Tales of the Tempest is a fantasy themed 3D action role playing game. The game takes place on the continent of Areulla in a world inhabited by humans and Leymon (werewolf like creature). The Leymon where once the dominant race on the continent. At some point a war between the two races broke out. This war is remembered as the Beast War in which the humans where victorious. Afterwards the Leymon where treated as second class humanoids or hunted down. The game follows Caius Qualls a young Leymon. At the start of the game he escapes the village he and his father where living in after an inquisitor of the Church of Janna enters the village to arrest them. His father is however captured by the inquisitor.

In the game the player takes control of the Leymon Caius who sets out to explore the world. In the game the player has to fight humans and monsters alike in a real time party based battle mode. The game has a day-night cycle that influences the environment.