Spyro: Year of the Dragon
Spyro: Year of the Dragon is a 2000 platform game developed by Insomniac Games and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation. The third installment in the Spyro series, Year of the Dragon follows the adventures of the titular purple dragon. After an evil sorceress steals magical dragon eggs from the land of the dragons, Spyro travels to the "Forgotten Realms" to retrieve them. Players travel across different worlds gathering gems and eggs, defeating enemies, and playing minigames. Year of the Dragon introduced new characters and minigames to the series, as well as offering improved graphics and music.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA, read 5 September 2026.
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- Released
- 2000
- Developer
- Insomniac Games
- Platforms
- 2 systems
- Critics
- Not scored
- Steam Deck
- Unknown
- Download
- Not stated
The record
| First released | 11 October 2000 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Insomniac Games |
| Publisher | Sony Interactive Entertainment |
| Platforms | PlayStation, PlayStation Portable |
| Genres | platformer |
Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata Q943115, seeded 30 August 2026.
How long is Spyro: Year of the Dragon? How long to beat it
Total play time for Spyro: Year of the Dragon is about 12.3 hours to do everything, and around 8.2 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 | 8.2h | 132 |
| Main + the extras: story plus the side content most people do | 10.2h | 100 |
| Completionist: everything: 100% the game | 12.3h | 237 |
Source: HowLongToBeat community submissions, read 2026-10-19.
Where Spyro: Year of 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: Year of the Dragon 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
- 48ahead of 86% 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: Year of the Dragon
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Common questions about Spyro: Year of the Dragon
What platforms is Spyro: Year of the Dragon on?
Spyro: Year of the Dragon is available on PlayStation, PlayStation Portable. It first released in 2000.
Who made Spyro: Year of the Dragon?
Spyro: Year of the Dragon was developed by Insomniac Games and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment.
How long does it take to beat Spyro: Year of the Dragon?
about 8.2 hours for the main story, 10.2 hours with the main extras, 12.3 hours to complete everything, from HowLongToBeat's player-submitted times. These are community medians, so your own run may be shorter or longer.