Fable is an adventure developed by Simbiosis Interactive, released 28 February 1996 on DOS and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What Fable is
Fable is an adventure game developed by Simbiosis Interactive and released in 1996. It was published by Sir-tech Software. It is available on DOS and PC (Microsoft Windows).
The premise, in the publisher's words
The adventure in which you are about to embark tells the story of how once upon a time a young boy named Quickthorpe set out a journey through the lost world of Balkhane. It is a Fable in one way, but in the 'trick of the tale', it's a strange adventure through a shattered world and a saga born out of the very sick mind of a man called Ismael. Long ago in the mists of time lived the Mecubarz. Ancient and beautiful, powerful and wise they ruled absolute. Strange beings, magical creatures and humans lived together in peace and harmony, until greed destroyed it all. Ismael, a respected man, and revered by all, sadly had a heart that was hollow and bitter. He and four others plotted to…
How it plays
Its themes are action, comedy and fantasy.
How it was received
Fable holds a critic score of 90 out of 100. That places it above 92% of the 7,530 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 1996 averaged 70, so it scored 20 points above the year average.
What it launched against
Fable launched on 28 February 1996, within three weeks of Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars, Pokémon Red Version, Sid Meier's Civilization II and Street Fighter Alpha 2. It reviewed better than 3 of the 4.
Released around the same time: Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars, Pokémon Red Version, Sid Meier's Civilization II, Street Fighter Alpha 2.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Fable yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
Screenshots
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Quick answers
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