{
  "id": 4474638,
  "title": "Fable's Main Quest Will Take About 20 Hours to Beat",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/fables-main-quest-will-take-about-20-hours-to-beat",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-30T18:06:58.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IGN",
    "slug": "ign",
    "url": "https://www.ign.com/articles/fables-main-quest-will-take-about-20-hours-to-beat"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The main storyline in Fable, the upcoming fantasy RPG, is expected to take around 20 hours to complete, according to Playground Games. Associate game directors Will Kennedy and Craig Littler revealed this information during a group Q&A at gamescom 2026. While the game will offer extensive content to keep players engaged, the primary story will not demand players to invest hundreds of hours to reach the end. Kennedy stated that there are approximately 15-20 hours of mainline quest gameplay and the same amount of side and open-world exploration content. Notably, other open-world RPGs such as Elden Ring, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, and Assassin's Creed Valhalla have featured main quests that could consume 50 hours or more. However, for Fable, the main quest will be shorter, though fans of the series might have anticipated a longer story. The original Fable's main quest lasted about 12.5 hours, Fable 2 took around 13 hours, and Fable 3 extended the main quest to 13.5 hours. Despite this, the forthcoming Fable reboot is anticipated to be the longest in the series, with Kennedy promising that the game's life systems are limitless, allowing players to enjoy the world for as long as they desire. The game is scheduled for release on February 23, 2027, for PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X/S.",
  "summary": "Fable's main quest will take around 20 hours to beat, Playground Games has confirmed.",
  "key_points": [
    "Main storyline in Fable expected to take 20 hours to complete",
    "Associate game directors Kennedy and Littler revealed this at gamescom 2026",
    "Original Fable main quest lasted about 12.5 hours"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}