Fable III

Set 50 years after the events of Fable II, the continent of Albion (where the Fable series is set) is under the control of Logan, a tyrant king and the Hero's older brother[1]. The player's character, the…

78 26 October 2010

Adventure Hack and slash/Beat 'em up Role-playing (RPG) Simulator Strategy Action Comedy Fantasy Open world

Fable III is an adventure developed by Lionhead Studios, released 26 October 2010 on Xbox 360 and PC (Microsoft Windows). The main story takes about 17 hrs to finish.

Verified 15 Oct 2026 Sources: IGDB , Wikipedia

What Fable III is

Fable III is an adventure game developed by Lionhead Studios and released in 2010. It was published by Microsoft Game Studios. It is available on Xbox 360 and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

Your journey to rule the throne of Albion begins 50 years after the events of the last chapter, and you play as the child of your hero from Fable II.

Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action, comedy, fantasy and open world. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative and Single player.

How it was received

Fable III holds a critic score of 78 out of 100. That places it above 59% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2010 averaged 70, so it scored 8 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 73, across 286 votes.

How long it takes, and what that costs

The main story runs about 17 hrs.

What it launched against

Fable III launched on 26 October 2010, within three weeks of Fallout: New Vegas, Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood, Assassin's Creed Brotherhood and Call of Duty: Black Ops. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: Fallout: New Vegas, Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood, Assassin's Creed Brotherhood, Call of Duty: Black Ops.

Cheats and codes

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