Spyro the Dragon
Spyro the Dragon is a 1998 platform game originally developed by Insomniac Games and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation. The first game in the Spyro series stars the title character, a young purple dragon named Spyro, and his dragonfly friend, Sparx, who must journey across the Dragon Kingdom to defeat Gnasty Gnorc, who has overtaken the five dragon Homeworlds by trapping the other dragons in crystal and turning their hoard of gems into an army of minions. Spyro the Dragon is an open-ended 3D platformer, featuring large, sprawling levels in which the player must locate collectable items, among which are gemstones, crystallized dragons, and stolen dragon eggs. Spyro's abilities as a dragon include fire breath, a head-on charging attack, and a mid-air glide, which he can use to scale large distances, all of which must be used strategically to find items and defeat enemies.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA, read 5 September 2026.
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- Released
- 1998
- Developer
- Insomniac Games
- Platforms
- 2 systems
- Critics
- Not scored
- Steam Deck
- Unknown
- Download
- Not stated
The record
| First released | 10 September 1998 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Insomniac Games |
| Publisher | Sony Interactive Entertainment |
| Platforms | PlayStation, PlayStation 3 |
| Genres | platformer |
Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata Q858391, seeded 30 August 2026.
How long is Spyro the Dragon? How long to beat it
Total play time for Spyro the Dragon is about 8.5 hours to do everything, and around 6.1 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 | 6.1h | 255 |
| Main + the extras: story plus the side content most people do | 7.5h | 209 |
| Completionist: everything: 100% the game | 8.5h | 546 |
Source: HowLongToBeat community submissions, read 2026-10-19.
Where Spyro the Dragon sits on the grid
The grid places every game in the catalogue on measured axes rather than on an opinion. This is where Spyro the Dragon lands on each map it has the data for, with the share of the catalogue it beats on each axis.
- Year
- 56ahead of 11% 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 Spyro the Dragon
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Common questions about Spyro the Dragon
What platforms is Spyro the Dragon on?
Spyro the Dragon is available on PlayStation, PlayStation 3. It first released in 1998.
Who made Spyro the Dragon?
Spyro the Dragon was developed by Insomniac Games and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment.
How long does it take to beat Spyro the Dragon?
about 6.1 hours for the main story, 7.5 hours with the main extras, 8.5 hours to complete everything, from HowLongToBeat's player-submitted times. These are community medians, so your own run may be shorter or longer.