Playground Games said the main quest of the upcoming Fable reboot will take about 20 hours to complete. Associate game directors Will Kennedy and Craig Littler provided the estimate during a Q&A with Polygon at Gamescom 2026. They said the game includes roughly 15 to 20 hours of mainline quest gameplay and the same amount of side and open‑world exploration content. The developers noted that players can continue playing indefinitely because the life systems are designed to be limitless. Compared with other open‑world RPGs such as Elden Ring, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt and Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, which reportedly require 50 hours or more for the main story, Fable’s main campaign is shorter. HowLongToBeat lists the original 2004 Fable at 12.5 hours, Fable 2 at 13 hours and Fable 3 at 13.5 hours. The new title is expected to exceed those times, potentially offering a campaign nearly twice as long as the first game. Completionist playtimes for the series range from about 30 hours in the first game to 50 hours in the second and third entries. Fable is scheduled for release on February 23, 2027 for PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X and S. IGN observed a full quest demonstration at Gamescom 2026. The game was first announced in July 2020, six years after initial hints, and director Ralph Fulton said he is relieved that Grand Theft Auto 6 is not launching simultaneously. Freelance writer Michael Cripe reported the details for IGN.