A Clear Way to Sort Games by Hours to Finish
Games sorted by hours to finish, and why Hades reads 23.5 hours in one source and about 15 in another.
Author: Sameer Patel
Sameer Patel is the founder and CEO of KCS Global Group, an India-based digital publishing company that owns and operates The Backlog Brief. He leads the editorial team: he sets the site’s research and sourcing standards, oversees editing, and is accountable for everything published under its name. Before founding KCS Global Group, he worked in relationship and digital banking at ICICI Bank and in content operations at Genpact. He holds an MBA and a B.Com. Readers can reach him with questions or corrections through the site’s contact page.
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