Fire Emblem Awakening
Fire Emblem Awakening is a tactical role-playing game developed by Intelligent Systems and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo 3DS. The game was released in Japan in April 2012 and North America and PAL regions in early 2013. It is an installment of the Fire Emblem series, and the first to be developed for the 3DS. The gameplay, like previous Fire Emblem games, focuses on the tactical movement of characters across a grid-based battlefield and fighting enemy units. Other features include the ability to build and foster relationships between characters to improve their abilities and multiple camera perspectives in battle.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA, read 5 September 2026.
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- Released
- 2012
- Developer
- Intelligent Systems
- Platforms
- 1 systems
- Critics
- Not scored
- Steam Deck
- Unknown
- Download
- Not stated
The record
| First released | 19 April 2012 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Intelligent Systems |
| Publisher | Nintendo |
| Platforms | Nintendo 3DS |
| Genres | Role-Playing |
Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata Q3072790, seeded 30 August 2026.
How long is Fire Emblem Awakening? How long to beat it
Total play time for Fire Emblem Awakening is about 109 hours to do everything, and around 30.7 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 | 30.7h | 742 |
| Main + the extras: story plus the side content most people do | 48.4h | 1,191 |
| Completionist: everything: 100% the game | 109h | 156 |
Source: HowLongToBeat community submissions, read 2026-10-19.
Where Fire Emblem Awakening sits on the grid
The grid places every game in the catalogue on measured axes rather than on an opinion. This is where Fire Emblem Awakening lands on each map it has the data for, with the share of the catalogue it beats on each axis.
- Year
- 78ahead of 33% of the catalogue
- Reach
- 27ahead of 70% 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 Fire Emblem Awakening
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Common questions about Fire Emblem Awakening
What platforms is Fire Emblem Awakening on?
Fire Emblem Awakening is available on Nintendo 3DS. It first released in 2012.
Who made Fire Emblem Awakening?
Fire Emblem Awakening was developed by Intelligent Systems and published by Nintendo.
How long does it take to beat Fire Emblem Awakening?
about 30.7 hours for the main story, 48.4 hours with the main extras, 109 hours to complete everything, from HowLongToBeat's player-submitted times. These are community medians, so your own run may be shorter or longer.