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Driver: San Francisco

Driver: San Francisco is a 2011 action-adventure driving video game developed by Ubisoft Reflections and published by Ubisoft. It is the fifth main installment in the Driver series, following Driver: Parallel Lines (2006), and its most recent main installment to date. Plotwise, it acts as a sequel to Driver 3 (2004) centering around protagonist John Tanner. It was released for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Microsoft Windows, and Mac OS X; additionally a distinct version for the Wii features a separate storyline, and a separate version of the game was released for mobile phones and Android devices by Gameloft.

Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA, read 5 September 2026.

Action Adventure

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Released
2011
Developer
Ubisoft Reflections
Platforms
1 systems
Critics
Not scored
Steam Deck
Unknown
Download
Not stated
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The record

Catalogue facts
First released30 August 2011
DeveloperUbisoft Reflections
PublisherNot recorded
PlatformsNintendo Wii
GenresAction Adventure

Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata Q1988780, seeded 30 August 2026.

How long is Driver: San Francisco? How long to beat it

Total play time for Driver: San Francisco is about 24.7 hours to do everything, and around 9.1 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.

Driver: San Francisco length by how much you play
How you playHoursPlayers logged
Just the main story: straight through the critical path9.1h187
Main + the extras: story plus the side content most people do14.1h146
Completionist: everything: 100% the game24.7h41

Source: HowLongToBeat community submissions, read 2026-10-19.

Where Driver: San Francisco sits on the grid

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The whole catalogueRecent and quiet
Year
77ahead of 30% of the catalogue
Reach
43ahead of 83% of the catalogue

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Common questions about Driver: San Francisco

What platforms is Driver: San Francisco on?

Driver: San Francisco is available on Nintendo Wii. It first released in 2011.

Who made Driver: San Francisco?

Driver: San Francisco was developed by Ubisoft Reflections.

How long does it take to beat Driver: San Francisco?

about 9.1 hours for the main story, 14.1 hours with the main extras, 24.7 hours to complete everything, from HowLongToBeat's player-submitted times. These are community medians, so your own run may be shorter or longer.