Cyberpunk 2077’s main story is roughly 20–30 hours if you focus mostly on main missions, but a more typical playthrough with side content easily reaches 50–60 hours or more.

Main story length

  • Rushing the main story on an easier difficulty can take around 17–20 hours.
  • Playing at a normal pace, doing a few optional activities, tends to land around 25–30 hours to see the credits.

Think of it as a shorter main campaign than The Witcher 3, but denser and designed so more players actually finish it.

With side quests and open world

  • Adding key side jobs and gigs can bring a first playthrough to about 50–60 hours.
  • If you really dig into open‑world activities and multiple endings, it can push toward 80–100+ hours across playthroughs.
  • Many players feel a lot of the “real” story is in side content, so main‑only runs can feel surprisingly short.

Phantom Liberty and newer content

  • The Phantom Liberty expansion’s main questline is about 15 hours if you focus on story.
  • Doing its side content and exploring Dogtown can extend that to 20–25 hours or more.

Quick reference table

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Playstyle Estimated time
Main story only (rush, easy) ~17–20 hours
Main story, light side content ~25–30 hours
Main + key side quests ~50–60 hours
Completionist / multiple endings ~80–100+ hours
Phantom Liberty main story ~15 hours
Phantom Liberty with side content ~20–25+ hours

TL;DR

If you’re just wondering “how long is Cyberpunk 2077,” expect about 25–30 hours for the core story, and around 50–60 hours if you play it the way most players do: main story plus a healthy chunk of side quests.

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