Foretales
Card-based adventure about a thief facing an apocalyptic prophecy
Alkemi · Published by Dear Villagers · Released Sep 15, 2022
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 85% of 1,189
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Playing now
- 2
- right now
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update
- 11 months ago
- Oct 7, 2025
Free demo available, 0 playing it now: get the demo.
What is Foretales?
This single-player card adventure takes place in a realm threatened by a curse and a dark prophecy. You guide a thief named Volepain, using cards to explore and fight turn-based battles while making choices that lead to different endings.
For you if...
- +you like making choices that change a story's ending
- +you enjoy experimenting with cards to solve problems
- +you want resource management in a story-focused game
Not for you if...
- −you want card combat to dominate the game
- −you dislike replaying story paths to see different outcomes
- −you prefer puzzle solutions that are easy to spot
What players say
85% of 1,189 reviews are positive
Players praise the artwork, branching story, and different ways to use cards. Complaints focus on repetitive card loops and dialogue, with some players finding puzzle solutions hard to infer.
Screenshots and trailer
Foretales system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows 10
- Processor
- 2GHz
- Graphics
- DirectX 9 compliant card
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 2 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 10
- Processor
- 3Ghz
- Graphics
- DirectX 9 compliant card
- Memory
- 6 GB RAM
- Storage
- 2 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 41
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Steam Deck: Playable
- Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
Multiplayer and co-op
Languages
Full audio: English. Text only: French, German, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese.
Tags
- Card Game
- Story Rich
- Dynamic Narration
- Adventure
- Singleplayer
- Card Battler
- Combat
- Atmospheric
- Tabletop
- Board Game
- Multiple Endings
- Exploration
- Choices Matter
- Fantasy
- Choose Your Own Adventure
- Interactive Fiction
Recent updates
- Oct 7, 2025 · Important Security Update Available ✅
- Oct 12, 2022 · v1.2.4232
- Sep 29, 2022 · v1.2.4193
- Sep 21, 2022 · v1.2.4155
2 DLC available.
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