Foretales

Volepain, a small-time thief, is drawn into a prophecy as a curse threatens the realm. He and his companions must navigate a series of missions tied to the fate of the world.

Characters, locations, items, and resources appear as cards. Play them together to explore, gather information, and handle obstacles; situations may offer different approaches, such as sneaking, bargaining, or fighting.

Choices made during missions affect later events and story routes. Managing supplies and other resources is part of planning, while turn-based card combat offers another way through encounters. Replaying the story can uncover alternate paths and endings.

Players who enjoy Foretales often praise its card-based way of exploring and solving situations, especially experimenting with different combinations and seeing choices lead to new story paths. The artwork, characters, writing, and voice acting also recur as highlights. Other reviews find some card interactions difficult to infer and describe later missions or repeat playthroughs as tedious, so the puzzle-like format and branching structure do not work for everyone.