How long is Space Invaders?

Space Invaders takes about 28m to beat the main story, or around 4h with extras.

How long does it take to 100% Space Invaders?

A completionist run of Space Invaders takes about 5h.

77Meta Score

13k

Space Invaders

Shooter Arcade

Developer: Taito|Publisher: Taito, My Arcade, Midway Manufacturing, Sharp

Playtime

Updated community averages based on player submissions.

Main Story

28m

Main + Extra

Completionist

Media

2 videos + 4 screenshots

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About This Game

Space Invaders is an arcade video game developed by Tomohiro Nishikado and released in 1978. It is one of the earliest shooting games and the aim is to defeat waves of aliens with a laser cannon to earn as many points as possible.

Last updated Mar 7, 2026