How many chapters are in Tekken 8’s Story Mode?

Bandai Namco’s big-time butt-kicking bonanza is back with a new single-player campaign. If you want to know how much punching and kicking you need to do, here’s a quick guide running you through all the chapters in Tekken 8.

Franchises like Mortal Kombat, Street Fighter, and Tekken don’t get the credit they deserve for their lore-building attributes. Each of these fighting main events comes with some kind of story mode dissecting and reinventing its beloved characters. Tekken 8 has a new story mode, packing all kinds of unbridled rage, and features many chapters in the process.

If you’re short of time, wondering if you’ve got far to go, or simply want to know the ins and outs of the story content before you buy, we have the answers you’re waiting for.

Tekken 8 story mode: All chapters and story guide

In total, there are 15 chapters of rip-roaring story mode content in Tekken 8.

Here’s every Tekken 8 Story Mode chapter in order:

1. Chapter One: Evil Stars Collide
2. Chapter Two: Wayward Power
3. Chapter Three: A Ghost from the Past
4. Chapter Four: Unrelenting Ambition
5. Chapter Five: A Fate Decided by Fists
6. Chapter Six: The Devil Progenitor
7. Chapter Seven: Despair
8. Chapter Eight: Humble Beginnings
9. Chapter Nine: A Promise
10. Chapter 10: All-Out Assault
11. Chapter 11: For the Hope of Tomorrow
12. Chapter 12: A Heart Bound in Chains
13. Chapter 13: Awakening
14. Chapter 14: Clash Above the Heavens
15. Chapter 15: Strength and Conviction

From the moment you set foot into the next iteration of Tekken, you will explore 15 chapters of varying lengths. Across these chunks of action, you will mainly control Jin and his Devil Jin form, and you’ll also get to control much of the game’s full character roster in one-off spectacles. Additionally, you’ll cycle through a variety of fighters in the traditional Iron Fist Tournament, and there are even special sections where can you fight multiple enemies at once in a more open style.

How long is Tekken 8 Story Mode?

The Tekken 8 Story Mode should take you in the region of three to five hours—and it’s entirely dependent on which difficulty level you choose and how good you are at fighting games.

Some chapters will be over in five minutes, whereas others often feature more prolonged stretches of gameplay and meaningful narrative progression. In total, expect several hours of compelling gameplay, with a deep story leading to an epic showdown. And, once you are done, you can enjoy the Character Episodes for more battles and lore.

Once you’re done with the Story Mode content, it’s time to get your fingers and thumbs into fighting shape as the Tekken 8 World Tour returns in 2024.