- Announced
- 2020, as a "new beginning" for the series.
- Delays
- From 2025 to 2026 (February 2025), then from autumn 2026 to February 2027 (May 2026).
- Launch
- 23 February 2027; early access from 18 February with Premium.
- Next
- The Order of the Hero expansion, which Fulton said is due later in 2027.
How we got here
| When | What happened | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Fable announced as a "new beginning" for the series, with Playground Games developing. | Press reports of the reveal |
| 2023 Xbox Games Showcase | The first in-game trailer, with Richard Ayoade as Dave, a vegetable-loving giant. | Steam post, 12 August 2024; Xbox Wire cast list |
| June 2024 Xbox Games Showcase | Matt King revealed as Humphry, a release window of 2025, and Eidos-Montréal confirmed as supporting development. | Steam post, 12 August 2024, and press reports |
| 25 February 2025 | Delayed to 2026. Craig Duncan, head of Xbox Game Studios, said on the Official Xbox Podcast it would be "worth the wait", alongside a first look at pre-alpha gameplay. | Official Xbox Podcast, as reported by the press |
| 22 January 2026 | The Developer_Direct deep dive: story opening, combat, reputations, the Living Population and character creation. An autumn 2026 launch, and PS5 announced for the first time. | Xbox Wire, PlayStation Blog |
| 29 May 2026 | Xbox moved Fable to February 2027 "so it can have the dedicated moment it deserves", in a post naming that year's other big releases. Matt Booty said on the Official Xbox Podcast that the game is "in great shape". | Xbox's post on X, as reported by the press |
| 7 June 2026 | The Xbox Games Showcase set 23 February 2027, introduced Hayley Atwell as Isabel, showed the Jack of Blades and confirmed Demon Doors. Pre-orders, the Premium and Collector's Editions and the Order of the Hero expansion followed the same day. | Xbox Wire, Steam, official site |
| 10 June 2026 | A detailed look at the Living Population system. | Xbox Wire |
| 26 to 28 August 2026 | At gamescom, the first hands-on combat demo, the quest "Mud and Death", for press and creators, and an 18-minute quest video set in Bowerstone. The official FAQ went up on 27 August. | Xbox Wire, Steam |
| 10 August and 21 September 2026 | Two History of Albion lore posts on the official site. | Official site |
Launch week
- 18 February 2027: early access opens for the Premium Edition and the Premium Upgrade. The PlayStation Store lists 4pm UTC.
- 23 February 2027: launch on every platform and in Game Pass. The PlayStation Store lists 4pm UTC for the Standard Edition; the Xbox store and Steam give the date only.
- Launch day is also the last day of the pre-order bonus, and the first day Steam owners can upgrade from Standard to Premium.
- Collector's Edition copies are due to ship in time for early access.
What is promised after launch
🗡️ Fable: Order of the Hero
A story expansion in a new region of Albion, dominated by an ancient cult you come to lead, and included in the Premium Edition. The official pages say only "post-launch"; on the Official Xbox Podcast in September 2026, Ralph Fulton said it is coming "later next year".
🎞️ Performance details
The FAQ promises more detail on the 30 and 60fps options as launch approaches. Until then only the Xbox Series X performance mode has been confirmed.
🏆 The trophy list
Playground said it would not reveal it before release, so as not to spoil surprises. A 60-trophy list taken from Steam data, since removed, circulated in September 2026; Playground has not confirmed it.
Cross-checked
Cross-checked on 7 October 2026, and re-checked on 9 October 2026, against the Steam announcements of 12 August 2024, 28 January 2026, 7 and 11 June 2026 and 27 August 2026, Xbox Wire, the PlayStation Blog, the official site's news, the Steam, Xbox and PlayStation store pages, the Official Xbox Podcast of 9 September 2026, the news of Vandal and Eurogamer.es, and the trophy lists of EliteGuias and PowerPyx; the 2020 reveal, the 2025 delay and the May 2026 delay are from the reports of IGN (25 February 2025) and of Polygon and Eurogamer (both 29 May 2026). Not from a playthrough: nobody here has played it, and nothing here comes from leaks or unnamed insiders.