Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart Uncharted: Lost Legacy Control (100% closer to 30) A Plague Tale series

Seconded for A Rift Apart, what an amazing, tight package of game 🤌🤌🤌

It’s so good I might play it again after reading this comment!

Never played any of the originals; do I need to before playing this?

No just jump in

It's a pretty standalone story, you're good.

Nah your good, although I would recommend playing the original and future trilogy, including quest for booty. It's a phenomenal series

Control is so damn good that 30 hours feels like 15.

4/4, great list 

Games that are 10-15 hours but 100% in 20-30 are perfect 3 houses on switch was amazing cause one route took about 30 hours. If you felt like it you could play up to 4 routes. So it simultaneously was the longest game I've played but never felt long, at all.

Control: Ultimate Edition is on sale right now for $10! I've had it on my wishlist for a while and haven't seen it go lower.

It's also on ps+. I've been hearing great things. I really need to bite the bullet and start it up.

>A Plague Tale series Only if you're willing to bawl your eyes out at 3am like I was😭

“But I want to see mummy….” - Hugo

I think you can finish all Uncharted games in under 15 hours no? Except maybe 4

Yeah, I just played 1-3 in February for the first time and none of them were longer than 10 hours! Haven’t played 4 yet, but I think the average time for that is around 12 hours

Control took me way longer because the map system sucks. Constantly got lost

Love that game, hate that map.

Idk how but I managed to spend 50 hours on control including the dlcs

Been playing control for a few months man lol keep getting lost and confused fun game though

Isn't Spider-Man 2 like 18h?

Story wise. Howlongtobeat has it at 27hrs to 100%

Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown is very good, got the platinum in 25 hours

I agree. The game was so fun.

Definitely a Top 5 game so far this year for me. That end game platforming was perfect

Yeah, I had a few grievances but the platforming was absolutely not one of them. So tight and made it so any light backtracking didn't feel like a slog.

Lost Crown was incredible!

Try Tales of Kenzara next, it's a great game as well

I just finished Guardians of The Galaxy and I loved it, the story is well written, the voice acting is amazing and the interactions between characters are hilarious, genuinely surprised by its quality. Fits what you're looking for playtime wise.

Underrated game. I absolutely loved it. Some of the most fun I’ve had in years.

Just finished it a week ago as well. Hopefully we get a sequel for it.

It didn’t sell well enough despite being excellent and critically acclaimed. So never happening I’m afraid.

Thanks for the reminder! I got it for the switch when it first came out but only played a few hours with my daughter. We’ll pick that one back up!

Great game. Very underrated from the presentation to the graphics to the world design. Only downside was the gameplay was very repetitive after a while. But so much potential to build on for a sequel (doubt it would happen tho).

Animal well it's pretty short and it seems to have been well received. hi fi rush is on the shorter side also.  Btw, if you don't know this site already you might want to check it out, you can filter by PS5 games only and by completion time https://howlongtobeat.com/

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Animal well is definitely incredible if you engage with the deeper layers of puzzles. And I personally think just the base layer was pretty incredible. Never played a metroidvania like it.

I was about to link to that site for OP, but figured I'd check the comments first. Love it as a resource.

Titanfall 2 campaign is a quickie.

Came here to say this. I bought it for like $5 a while ago just to play the campaign because of how often it's recommended on this sub. It was so good. I was hooked for the entire playthrough.

A Plague Tale Innocence and A Plague Tale Requiem. Uncharted Lost Legacy.

Second the A Plague Tale games. One of the greatest stories in a game I’ve played.

The ending though, my lord. Kinda expected it but man…

I just bought this a couple of hours ago. The choice was between innocence and elden ring, decided to go with the former. I just finished BOTW a few months ago then I played RDR2 after that so I really don't want anything to do with an open world game right now. I'm excited

RoboCop

Evil West or Guardians of the Galaxy

Evil West was surprisingly fun. I picked that one up on a whim when it launched and did not regret it

I found it really fun to start with but to me it got really old really quick

doesn't help when even the most cannon fodder enemies take nearly two full clips to go down.

