Shadow of the Colossus
Shadow of the Colossus is a 2005 action-adventure game developed and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 2. It takes place in a fantasy setting and follows Wander, a young man who enters an isolated and abandoned region of the realm seeking the power to revive a girl named Mono. The player assumes the role of Wander as he embarks on a mission that might entail Mono's resurrection: to locate and destroy the colossi, sixteen massive beings spread across the forbidden land, which the protagonist traverses by horseback and on foot.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA, read 5 September 2026.
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- Released
- 2005
- Developer
- Team Ico
- Platforms
- 2 systems
- Critics
- Not scored
- Steam Deck
- Unknown
- Download
- Not stated
The record
| First released | 18 October 2005 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Team Ico |
| Publisher | Sony Interactive Entertainment |
| Platforms | PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3 |
| Genres | Action Adventure |
Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata Q846051, seeded 30 August 2026.
How long is Shadow of the Colossus? How long to beat it
Total play time for Shadow of the Colossus is about 22.3 hours to do everything, and around 9.4 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 | 9.4h | 708 |
| Main + the extras: story plus the side content most people do | 11.5h | 216 |
| Completionist: everything: 100% the game | 22.3h | 46 |
Source: HowLongToBeat community submissions, read 2026-10-19.
Where Shadow of the Colossus sits on the grid
The grid places every game in the catalogue on measured axes rather than on an opinion. This is where Shadow of the Colossus lands on each map it has the data for, with the share of the catalogue it beats on each axis.
- Year
- 67ahead of 19% of the catalogue
- Reach
- 56ahead of 93% 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 Shadow of the Colossus
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Common questions about Shadow of the Colossus
What platforms is Shadow of the Colossus on?
Shadow of the Colossus is available on PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3. It first released in 2005.
Who made Shadow of the Colossus?
Shadow of the Colossus was developed by Team Ico and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment.
How long does it take to beat Shadow of the Colossus?
about 9.4 hours for the main story, 11.5 hours with the main extras, 22.3 hours to complete everything, from HowLongToBeat's player-submitted times. These are community medians, so your own run may be shorter or longer.