Beginning way back in 1991 (sorry if that makes you feel old), the Mana series has grown to a respectable size. WithVisions of Manabringing the series back into the public eye, it seems like the series shows no signs of quitting anytime soon, either.

Because of this renewed popularity, you might be considering getting into the Mana series for the first time. With plenty of remakes, spin-offs, and a healthy dose of mainline games, you’re probably wondering what’s the time investment on this. Well, it might be more generous than you’d expect from your typical JRPG.

How Long To Beat Every Mainline Mana Game?

Original Games

While the Mana series may havebegun as a handheld spin-off of the Final Fantasy series, it flourished well into its own identity given them. As it stands now, there are five mainline games, each of them taking varying lengths to complete. Let’s find out just how long, courtesy of HowLongToBeat and some educated estimates.

10.5 hours

11.5 hours

22 hours

35 hours

24.5 hours

38.5 hours

15 hours

20 hours

40 hours

70 hours

None of them hit the lengths you would expect of a JRPG, making them an easier pill to swallow when planning to invest your time into them. In total, it would take youaround 102 hours to beat just the main storyof each game, and an additional 63 hours, totalling165 hours to 100% the mainline series.

Dawn of Mana is the only Mana game without either a modern re-release or remake, leaving it asthe only mainline Mana game that cannot currently be bought legally.

Remake Games

Of course, the Mana gameshave also had a few remakes created over its existence. They’ve covered the series up to Trials of Mana, with Dawn of Mana the only mainline game still left in its original state. Let’s check them out.

16.5 hours

37 hours

9.5 hours

16 hours

31 hours

20.5 hours

43.5 hours

Across the four of them, you’re looking at63 hours to play through the storyof each remake, and atotal of 127.5 hours to 100% of all of them. This remains quite close to the overall times of the original games as well, showcasing the relative faithfulness of the remakes.

How Long To Beat Every Spin-Off Mana Game?

Like any series, there are a decent few spin-off games to the Mana series as well. Unfortunately, the majority of these games were relegated to live service mobile entries, meaningthe majority of these games are no longer available. As such, we’re putting the focus on the PS1 and DS entries instead.

18 hours

50.5 hours

29.5 hours

17.5 hours

In most regards, the spin-off games feature a similar length to their mainline counterparts, averaginga total of 51.5 hours to beat their stories. To 100% all of them though, you’ll have toinvest around 99.5 hours, with half of those hours exclusive to just Legends of Mana. It’s a rather lengthy one.

None ofthe mobile Mana games were ever released outside of Japan, making it even harder to find exact figures for the games' lengths even if they were still running.

How Many Hours To Complete Every Mana Game?

Having looked at the entire series in more minute detail, let’s give ourselves a wider overview now.

For an entireseries of around 12 games, 392 hours isn’t the most absurd investment to see everything it has to offer, though it’s hardly a small investment either. Make sure to take some breaks between entries, don’t burn yourself out. There’s some real joy to be found in these games if you take the time to enjoy them rather than blitzing through.