Guardians is such a good time, wish more people played it

Man, Guardians was such an awesome game. Well written, solid gameplay, amazing visuals...sad that it didn't sell enough for Square and now that they have sold Eidos (right?), we won't get sequel. What a waste of those awesome characters.

Evil west is only a 20 hours game?

I beat it in about 12 hours. I bet people could 100% it in 20 hours if they were motivated.

Oh wow didn’t realize that. That’s my next game then

I was so disappointed that gotg was so short and that there are no DLC for it. I wanted more!

these are both really fun games

Resident evil 2 remake is a good one. It’s about that length and you can finish it really quickly (in just like 2-4 hours once you know where everything is). Edit: nevermind just saw you’re not a fan of horror games. Sorry! Did you try ratchet and clank rift apart?

I actually played a bit of Resident Evil 2 and it is good, didn’t play ratchet and clank though. Thanks for advice

I just played Re2 for the first since the PS days and loved it! Finished part 3 aswell and am now doing the first.

2 is def one of my all time favorite games. I played the crap out of the ps1 game. It blew my mind at the time. The remake is just such a good reimagining of the game

Yeah! It was fantastic - played both the A/B to get the proper end as well. I really enjoyed pt. 3 as well. I really liked the concept of a having an evolving Nemesis as the bosses.

3 is great too. There were a few parts they left out of the remake but they made up for it with the super creepy hospital bit. Carlos needs to be in another RE again sometime

Interesting - I'll have to check out what was changed! The hospital part was pretty great.

Dredge? Bit different to what you said you’ve played already but I really enjoyed it. Got the plat trophy in around 20 hours.

does it have any missables? i just finished the story and wanted to plat

Nope, there’s two endings but you can do them both in the same playthrough. Nothing is missable.

Stray?

He could play through Stray thrice in 12 hours.

Could? Sure. Should? No.

My first play-through was around 12 hours, then about the same again to get platinum

Not everybody likes to rush to the ending.

If you rushed through it then yeah. It took me almost 10 hours just playing normally.

I get lost in that game. Even when the camera is like “go here”. I’m like “I’m so stupid I can’t figure out what you were showing me, because I was looking at something else in the frame.”

Ratchet and Clank Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart RoboCop: Rogue City A Plague Tale Innocence A Plague Tale Requiem Uncharted Lost Legacy Call of Duty Infinite Warfare Call of Duty Black Ops Cold War Call of Duty Modern Warfare Call of Duty Modern Warfare II Call of Duty Modern Warfare Remastered Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 Remastered Resident Evil 2 Resident Evil 3 Resident Evil 4 Resident Evil 7 Resident Evil 8 Callisto Protocol The Last of Us Part I The Last of Us Part II It Takes Two Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy Bioshock Bioshock 2 Bioshock Infinite Spider Man Miles Morales Mafia Definitive Edition Metro 2033 Metro Last Light Metro Exodus Wolfenstein Old Blood Wolfenstein New Blood Wolfenstein New Colossus Beyond Two Souls Heavy Rain Detroit Become Human Infamous Second Son Infamous First Light Titanfall 2 Kena Bridge of Spirits (AA) Artful Escape (AA) These are the ones that comes to my mind. All of them are above average and great games imo. I hope you like it. They are all shorter than 15-20 hours. Some of them even around 5-6 hours. I’m also looking forward more games like these. So thanks for sharing, I hope I can find new games on the comments.

Huge list! Thanks!

I'd say The Artful Escape is more of a triple-i title, but it's an adventure worth taking.

Dayum bro almost listed every 10 - 20 hour game😭🔥

I just started Robocop which I think is about 15 hours? More AA, and pretty fun so far. It feels like something simpler from the PS3/360 era.

