When it unveiled the Xbox Series X and S in mid-2020, Xbox did so with a bevvy of interesting trailers and showcases for games that would be coming to its new consoles.

One of the most talked-about was Fable, seemingly a reboot of a much-loved franchise that would bring its quaint and comedic RPG stylings to the latest hardware. Here are all the details you need to know.

Fable release date

Fable still doesn't have even a vague release window attached to it - at the Xbox Games Showcase in June 2022 it got a new trailer that ended without any promise of a year that it'll arrive in.

The trailer also doesn't contain any actual gameplay to give us a sense for how near the game might be, so we're stuck waiting for more news.

Fable could still arrive in 2024, despite this, but we don't think anyone should get their hopes too far up.

Fable trailer

Fable has only had a couple of trailers so far, with the most recent being the meatiest, from the Xbox Games Showcase.

It's a fun look at the tone that Fable will be bringing to the table and stars Richard Ayoade as a quirky giant, pestered by our protagonist.

Before that you have to go all the way back to the incredibly short CGI teaser that we got a couple of years beforehand.

It shows us a fairytale landscape of shining toadstools and fairies, before bringing us down to earth by having a fearsome toad snatch and eat one of those adorable little critters.

We pull back to see a beautiful realm, being told that our story hasn't yet begun.

Fable platforms

Fable was announced with fanfare as part of Xbox's wave of games for the Series X and S, so unsurprisingly that's where it'll end up.

It's an Xbox exclusive on the console side, so won't be on PlayStation or Switch, although it has also been confirmed for Windows 10 and newer PCs.

Best of all, it's confirmed to be part of Xbox Game Pass, so you'll get it through that membership on launch day at no extra cost.

Fable story

Fable is going to act as a full reboot of the franchise, from what has been said so far, meaning we don't really have a clear sense of what sort of story it will tell.

If it follows the template laid out by the first three games, though, you can expect to create a character who ventures out into a morally pliable world, to bend it to their will one way or another.

It'll be a fantasy RPG set in a fairytale world based heavily on English myths, and we'd expect that world to be called Albion again.

Fable has always thrived by letting you indulge in either good or evil decisions and leaning into the effects you can have on a world through these margin calls.

So, we'd imagine we'll get more opportunities to make choices that are selfish or selfless and to enjoy the consequences.

Fable gameplay

Similarly, we can't be sure what sort of gameplay to expect from Fable but, similarly to the story side of things, there are some strong assumptions we can make.

There should be action-heavy RPG combat, which won't be so in-depth as to rival something like Baldur's Gate 3, rather focussing on fun combat and over-the-top magical powers. Hopefully getting more evil or more benevolent will unlock new powers we can use, too.

Fable 3 leant into the realm-management to let us have a direct hand in how things went, but we're not certain that'll come back. It's up to new developers Playground Games, best known for the popular Forza Horizon racing series.

Fable will be built in the same game engine as those titles, which could make for some impressive visuals, although we don't know how directly that sort of thing would translate.

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