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Sable
Developer Shedworks
Sable is an open world exploration video game developed by Shedworks and published by Raw Fury. It was released on 23 September 2021, for Microsoft Windows, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S, and released on PlayStation 5 on 29 November 2022. Players control Sable, a young girl who embarks on a coming-of-age rite of passage: a search for an appropriate mask and return to her nomadic clan. Exploring the ruined desert… From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
358 reactions from 4 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Mastodon, Lemmy) · newest Nov 4, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
77
LovedLoved
201 positive · 59 negative
95% range 72–82%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 201 | 59 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 31 | 2 | 60 |
| Mastodon * | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Lemmy * | 0 | 0 | 2 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Very Positive
4,088 of 4,768 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
77% recommend · 187 yes, 57 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 244 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Very Positive (5,607 of 6,513 positive).
Players praise the game's beautiful art style and relaxing atmosphere. [1][2][3] Many reviewers note significant technical issues, including bugs and poor performance. [4][5][6] Some players find the gameplay slow and the world barren. [2][7][8]
Liked
Representative posts
- [5]
Figured I'd see how this game is doing these days, since I had 100% of achievements before they added fishing and it'd be nice to get it back on my 100% list. Unfortunately, it's still exactly as jank as it always was. Some areas just run terribly regardless of PC specs, there are things you can interact with that just don't function at all, movement feels like they couldn't quite get it together so the hoverbike is …
- [1]
Sable is pretty much everything I wanted it to be. With some caveats! Sable is the complete opposite of a stressful game. It oozes zen out of every pore. There is nothing to fear, no stress, no failure state, nothing to worry about. It's just you and your bike Simoon exploring the desert, and it is beautiful. At least when it wants to be - unfortunately, the tutorial (of all places!) is probably where Sable's …
- [4]
Sable would be a masterpiece if it wasn't so mechanically broken The game works half of the time, movement and camera are awful, most of the puzzles don't function as planned, some mechanics are straight-up broken and the whole thing runs like dogwater with audio cracks and frame skips. I've had to restart the game a few times to progress because something just decided to break: an NPC disappeared, a puzzle stopped …
- [12]
Just. A soothing, comforting, fantastic game. Wandering the world with Simoon, finding Chubs, meeting new people and learning more about the world, watching Sable discover who she was as a person...all of it was phenomenal. I wish I could forget all of it to play it for the first time again but this game will stay with me for a long, long time.
- [2]
This game is gorgeous and the soundtrack is very nice. However the gameplay is very slow and very "make your own game". It mostly consists of driving around a fairly empty landscape, and then climbing some towers... with some very obviously inspired by BotW climbing and stamina mechanics. There is no combat, it's exploration for its own sake doing minor tasks that largely seem to be fetch quests. It's an open world, …
Summarised from 34 of the 323 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 11, 2026. How summaries are made
RottenBot@rottenbot · automated account
Players who liked Sable talk about stunning Moebius-inspired art style; those who didn't talk about frequent bugs and technical issues. Which matters more to you?
Critics, per Wikipedia
Sable received "generally favorable" to "mixed or average" reviews, according to review aggregator website Metacritic. Jonathan Peltz, writing for Wired, praised the game as "[...] gorgeous and endlessly GIF-able". Alice Bell of Rock Paper Shotgun, credited the game for looking "[...] fabulous in the flesh" and managing to meet the aesthetic expectations set by trailers and teased content. However, she faulted the game for a number of small irritations, including clunky driving mechanics and difficult navigation, comparing these to the annoyances caused by grains of sand in reality. Inverse's Tomas Franzese praised the game for its relaxing qualities. The Washington Post liked the game's…
From the “Reception” section of Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Critic context only — not part of the audience score.
Reactions
60 of 358 · most liked firstIt’s Sable’s 5th Anniversary! I’ve written some reflections on what the game means to me, and to celebrate I’m delighted to announce that @lostincult.co.uk are reprinting the Sable Design Works Find out more here: www.eteogames.com/sable-turns-...
positive · AI labelView post →Sable Ward - Tongue Trap Spooky month means spooky game. I will say again that I've never played DBD, but the women in there are hot. Sable model: @dekquciz.bsky.social
neutral · AI labelView post →NEW OUTERSLOTH REVEAL! 🦥🔥 We're so so so excited to announce we're funding the next game by the creative director of Sable at their new studio @eteogames.bsky.social! Learn more in the video (and to see our Sloth Coin in all its glory at 0:50.)
