LENGTH

How long to beat Call of Duty: Ghosts

About 6.5 hours for the story. About 13 hours if you are cleaning the collectibles. No official clock exists in the sources.

From my notes. The HowLongToBeat page for game 14322 shows more than one layout of numbers, including figures around 6, 8.5 and 13 hours. I am only publishing the pair the research pass settled on: about 6.5 for the main story and about 13 for a completionist run. I will not invent a time for Veteran.

What changes the clock

Difficulty, whether you watch the briefings, and whether you hunt the 18 Rorke Files. A file hunt is the difference between the short figure and the long one, not a second campaign.

Extinction and multiplayer are not in these hours. People who ask "how long is Ghosts" after buying the Season Pass are asking a different question.

Questions

Is 6.5 hours the official length?

No. It is a HowLongToBeat user average checked for this page on 23 October 2026.

Does Veteran take longer?

I do not have a sourced per-difficulty time, so I am not stating one.

Does this include Extinction?

No. Extinction is a separate mode with no story-length equivalent in these numbers.

Keep reading

Call of Duty: Ghosts campaign guide

CAMPAIGN

Call of Duty: Ghosts Rorke Files

COLLECTIBLES

Looking for the Modern Warfare character? See Simon "Ghost" Riley and Ghost vs Ghosts.

Sources checked 23 October 2026

Updated 2026-10-23.