If you only open the Epic Games Store when something is free, open it now. This week’s claim is Foretales, a story-heavy deckbuilder. The free window runs until Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 11 a.m. EDT.
What you are claiming
Foretales is a branching narrative with turn-based card fights in a cursed fantasy setting. Multiple endings, expressive card art, and narration by Critical Role’s Travis Willingham. On Steam it sits around a 75 OpenCritic average with a Very Positive user stack (hundreds of reviews). You are not grabbing shovelware. You are grabbing a mid-size indie that already proved it has an audience.
Claim it if / skip it if
Claim it if you like deckbuilders with a story spine, you already keep an Epic library for freebies, or you want a single-player card RPG for flights and couch nights.
Skip it if you refuse Epic’s launcher on principle, you only want competitive multiplayer, or your backlog already has three unread deckbuilders staring at you.
How to grab it
Log into the Epic Games Store on PC, open the Foretales store page, and hit claim before the July 30 cutoff. Once it is in your library, it stays there under Epic’s usual free-claim rules even after the promo ends.
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