Digimon Story: Time Stranger – How long to beat

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The newest installment in the Digimon series, Digimon Story: Time Stranger, is now available on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC, and it’s a substantial game. Similar to many JRPGs, it features numerous dungeons to discover, lots of cool and cute creatures to collect, and a variety of side quests.

This guide explains how long it takes to finish Digimon Story: Time Stranger, covering both a standard playthrough and achieving 100% completion.

How long does it take to beat Digimon Story: Time Stranger? 

The amount of time you’ll spend playing Digimon Story: Time Stranger varies. Completing all side quests, optional areas, and collecting every Digimon will naturally take longer than if you rush through the main story on an easier difficulty. Essentially, your playtime depends on how much of the game you choose to experience.

So, if you’re planning to beat Digimon Story: Time Stranger, I’d say you’re looking at around 40-50 hours of playtime. That’s if you’re tackling the main story, most of the side quests, and doing a good chunk of the Field Guide stuff – all while playing on normal difficulty, of course. It’s a pretty good chunk of time, but it feels worth it!

How long does it take to 100% Digimon Story: Time Stranger?

Achieving 100% completion in Digimon Story: Time Stranger requires a significant effort. You’ll need to beat the game on the hardest difficulty setting, collect all of the Digimon listed in the Field Guide, finish every side quest, and explore all dungeons. It’s a pretty demanding task, and will take much longer than a typical playthrough.

We expect that 100% completion on Digimon Story: Time Stranger will take about 60-80 hours. 

Digimon Story: Time Stranger Full Achievement List 

As a big fan, I’m excited to say that Digimon Story: Time Stranger has 45 regular achievements or trophies! Plus, there’s an extra one you get just for collecting *all* the others – which is awesome if you’re a completionist like me. Getting 100% will definitely be a challenge, though. Some achievements are super easy, but others are going to take some serious effort and planning to unlock.

Here’s a complete list of achievements, but please be aware that it contains spoilers for the story.

Story Achievements

  • My Very First Battle – Defeat an enemy for the first time.
  • The Secrets of Conversion – Convert a Digimon with a Scan Rate of 200%. 
  • Signs of an Anomaly – Witness signs of an anomaly. 
  • The Shinjuku Inferno – Get caught in the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building explosion. 
  • The Time Stranger – Travel through time into the past. 
  • Welcome to the In-Between Theater – Visit the special dimension that exists between space-time worlds known as the In-Between. 
  • Visitor from the Digital World – Befriend Minervamon. 
  • The World Where Digimon Live – Visit the Digital World. 
  • A Moment’s Respite – Reclaim Central Tower.
  • Power Interrupted – Restore the reactor located in the Factorial Area. 
  • The Lonely Warrior – Drive the Titans from the Abyss Area. 
  • The Great Guardian – Evolve into Aegiochusmon.
  • Back to the Real World…? – Return to Shinjuku eight years in the future. 
  • A Token of Peace – Deliver the wine to Neptunemon
  • Peace on the High Seas – Rewrite the Abyss Area’s destiny. 
  • Breath of the Great Tree – Rewrite the Gear Forest’s destiny. 
  • SDGP Champion – Become the SGDP Champion.
  • PCGT Champion – Become the PCGT Champion.
  • Central Town Reclaimed! – Reclaim Central Town. 
  • Historical Truths – Get the truth from Plutomon.
  • Action Figures FTW – Rescue Vulcanusmon. 
  • A Bond Restored – Free Junomon from the spell. 
  • The Final Light – Light the light clock’s final light. 
  • Aegiomon’s Vow – Renew the vow that Aegiomon pledged under the starry sky. 
  • To a World Far, Far Away – Bring an end to the story. 

Optional Achievements

  • The Pinnacle of Existence – Complete the game on Mega+ difficulty.
  • A Mighty Blow – Achieve a rating of “EXCELLENT!!!” when attacking an enemy’s weak point. 
  • Unrivaled Strength – Defeat an enemy of Ultimate or greater Generation with a single DigiAttack.
  • Initial Digivolution – Digivolve a Digimon for the first time.
  • Maiden De-Digivolution – De-Digivolve a Digimon for the first time. 
  • Hard Work Pays Off – Train Digimon on the Digifarm 30 times. 
  • Card Battle Debut – Win a card battle. 
  • A Card of Legend – Obtain a legendary card. 
  • Darkness Awakens – Digivolve into Aegiochusmon: Dark. 
  • Beyond Digivolution – Register Chronomon: Destroy Mode in the Field Guide. 
  • An Agent’s Proclivities – Collect ten or more costumes.
  • Elite Agent – Raise your Agent Rank to the maximum level. 
  • Grand Slam – Become champion of The Greatest OMNI Carnival. 
  • Gajillionaire – Spend 1,000,000 YEN in shops.
  • Dreams or Reality? – Collect all of Hiroko Sagisaka’s Monikers. 
  • All Eyes on Me! – Collect all of Etemon’s Soul Bits. 
  • Silent Envy – Collect all of Dr. Kuga’s Core Dumps. 
  • Royal Knights, Assemble! – Summon all of the Royal Knights to Central Tower. 
  • The In-Between Explorer – Discover all of the Outer Dungeons. 
  • Problem Solver – Solve all of the Outer Dungeons’ mysteries
  • Agent of Perfection – Obtain all of the trophies/achievements. 

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2025-10-03 16:20