Sable

 PC
Metascore
76

Generally favorable reviews - based on 48 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 29 out of 48
  2. Mixed: 19 out of 48
  3. Negative: 0 out of 48
  1. Eurogamer
    Sep 23, 2021
    Pick a direction and wander off to get the most out of this mesmerising game of exploration. [Eurogamer Recommended]
  2. Kotaku
    Sep 28, 2021
    Sable imagines identity and growth as playful, joyous, and nearly impossible to fail. It promises you that changing your mind is okay. You wanted to be an Innkeeper, and now you don’t. It encourages you to become something else then, without rejecting or hating the person you’re leaving behind.
  3. Rock, Paper, Shotgun
    Sep 22, 2021
    None of the irritating things are huge, and in a few patches time Sable will probably be in much better shape. But right now, there are a lot of small irritants to get under your skin all at once. It is, I'd venture to say, a perfect Game Pass game. I simultaneously loved the beauty and strangeness of Sable's world, but was tormented by having to exist in it.
  5. Vice
    Sep 23, 2021
    This experimentation, from place to place and zone to zone, is what Sable is about at its core: doing things and obtaining proof that you have taken their experience in; that you have contemplated them. In a world where games signal their value to you through in-game advertisements and a bombardment of prompts to keep playing, this laconic approach stands out starkly. But any game whose direct mission is to think about the world, and to think about it deeply, should probably have a special place in our heart.

Awards & Rankings

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#72 Most Discussed PC Game of 2021
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#5 Most Shared PC Game of 2021

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User Score
7.0

Mixed or average reviews- based on 102 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 56 out of 102
  2. Mixed: 21 out of 102
  3. Negative: 25 out of 102
  1. hicix80666
    Sep 27, 2021
    3
    Sable's next-level visuals almost immediately give way to underwhelming one-note gameplay and stuttering performance issues that make itSable's next-level visuals almost immediately give way to underwhelming one-note gameplay and stuttering performance issues that make it impossible to appreciate any of the visuals. Sadly, this isn't something that one or two patches can fix. The world is a bit too empty. The gameplay is a bit too nonexistent. The fact that a strong computer can't smoothly move the camera anywhere without eye-gouging stuttering is only the tip of Sable's iceberg of problems. Raw Fury made something cool to look at for a few minutes, but not at all fun or interesting to play for any length of time.… Full Review »
  2. webeda2748
    Sep 29, 2021
    0
    The only way to give Sable a good review is to review the game I'd like to imagine I'm playing rather than the one directly in front of me.The only way to give Sable a good review is to review the game I'd like to imagine I'm playing rather than the one directly in front of me. Sable boasts one single aesthetic gimmick and absolutely nothing else of note whatsoever. It's almost impressive in that regard - I really thought I would enjoy spending time in Sable's world, even if there wasn't much to do. As it turns out, there is nothing to do in Sable's jaw-droppingly linear, empty world. And the process of traveling (the most fundamental and time-consuming part of the game), whether climbing things or riding around on a bike, is a laborious, stuttering, uninteresting chore. Sable ultimately becomes an object lesson in the importance of not just making an effects filter and calling it a day.… Full Review »
  3. pianoguy13
    Dec 23, 2021
    0
    The visuals are awesome, but there is no game. I played for 45 minutes and was so incredibly bored that I decided to stop playing and go readThe visuals are awesome, but there is no game. I played for 45 minutes and was so incredibly bored that I decided to stop playing and go read a college textbook for better entertainment.… Full Review »
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