Underplayed Gems

Foretales (2022)

Foretales cover
Developer
Alkemi
Publisher
Dear Villagers
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Adventure
Rating
4.2 of 5, 1,167 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 7.6 hours
Where to get it
Steam

How it feels

A narrative-driven card game where you navigate a doomed fantasy world through conversational choices and strategic play, feeling like an interactive storybook.

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What players say

Players describe Foretales as a narrative adventure where cards represent actions like exploration and negotiation, not just combat. The strategic resource management is praised early on, but many find the gameplay repetitive in later acts and note that the true ending requires multiple playthroughs, which can feel tedious.

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