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How long to beat

Budget roughly 20–30 hours as a review-based range, not a measured average. Wccftech’s excerpt on Metacritic describes 20 hours of gameplay; Polygon reports 26 hours played and estimates 30 to the ending. Reliable completionist and platinum times are unconfirmed.

These are attributed reviewer estimates, not a playthrough by this site. Polygon’s time played must not be presented as a confirmed completion time.

Davy in a patched hoodie beside a purple clockwork teddy in a rocky cave
Official promotional image, © SEGA / GPTRACK50. Editorial reference. Checked 2026-10-21.
Multicolored energy lines surrounding a character in a dark combat effect
Official promotional image, © SEGA / GPTRACK50. Editorial reference. Checked 2026-10-21.

Three clocks, three meanings

Polygon separates 26 hours spent playing from an estimate of 30 hours to reach the ending, with five separate late boss-rush runs. Wccftech’s published excerpt describes a 20-hour duration without establishing a standardized main-story route. Do not average those numbers into a precise clear time.

Steam review playtimes are not completion records. Early Advance Access reviews cannot establish how many players finished or a representative campaign length.

Length claims checked 2026-10-21
SourceFigureWhat it measures
Wccftech, via Metacritic excerptAbout 20 hoursReview duration claim; not a standardized main-story sample
PolygonAbout 26 hoursTime played while writing the review
PolygonAbout 30 hoursReviewer’s estimate to reach the ending
Main + sides / 100%UnconfirmedNo reliable estimate established here
PlatinumUnconfirmedNo verified trophy-completion sample
First Bite demoAbout 2 hoursPublisher’s opening-content estimate

Completion and the platinum

The trophy list includes repeated-dive and combat counters, but that is not enough to calculate a completion time or prove that extra playthroughs are required. HowLongToBeat did not provide a usable sample in the launch-day research; check it for later submissions rather than treating missing data as a number.

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