Chrono Cross
Chrono Cross is a 1999 role-playing video game developed and published by Square for the PlayStation video game console. It is set in the same world as Chrono Trigger, which was released in 1995 for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. Chrono Cross was designed primarily by scenarist and director Masato Kato, who had help from other designers who also worked on Chrono Trigger, including art director Yasuyuki Honne and composer Yasunori Mitsuda. Nobuteru Yūki designed the characters of the game.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA, read 5 September 2026.
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- Released
- 1999
- Developer
- Square
- Platforms
- 3 systems
- Critics
- Not scored
- Steam Deck
- Unknown
- Download
- Not stated
The record
| First released | 18 November 1999 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Square |
| Publisher | Square |
| Platforms | PlayStation, Nintendo Switch, Steam Deck |
| Genres | Role-Playing |
Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata Q1088142, seeded 30 August 2026.
How long is Chrono Cross? How long to beat it
Total play time for Chrono Cross is about 65 hours to do everything, and around 34.3 hours to reach the end of the main story. These are player-submitted times from HowLongToBeat, not our own, shown with the number of players behind each.
| How you play | Hours | Players logged |
|---|---|---|
| Just the main story: straight through the critical path | 34.3h | 190 |
| Main + the extras: story plus the side content most people do | 41.9h | 279 |
| Completionist: everything: 100% the game | 65h | 48 |
Source: HowLongToBeat community submissions, read 2026-10-19.
Where Chrono Cross sits on the grid
The grid places every game in the catalogue on measured axes rather than on an opinion. This is where Chrono Cross lands on each map it has the data for, with the share of the catalogue it beats on each axis.
- Year
- 58ahead of 12% of the catalogue
- Reach
- 48ahead of 86% of the catalogue
Percentiles are against the games that carry a reading on that axis, not the whole catalogue: counting a game with no figure as a zero would flatter everything that has one. How the grid works.
What readers say about Chrono Cross
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Common questions about Chrono Cross
What platforms is Chrono Cross on?
Chrono Cross is available on PlayStation, Nintendo Switch, Steam Deck. It first released in 1999.
Who made Chrono Cross?
Chrono Cross was developed by Square and published by Square.
How long does it take to beat Chrono Cross?
about 34.3 hours for the main story, 41.9 hours with the main extras, 65 hours to complete everything, from HowLongToBeat's player-submitted times. These are community medians, so your own run may be shorter or longer.