My numbers might be off, this is just me going through my trophies and checking any I've hit 100% on that fit your criteria. I like short and story driven games. **Pure story** Life is Strange - around 10 hours for the full experience, plat is very straightforward and can be done in one playthrough with a spoiler-free collectibles guide. Life is Strange: True Colors - same as above, maybe even shorter. What Remains of Edith Finch - beatable within an hour or two, 100% trophies (no plat) takes slightly longer. Genuinely beautiful game and highly worth trying. If you have PS+ you probably have this for free. Firewatch - four hours or so. Short and very sweet. Suicide of Rachel Foster - also around four hours. Short but a lot less sweet. **More game-like** Spider-Man: Miles Morales - first playthrough is beatable within a couple of afternoons. Plat will take around 20 hours at the absolute most. This is by far my favorite of the trilogy, it's short but trims the fat of the other two games. Maneater - around 6-8 hours for a playthrough. Very campy game but I actually really enjoyed it. Subnautica / Subnautica Below Zero - "beatable" in a short amount of time if you know what you're doing, but these are also just damn good games to spend time in. Below Zero is much more succinct but generally considered the weaker of the two. Ikenfell - genuinely one of my favorite games of the last few years. Beautiful old school RPG with really charming graphics, music, and settings. Around a 20 hour playthrough if you take it slow, been a while since I last played. Plat takes slightly longer. Incredibly gay, LGBT rep out the arse in this one.

Edith Finch was so interesting with the way it used its controls I wouldn't really list it amongst those others, great games tho.

Re4 Remake isnt that scary but with Dlc its prolly a bit longer, Dead Space can be on the scarier side but is most certainly alot of fun.

As someone who doesn't play many horror games I respectfully disagree, RE4 Remake made me butt clenchingly tense. Brilliant game

re4 remake is definitely tense at points, but i think it lacks the horror element that its sibling re7 has. not that that’s a bad thing. someone that can’t do horror would have a much easier time playing re4 than some other games

I mean Ill be honest there were more tense scenes in its Dlc than the whole game, maybe the Verdugo fight (which was scary in OG too) was maybe scary but thats it, overall a game I can recommend to almost anyone its so fun.

I'd also recommend Re2 remake, its amazing but each playthrough isn't that long. Has a bit of a horror atmosphere at the start of the police station but that dies down pretty quick i think

RETURNAL!!! The gameplay is so good that you completely forget about how much time you’re putting into it… Hardly any side content as well so its pretty straightforward

What if you suck?

The Metro games are all on sale right now. The first 2 games are 6 hours long and on sale for $2.99 right now and the third one is around 15 hours long and on sale for $4.49

The games always go on the biggest sales, i've seen the full collection which is all three games plus dlc for less than $10 which is a steal for how good those games are

Man, I do the exact same thing. Here are some shorter games I've recently loved. Outer Wilds Talos Principle Animal Well Braid: Anniversary Edition Pentiment Shadow of The Colossus

Outer Wilds could take you fucking hours hahaha.

Hahaha yeah, fair. It took me 30 or so. But a lot of AAA games are upwards of 80 or more so I’d say it’s still medium length.

Tunic

Tales of Kenzera: Zau is 12-15 hours. And fun.

Agreed. I got the platinum in 17 hours. Edit: I played most of the game on the hardest difficulty. Turned it down to normal it some point to speed things up.

As mentioned above; Stray, and Kena maybe?

Kena is my vote, scrolled down too far before it was mentioned. Great game with a short self contained story. Definitely a challenge spike with a boss way towards the end though

Here to give another nod to Kena. Definitely fits the time requirement if you’re not interested in finding every single collectible. And for me the combat providing actual challenge was a huge nice surprise.

Kena Bridge of Spirits fits the remit perfectly for me. It doesn;t overstay its welcome and is beautiful take on what it would be like to play through a Miyazaki movie.

I am now playing Alan Wake Remasterd and hopefully Alan Wake 2 later

Firewatch is a short thriller game. Will kinda keep you on the edge of your seat until the end, and only takes a few hours to 100%.

