The Witcher 3 team's new game Blood of Dawnwalker requires 50 hours minimum to complete

Rebel Wolves confirmed The Blood of Dawnwalker will run 50-70 hours to complete, exceeding their initial 40-hour target. The game launches September 3, 2026 on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series S|X.

That runtime matches The Witcher 3's 51.5-hour main story. Given Rebel Wolves' core team consists of former CD Projekt RED veterans, the comparison tracks. The 50-70 hour range depends on exploration depth, gear upgrade frequency, and difficulty settings—think Avowed meets The Outer Worlds 2, but larger than both.

The game supports a full villain playthrough. Not the "illusion of choice with one true ending" approach, but a genuine dark path from start to finish. That's a meaningful feature for RPGs, where many titles promise freedom but funnel players toward moral outcomes anyway.

The catch: we only have runtime data. Content density and quest quality remain unknown. The Witcher 3's 50 hours delivered consistent narrative progression. If The Blood of Dawnwalker pads its length with fetch quests and repetitive content, the comparison falls apart. With over a year until September 2026, Rebel Wolves needs to fill those 50 hours, not just stretch them.