How long is Final Fantasy 16?

How long it takes you to beat Final Fantasy 16 is entirely dependent on your playstyle. There are multiple ways to play Final Fantasy 16, such as solely focusing on the main story, avoiding side quests, or going the completionist route.

You can skip through all of the cutscenes, or read every detail in the game’s encyclopedia. You can stick to the main objective and avoid every side quest, or explore every nook and cranny and assist everyone you meet. Whichever route you choose, you’re in for a cinematic treat.

FF16 story length

It may take you around 30 hours of playtime to beat the main story of Final Fantasy 16. However, if you’re someone who tends to skip cutscenes, your playtime will drastically decrease. Since Final Fantasy 16 is such a story-heavy game, a majority of the lore is presented to you in detailed cutscenes. If you skip them, you should expect to complete the game in less than 20 hours.

FF16 100% completion length

It may take you upward of 50 hours to finish the main story, watch every cutscene, and complete every side quest. However, if you’re looking to collect every chest, item, and orchestrion roll, it can take you upward of 75 hours of playtime. After you complete the game and the credits roll, there is a “New Game+” mode, which will provide more challenges for you to take on — such as Chronolith Trials and harder difficulty settings.

In our playthrough, we’ve been completing every side quest and hunt. We are about 75% of the way through Final Fantasy 16, according to the PlayStation 5’s dashboard, and we have about 35 hours of playtime.

How many chapters are there in FF16?

There are a total of 50 chapters in Final Fantasy 16, all of which vary in length — anywhere from 15 minutes to over an hour. Some chapters will consist mostly of cutscenes, while others will have you trekking across the open world or defeating enemies in a sprawling dungeon.

Here is Final Fantasy 16’s full main scenario chapter list, which you can also find in the journal as you progress in the story.

Final Fantasy 16 chapter list

1. A Flame Summoned
2. To Kill a Dominant
3. Pride
4. Sunrise, Sunset
5. Lost in a Fog
6. Flight of the Fledgling
7. A Chance Encounter
8. Hide, Hideaway
9. Fanning Embers
10. Louder than Words
11. The Dead of Night
12. Headwind
13. Wings of Change
14. Awakening
15. The Wages of Guilt
16. The Hunter and the Hunted
17. Homecoming
18. Holding On
19. Buried Memories
20. The Meaning of Life
21. Righting Wrongs
22. The Crystals’ Curse
23. Cid the Outlaw
24. Home, Sweet Home
25. The Gathering Storm
26. Bloodlines
27. Black Light Burns
28. Here Be Monsters
29. Fire and Ice
30. After the Storm
31. Capital Punishment
32. Bolts from the Blue
33. Riddle of the Sands
34. Into the Darkness
35. Out of the Shadow
36. Onward
37. Fire in the Sky
38. Things Fall Apart
39. Cloak and Dagger
40. Evenfall
41. A Song of Hope
42. Full Steam
43. Through the Maelstrom
44. Across the Narrow
45. Footfalls in Ash
46. The Last King
47. Brotherhood
48. Streets of Madness
49. Back to their Origin
50. Of Gods and Men