Soulslike action RPGs are infamous for their punishing difficulty, but achieving full completion demands an even immense time investment from players. Based on completionist tracking metrics from HowLongToBeat, fully clearing the largest titles in the subgenre can take anywhere from 80 to 300 hours when accounting for official expansions and end-game modes.
Leading the list is Team Ninja’s Nioh 2: Complete Edition, which requires an average of 300 hours to finish everything. While the core campaign and its three storyline expansions demand roughly 145 hours combined, reaching absolute completion requires conquering the game's brutal end-game systems. To access the Underworld mode, players must clear the main campaign four times up to New Game+3. Completing all 108 floors of the Underworld alongside the subsequent 30-floor Depths adds an estimated 150 hours of gameplay.
FromSoftware titles dominate the middle tier with expansive open environments and strict multi-run requirements. Elden Ring, paired with its Shadow of the Erdtree expansion, totals approximately 180 hours of content, giving it the longest base campaign in the subgenre. Meanwhile, Dark Souls 2 alongside its Lost Crowns DLC trilogy requires about 145 hours. Featuring more than 40 boss encounters, Dark Souls 2 obliges completionists to reach New Game+2 to unlock every offline achievement.
Procedural elements and extreme scaling expand the playtimes of Dead Cells and Remnant 2. Motion Twin's Dead Cells averages 135 hours across its main release and five expansions, forcing players to complete runs on its maximum Boss Stem Cell difficulty while collecting rare blueprint drops. Remnant 2 demands around 110 hours across its main game and three expansions; its procedurally generated worlds force players to re-roll areas in Adventure Mode to encounter every unique storyline and item.
Rounding out the longest titles are modern releases Lords of the Fallen and Lies of P. The 2023 reboot of Lords of the Fallen averages 90 hours to fully complete, as players need at least three playthroughs to unlock all narrative endings and complete fragile NPC side quests. Similarly, Lies of P and its Overture expansion require roughly 80 hours, utilizing multiple playthroughs to view every narrative conclusion and access high-tier upgrades in New Game+ mode.
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