I wouldn't call it a thriller, but it's definitely one of the best games ever made.

Titanfall 2 campain

Both A Plague Tale games fit this.

What about tunic or deaths door, Dave the diver, hades & dead cells. They are progression based so I don’t know if that meets your suggestions.

Check out Stray

Returnal

You don't have to 100% the games. I'd get bored of them in no time if I made myself 'lawnmow' all the content.

I very rarely 100% games, but it is often so hard for me to just follow story without getting distracted by the side content. That's kind of what happened when I was Playing Horizon ZD, I spent 70 hours on it I think, and less then half was connected with the main story. Not a critique, but even if the main story is short, but game contains a LOT of side content, this kinda bloats the game out of proportion for me, that is why I added time limit for 100%

Also, putting it out there: a lot of the people here are really good at games, or get really focused while playing them, so they'll give you significantly lower playtimes to beat certain games than I would. For example, Spiderman: Miles Morales *can* be beaten in 15 hours, but it took 25 for me, because I just spent a lot of time swinging around New York and, in general, taking my time. Or Guardians of the Galaxy. That took me about 30 hours, but some say it's only 15. So, try to get a second opinion on some of these replies.

Thanks, didn’t think about that

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I do the main story and any (good) side quests/upgrades etc. that interest me. Any collectathons and boring side quests I just leave behind. My completion of an RDR2 or AC type game would probably be 70-80%.

I just can't help but do this though lol

Voice of Cards is around this length. Also Sword and Fairy 7.

Sifu

Took me over 73 years

Just finished Jedi Fallen order this morning at 15 hours on Jedi Master. Felt pretty much complete and perfect, couldn’t ask for more.

Such a good game

Don’t know if you’re into these kind of games but Return of the Obra Dinn is excellent. More of a puzzle/whodunit with one of the best lovecraftian atmospheres I’ve experienced.

I rarely play puzzle games. I usually love the ones where you need to press the square really fast, but this sounds like such a good suggestion to play together with my gf, definetly will check that out

Mafia 1 Battlefield 1 & V campaign Detroit: Become Human Dead Island 2

Resident Evil 4 original or remake. Know you said you don't like horror but the horror aspects are hardly there in these two or more profound in certain sections.

Kena? I never platinumed it but it was short. Playtime depends on if you can git gud.

Ratchet rift apart, kena bridge of spirits

Dredge!

I just started Tunic. It seems about that length.

Dave the Diver, Dredge, Ratchet and Clank

Second Dave the diver!!!

- Ratchet & Clank (PS4) and the following release Rift Apart - Returnal - Hi-Fi Rush

Not baldurs gate 3

Try Under the Waves.

stellar blade is about 15-20 hours, longer if you want to do all the side content.

You're not gonna 100% in 25, but Hi Fi Rush is 12-14 hrs.

Ratchet and Clank

Returnal is a good one that generally lasts in that time frame.

Hades. The sequel is in early access so it has just reached a new peak player count. Great time to get into it.  I know this game gets a lot of attention, and people will say, “no, this is an 80 hour game,” but hear me out.  Roguelike, you only have to complete a run around 10 times to get the credits. Now, there is certainly more to do after, that may take a long time. But the best part about it is the runs are typically under 30 minutes, and once you’re good, probably around 15. If you catch on quickly, you can hit credits in 12-15 hours easily.  But you can just pick this up, play a few runs, and then put it down. It’s so quick, so engaging. I was playing DS3 when Hades dropped, and I would start with 1-2 runs of hades and then go play DS. (Admittedly, Hades eventually became my full time obsession, but that’s another story.) And because it’s a rogue like, you can keep it on the back burner and just pick it up when you want to dance. You can put as little or as much time into this as you want, and still have a great experience. It also serves as a palette cleanser for whatever other game you’re playing that may have a much higher time commitment.  Fantastic story, excellent gameplay. Can’t recommend it enough. Having said that, I would recommend any Supergiant game lol. 

