Choose Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning™
Choose Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning™ if you want an Action experience. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 87.9% positive across 8,061 reviews.
Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning™ vs Fable Anniversary
Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning™ and Fable Anniversary both land in RPG on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both are RPG games on Steam. Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning™ (2012) is 2 years older than Fable Anniversary (2014). Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning™ scores higher on Steam reviews (87.9% positive) than Fable Anniversary (85.3% positive). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Fable Anniversary
Choose Fable Anniversary if it's Steam Deck Verified, so handheld play works out of the box. 8,483 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning™ and Fable Anniversary sit in RPG on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning™ |  Fable Anniversary | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2012 | 2014 |
| Genres | Action, RPG | RPG |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Verified |
| Price | Price unknown | 34.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 87.9% positive (8,061 reviews) | 85.3% positive (8,483 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Big Huge Games, 38 Studios | Lionhead Studios |
Side by side
- Both are RPG games on Steam.
- Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning™ (2012) is 2 years older than Fable Anniversary (2014).
- Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning™ scores higher on Steam reviews (87.9% positive) than Fable Anniversary (85.3% positive).
- Steam Deck: Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning™ is Deck Playable, Fable Anniversary is Deck Verified.
Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning™ vs Fable Anniversary — FAQ
- Which is better, Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning™ or Fable Anniversary?
- On Steam reviews Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning™ scores higher (87.9% positive) than Fable Anniversary (85.3% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning™ is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning™ or Fable Anniversary first?
- If you want chronology, Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning™ (2012) came out before Fable Anniversary (2014). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning™ and Fable Anniversary similar?
- They overlap on RPG on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.