Length and Price — Measurement Limits
Different quantities
| Quantity | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Intended duration | An author’s prediction for unbuilt or unmeasured content |
| Completion time | Reported or observed time to a defined completion point |
| Playtime at review | Time recorded when a reviewer submits a review, whether or not they finished |
| Replay time | Time spent replaying after completion; not separable from the public aggregates below |
Do not divide statistics from different populations to produce a personal replay factor. A prediction for an unbuilt game is not equivalent to measured completion time.
Previously collected comparison data
Historical snapshot: 2026-09-06. Not reverified during the reset. The original researcher recorded these HowLongToBeat values after matching Steam app IDs. Hours are self-reported; n is the Main Story submission count. Prices came from the Steam snapshot.
| Game | Main Story | Main + Extras | Completionist | n (Main) | List price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pathogenic | 3.0 | 14.6 | — | 9 | $9.99 |
| 20 Minutes Till Dawn | 3.7 | 12.5 | 29.7 | 737 | $4.99 |
| Brotato | 5.7 | 22.8 | 67.3 | 1,314 | $4.99 |
| Halls of Torment | 11.4 | 29.2 | 84.4 | 464 | $6.66 |
| Backpack Hero | 12.6 | 45.2 | 57.9 | 159 | $19.99 |
| Cult of the Lamb | 14.7 | 20.2 | 30.2 | 5,006 | $24.99 |
| Vampire Survivors | 16.3 | 30.0 | 58.1 | 5,370 | $4.99 |
| Blue Prince | 18.4 | 36.5 | 104.6 | 1,752 | $29.99 |
| Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor | 21.6 | 43.3 | 159.4 | 292 | $12.99 |
| Backpack Battles | 24.0 | 27.2 | 39.9 | 49 | $14.99 |
| Noita | 26.2 | 83.1 | 153.5 | 490 | $19.99 |
The sample is selected, not representative. Submitters decide what “Main Story” means, particularly for games without a conventional story. Small samples deserve especially little weight. Steam reviewers and HowLongToBeat submitters are different self-selected populations. No sales, refund rates, audience thresholds or recommended project length follow from this table.
Refresh the exact game entry, record its identifier and sample size, and define which ending or content scope is being compared before using a completion figure.