Fable’s new 13 minute gameplay showcase gives the clearest look yet at Playground Games’ rebooted action RPG, set in a storybook version of Albion that leans into dry British humor, moral choices, and expressive player freedom. It confirms Fable as a narrative driven open world RPG where you create your own hero, grow them from childhood to adulthood, and shape both their appearance and reputation through decisions, combat style, and how you live in the world. The presentation highlights a seamless, large scale open world that is likely the biggest in the series so far, with varied regions like lush forests, cozy villages, Bowerstone’s city sprawl, bleak marshes, mountains, and craggy coasts, all packed with side activities, enemies, and oddball NPCs reacting dynamically to your choices.
Combat mixes melee, ranged, and magic in a flexible system built around light and heavy combos, finishers, swapping to ranged weapons to break defenses or deal with flying targets, and unlocking spells through a skill tree for a tailored build. Familiar enemy types such as Hobbes, Balverines, and Trolls return alongside new threats, including playful touches like fire breathing chickens, reinforcing that blend of slightly ridiculous fantasy and danger the series is known for. Outside of fighting you can romance characters, earn money, buy property, and interact with what the devs describe as a living population whose reactions and even your character’s look shift as your morality system kicks in, moving away from simple good or evil labels toward more nuanced consequences.
Character customization is confirmed to be fairly detailed with options for gender, hair, eye color, and more, and the story sets you up as the first proper hero Albion has seen in a generation, starting in a quiet village before a dramatic event forces you out into the wider world. The game is pitched as a full reboot rather than a direct sequel, aiming to respect the original trilogy’s tone while modernizing world design, combat, and storytelling for current hardware. Fable is planned for release in autumn 2026 on Xbox Series X and S, PlayStation 5, and PC (including Steam), with day one availability in Game Pass for Xbox platforms.
