Phantasy Star Online
Phantasy Star Online is an online role-playing game (RPG) developed by Sonic Team and published by Sega in 2000 for the Dreamcast. Players adventure with up to three others over the internet to complete quests, collect items and fight enemies in real-time action RPG combat. The story is unrelated to previous games in the Phantasy Star series.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA, read 5 September 2026.
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- Released
- 2000
- Developer
- Sonic Team
- Platforms
- 2 systems
- Critics
- Not scored
- Steam Deck
- Unknown
- Download
- Not stated
The record
| First released | 21 December 2000 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Sonic Team |
| Publisher | Not recorded |
| Platforms | Nintendo GameCube, Xbox |
| Genres | Action RPG |
Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata Q2084882, seeded 30 August 2026.
How long is Phantasy Star Online? How long to beat it
Total play time for Phantasy Star Online is about 271.4 hours to do everything, and around 31.9 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 | 31.9h | 8 |
| Main + the extras: story plus the side content most people do | 86.9h | 8 |
| Completionist: everything: 100% the game | 271.4h | 4 |
Source: HowLongToBeat community submissions, read 2026-10-19.
Where Phantasy Star Online sits on the grid
The grid places every game in the catalogue on measured axes rather than on an opinion. This is where Phantasy Star Online lands on each map it has the data for, with the share of the catalogue it beats on each axis.
- Year
- 59ahead of 13% of the catalogue
- Reach
- 36ahead of 77% 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 Phantasy Star Online
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Common questions about Phantasy Star Online
What platforms is Phantasy Star Online on?
Phantasy Star Online is available on Nintendo GameCube, Xbox. It first released in 2000.
Who made Phantasy Star Online?
Phantasy Star Online was developed by Sonic Team.
How long does it take to beat Phantasy Star Online?
about 31.9 hours for the main story, 86.9 hours with the main extras, 271.4 hours to complete everything, from HowLongToBeat's player-submitted times. These are community medians, so your own run may be shorter or longer.