ZELDA Buy now How long to beat
About 21 hours to the credits, and about 27 to 30 hours for a full clear. Those are three runs from one outlet, not a crowd average.
Three runs, not one number
IGN’s how-long piece gives a first run of about 21 hours to the credits and about 30 hours when heart pieces, Gold Skulltulas, and bottles are included. Another writer’s full clear on the same article is about 27 hours. A second playthrough of the story is about 14 hours. I am not averaging 27 and 30 into 28.5.
There is no official length, and I do not have a HowLongToBeat sample. Save space is one manual slot plus five autosave points, also from that IGN piece, so it stays at one source.
| Story to credits | About 21 hours | 1 outlet, one run |
| Full clear, first writer | About 30 hours | 1 outlet |
| Full clear, second writer | About 27 hours | 1 outlet |
| Story, second playthrough | About 14 hours | 1 outlet |
| Manual saves | 1 slot, plus 5 autosaves | 1 outlet |
Questions
How long is the main story?
About 21 hours to the credits in the IGN run published with the remake.
How long is 100%?
About 30 hours in one run and about 27 in another. Both are in the same IGN article.
Is the community UE5 project longer?
That project stopped in June 2026. There is no finished build to compare. See the project page.
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Sources
- IGN, how long to beat — checked 2026-11-05