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Fable 5.2 one-shotted my nephew's dream game

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#6Peak rank
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Submitted by
lexandstuff
Posted
Nov 9, 2026
Site
notesbylex.com

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Trending history

Fable 5.2 one-shotted my nephew's dream game was first seen on Hacker News · Front page on Nov 10, 2026. Since then it has appeared in 45 checks on 1 different day. Its best position was #6 of 30, reached on Nov 10, 10:39 UTC. It dropped off the list after Nov 10, 11:09 UTC.

Rank history

Position on Hacker News · Front page at every check (lower is better).

#1#11#20#30 00:0902:5405:3908:2411:09 Nov 10, 00:09 UTC · #29Nov 10, 00:24 UTC · #25Nov 10, 00:39 UTC · #23Nov 10, 00:54 UTC · #20Nov 10, 01:09 UTC · #18Nov 10, 01:24 UTC · #17Nov 10, 01:39 UTC · #15Nov 10, 01:54 UTC · #15Nov 10, 02:09 UTC · #15Nov 10, 02:24 UTC · #12Nov 10, 02:39 UTC · #13Nov 10, 02:54 UTC · #13Nov 10, 03:09 UTC · #13Nov 10, 03:24 UTC · #13Nov 10, 03:39 UTC · #12Nov 10, 03:54 UTC · #11Nov 10, 04:09 UTC · #11Nov 10, 04:24 UTC · #11Nov 10, 04:39 UTC · #11Nov 10, 04:54 UTC · #11Nov 10, 05:09 UTC · #11Nov 10, 05:24 UTC · #11Nov 10, 05:39 UTC · #10Nov 10, 05:54 UTC · #10Nov 10, 06:09 UTC · #9Nov 10, 06:24 UTC · #8Nov 10, 06:39 UTC · #8Nov 10, 06:54 UTC · #8Nov 10, 07:09 UTC · #8Nov 10, 07:24 UTC · #8Nov 10, 07:39 UTC · #7Nov 10, 07:54 UTC · #7Nov 10, 08:09 UTC · #7Nov 10, 08:24 UTC · #7Nov 10, 08:39 UTC · #7Nov 10, 08:54 UTC · #7Nov 10, 09:09 UTC · #7Nov 10, 09:24 UTC · #7Nov 10, 09:39 UTC · #7Nov 10, 09:54 UTC · #7Nov 10, 10:09 UTC · #7Nov 10, 10:24 UTC · #7Nov 10, 10:39 UTC · #6Nov 10, 10:54 UTC · #6Nov 10, 11:09 UTC · #6

Last 14 days

Best rank per day (UTC).

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Metric history

Platform metric as reported by Hacker News.

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From the discussion

A few top-level comments from Hacker News, shortened. Read the full thread on Hacker News.

This is both cute but also a bit sad in terms of game stylization, I guess these generic AI designs could become so normal to the youth that in the next 10-20 years it just appears everywhere

> I must admit I never tested this with Opus 5.5, so I'm not sure whether this was possible before Fable 5.2 rolled around. Since somewhere around Opus 4+ it's been really good enough to do these things, but 4.6 was the most pivotal version since a 1 million token context window can allow a model to fit so much "in…

> Make it one of the best games you can possibly make. You are a truly world-class game developer. Top Jobs in 2027: 1. LLM glazer.

Questions

Is Fable 5.2 one-shotted my nephew's dream game trending on Hacker News right now?

Not at the moment. It was last on the list on Nov 10, 11:09 UTC, after 1 day of trending.

What is the highest rank Fable 5.2 one-shotted my nephew's dream game reached?

#6 on Hacker News · Front page, on Nov 10, 10:39 UTC. Trendoday checks this list every 15 minutes.

How long has Fable 5.2 one-shotted my nephew's dream game been trending?

It was first seen on Nov 10, 2026 and has been on the list on 1 day (45 checks) since.

How much discussion did it get on Hacker News?

15 points and 3 comments; submitted by lexandstuff on Nov 9, 2026.