The impression VARLET gives is that the team had ambitions that they couldn't fit within the scope of the project, whether due to budget or time constraints. This results in irrelevant mechanics, a lack of challenge, and a mediocre story. It's a game with a very nice character design, a competent soundtrack—I really liked the music during a certain...
Varlet2025
Varlet
2025 FuRyu62Worthwhile
Playtime
LongTypically 40 hours
Playable on
- Steam DeckPlayable
- Steam MachinePlayable
Available on
- $59.99
- $59.99
- $59.99
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Overview
To be a "leader" that guides others forward, or to be an uncompromising "ruler"...VARLET is a school life RPG where, through encounters with troubled boys and girls who are also searching for themselves, you begin to uncover a version of yourself you never knew existed.
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Press62
Players53
WorthwhileMediocre- Metacritic64from 9 reviews
- OpenCritic61from 11 reviews
Unfortunately, some interesting story ideas and decent music are thoroughly let down by a self-destructive gameplay loop, incredibly shallow systems, and a horrendously broken battle system.
Varlet is a middle-tier game seeped in potential.
VARLET doesn't do anything wrong as far as JRPGs go, but it also doesn't do enough that's interesting. The game puts its engaging characters in a typical high school setting and gives them the standard tasks to complete with little challenge to interfere. It's an OK game to chill with, but it doesn't leave an impression.
Varlet isn’t a game I would recommend to anyone. Even for Japanese high school game enjoyers, there’s just not enough content or reward behind said content to really motivate interest in its pursuit. Every feature in the game feels half-cooked, with the combat system being the only interesting thing, but ultimately falls hard on its face since there’s...