Action Adventure Games Longer Than 100 Hours

Unlike the (sometimes) bloated mess that is the open-world genre, the entire basis of action-adventure video games is to provide a foundation that's easy to digest and bite-sized for everyone.

They may not strictly be linear in presentation all the time, so these games often partition their worlds into chunks or hubs for you to explore, often expanding their playtime by tenfold.

If you're in that minority who's looking for a dose of action adventure that can last you a hundred hours or so, stay tuned as this list brings you just that with our hand-picked list of titles.

10 Dragon Age: Inquisition

Your Companions Are Your Power

Figured we'd start off strong here with a long-form action-adventure RPG that earns its 100+ playtime rather than just inflating it—BioWare's Dragon Age: Inquisition.

Areas like The Hinterlands, Emerald Graves, and The Exalted Plains feel closer to mini-adventure campaigns than filler maps. And since it's an Action RPG at heart, Inquisition leans heavily into real-time tactical combat.

From managing cooldowns and promptly controlling your party's positioning on the fly, combat will always remain engaging, with long play sessions not tiring you out. With nine different companions and their own personal quests to pursue, this is an RPG that will heavily respect your time.

9 Assassin's Creed Odyssey

Live, Laugh, and Malaka

Assassin's Creed Odyssey is a game that I'm not too proud of investing so much time in personally speaking, but I'd be lying if I didn't admit how much of a glorious time it was exploring this massive open-world, a formula that was doubled down from AC Origins.

The sprawling world of Ancient Greece is your oyster, as you can choose to explore the various islands yourself or take to the seas via naval exploration and combat. And with a branching storytelling style, you can easily deviate from the main ending in a few different ways for both Kassandra and Alexios, especially with their family questline. If you enjoy the writing style, I'd also recommend checking out the DLCs, as Fate of Atlantis is Ubisoft's most ambitious expansion for the series, at least in the presentation department.

The combat and overall leveling mechanics can be divisive, especially when you realize how certain main quests level-gate you from accessing them, so the criticism one might have is absolutely justified. But believe me, as a fan, this is one of the RPG titles in the series that nails a fine balance, even if it seemed a bit more ambitious than the previous installment.

8 Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen

Engraved With Strategic Action

Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen is a cult-favorite for many since it managed to deliver an exhilarating yet still grounded action combat system, along with adding a reasonable amount of replayability to pursue from the Vocations.

Instead of filler content, the game's blueprint is based around experimentation and replayable endgame content. Once you wrap up your initial playthrough and look to extend that playtime even further, that's where the Bitterblack Isle comes into play; a dungeon that almost feels like a separate entity on its own due to the labyrinth-like design and heightened difficulty in the postgame.

Furthermore, the Pawn system is one of Dragon’s Dogma’s strongest features, as this creatable NPC can evolve over the course of the game by learning your actions, studying enemy behavior, and more. Optimizing a Pawn alone can take loads of hours on its own, especially if you care about min-maxing their gameplay efficiency.

7 Final Fantasy VII Rebirth

We're Taking Avalanche Worldwide

Although that ending might've detracted my overall enjoyment of the game, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth still proved to be a successful hit thanks to its cherishable characters and overall presentation quality.

It is hard to argue against the open-world checklist stuff, but in the traditional sense, FF7 Rebirth is still an action-adventure title at the helm. The revamped semi-action, semi-turn-based ATB combat is one of my favorite systems out there, along with each character having their own unique playstyles to master.

The pacing can be slightly jarring depending on how much you get sidetracked with the optional content, but you'd best believe that doing everything that this game has to offer can easily put you past more than a hundred hours. And if you're looking to snag that Platinum Trophy as I did, I wish you the best of luck in overcoming those Hard Mode combat simulations.

6 Monster Hunter World

A Hunter's Duty Never Ends

The ideal way for any newcomer to experience the peak that is Monster Hunter World is to show them the brutality that is Fatalis from the Iceborne expansion and to make them quit. Jokes aside, MH World is easily one of my favorite action-based titles out there, especially with the amount of content available, and with a friend or two by your side, the grind never stops.

You've got a total of 14 different weapons, each with its own learning curve. And with the amount of monsters accumulated over the span of updates and the Iceborne expansion combined, there is a ton of weapon and armor sets to craft using their parts.

The average new player will think that the game is done and dusted once they beat Zorah Magdoros, when, in reality, you'll just be beginning the real game within High-Rank difficulty. And once you get a feel for that and know you're ready for the big leagues, then hop into the Iceborne expansion and hunt for those new and terrifying monsters at the utmost prestige under Master Rank difficulty.