neutral · AI labelView post →Hoping to have something fun to announce sometime next month (not a game or Sable related) but I think it'll be cool
neutral · AI labelView post →What video games are you playing this weekend? Lately I’ve been playing this trippy open world Zelda-like game called SABLE. Not perfect…but I’m loving the art style and the world is pretty interesting.
neutral · AI labelView post →Commissioned by DA user Spooklyghostly we have a character from a game I didn't think I'd ever make fan art of and especially in this manner, and that's Sable Ward from Dead by Daylight!
neutral · AI labelView post →Announcing our lineup of featured indie games for Season 8 of our podcast! ⛓️ Slay the Princess: The Pristine Cut with @djstormageddon.com 🏜️ Sable 🚂 Dorfromantik with guest @heyitshayley.bsky.social 🏰 Rogue Legacy 🚪 Blue Prince with guest Kara from @patchmagazine.bsky.social 1/🧵
neutral · AI labelView post →Figured I'd see how this game is doing these days, since I had 100% of achievements before they added fishing and it'd be nice to get it back on my 100% list. Unfortunately, it's still exactly as jank as it always was. Some areas just run terribly regardless of PC specs, there are things you can interact with that just don't function at all, movement feels like they couldn't quite get it together so the hoverbike is constantly slamming into the ground. I don't know why they decided to add…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Introducing Eteo: a new independent game studio founded by Gregorios Kythreotis, creative director of Sable. www.youtube.com/watch?v=6GIp...
neutral · AI labelView post →Which video games are you playing this weekend? I'm finally tackling Sable - a beautiful open-world exploration game with a stunningly unique aesthetic, design and world.
positive · AI labelView post →my Sable physical copy arrived :) this game means so much to me, please play it thank you @shedworksgreg.bsky.social and ShedworksDan
positive · AI labelView post →I'll be gliding around #magfest dressed as Sable, if you see any chum eggs lmk 💙 the ppl at Shedworks made such a magical and wholesome game ✨💫 10/10 would recommend @shedworksgreg.bsky.social
positive · AI labelView post →5 Years ago today, Sable was released to the world. Creative Director @eteogreg.bsky.social reflects on the game and announces a reprint of @lostincult.co.uk's Sable Design Works. Read more: www.eteogames.com/sable-turns-...
neutral · AI labelView post →New game from the co-creator of Sable ⁉️ A dreamy narrative platformer, In the Drift By @shedworksdan.bsky.social A game about fixing the internet in space 🪐 Repair, explore, make friends & find a place where you belong 💌 email press@ / creators@ futurefriendsgames.com to get on the review list
neutral · AI labelView post →Cairn is the closest i've played to what Sable was as an experience.A game, less about the end, than about the journey. I loved Sable. The game just drop you into the world, you can finish it quick.. or you can explore and discover yourself. A game that never leave you after you ended it
positive · AI labelView post →Sable is a game about an explorer uncovering secret histories of an alien world and figuring out your place in it. The final task of the game is selecting who you want to be in the world and why. The soundtrack was made by Japanese Breakfast.
neutral · AI labelView post →Sable // in game photo mode
neutral · AI labelView post →I often think about how some games don't lend themselves to watching others play them. I've always really struggled watching people play Sable and I think it's because so much of the game experience is about interiority and there's no way to know what players are thinking when they are playing it
neutral · AI labelView post →Characters referenced in Insomniac’s ‘WOLVERINE’ game: • Angel • Beast • Rogue • Elektra • Iceman • Dazzler • Gambit • Kingpin • Cyclops • Daredevil • Silver Sable • Spider-Man
neutral · AI labelView post →Time for a new intro! Name: Alyss Sable and Dusty Sable (the slime) Streaming platform: twitch/ YouTube Favorite genres: RPG, fighting, racing Race: half-fae I'm your favorite half-fae slime tamer. I do a little everything, gaming, art, music, and game design. Come hang out!
neutral · AI labelView post →Sable is such a beautiful game. Obsessed with the style <3
positive · AI labelView post →in case you did not know, Gregorios Kythreotis (Sable) and friends are also using the new studio's resources to publish thoughtful games crit, on top of working on a secret new game pretty cool imo
neutral · AI labelView post →🏝 Sable turns 5 years old this week! While it's not a game we worked on, it's one close to the hearts of a couple folks here at popagenda. Be on the lookout for the next thing @eteogreg.bsky.social is cooking with his team at @eteogames.bsky.social 🙂 www.youtube.com/watch?v=6GIp...
