How Long Is Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy?

Playtime at a glance

Main story length

A story-focused playthrough takes about 12-14 hours. IGN's reviewer finished in 13 hours while completing a large chunk of side exploration. Player reviews on Backloggd corroborate ~12-15 hour runs.

With exploration

If you're checking side paths and grabbing collectibles as you go, expect 15-18 hours. Asobo's own FAQ quoted an average of about 20 hours for a typical playthrough.

100% completion

GameRant estimates 22-25 hours for 100%. Mortismal's 100% review suggests a total run of "15-20 hours at most", the difference is playstyle, so treat completionist time as roughly 20-25 hours.

Chapter count

The game has 14 chapters, ending with the epilogue "What Remains". Each chapter is split into named subchapters that double as replay checkpoints.

How it compares to the franchise

Resonance is reported as the longest game in the A Plague Tale franchise. Series averages vary by outlet (Innocence ~11-15h, Requiem ~11-17h depending on source), so treat those as approximate.

Is there New Game Plus?

No New Game Plus. Instead, chapter select unlocks after each chapter and collectible progress is saved outside chapters, which is how the platinum is earned in one run.

Is Resonance a short game?

"Short" depends on your baseline. Measured against the 40-60 hour RPGs that dominate the modern release calendar, Resonance is compact: a story-focused run lands around 12-14 hours, and even a completionist playthrough finishes in roughly 20-25 hours, a long weekend for most people. But measured against the series it belongs to, it's the longest A Plague Tale game yet. Innocence and Requiem both clock in around 11-17 hours depending on the source, so Asobo's prequel gives you more, not less.

There's also a difference between "short" and "dense". Resonance spends its hours across 14 chapters, 72 collectibles, a full trophy list and a combat system that asks you to learn timing rather than grind levels. Reviewers who criticised length concerns pointed out the opposite problem: the pacing compresses a lot of story into the final third. If you're the type who measures value in hours, the two ways to feel better about the purchase are the $49.99/$59.99 price versus the 22-25 hour completionist route, or just playing it through Game Pass, where the length question disappears entirely.

The practical answer: expect about 12-14 hours if you follow the story, 15-18 if you explore side paths, and a full weekend if you're chasing the platinum. That's a deliberately tight campaign, the kind that respects your time rather than padding it.

How many hours per chapter?

Chapter times swing wildly depending on whether you're rushing or sweeping, but the pattern is consistent:

• 10-25 minutes: Chapter 8 (Resonance) is a story interlude, and Chapter 14 (What Remains) is a short epilogue, neither contains collectibles.
• 30-45 minutes: the tutorial Chapter 1 (Blood Ties) and most mid-game chapters when you follow the critical path.
• 45-75 minutes: the exploration-heavy chapters. Chapter 3 (Those Before Us) holds 10 collectibles in combat-free ruins, and Chapter 7 (Death It Sowed) stacks an arena fight with five Charms, both reward a thorough sweep.
• 60+ minutes: Chapter 13 (As One), the labyrinth finale with the creature fight and most of the Petrified kills.

If you're planning a completion run, budget roughly a third of your total time for Chapters 3, 5, 7 and 10 — that's where most of the 72 collectibles live. Everything else moves quickly.

Length questions

Sources: GameRant, how long to beat, IGN review, GameGPU, Asobo FAQ, Mortismal Gaming, 100% review. Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy content and assets remain the property of Asobo Studio and Focus Entertainment.