Tearaway
Tearaway is a platform adventure video game developed by Media Molecule and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation Vita. The game was announced at Gamescom on 15 August 2012 and released on 20 November 2013 in Australia, on 22 November in Europe, North America and India, and 5 December 2013 in Japan. The game is inspired by papercraft and Rex Crowle's drawings and doodles left around Media Molecule's office. It received positive reviews from critics.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA, read 5 September 2026.
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- Released
- 2013
- Developer
- Media Molecule
- Platforms
- 1 systems
- Critics
- Not scored
- Steam Deck
- Unknown
- Download
- Not stated
The record
| First released | 20 November 2013 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Media Molecule |
| Publisher | Sony Interactive Entertainment |
| Platforms | PlayStation Vita |
| Genres | platformer |
Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata Q7691755, seeded 30 August 2026.
How long is Tearaway? How long to beat it
Total play time for Tearaway is about 12.1 hours to do everything, and around 6.5 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 | 6.5h | 160 |
| Main + the extras: story plus the side content most people do | 7.6h | 85 |
| Completionist: everything: 100% the game | 12.1h | 53 |
Source: HowLongToBeat community submissions, read 2026-10-19.
Where Tearaway sits on the grid
The grid places every game in the catalogue on measured axes rather than on an opinion. This is where Tearaway lands on each map it has the data for, with the share of the catalogue it beats on each axis.
- Year
- 80ahead of 36% of the catalogue
- Reach
- 22ahead of 67% 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 Tearaway
Reviews written by people who have played it. These are separate from the GamingPickz Score and are never averaged into it: that score comes from thousands of Steam reviews with a sample-size correction, and a handful of unverified ratings would distort it rather than improve it.
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Common questions about Tearaway
What platforms is Tearaway on?
Tearaway is available on PlayStation Vita. It first released in 2013.
Who made Tearaway?
Tearaway was developed by Media Molecule and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment.
How long does it take to beat Tearaway?
about 6.5 hours for the main story, 7.6 hours with the main extras, 12.1 hours to complete everything, from HowLongToBeat's player-submitted times. These are community medians, so your own run may be shorter or longer.