Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver
Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver is a 1999 action-adventure video game developed by Crystal Dynamics and published by Eidos Interactive for the PlayStation and Windows. A port to the Dreamcast developed by Nixxes Software was released in 2000, serving as Nixxes' first project. The second game in the Legacy of Kain series, Soul Reaver is the sequel to Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain. Soul Reaver was followed by three games, one of which, Soul Reaver 2, is a direct sequel.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA, read 5 September 2026.
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- Released
- 1999
- Developer
- Crystal Dynamics
- Platforms
- 2 systems
- Critics
- Not scored
- Steam Deck
- Unknown
- Download
- Not stated
The record
| First released | 16 August 1999 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Crystal Dynamics |
| Publisher | Eidos Interactive |
| Platforms | PlayStation, Steam Deck |
| Genres | Action Adventure |
Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata Q282623, seeded 30 August 2026.
How long is Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver? How long to beat it
Total play time for Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver is about 13.9 hours to do everything, and around 11.5 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 | 11.5h | 111 |
| Main + the extras: story plus the side content most people do | 12.6h | 84 |
| Completionist: everything: 100% the game | 13.9h | 57 |
Source: HowLongToBeat community submissions, read 2026-10-19.
Where Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver sits on the grid
The grid places every game in the catalogue on measured axes rather than on an opinion. This is where Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 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
- 40ahead of 81% 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 Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver
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Common questions about Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver
What platforms is Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver on?
Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver is available on PlayStation, Steam Deck. It first released in 1999.
Who made Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver?
Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver was developed by Crystal Dynamics and published by Eidos Interactive.
How long does it take to beat Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver?
about 11.5 hours for the main story, 12.6 hours with the main extras, 13.9 hours to complete everything, from HowLongToBeat's player-submitted times. These are community medians, so your own run may be shorter or longer.