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How long is Dragon Age: The Veilguard?

A vista in Dragon Age: The Veilguard.
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BioWare RPGs are known for being lengthy adventures. Whether it is one of the Mass Effect games or older Dragon Age titles, you can expect a hefty playtime full of adventure, charming companions, and side content. Dragon Age: The Veilguard is the first game in the series in 10 years and is far more action-heavy than previous entries, but does that mean it will lean on the shorter side? Or is this game a return to the old BioWare and something you can easily sink 40-plus hours into? There are a few ways to answer that question, and it will vary slightly from person to person, but here’s about how long you can expect it to take you to beat Dragon Age: The Veilguard.

How long is Dragon Age: The Veilguard?

A party member in Dragon Age: The Veilguard.
EA

While it isn’t quite an open-world game, Dragon Age: The Veilguard is still huge, with expansive hubs full of side content to explore. It also features incredibly customizable difficulty settings that can vastly influence your playtime. All that being said, if you were to take a balanced approach to exploring, doing side content, and playing on a difficulty level that challenges you a bit, expect the game to last you around 40 hours. You can probably shave off around 10 hours if you mainline the story, and maybe a bit more if you set the difficulty to the lowest level to just experience the story.

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On the opposite end of the spectrum, those who want to find every collectible, do all the sidequests, and reach the max level will have a much longer experience. Playing this way can easily push your playtime up to 70 or 80 hours.

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