How long is Undertale genocide?

The Undertale genocide route can be completed in approximately 2-5 hours for subsequent playthroughs, but the first playthrough will likely take around 5-10 hours depending on the player’s level of thoroughness, as there is no need to grind unless the player wants to obtain the game’s one truly expensive item. The genocide route is considered one of the most challenging and emotionally devastating paths in the game, but with the right knowledge and approach, players can navigate this dark and intense storyline.

Undertale Genocide FAQs

Understanding Undertale Genocide

1. Is Undertale genocide hard?: The genocide route in Undertale can be as difficult as it is emotionally devastating without a bit of knowledge going in, and players should be prepared for a challenging experience.
2. Is True pacifist or genocide harder?: Pacifist runs are generally the easiest, neutral runs seem to be in the middle, and genocide runs tend to be the hardest, with only one thing unlocked from a genocide run, which is Saffron’s “Solo” loadout.
3. Will sparing monster kid ruin genocide?: Sparing any monster automatically aborts a Genocide Run, leading to a very violent Neutral Run instead.

Completing Undertale

4. How long is Undertale 100%?: When focusing on the main objectives, Undertale is about 7 Hours in length, but to obtain 100% completion, players are likely to spend around 20½ Hours.
5. Can you spare Sans in a genocide run?: You pretty much can’t spare Sans, as using mercy when given the opportunity will result in an unavoidable death trap.
6. Is the genocide ending canon?: The Genocide Route is considered the canon base of the game, insinuating that players must sell their soul to Chara, which is referenced by the ending of Deltarune.

Undertale Endings and Routes

7. Does Undertale have 93 endings?: There are multiple endings in the game Undertale, with a grand total of 93 endings depending on how you define an “ending“.
8. How many endings is Undertale?: Undertale has three base endings that can have variants based on player choices, with some endings affecting other endings.
9. What happens if you do genocide twice in Undertale?: After a genocide run, the world is erased again after a second genocide run, and players sell their soul to do another run.

Gameplay and Mechanics

10. Does killing so sorry ruin a pacifist run?: Killing So Sorry accrues EXP and is considered a kill by the game, causing a True Pacifist Route attempt to fail.
11. Does FIGHTing ruin pacifist?: Players are still on a pacifist run if they fight, as long as they don’t kill the opponent, which is completely fine.
12. How many kills for Genocide?: Players will need to have murdered 20 creatures to meet the quota for the Genocide Route.

Characters and Storyline

13. Is Chara really evil?: In the Genocide Route, the player corrupts Frisk and causes them to become violent, similar to Flowey, making Chara’s morality even more vengeful and psychopathic.
14. Can you beat Undertale without killing anyone?: Players don’t have to kill anyone, and unless they’re going to kill everyone, they’re better off without any bloodshed, as the game wants players to finish it without violence.
15. How do you beat Flowey?: Once all six souls have been dealt with, Flowey’s DEF will drop to zero, and players’ HP will be fully restored, allowing them to defeat Flowey with the help of the souls throwing out healing items.