Ratchet & Clank
Ratchet & Clank is a 2002 third-person shooter platform video game developed by Insomniac Games and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 2 in 2002. It is the first installment in the Ratchet & Clank series as well as the first game developed by Insomniac to not be owned by Universal Interactive. It follows a Lombax named Ratchet meeting the robot Clank on his home planet, Veldin. Clank discovers that the villainous Chairman Alonzo Drek of the Blarg race plans to create a new planet for his species, destroying other planets in the process. Clank convinces Ratchet to help him in his mission to secure the assistance of the famous superhero Captain Qwark.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA, read 5 September 2026.
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- Released
- 2002
- Developer
- Insomniac Games
- Platforms
- 3 systems
- Critics
- Not scored
- Steam Deck
- Unknown
- Download
- Not stated
The record
| First released | 4 November 2002 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Insomniac Games |
| Publisher | Sony Interactive Entertainment |
| Platforms | PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 2, Steam Deck |
| Genres | First-Person Shooter |
Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata Q170003, seeded 30 August 2026.
How long is Ratchet & Clank? How long to beat it
Total play time for Ratchet & Clank is about 24.9 hours to do everything, and around 12 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 | 12h | 368 |
| Main + the extras: story plus the side content most people do | 15.4h | 318 |
| Completionist: everything: 100% the game | 24.9h | 173 |
Source: HowLongToBeat community submissions, read 2026-10-19.
Where Ratchet & Clank sits on the grid
The grid places every game in the catalogue on measured axes rather than on an opinion. This is where Ratchet & Clank lands on each map it has the data for, with the share of the catalogue it beats on each axis.
- Year
- 63ahead of 16% of the catalogue
- Reach
- 48ahead of 86% of the catalogue
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What readers say about Ratchet & Clank
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Common questions about Ratchet & Clank
What platforms is Ratchet & Clank on?
Ratchet & Clank is available on PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 2, Steam Deck. It first released in 2002.
Who made Ratchet & Clank?
Ratchet & Clank was developed by Insomniac Games and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment.
How long does it take to beat Ratchet & Clank?
about 12 hours for the main story, 15.4 hours with the main extras, 24.9 hours to complete everything, from HowLongToBeat's player-submitted times. These are community medians, so your own run may be shorter or longer.