Plan Your Backlog

Choose your available time budget below to find games whose main campaigns fit your schedule. For every title, see exactly how much additional time 100% completion requires.

⏱️ Quick Time Budgets (Main Story):

Max Story Hours: 20 hrs

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Visual Breakdown: Main Story vs. Extra 100% Time

The chart below shows popular titles fitting within your selected main story budget. The blue portion represents the core campaign, and the orange portion highlights the extra time added if you aim for 100% completion.

Matching Games in Your Budget

Understanding the "Completionist Tax"

When planning what to play next, the biggest surprise for most gamers is how much the time commitment balloons between finishing the core story and earning 100% completion:

The 1.5x–3x Multiplier: For standard narrative games, 100% completionist runs typically demand twice as much time as the main questline. A 15-hour story easily turns into a 35-to-45-hour investment when hunting down hidden collectibles, audio logs, and optional side quests.
Low-Expansion Titles: Linear story-driven adventures (such as The Last of Us or BioShock) keep extra completion requirements relatively modest (+8 to +15 hours), making them manageable for players with limited free time.
High-Grind Open Worlds: Sprawling RPGs and open-world sandboxes (such as The Witcher 3, Elden Ring, or Red Dead Redemption 2) often add 70 to 140+ additional hours beyond the main storyline to complete every challenge, dungeon, and trophy.

Tip: If you're short on time, filter for games with a low "Extra for 100%" percentage to avoid getting trapped in endless trophy checklists!