The World Ends with You
The World Ends with You is an action role-playing game co-developed by Square Enix and Jupiter for the Nintendo DS. Set in the modern-day Shibuya shopping district of Tokyo, The World Ends with You features a distinctive art style and urban fantasy elements inspired by Shibuya and its youth culture. Development was inspired by elements of Jupiter's previous handheld game, Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories. It was released in Japan in July 2007, and in PAL regions and North America in April 2008. Later, an enhanced port by h.a.n.d. for mobile devices was released in 2012 under the title The World Ends with You: Solo Remix, while another enhanced port for the Nintendo Switch was released worldwide in 2018 under the title The World Ends with You: Final Remix.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA, read 5 September 2026.
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- Released
- 2007
- Developer
- Square Enix
- Platforms
- 5 systems
- Critics
- Not scored
- Steam Deck
- Unknown
- Download
- Not stated
The record
| First released | 27 July 2007 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Square Enix, Jupiter, h.a.n.d. |
| Publisher | Square Enix |
| Platforms | Android, Android Tablet, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo DS, Steam Deck |
| Genres | Role-Playing |
Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata Q1416303, seeded 30 August 2026.
How long is The World Ends with You? How long to beat it
Total play time for The World Ends with You is about 129.7 hours to do everything, and around 24.3 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 | 24.3h | 218 |
| Main + the extras: story plus the side content most people do | 42.7h | 137 |
| Completionist: everything: 100% the game | 129.7h | 30 |
Source: HowLongToBeat community submissions, read 2026-10-19.
Where The World Ends with You sits on the grid
The grid places every game in the catalogue on measured axes rather than on an opinion. This is where The World Ends with You lands on each map it has the data for, with the share of the catalogue it beats on each axis.
- Year
- 70ahead of 22% of the catalogue
- Reach
- 47ahead of 85% 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 The World Ends with You
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Common questions about The World Ends with You
What platforms is The World Ends with You on?
The World Ends with You is available on Android, Android Tablet, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo DS, Steam Deck. It first released in 2007.
Who made The World Ends with You?
The World Ends with You was developed by Square Enix, Jupiter, h.a.n.d. and published by Square Enix.
How long does it take to beat The World Ends with You?
about 24.3 hours for the main story, 42.7 hours with the main extras, 129.7 hours to complete everything, from HowLongToBeat's player-submitted times. These are community medians, so your own run may be shorter or longer.