5 Elden Ring

Rise Ye Tarnished

At this point, Elden Ring doesn't need any major introduction from anyone whatsoever, but if there was anything to mention, it's how massive the game is in sheer length and scale—something that doesn't hinder the quality side of things either.

From a map that's capsized by a near-limitless array of landmarks to explore, as well as full-blown legacy dungeons that make you carefully explore every crevice in them, it is one of the greatest action-adventure open world titles out there.

You honestly won't have to do everything you ever come across, of course, but if you're looking to get all the endings, experience any build you want for your Tarnished, or dabble away at the Shadow of the Erdtree DLC, be prepared to have your playtime be extended beyond belief in the triple-digit range.

4 Red Dead Redemption 2

Rockstar's Magnum Opus

It goes without saying that Rockstar's sandbox formula has kept millions thriving and for themselves, earned billions in revenue, and, aside from their main crime thriller series, the one that often gets showered in well-deserved praise after all these years is Red Dead Redemption 2.

I might be cheating with this one because of its massive open world, but we need to recognize how RDR2 strongly embodies the action-adventure trait, especially through its storytelling and gameplay mechanics. From encountering numerous random events, hunting legendary animals, caring for your horse, and stumbling upon various other secrets, it's a game that never stops giving back to the player.

And with a beloved protagonist such as Arthur Morgan to lead the charge for a majority of the main narrative, you're easily looking at a game where you can spend more than a hundred hours if you take the time to explore and experience everything its wild west-fueled world has to offer.

3 Mass Effect Legendary Edition

A Sci-fi Trilogy Worth Numerous Accolades

While each individual entry is roughly a quarter of the total playtime, almost like your typical game in this genre, make no mistake that the entire Mass Effect Trilogy is absolutely worth it for the countless hours you'll spend in it aboard the Normandy with Shepard and their crew.

The first game with the whole cat-and-mouse chase with Saren can demand some attention and commitment, but once you get the ball rolling, Mass Effect 2 is where it truly reaches an all-time peak, especially with that suicide mission-esque finale that's also one of my favorite video game setpieces ever.

And while ME3 has some divided criticism, at least it has the most advanced gameplay, with the Citadel DLC as the cherry on top, that'll have you craving every ounce of fan service that BioWare can offer.

Most importantly, with how time-gated the main progression can be, you can choose to have different teams of allies on planets, go full paragon or renegade, or even decide the major consequences for the main story dialogue choices; the replayability is something that'll add even more playtime.

2 Cyberpunk 2077

To Live or Die in Night City

On the surface, Cyberpunk 2077 might look like another run-of-the-mill open-world RPG game to the casual audience, but once you give it an ample amount of care, you'll realize just how endearing this game is; from its memorable cast of characters, the ending deviations in both the base game and DLC, as well as the creative ways to reshape your gameplay approach.

Sure, this game isn't on the level of Deus Ex in terms of the creative freedom at your fingertips, but then again, there are very few video game worlds that have immersed me so much to this extent, as Night City did. This state-of-the-art dystopia is filled to the brim with Fixers and Gigs for you to tackle, each drastically different than the other in story presentation or objectives.

And with how Cyberpunk 2077 made one of the most legendary comebacks in the industry, I implore you to grab it alongside the Phantom Liberty DLC on whichever platform you're most comfortable with. But hey, just remember how crazy you can get here with the mods' support and the path-tracing settings—this game is deserving of a beefy PC to make it the most jaw-dropping experience out there.

1 The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

A Heroic Adventure You'll Never Forget

It should be stated how impactful The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is not only to the open-world genre of gaming but also to the broader adventure medium across entertainment media. It was, and still is, the prime definition of a sandbox adventure video game: one that doesn't hold you back or restrain you in any way whatsoever from your gameplay.

And that's precisely why the first playthrough, much like how it was for me and my friends, is always the most memorable one. Hyrule in isn’t just big—it’s curiosity-driven for people like me who adore exploration without the hand-holding aspect. Every mountain or structure in BOTW you see can be climbed, and every “what’s that over there?” moment can spiral into an hour-long detour.

The game never rushes you, so exploration alone can easily eat up dozens of hours. You can choose to head straight to Ganon to possibly get demolished, or take your time checking out the dozens of Shrines, each with its own physics-based puzzle or combat trial to conquer. You’re encouraged to experiment in this game, and the creativity on display pays off in full force, so that crossing the 100-hour mark on your overall playtime will be like child's play.