Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door: How Long Does It Take To Beat?

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door is just one of many RPGs in the Super Mario series, and is the fourth Mario RPG overall. As such, you can expect to spend a lot of time with this flat version of the plumber.

In this guide, we’ll go over how long Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door will take you to beat, and how long it’ll take you to achieve full 100% completion.

How long is Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door?

The GameCube version of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door is one of the longer Mario RPGs and Paper Mario games in general.

A standard playthrough of the game should take you somewhere around 30 hours to complete. There’s a prologue plus eight total chapters, so there’s plenty of content here to keep you occupied.

How long does it take to 100% Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door?

If you’re a true completionist and want to see all of the content this game has to offer, then the full experience will take you a little while longer.

More specifically, taking on all of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door’s challenges could take you upwards of 40 hours. There’s a fair bit of side content available in the game, including the Pianta Parlor, the Trouble Center, and the Pit of 100 Trials which will eat up those extra hours.

For more hints, tips, and guides, check out our full Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door walkthrough.