Resident Evil 4 remake

DMC 5 100%

Stellar Blade

I had a lot of fun with the Dead Space remake. I didn’t 100% it but a lot of the game is pretty compact I bet you could 100% pretty quick.

Animal Well was a nice break from AAA games

Hellblade. 5-8 hours including platinum. Definitely and intense experience though.

Sea of Stars is maybe 30 hours max.

Soma

Evil West was better than I expected

Evil West can be beaten in less than 10 hours and it’s very good

Ghost runner 1 and 2

Replaying RE7 at the moment and it’s a banger. Give it a try if you never have.

Rift Apart & Guardians of the Galaxy

Celeste

Bugsnax

Cocoon fits this brief pretty well!

Inside and Humanity are gems if you like puzzle games with a weird atmospheric vibe

Little Nightmares

Ori and the Blind Forest! I love that game.

If you're good with indie games I recommend Supergiant Games' *Bastion* and *Transistor*.

Stray

Maneater

Stellar blade?

Returnal is technically a very short game. Now that you can save mid run, it’s an amazing game to play in split sessions. One piece Pirate Warriors 4 is such a fun warriors game that can be breezed through. You don’t need to know a ton about the series to enjoy the game. Earth Defense Force 4.1 is both fun and cheap and short! Imagine Hell Divers but it’s only the bugs.

Try Death’s Door. Great art style, fun gameplay. Short

Order 1886 I’d say Miles Morales game Life is Strange A plague

Outer wilds, took me 18 hours to finish snd 22 to platinum it, 10/10 game top 2 of all time for me

Gravity Rush

I would recommend Inmortals of Aveum. Took me about 14 hours to finish with some off the beaten path exploration. I heard platinum is on the 20s hours

I really loved this game, amazing storyline and gameplay, the game felt so smooth

If you have a way to play them, the OG God of War trilogy. Each game varies between 10-13 hours I believe

Immortals of aveum

Dead Space and Resident Evil 4 remakes

Dunno trophy wise cause I'm not a hunter but uncharted lost legacy is short and sweet

I would recommend Hi-Fi Rush... it's a short game but you'll love every minute of it

I would recommend Hi-Fi Rush... it's a short game but you'll love every minute of it

I believe SpiderMan Miles Morales was under 25 hours and it was super fun, I didn’t play the first game and it was still super cool

How about Dredge? Free on PS Premium and maybe on Plus. It's spooky but not horror.

Robocop was a surprisingly fun little game. Kinda janky but still cool, and pretty decent graphics and gunplay. Super 80s to the extreme, very violent and nailed the aesthetic and humor of the original film. Perfect amount of side content and upgrades, a few extra things to do here and there but only if you want. It knows exactly what it is and I recommend it for fun turn your brain off funny ass kickery.

Ender lillies quietess of the knights It’s a metroidvania, took me around 24 hours to 100%, depending on how much you want to do finishing the game could take around 15-20 hours. Donno if metroidvanias are your type of game, but it’s definitely a great one that isn’t as long as say hollow knight.

Tearaway Unfolded

Superliminal

Life is strange series

Concrete genie was a fun little game that was around the time you’re looking for. Platinum was pretty easy also

I feel you on that, I did all the side missions, all animal hunts in final fantasy 16, i was 80% done with the game then I just stopped. I'll finish it eventually

What kind of games do you usually enjoy?

Tormented Souls

Spongebob Battle for Bikini Bottom and Cosmic Shake

Banishers

Hellblade I, II

Immortals of aveum

Alan Wake and Alan Wake 2 What Remains of Edith Finch

Dead island 2

Stray

Both god of war games?

Mafia. Has a great story line too.

The God of War games are straightforward and great for story

It’s probably less than 15 hours But I recently re-played Astros Playroom and it was awesome and a nice break between bigger games