Varthos - Heir to the Throne

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Varthos calls you to his side. Fight hordes of monsters and undead creatures in this captivating action RPG, all of whom have only one goal: to kill you.

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68 reviews
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Developer:
Nightshift Game Development
Publisher:
Three River Games
Release date:
16 December 2025
Recent Steam reviews:
Not specified
All Steam reviews:
Mixed (68)

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Description

Varthos calls you to his side. Fight hordes of monsters and undead creatures in this captivating action RPG, all of whom have only one goal: to kill you. Enter battle in the bodies of fallen heroes—if you fail with one, Varthos will awaken the next warrior for you. Death is only the beginning: die, be reborn, and benefit from the experiences and achievements of your predecessors.

Fight, die, repeat — the battle for the throne of the world has begun.

Features:

- Gripping action RPG with hack'n'slash and rogue-lite elements

- Single and multiplayer modes for up to 3 players

- Directly controlled heroes that can be leveled up without fixed classes

- Randomly generated dungeons

Roguelite Single- & Multiplayer

Alone or together with friends: Fight against evil and use your skills tactically in team battles. Trade items found in multiplayer with your teammates to strengthen the group's combat power.

Unique Character Development

“You are what you wear” — no predefined hero classes, you have complete freedom in how you equip and play your character.

Varied game world

Explore different areas with open landscapes and dungeons. These are randomly generated every time you start a new game.

Direct Controls

Control your hero directly: Instead of using point-and-click to move your character, we rely on WASD for movement as well as precise aiming with the mouse.

Recommended system requirements

minimum*

Requirement 1:
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS:
Windows 10 or higher
Processor:
Intel CPU 8th Gen 8700 / AMD Ryzen 5 2700
Memory:
16 GB RAM
Graphics:
NVIDIA RTX 2060 Super / AMD 6600 XT, with at least 6GB VRAM
DirectX:
Version 12
Network:
Broadband Internet connection
Storage:
15 GB available space
Additional Notes:
Best experienced on an SSD drive

recommended*

Requirement 1:
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS:
Windows 10 or higher
Processor:
Intel CPU 10th Gen 10700K / AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
Memory:
32 GB RAM
Graphics:
NVIDIA RTX 3070 / AMD Radeon RX 6800, with at least 8GB VRAM
DirectX:
Version 12
Network:
Broadband Internet connection
Storage:
15 GB available space
Additional Notes:
Best experienced on an M.2 SSD drive

User reviews

svenevil
Recommended | 14 May 2026
16.3h played

Review by Gaming Masterpieces - The greatest games of all time on Steam. Is this game a masterpiece? No, not now. Maybe never. Varthos – Heir to the Throne is the debut title from Nightshift Game Development, a small

Helpful: 22
GodsGunman
Not recommended | 17 Dec 2025
1.1h played

There are a lot of bad things about this game. Here are a few: 1. the price 2. the polish of pretty much everything 3. the settings UI and the UI in general are pretty bad 4. the time it takes to traverse the map

Helpful: 42
NzBushDad
Recommended | 18 Dec 2025
5.8h played

ignore the negative comments, ive only just started and have had zero issues, game runs smooth, graphics are amazing, gameplay is hard and getting pwnd by a low level mob is all part of the fun

Helpful: 19
Xitri
Not recommended | 22 Dec 2025
28.6h played

Not gonna lie, the direction of the game has been so sketchy since launch, the whole game feels like a group of amateurs grabbing assets and plugging it all into UE. Recent patch was an eye opener on how devs define "

Helpful: 11
d3nce
Recommended | 17 Dec 2025
6.1h played

I just finished the first biomewith a level 11 Ranger. So, after six hours of playtime, here are my impressions. According to one of the three devs, the game currently includes two biomes with a playtime of about 12

Helpful: 13
Steveland Cleamer
Recommended | 18 Dec 2025
5.9h played

When you play Varthos, you start out feeling like a weak little pipsqueak. If you have what it takes to be the best. You will eventually be so strong you will feel like a gosh. I give this game 3 hail mary's way up!

Helpful: 4