neutral · AI labelView post →I finished Sable! What a beautiful game this is. And even with technical issues (on the PS5 version at least), I’m really going to miss this amazing world.
positive · AI labelView post →Writer and Narrative Designer on games such as 80 Days, Sable and more, @meghna.bsky.social is doing her first talk on the brilliant #ThirstySuitors game
neutral · AI labelView post →It's a shame that Sable was so unoptimized, that was a fun little game
negative · AI labelView post →Sable is pretty much everything I wanted it to be. With some caveats! Sable is the complete opposite of a stressful game. It oozes zen out of every pore. There is nothing to fear, no stress, no failure state, nothing to worry about. It's just you and your bike Simoon exploring the desert, and it is beautiful. At least when it wants to be - unfortunately, the tutorial (of all places!) is probably where Sable's graphical quirk comes across the absolute worst, while the rest of the game with its…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is gorgeous and the soundtrack is very nice. However the gameplay is very slow and very "make your own game". It mostly consists of driving around a fairly empty landscape, and then climbing some towers... with some very obviously inspired by BotW climbing and stamina mechanics. There is no combat, it's exploration for its own sake doing minor tasks that largely seem to be fetch quests. It's an open world, but that means it can't really do set pieces or timed music the way…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I love this game so much but it is just ruined by bugs, poor optimizations and stutters that just makes it kinda a slog to try and get through. If this game didnt have glitches it would be so good but in its current state its just not worth it.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Interesting art design, world, characters, and music, but the writing is the corniest airport-bookstore-soft-romance-core fake deep ♥♥♥♥ I've ever seen in a game. Every single dialogue interaction includes my character's reactions to what other characters are saying; it's sooooo grating and, imo, counter-intuitive to what the game is trying to accomplish. (I don't need to be told that my character's ears are buzzing after I get a new hoverbike.) The game starts out wanting to show and not…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I transformed Cayth, Famed Mechanist into Sable from the game Sable. Painted with acrylics/Posca markers and ink pen. Commission, NFS. Ref. Game promo art.
neutral · AI labelView post →I absolutely love the vibe and aesthetic of the game, but I can't recommend it because of severe audio/sound problems. The sound constantly cuts out and distorts while riding the bike, gliding, or picking stuff up. Gliding for some reason also turns the music louder every time for the duration of the glide. Weird bug. Such a shame that 5 years later the game just isn't playable without a headache.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →SABLE This game! 👌🏻 @shedworksgreg.bsky.social
positive · AI labelView post →Honestly pretty mundane. Beautiful artistic style unfortunately couldn't save the drag that the game ended up being. Unpolished physics and graphics combined with boilerplate story and gameplay made this game mostly a mid tier experience at best for me. It was easy to get drawn in by the interesting art direction, but I can't say the game was worth my time.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Gotta let you know, that is Sable from the first AC game, not new leaf.
neutral · AI labelView post →It kinda pains me to say that this game is overhyped: while the concept of the game is good, the execution is lacking. The intended experience of the game is to use a cool hoverbike to travel between interesting landmarks on a massive map, appreciating the scenery on the journey and the character interactions at the destinations, and a couple little puzzles along the way, but in practice it fails at every step to deliver that experience: The hoverbike handles poorly, moves too slow, and…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →As much as I enjoyed playing this game, I cannot recommend it due to the horrendous performance issues. I tinkered with the few visual settings available in the game and nothing resolved the absolutely bonkers stuttering/FPS drops on both my desktop and Steam Deck. The visuals and music were good enough to make me suffer through the choppy gameplay. Check it out only if (1.) you like collectathon games, and (2.) it's heavily discounted.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Sable, play my game. It's "Valentione's" in Eorzea - you know what that means.
