Ludography
70/100
Players15 ratings
83/100
Critics2 reviews
More scores
Metacritic22 critic reviews
77/100
Metacritic usersuser score
70/100
GameFAQsJust Right
3.5/5
Player reviews
85% positive6,794 reviews
Steam Deck
Playable
Runs on
Windows
Price
US$20.99

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2023 · Grenaa Games · Indie · Simulation

Fabledom

Once upon a Village.. Set in a wholesome fairytale world, Fabledom is the ideal laid back City builder. Enjoy the growth of your settlement, trade and use diplomacy to ally or challenge your neighbors, and most importantly, find yourself a prince or princess and live happily ever after!

Released
13 April 2023
Platforms
Nintendo SwitchPlayStation 5WindowsXbox Series X/S
Genres
IndieSimulationStrategy
Developers
Grenaa Games
Publishers
Dear VillagersDoyoyo Games
Modes
Single-player
Perspective
Bird view / Isometric
Themes
Sandbox
Country
Sweden
Age ratings
GRAC ALLACB GESRB E10+CLASS_IND LPEGI 7USK 6
Languages
Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), English, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese (Brazil), Russian, Spanish (Spain)
Copies sold
200,000 as of 2024-05-28
Time to beat
13hmain story27hcompletionist

About

Fabledom is a 2024 city-building video game developed by Grenaa Games and published by Dear Villagers and Doyoyo Games. It was released in early access for Windows on 13 April 2023. The full version was released on 13 May 2024. Versions were released on 12 September 2024 for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S.

›Story

Welcome, your Highness! A vast land awaits your settlers and is ready to be colonized.

Fabledom offers an accessible and intuitive way of playing City builders, the game is easy to pick up and play for anyone but can still offer a challenge for more experienced players thanks to its difficulty settings.

Set in a strange world where Fairytales become reality, you will witness the growth of your village; follow your citizens’ lives and watch the rise and fall of your relationships with the neighboring kingdoms.

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Gameplay

Fabledom is a city-building game set in a fantasy medieval countryside. The player becomes the founder of a small town, and must put their peasants to work building houses, chopping down trees, farming vegetables and mining stone. The player can also contact and establish diplomacy with other kingdoms which can lead to trade and eventually a prince or princess to share their castle with. Soldiers and archers can be recruited to protect the town.

Development

In January 2023, it was announced that the game would release in early access for Windows that spring. Fabledom launched on 13 April 2023 in early access. The full version was released on 13 May 2024. In May 2024, versions for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S were announced and scheduled to launch in Q3. Fabledom launched on 12 September 2024 for these platforms.

Reception

Fabledom received "generally favourable" reviews from critics, according to review aggregator site Metacritic.

GameStar rated the game 79/100 and described the game as a relaxing "construction game with few weaknesses and a charming scenario." PC Games rated it 7/10 and also described the game as "charming" but stated it would of "benefited from more depth" and it "doesn't fully exploit its fairytale theme."

Releases by platformdates and regions as published

PlatformReleasedRegions
WindowsEarly Access13 April 2023Worldwide · Worldwide 13 May 2024
Xbox Series X/S12 September 2024Worldwide
PlayStation 512 September 2024Worldwide
Nintendo Switch12 September 2024Worldwide

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