Fable II: 6 Game of the Year awards

No: Fable II collected 6 Game of the Year awards in 2008 and finished No. 7; the season went to Fallout 3 with 69. Spike Video Game Awards named Grand Theft Auto IV its Game of the Year.

Fable II is a 2008 action role-playing video game developed by Lionhead Studios and published by Microsoft Game Studios for Xbox 360. The game is the second installment in the Fable game series, and the sequel to 2004's Fable.

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Fable II finished #7 in the 2008 race, with 6 GOTY awards from media outlets and reader votes worldwide.

6Total awards
6Media outlets
0Readers' choice
2Countries

Also in the 2008 season: Fallout 3 (69), Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (41), Grand Theft Auto IV (40), LittleBigPlanet (27), Gears of War 2 (8), Left 4 Dead (7), Super Smash Bros. Brawl (3), Rock Band 2 (2) · full results

Quick answers

How many Game of the Year awards did Fable II win?

Fable II won 6 Game of the Year awards in the 2008 season — 2.8% of every award tracked that season. 6 came from editorial picks and 0 from readers' polls, across 2 countries.

Did Fable II win Game of the Year?

No. It finished No. 7 in 2008, behind Fallout 3, which collected 69 Game of the Year awards.

Game facts

Single-playerYes
Co-opNo
Split screenNo
MultiplayerNo
Online multiplayerNo
Released8 July 2008
DeveloperLionhead Studios
PublisherXbox Game Studios

action role-playing game
video game with LGBT character
fantasy video game
X-BOX 360

Where the awards came from

Country	Awards
United States	4
United Kingdom	2

Every outlet that named it Game of the Year

Outlet	Country	Year
Game With A Brain	United States	2008
Joystiq	United States	2008
NY Daily News	United States	2008
Telegraph	United Kingdom	2008
TrustedReviews	United Kingdom	2008
X-Play	United States	2008

← Full 2008 results

Updated 2 October 2026 · Source: the Meta Awards database, where every award row cites where it was published.