It takes around 50-60 hours to complete the main story of Tears of the Kingdom. If you are a completionist that aims to complete all gameplay aspects, you will need to spend more than 200 hours to obtain a 100% completion rate.

Feature How Long to Beat
Main Quests 50-60 Hours
Side Quests 30-45 hours
Side Adventures 15-25 hours
Shrines 25-35 Hours
Collectibles 40-60 Hours
Total 200+ Hours

50-60 Hours For Main Quests

Zelda TotK Link Running Toward an Altar

It takes around 50 to 60 hours to complete the main quest of Tears of the Kingdom. There are a total of 23 main quests, including 5 Temples to explore and complete.

However, completing the main quest may not be enough to fully experience the gameplay of Tears of the Kingdom, so be sure to take your time to play the game and explore the other features.

Main Quests Walkthrough

30-45 Hours For Side Quests

Zelda TotK Paragliding by an Enemy Camp
There are 139 Side Quests to complete in Tears of the Kingdom. Although some of these quests take a few minutes to complete, it may take you around 30-45 hours to complete all of them due to the sheer amount of quests available.

List of All Side Quests

15-25 Hours for Side Adventures

Zelda TotK Paragliding by an Enemy Camp

There are 60 Side Adventures available in Tears of the Kingdom. Compared to side quests, these side adventures may take longer to complete and may be part of another overarching main story or another side adventure. These quests take around 15-25 hours to complete.

List of All Side Adventures

20-30 Hours For All Shrines

Zelda TotK Link Climbing

There are a total of 152 Shrines in Tears of the Kingdom and it takes about 20-30 hours to find and complete them. Completing these shrines is required as these give you a Light of Blessing that you can use to upgrade the number of hearts and stamina you have.

Shrines Map and All 152 Shrine Locations

35-60 Hours For Collectibles

Zelda Korok Seed

Tears of the Kingdom has more Korok Seeds and armor to collect compared to Breath of the Wild, so it will take roughly 35-60 hours to obtain them. These also include new types of collectibles such as Paraglider fabrics, Sage's Wills, Hudson signs, and more!

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Paraglider Fabrics Lightroots Hudson Signs
Schema Stones Caves and Wells Sage's Wills

Are There Unlockables After Clearing the Game?

No Additional Unlockables After Clearing the Game

There are no unlockables once you complete the main story of Tears of the Kingdom. All gameplay features can be played from the beginning and there are no major potential missables, so there is no need to rush to finish the story

Post Game Content Guide

See the True Ending after clearing certain conditions

Although this is not considered a post game content, there is a special cutscene in the True Ending that you can only see if you clear certain conditions.

How to Watch the True Ending

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