Foretales

Card Game· Adventure· Story Rich· Dynamic Narration

Released Sep 2022

Decide the fate of the world in this ingenious story-driven card game. Foretales offers a unique take on the adventure genre, with a multitude of playstyles and story paths through which you can save the world… or bring about its end.

86% positive · 1,200 reviews

Done

All announced content has been released

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Done

All announced content has been released

High confidence

Where to buy

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Evaluation

Foretales launched on September 15, 2022 as a fully realized narrative card game. The two DLC items listed on the store — a soundtrack and an artbook — both released at launch and are purely supplementary; neither represents additional game content. Following launch, the developer issued a few bug-fix patches in September and October 2022, and a security patch in October 2025 to address a Unity engine vulnerability. That security patch is the most recent developer communication on record (October 10, 2025). No post-launch story content, expansions, or gameplay updates have been announced or released. The developer has never signaled plans for additional content, and no unreleased DLC is listed on the store. Foretales appears to have shipped as a complete, self-contained experience.

Evidence

Game launched on PC and Switch after three years of development, described as a complete narrative card game

news post · Sep 15, 2022 source content shipped

high

Security patch to address a Unity engine vulnerability; developer confirms the fix went live on October 10, 2025. No mention of new content or future plans.

news post · Oct 7, 2025 source ambiguous

low

Content

2 of 2 released · no outstanding content

Released

Foretales Soundtrack

Sep 2022

Released

Foretales Artbook

Sep 2022

Media

Details

Developer

Alkemi

Publisher

Dear Villagers

Achievements

Platform

Windows

Controller

—

Steam Deck

Playable

Players

Single-player

Card Game Story Rich Dynamic Narration Adventure Card Battler Combat Atmospheric Tabletop Board Game Multiple Endings Exploration Choices Matter Fantasy Choose Your Own Adventure Interactive Fiction

About this game

A terrible curse is ravaging the realm and the only one who can stop it is a small-time thief named Volepain.

The Weaver entrusted the instruments of creation to her children, the Nymphants.

The Weaver put in the hands of her children the fate of the world’s creation and stability. The instruments of creation have the power to create and destroy the many worlds of Foretales. Discover the true goals of the Nymphants and the Cult or embrace the Maelstorm for eternity!

Foretales tells the story of a world doomed by a dark prophecy. With the clock ticking on the apocalypse, it’s up to you to decide how to use what little time is left.

If you want to find the path to salvation, you’ll need to decide what’s best for you and your companions!