Mortal Kombat 1: How long does it take to beat the campaign?

❘ Updated: 2024-01-12T12:27:00

A screenshot from the game Mortal Kombat 1

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Mortal Kombat 1 features a variety of modes for players to enjoy, including an intense story mode but how long does it take to beat? Here’s exactly how much time you can expect to spend in the game‘s main campaign.

Campaigns have long been a celebrated aspect of the modern Mortal Kombat series. In fact, Mortal Kombat sits at the top of many lists when it comes to the effort that goes into building a dedicated story campaign.

Mortal Kombat 1 features an exciting story mode full of devastating fights, and a lot of interesting lore following on from the universe reset at the end of Mortal Kombat 11.

If you’re diving into the game for the first time, you may be wondering exactly how long the campaign is and we’ve got you covered.

Here’s everything you need to know about the length of Mortal Kombat 1’s campaign.

Mortal Kombat 1 campaign takes 6 hours to beat

How long to beat Mortal Kombat 1 campaign?

Mortal Kombat 1 campaign takes around 6 to 10 hours to beat depending on the difficulty. If you are a new player then going with Ease or Medium would be the best option as you would be able to enjoy the story aspects, without worrying about getting stuck on hard fights.

However, if you are a seasoned fighter and want some challenge then playing on Hard might be more to your liking. Regardless, unless you are struggling a bit too much in every battle that the Story Mode throws at you, it should not take more than 10 hours to complete.

During the story, you will play through 15 chapters in total, getting to play one new character each time. Each of these characters will have their own role in the story and you will get to live that depending on the chapter you might be experiencing.

Since it is a fighting game, every story chapter will involve multiple instances of fighting chained one after the other. Essentially, it’s like arcade mode but broken up with cutscenes and explanations for why characters are battling.

Fortunately, you will get to check out the controls every time you get access to a new character, which means you will get some practice even during the story mode itself.