Fable is a highly anticipated reboot of the beloved action RPG series, developed by Playground Games and published by Xbox Game Studios, bringing the fairy-tale kingdom of Albion to life with modern graphics and gameplay. Create your own Hero in a third-person open-world adventure where every choice shapes your reputation and the world around you. The game launches on February 23, 2027 for PC (Steam), PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S.
Fable Key Features
- Explore a vibrant, fairy-tale-inspired open world of Albion, from forests, caves, and countryside to the capital city of Bowerstone
- Create and customize your own Hero, shaping your appearance, identity, and reputation through the choices you make
- Use "style-weaving" combat to fluidly chain melee attacks, ranged weapons, and magic without interrupting the flow of battle
- Build your reputation through noble deeds and questionable decisions that affect your relationships with villagers and can shape the world around you
- Meet a Living Population of more than 1,000 NPCs with individual personalities, routines, and relationships that continue to develop while you are away
- Take on bandits, beasts, and creatures, including new enemies and fan favourites such as Hobbes, Balverines, and Trolls
- Buy and manage homes and businesses, become a landlord or blacksmith, romance a villager, and even raise a family
- Play on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S, including Xbox Game Pass and Xbox Cloud, in a story of around 15 to 20 hours for the main campaign
Gameplay
Fable is a third-person action RPG built around freedom, in which players can battle fearsome creatures, complete quests, build relationships with NPCs, and customize their Hero's appearance and abilities. Combat centers on style-weaving, which lets you switch smoothly between melee weapons, ranged attacks, and magic depending on the enemy you face, while your power grows right alongside your reputation. Outside of battle, Albion invites you to explore and discover characters, quests, and activities beyond the main story, as well as buy homes and shops, take on jobs, and watch the consequences of your decisions unfold across the world. The morality system returns as a reputation system, where noble heroes, cunning rogues, and everything in between are remembered by the villagers they meet.
Story
The story begins in the village of Briar Hill, where the player discovers their heroic abilities as a child, before a time jump carries the Hero into adulthood. When a mysterious stranger turns the village's inhabitants to stone, including the Hero's grandmother, the Hero leaves home to discover who is responsible and find a way to reverse the curse. As the first Hero in a generation, you explore a living Albion full of peculiar characters, dark humour, and plenty of chickens, with the cast featuring Hayley Atwell, Richard Ayoade, Matt King, and Natasia Demetriou. In Albion, fairy-tale endings are never guaranteed, and the studio promises a satisfying conclusion to the main story .
Graphics
Fable presents Albion as a vibrant, storybook-inspired world with enchanted forests, charming villages, mysterious caves, and the bustling capital of Bowerstone, home to the Heroes' Guild and the grand Bowerminster castle. Rather than a traditional high-fantasy setting, the visual style leans into fairy-tale whimsy, with magical creatures and fantastical locations that capture the charm of the original games while taking advantage of modern hardware. On PC, the game supports high uncapped frame rates, while console versions target smooth performance on Xbox Series X|S and PlayStation 5 .
Who will like Fable
- Fans of the original Fable series who want to return to Albion
- Players who enjoy open-world action RPGs with a strong story and humour
- Gamers who like choices that shape their reputation and the world around them
- Players who enjoy mixing melee, ranged, and magical combat in fast, flexible fights
- Fans of life-sim elements such as owning property, romance, and raising a family
- Players who like fairy-tale settings with dark humour and quirky characters
- Xbox Game Pass subscribers looking forward to a day-one release
- PlayStation 5 owners who will be able to play a Fable game for the first time
