How Many Hours is GTA Main Story?
Grand Theft Auto is an iconic video game franchise known for its engaging narrative and vast open-world sandbox. With multiple games, it’s natural to inquire about the length of main stories. In this article, we’ll delve into the main story lengths for different GTA games, using insights from various sources like walkthroughs, reviews, and fan communities.
Before diving into the main discussion, it’s essential to differentiate between the main game’s story and the story missions. The main game covers various aspects, such as open-world exploration, weapon-wielding, and online interactions, whereas story missions revolve around the fictional events and characters. A successful completion of the primary objective requires completing the principal mission lines.
Summary Table: GTA Main Story Lengths
| GTA Game | Primary Objectives | Main Game | Extras | Completion Percentage | Completion Time |
| ————– | ——————- | ————- | ——– | //—————- | —————– |
| San Andreas | 36 Hours | 67 hours | 79.8% | 5 months, 1,134 hours |
| San Andreas | 31 Half Hours | 37.5 hours | None stated | 100%, Unknown hours |
| GAT 5 | ~32 Hours | 71-82 hours | Estimated completion | 100%-500 hours |
| Red Dead Redemption 2 & Grand Theft Auto V( | | estimated: 100-175 hours | | completed at 100% around: 500 hours )
In the table above:
Primary Objectives : This column represents an estimation of the main quest, not including side-objectives, and is mainly influenced by the game completion and the walkthroughs source
Main Game : This column represents the open-world game’s length measured with all side-objective available, and it would show a more realistic average of 67% done for GTA San Andreas to have 79 % or completion
Additional notes:
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GTA San Andreas ‘ estimate time for completion would around 5 months from my perspective
According to my experience, we assume 100% side quest completion
we only considered the main Game mode in GTA San Andreas and did not integrate in GTA Online
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GTA main story lengths: A snapshot comparison
| Feature/Story | Rockstar Games | Walk-through Length |
|---|---|---|
| Prologue | 00:20:00 Minutes | 00.7 hours |
| Initial | 8 | 09:20:00 |
| Main | 31.8-35.5 | |
| Final Stage | 4 |
Here, we listed significant parts of the Rockstar Games’ GTA storytelling narrative and compared them using an estimate of the required length from walkthroughs by seasoned players.
Some Tips for Completing GTA Main Story
1. Save Often
2. Progress Smoothly
3.Complete quests and side quests will you find them
You may find some hints throughout the game that leads to your next mission which saves time
This includes, but not are exhaustive
**Conclusion **
There are different ways a GTA game can continue your experience. GTA
the story length of about
31ΒΌ half hours
can offer hours of entertainment or several months of exploration