Crash Bandicoot: Warped
Crash Bandicoot: Warped, known in Europe as Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped, is a 1998 platform game developed by Naughty Dog and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation. It is the third game in the Crash Bandicoot video game series following Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back. The game's story takes place immediately after the events of the second game. When the ruins of Doctor Neo Cortex's space station crash-land on Earth, they unleash an evil entity known as Uka Uka, Aku Aku's evil twin brother, who joins with Cortex and the time-obsessed Doctor Nefarious Tropy as they plan to gather powerful crystals that lay scattered across time, and use their energy to enslave the Earth. The game follows the main characters Crash and Coco Bandicoot as they travel through time and prevent the villains from gathering the crystals by collecting them themselves.
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- Released
- 1998
- Developer
- Naughty Dog
- Platforms
- 2 systems
- Critics
- Not scored
- Steam Deck
- Unknown
- Download
- Not stated
The record
| First released | 31 October 1998 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Naughty Dog |
| Publisher | Sony Interactive Entertainment |
| Platforms | PlayStation Portable, PlayStation |
| Genres | Platformer |
Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata Q840308, seeded 30 August 2026.
How long is Crash Bandicoot: Warped? How long to beat it
Total play time for Crash Bandicoot: Warped is about 14.7 hours to do everything, and around 5.3 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 | 5.3h | 326 |
| Main + the extras: story plus the side content most people do | 8.1h | 143 |
| Completionist: everything: 100% the game | 14.7h | 141 |
Source: HowLongToBeat community submissions, read 2026-10-19.
Where Crash Bandicoot: Warped sits on the grid
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- Year
- 56ahead of 11% of the catalogue
- Reach
- 54ahead of 91% of the catalogue
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Part of the Crash Bandicoot series
Crash Bandicoot: Warped is one of 6 Crash Bandicoot games we track. See the whole series ranked by the GamingPickz Score, plotted on the grid, and listed in release order:
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Common questions about Crash Bandicoot: Warped
What platforms is Crash Bandicoot: Warped on?
Crash Bandicoot: Warped is available on PlayStation Portable, PlayStation. It first released in 1998.
Who made Crash Bandicoot: Warped?
Crash Bandicoot: Warped was developed by Naughty Dog and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment.
How long does it take to beat Crash Bandicoot: Warped?
about 5.3 hours for the main story, 8.1 hours with the main extras, 14.7 hours to complete everything, from HowLongToBeat's player-submitted times. These are community medians, so your own run may be shorter or longer.