Nostalgic classic that still holds up
Mentioned in ~1 in 2 positive reviews
“even after two decades, the first game still holds up shockingly well.”
Steam review · 29.9 h played ↗
Fable Anniversary
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 86%Very Positive · 86%Lionhead Studios2014Action RPG · RPG · Adventure
$34.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 5 h ago
The verdict
A charming, funny 2004 action RPG where good/evil choices visibly change your hero. The PC remaster has clunky mouse controls, camera sickness and crashes; skip it if you want polish.
Great for
Nostalgic fans and RPG players who like humor, light roleplay and good/evil choices, ideally with a controller
Main risk
Nauseating mouse/keyboard camera and controls, crashes and bugs, plus art changes from the original
What players love
Charming humor and fairy-tale atmosphere
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“Albion feels like a fairy tale where someone spilled beer all over the pages. It's whimsical, dark, stupid, sincere, creepy, and hilarious all at once.”
Steam review · 33.4 h played ↗
Good/evil choices change your look and the world
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“Level up skills and you age, do good and get a halo, choose evil and grow horns.”
Steam review · translated · 20.4 h played ↗
Fun, simple combat with melee, ranged and magic
Mentioned in ~1 in 15 positive reviews
“The combat is fun, which the new Fable game probably won't have.”
Steam review · 12.9 h played ↗
Great music and sound
Mentioned in ~1 in 15 positive reviews
“The soundtrack, humorous British writing, old-school map design, and RPG mechanics that can be cleverly abused come together to create a unique experience.”
Steam review · 29.9 h played ↗
What players complain about
Crashes, freezes and game-breaking bugs
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“the game crashes in some weird spots pretty consistently. One of the most jarring spots the game will crash is when leveling up”
Steam review · 3.8 h played ↗
Terrible mouse/keyboard controls and camera
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“You can't even change the mouse sensitivity without editing a config file.”
Steam review · 0.7 h played ↗
Better to buy The Lost Chapters instead
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“You're better off just paying for TLC you lose out on controller support but you end up with a far better experience less bugs and a way better art direction”
Steam review · 17 h played ↗
Remaster ruined the original art style
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“Art style was ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ on as hard as it gets - muted colors, mutilated character models, and etc.”
Steam review · 24.1 h played ↗
Dated, shallow combat and tiny segmented world
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“The world feels tiny and uninteresting to explore because of how segmented the map is.”
Steam review · 16.4 h played ↗
Camera wobble causes motion sickness
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 negative reviews
“The camera is wobbling around with every turn. I never in my live had motion sickness from a game before.”
Steam review · 0.9 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: VerifiedController support10 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 7/8
ProcessorIntel 2GHz Core2 Duo / AMD Athlon 64 x2 2.4GHz
Memory3 GB RAM
GraphicsRadeon X1800/ Nvidia GeForce 7600GT
Storage10 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 7/8 64bit
ProcessorIntel Core2 Quad 2.33GHz
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsNvidia GeForce GTX 260
Storage10 GB available space
OSWindows 7/8
ProcessorIntel 2GHz Core2 Duo / AMD Athlon 64 x2 2.4GHz
Memory3 GB RAM
GraphicsRadeon X1800/ Nvidia GeForce 7600GT
Storage10 GB available space
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