Bethesda Studios is known for its large-scale open-world RPGs. Fallout 4 brings the series to Massachusetts. It’s one of Bethesda’s most detailed and customizable worlds and there is no shortage of things to do in the wasteland of Boston.
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As a result, Fallout 4 is one of the extensive games in the series because you can spend hours exploring and building. But this is just one way to play Fallout 4, and you could approach it in an entirely different way. The question is, how long does it take to beat Fallout 4?
How Long Does It Take To Beat The Main Storyline?
On average, completing the main quest storyline takes about 33 hours. If you decide to take on side quests, your playtime could vary significantly. As a result, you could end up spending well over 100 hours in the wasteland.
How Long Does It Take To Beat All The DLCs?
There are three-story-based DLCs for Fallout 4.
- The first is the Automatron DLC, which will take you about 5 hours to fully complete.
- The next DLC is Far Harbour, which introduces a new island to explore. The Far Harbour DLC will take you about 6 hours to beat the story and over 20 hours to 100%.
- The last story DLC is the Nuka-World DLC, which introduces a massive theme park for you to explore. This DLC is the longest and will take 11 hours to beat the storyand over 20 hours to fully complete.
All of these time estimates are according to howlongtobeat.com.
How Long Does It Take To Get Every Achievement or Trophy?
For the achievement and trophy hunters out there, you will be glad to know that it only takes around 50-75 hours to unlock them all. It’s a lot of time, but not nearly as long as it takes to 100% the game, which thankfully, none of the accolades require you to do.
How Long Does It Take To 100%?
On average, it takes about 200+ hours to fully complete Fallout 4, but this time will vary based on your playstyle. That amount of time goes to show just how much stuff there is to do in Fallout 4.
If you manage to 100% the game and its DLCs, you can continue building bases around the wasteland. Or you could always restart and play the whole thing over again.
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