How long it takes to beat Mario & Luigi: Brothership

Now that Mario & Luigi: Brothership has officially launched, some fans might be curious as to how long it takes to beat the game.

As with all of the Mario RPG titles that have launched on Switch in the past year, Mario & Luigi: Brothership is a substantial experience with plenty of main story content as well as optional side quests to take on. For that reason, our time estimates for beating the game differ depending on if you’re speeding to the final boss or delving into all of the game’s side content.

How long does it take to beat Mario & Luigi Brothership?

A casual playthrough of Mario & Luigi Brothership will generally take you about 35 hours. That’s if you skip most (if not all) of the side content – if you do decide to complete optional side quests and such, you’ll likely add on an additional five hours, give or take. This is a little bit longer than Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door and much longer than Super Mario RPG, two similar games that launched on Nintendo Switch within the past year. This makes Mario & Luigi Brothership the longest Mario RPG on the console by a considerable margin. There are many, many islands to explore within the game, and several of them add extra content when you revisit them after clearing their main story quests. There’s lots of backtracking in the game, in other words – but only if you’re interested in it.

We’re currently in the process of writing guides for the game, including its missable content. We have a guide on the very first missable side quest in the game here, if you’re interested. For updates on new posts, check out our archive of Mario & Luigi Brothership content. The game is available now for Nintendo Switch, and you can check out Nintendo’s official store page for it right here.