Wolfenstein: Youngblood Will Take More Than 20 Hours to Beat

MachineGames and Arkane Studios’ Wolfenstein: Youngblood is scheduled to release at the end of July, and information about how many hours the game takes to complete have been revealed, thanks to an interview with VentureBeat.

First announced during Bethesda’s E3 2018 showcase, Wolfenstein: Youngblood is a two player co-op, and it’s set nineteen years after the events of Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus. Youngblood features BJ Blazkowicz’s twin daughters, Jess and Soph, who must fight their way through Nazi-occupied Paris to retrieve their father, whose gone missing. Though there is an emphasis placed on the co-operative gameplay, players will also be able to experience the game solo, but will be partnered with an AI companion.

In a recent interview, VentureBeat spoke with Jerk Gustaffson, the executive producer at MachineGames, to discuss more of what players can expect from the game. When asked about the game’s length, Gustaffson had this to say:

It’s a bit weird, because this is our biggest game yet, but it’s a pretty short production time. Like I said, the story is lighter in content as well as tone. But the level of progression and the non-linear narrative gives us the ability to add a lot of activities and a lot of missions to do, so the total game time is actually longer than our previous titles. I think we’re looking at at least 25 to 30 hours if you play through everything.

For comparison, Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus clocked in around 15 hours for full story completion. Wolfenstein: Youngblood will release on July 26, 2019 for PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and PC.