Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is generally a 30–35 hour RPG for a normal playthrough, but it can stretch well past 60 hours if you aim for 100% completion.

Main story length

  • Most outlets and guides put the main story in the ~25–35 hour range, depending on difficulty and how quickly you move through story content.
  • A focused run staying almost entirely on the critical path can be finished in around 25–30 hours if you don’t spend much time exploring.

Main + side content

  • Playing the main story while doing a decent chunk of side quests and optional areas usually lands at roughly 30–40 hours.
  • Some players and guides describe “main + extras” as closer to 35 hours , which aligns with press playthroughs that mixed story and side content.

Completionist / Expert runs

  • Guides that track everything (journals, optional bosses, secrets) estimate about 56–60+ hours for a true completionist file.
  • Community reports on higher difficulties (like expert mode) mention 50–70 hours , and up to around 100 hours if you do all side content and die frequently while learning tougher fights.

Quick view (time to beat)

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Playstyle Estimated time
Main story (rush) ~25–30 hours
Main story (average) ~30–35 hours
Main + some side content ~35–40 hours
Completionist (all content) ~56–60+ hours
Expert difficulty, heavy side content ~50–70+ hours, up to ~100 with lots of retries
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