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Octopath Traveler 2takes the familiar-but-strange premise of its predecessor - eight characters, each with their own story - and adds a slew of additional content, like an increased focus on tough optional dungeons. There’s a final story chapter after all eight protagonists' affairs are in order, too, to help things coalesce.
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Depending on who you ask, the best RPGs might be the ones that let time-conscious gamers zip through the main story whilst providing heaps of optional extra hours for those with more time on their hands. Octopath Traveler 2 isn’t far off from that subjective ideal - here’s how long it’ll take you to beat the game.
Updated July 04, 2025:We’ve updated this article to include further information, such as how many chapters there are within Octopath Traveler 2.
How Long Does To Beat Octopath Traveler 2?
PerHowLongToBeat.com, fully experiencing the story of Octopath Traveler 2 takes folks on average around60-61 hours. That’s a sizable investment, to be sure, demonstrating how much ‘critical path’ content is on tap. This estimate presumes you take your time with the game to some extent rather than expressly rushing it, but it still only factors in the main beats.
If you do need to rush your experience, you can probably shave off a solid third of that estimate with relative ease, bringing you down to about40 hours. That’s our best guess based on personal experience, mind you - your mileage may vary.
On the other hand,players whose goal is to complete the main story as well as the bulk of Octopath Traveler 2’s vast side content will likely see their play time blossom to about 80 hours. This presumes you’re fairly methodical in seeking out side quests and such, though not so obsessive as to require a ‘completionist’ playthrough.
How Long Does It Take To 100 Percent Octopath Traveler 2?
Speaking of which! If your idea of a good time with a big role-playing game is to tackle everything in sight, including well-hidden side content and high-level optional superbosses,Octopath Traveler 2 can run you around 91 hours on average. That added ten from the prior estimate takes things like grinding to face the toughest challenges into account.
Here’s what’s in store for you if you take this commendable, time-consuming route:
If you’re committed to the 91-hour average, you should aim to earn the game’s platinum trophy or hardware equivalent - except if you’re using a Nintendo Switch for your Octopath Traveler 2 experience, in which case, alas, there’s no formal trophy or achievement system.
How Many Chapters Are There?
There are eight character paths and each one has a different set of chapters, with some having multiple routes per chapter. If you are simply playing through once and intend only to visit one route per character, there are33 chapters,including the finale chapter.
If you aim to playevery version of every chapter available, there are 42 chapters altogether,including the finale, and we have a complete breakdown of them here:
