Skylanders: Giants
Skylanders: Giants is a 2012 toys-to-life action role-playing game in the Skylanders series and a direct sequel to the 2011 game Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure. As the title suggests, it features larger Skylanders known as "Giants", along with other new gameplay mechanics. 16 new Skylanders were introduced, including 8 "Giants": Bouncer, Crusher, Eye-Brawl, Hot Head, Ninjini, Swarm, Thumpback, and Tree Rex.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA, read 5 September 2026.
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- Released
- 2012
- Developer
- Toys for Bob
- Platforms
- 1 systems
- Critics
- Not scored
- Steam Deck
- Unknown
- Download
- Not stated
The record
| First released | 17 October 2012 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Toys for Bob |
| Publisher | Not recorded |
| Platforms | Nintendo 3DS |
| Genres | Role-Playing |
Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata Q2502136, seeded 30 August 2026.
How long is Skylanders: Giants? How long to beat it
Total play time for Skylanders: Giants is about 33.2 hours to do everything, and around 10.9 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 | 10.9h | 49 |
| Main + the extras: story plus the side content most people do | 22.2h | 35 |
| Completionist: everything: 100% the game | 33.2h | 12 |
Source: HowLongToBeat community submissions, read 2026-10-19.
Where Skylanders: Giants sits on the grid
The grid places every game in the catalogue on measured axes rather than on an opinion. This is where Skylanders: Giants 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
- 19ahead of 66% 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 Skylanders: Giants
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Common questions about Skylanders: Giants
What platforms is Skylanders: Giants on?
Skylanders: Giants is available on Nintendo 3DS. It first released in 2012.
Who made Skylanders: Giants?
Skylanders: Giants was developed by Toys for Bob.
How long does it take to beat Skylanders: Giants?
about 10.9 hours for the main story, 22.2 hours with the main extras, 33.2 hours to complete everything, from HowLongToBeat's player-submitted times. These are community medians, so your own run may be shorter or longer.