With more than 150 million copies sold, Grand Theft Auto 5 is the second best-selling video game of all time. Most of those sales have been spurred by GTA Online, which was bundled alongside the game and continues to see frequent updates since it was launched in 2013.
Just like Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, GTA 5 is once again set in that game's fictional American state. This time around though, only the city of Los Santos has been recreated, with the developers deciding to flesh it out with even more areas to explore. It is easily one of their densest open worlds, in terms of the sheer number of things to see and do. And anyone wondering how long that is going to take needs to look no further than this guide.
How Long Does It Take To Beat Grand Theft Auto 5?
Unlike previous games in the series, GTA 5 features not one but three playable characters: Michael, Franklin, and Trevor. Players can switch between them during free roam and specific missions. Each one has unique abilities that can be used to gain the upper hand in gameplay sequences, as well as individual story arcs that intersect to form the larger narrative.
According to HowLongToBeat.com, that single-player campaign can be beaten in 31 and a half hours on average.
How Long Does It Take To 100% Complete Grand Theft Auto 5?
A good part of the story in GTA 5 is driven by player choice, meaning that players might have to do multiple playthroughs in order to see all the possible permutations and endings. The game also introduced random encounters, hidden missions that the player can stumble across while freely roaming through the city and its outskirts. Aside from this, the game is once again chock full of various side activities players can take part in,
According to HowLongToBeat.com, completionists should set aside about 79 hours if they hope to see all that this depiction of San Andreas has to offer. This, however, does not account for GTA Online, which is its very own beast as the game continues evolving with more missions and content being added through free updates.