neutral · AI labelView post →there’s this game i’ve been trying to google for YEARS that i remember exactly how it looks but have no idea what the name is. two days ago im talking to addie and telling them this, and i say “there’s this game i can’t remember the name of called Sable” and it was true
neutral · AI labelView post →Sometimes you get a dead by daylight teammate named "Bum Farto" and you spend the entire game constructing insane sentences like "They're chasing Bum Farto" "Sable flashlight saved Bum Farto" "I body blocked for Bum Farto and the killer dced"
neutral · AI labelView post →Brilliant game. It very much invites you to take your time and enjoy the landscape and explore. It is bugs bunny up in here tho, veeery buggy, so depends on your tolerance for those kind of shenanigans. But if you can look past that and dont mind taking your time, you will love this game. Chum Queen out!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I wanna replay Sable, what a gorgeous game. I love a big open lonely world to nyoom around and explore
positive · AI labelView post →This game has been made by artists who loved the style of Moebius, with a strong inspiration from Breath of the Wild. Sadly, there was no work for the optimization of the game, even 4 years after its release. The writing and the side quests are also lacking in terms of quality and feel generic. It's sad 'cause the feeling of driving a sandbike in a world full of strange and ancient monuments on an alien planet is really interesting. I can't really recommend it because I ended up forcing…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I'll be honest and say that it was really Japanese Breakfast doing the soundtrack that really got me to get this game. I really enjoyed it, though I think I found myself slightly disappointed but only due to the marketing this game has received and which I don't think really does it justice. It draws a lot of (accurate) comparisons to Breath of the Wild, though I feel that people coming here expecting a carbon copy of that will be disappointed. The world is here is pretty bare. There are not…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →damn it's so sad there's only one video game (Sable)
positive · AI labelView post →If I could sum Sable up, it's a pale imitation. It fails to truly capture, or at least put a spin, on Jean Giraud's style of art. The environments lack depth and cohesion. Much of the vegetation lacks fidelity, having flat undefined textures and jagged edges. The default color filter is drab and lacks life. The only sources for shadows in the game are the moon & sun, the shadows cast by them often stretch in an unnatural way and pop in at visible distances, creating a jarring experience.…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →SABLE appreciation post! This game is incredible ✌️ @shedworksgreg.bsky.social
positive · AI labelView post →My favorite game ever. You can think of it as a meditative game or an "art game", or a game for children. It works in all those ways.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Really wholesome game about growing up, sticking to the path and finding your purpose. Sometimes, things can feel like you're going in circles amidst an endless sea of sand, unsure where to go. It is the unexpected family we find among strangers that keeps us going, and the courage and perseverance that takes us there. Lovely soundtrack from Japanese Breakfast- an excellent group- and a very heartwarming tale. Game does feel slightly lacking or barren in some areas; there is no combat (or…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I saw someone refer to Sable as an abandoned game and like. Please. I’m begging. If you come to a game like Sable expecting long tail support you’re just incorrect, you’ve made a mistake
neutral · AI labelView post →If you like Metroid Prime, you’ll like my game If you like Pseudoregalia, you’ll like my game If you like Sable, you’ll like my game
neutral · AI labelView post →Sable is a really interesting case. It's good, not great for my specific tastes. I'm at 80% completion right now. The strong: The moebius-core aesthetic is peak. The world's really atmospheric and lovingly crafted. Full of novel points of interest, and places for you to just enjoy being inside of. I'd be fascinated to visit it in VR. Love everything it's aiming at- an open ended, explorable world not driven by combat or conventional game mechanics. The writing structure is…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →You will like our indie game if you like: - Sable - Pseudoregalia - Hollow Knight #TrailerTuesday #
neutral · AI labelView post →I liked the Moebius-like art style and the relaxed atmosphere of Sable. I liked discovering all the recordings from the crashed ships and I liked all the Eccria quests. But once I’d completed most of the game it just felt like a tedious collect-a-thon to try and get every achievement and I got a little bored with the open world. Overall I would recommend Sable as a companion game you to unwind from your main games or as a relaxing game you play every once in a while.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Sable // in game photo mode
neutral · AI labelView post →Currently playing Sable and I can't get over how gorgeous that game looks
positive · AI labelView post →• SABLE • God I love this game! @shedworksgreg.bsky.social
positive · AI labelView post →Martin did some neat sounds on Sable 5 yrs ago, happy birthday to an amazing game!
neutral · AI labelView post →Sable would be a masterpiece if it wasn't so mechanically broken The game works half of the time, movement and camera are awful, most of the puzzles don't function as planned, some mechanics are straight-up broken and the whole thing runs like dogwater with audio cracks and frame skips. I've had to restart the game a few times to progress because something just decided to break: an NPC disappeared, a puzzle stopped working, something that was supposed to be moving, well, wasn't Giving it a…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Someone said my game looks like Sable if it were a metroidvania
neutral · AI labelView post →
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