Deal your own adventure with hereto unseen decksploration mechanics from June 13th-20th
Nantes, France, June 13th, 2022 – Pay heed, for I have a tale for you! Legend has it that indie developer Alkemi, in partnership with Dear Villagers, are releasing a demo for their upcoming narrative card game Foretales. The wise old ones say that this mythical demo can only be accessed from June 13th-20th at 10am PST / 7pm CEST as part of Steam Next Fest.
In Foretales, narration and experimentation blend with decksploration mechanics to create an all new kind of card game where what happens next is entirely up to you!
Our story begins long ago in the realm, where the avian thief Volepain and his friend were asked to steal a magical lyre. They outwitted the guards with an ace up their sleeve. And by “ace” I mean pocket sand. The point is it worked, and our heroes snagged the lyre undetected. Unfortunately, it was no sooner that they had gotten their hands on the lyre that Volepain began to have terrifying visions of the end of the world!
To combat this catastrophic prophecy, Volepain knew he had to assemble a team of companions. His potential allies included the tiger archer Léo, the gorilla Karst, the elephant Isabeau, and the parrot Pattenbois, among other eccentric allies. He knew each party member came with their own strengths and weaknesses that would have to be deployed strategically if they were to succeed in their quest.
Of course, Volepain and his friends need your helping hand to guide them on their journey. Choose whether to approach a scenario by using stealth, creating a ruse, making a trade, or engaging in good old-fashioned fisticuffs. If you play your cards right, Volepain and his ragtag squad could prevent a terrible fate!
Now it’s up to you to forge your own destiny on this perilous quest, when Foretales comes to Nintendo Switch and PC on Summer 2022.
“We’re thrilled for the general public to get their first taste of actually playing Foretales and seeing how its innovative ‘decksploration’ mechanics work,” said Alain Puget, founder of Alkemi. “We think fans of tabletop RPGs and narrative-based adventures in general will get a kick out of it, and we can’t wait to hear your feedback!”
About Alkemi:
Founded in 2011, Alkemi is a small team of craft people making their own games and other visual products. The studio focuses on medium sized, polished games, with an emphasis on making unique titles that are unlike anything else out there. Its previous works include the horizontal-scrolling shmup / RPG hybrid Drifting Lands, as well as the twin-stick shooter / match-3 mashup Transcripted. Alkemi is now working on its most ambitious title yet with the upcoming narrative-based card game Foretales, due in 2022.
About Dear Villagers:
Dear Villagers is a publishing label of Plug In Digital. It’s a place where talented studios can unleash their creativity and focus on bringing unique single player experiences to players on PC and console, experiences that will stay with them long after the credits roll. Dear Villager’s lineup includes the award-winning The Forgotten City, The Dungeon of Naheulbeuk, ScourgeBringer and Edge Of Eternity.
