In-game event24 Jul 2026Camera-Relative Minimap, Native Controller Support & More!Dear community, We are getting extremely close to finishing our planned controller support improvements based on your direct feedback! Adding native Nintendo Switch and (especially) Steam Controller support with this patch allows us to officially apply for Valve’s Steam Deck Verification . With these major gamepad milestones checked off, we are now transitioning back to focusing 100% of our pro…
🆕 New Features & QoL · Gamepad Vibration Support: Added tactile controller feedback for key gameplay events. You will now feel haptic vibration when leveling up, getting stunned, or dropping to low health. · Settings Reset: Added a "Reset to Defaults" button individually for each settings category (General, Audio, Video). · Interaction: Improved the collision and interaction logic for interact…
Hello everyone, After working intensively on the core mechanics over the past few months, an updated and expanded Demo is now available for you. With this update, we want to give you a deeper look into the interplay of the systems and the atmosphere of the game. The most important new features at a glance: · A new region: The location from the first demo will be replaced by a new area. Differen…
Hello everyone! A massive thank you to everyone who has participated so diligently in our playtest over the last few days/weeks! Your feedback and bug reports are worth their weight in gold and are helping us make Varthos even better. What happens next? Playtest End: We will be ending the playtest today at 18:00 (6 PM). Demo Launch: Shortly after, we will be unlocking the Demo for you! The Demo…
Introduction: Dear community, thank you for testing out the new controller support in both the live game and the playtest version. The playtest version remains fully open to the public, including two friend invites per user, and will continue to be until the controller implementation has reached a decent state. Before fully returning to core content creation, we wanted to address your feedback…
Hello everyone, As promised, we have been working intensively on integrating controller support over the past few months. Until now, Varthos was only playable with a mouse and keyboard – that changes with today's update. Full controller support is now built-in. Our game has reached an important milestone. However, we are aware that under real conditions, the system might still have a bug or two…
Gameplay & Systems · New Toggle Options: Added options to the Settings Menu for both the Item Info Overlay and the Overview Map . You can now choose between Hold (default) or Toggle behavior for both. · Toggle Behavior: When set to Toggle, the Overview Map remains visible until manually deactivated. Similarly, the Item Info Overlay will continuously highlight loot within a 15m radius until togg…
Dear Community, The moment many of you have been waiting for is finally on the horizon. For the past several months, we’ve been quietly restructuring our entire input system from scratch. We are incredibly thrilled to announce that our first public Gamepad & Controller Playtest is launching in the coming days! Implementing full controller support is a massive milestone for us. Not only does it…
Dear Community! We’ve been hard at work tracking down the last few inventory gremlins and tuning our boss encounters. While this is a smaller stability patch, it paves the way for a major milestone we know many of you have been waiting for: Controller Support. Stay tuned for a dedicated news post on here with more details later this week! Bugfixes & Improvements: · Server Browser Version Filter…
Varthos – Heir to the Throne New Update: Greed & Peril Patch Notes – April 11th, 2026 | Version B-0.42.1 Hello Community, our latest patch is live! We’ve been working hard on stability, quality of life, and new content. Here are the highlights of the update: First Iteration of Difficulty Levels We have introduced three difficulty settings, allowing you to tailor the experience to your preferenc…
Dear Community, the next patch is in development! Today we would like to give you a first insight into which new features will soon expand the world of Varthos. The highlights of the upcoming update: Introduction of difficulty levels This is the biggest feature of the next update. We are introducing three levels to adapt the gameplay experience to your preferences: o Merciful: Your character pe…
Hey everyone, we’re celebrating Easter with our 3RG Easter Hunt Week! 🐣 Each day, you can join a new giveaway by finding hidden Easter Eggs in the images of our posts. Day 3 continues with Varthos! ⚔️ In each post, we’ve hidden several Easter Eggs in the image below – can you find them all? 👀🥚 🔎 How to participate: - Look closely at the image below, find all hidden Easter Eggs and comment t…
Dear Community, in recent weeks we have mainly shared updates about new features and the future of Varthos. Today, we would like to show you something that dives deeper into the world of the game. With “The Last Oath”, a short novel set in the universe of Varthos is being released, offering a glimpse into events that took place long before the happenings of the game. In this story, you follow t…
In place animations for blocking and parrying. · Update to UE 5.7.3 including plugins. · Automatically set graphic settings according to hardware when starting the game for the first time. · Moved to EOS , mainly to prepare for the option of cross-platform gaming and console support. · Spiders can't be killed while still spawning (crawling out of the ground) anymore, because it could lead to th…
Dear Community, Last week we presented our roadmap to you. As promised, we would now like to go into more detail step by step and show you what you can specifically expect in the next update. Here are the key points of the upcoming patch: Skills & Combat We are expanding the skill pool with 9 new skills. Our goal is to offer more variety in combat and give you the opportunity to experiment with…
Dear Community, since our Early Access release, some time has already passed, and a lot has been happening behind the scenes! We are working intensively on the further development of Varthos and would like to open the gates for the first time today to share our upcoming plans with you and give you an outlook on how Varthos will evolve over the coming months. Features & Gameplay We are continuou…
Patch Notes 4th of February 2026. Early Access Version B-0.25.9 · monsters and items now properly scale to the player level determined when entering the map
Patch Notes – Jan 17th, 2026 | Version B-0.25.6 🛡️ Combat & Balancing Melee Parry: We're bringing melee combat up to par. You can now parry with melee weapons (Hold 'CTRL'). This works like blocking, though shields remain superior for block angle and stamina efficiency. Solo Revive: Using a Revive Shrine as a solo player now sets a one-time respawn point (resets upon changing maps). Boss Engag…
Patch Notes 29th of December 2025. Early Access Version B-0.23.1-5666 · Fireball should not hit twice anymore, same goes for other projectile skills dealing AoE damage upon impact (e.g. Rasul's Sun) · Critical hits would not apply potential skill status effects (e.g. a critical hit with a poison shot would not cause the poison DamageOverTime effect) - this has been fixed. · Magic Projectile sho…
Patch Notes 23rd of December 2025. Early Access Version B-0.22.9-5657 · Surpressed skill execution while manipulating the camera to not end up with unwanted camera rotation values · Several shenanigans when interacting with the stash were taken care of (e.g. equipping a sword in the off hand while having a bow in the main hand) · Putting items into a stash will no longer remove level requiremen…
Patch Notes December 20th 2025, Early Access Version B-0.21.8-5633 · As originally intended, from now on the Fireball does not only hit a single target but deals damage in a radius corresponding with the visuals (1,25m) · There was an issue that would sometimes keep the poison shot/projectile sound playing in a loop - should be prevented · WarCry Skill does not require standing still anymore, y…
These are the Patch Notes for the Early Access Release Version B-0.21.6 · On game start: Nightshift logo animation audio volume reduced by 25% · Video settings should not get reset when returning to the start screen/lobby (please confirm) · When playing solo, opening the main menu with the ESC key will now pause the game - sorry for initially hindering you from getting an either cold or hot bev…
Welcome to Varthos! The gates are open. Dear Community, We are overjoyed to finally invite you into the Early Access version of Varthos - Heir to the Throne . We are the Nightshift Game Development Team . We are a small indie team with a core of only 3 developers. Varthos is our labor of love, and we have poured everything we have into this project. Today marks a huge milestone for us, but it i…
These are the Patch Notes for the Early Access release version later today. I. New Content & Features · New Biome Added: The second major Biome is now included, complete with its own unique environments, monster pool, items, and a challenging new Boss encounter! · Achievement Overhaul: The Achievement UI has been reworked, and dozens of new achievements have been added. We will soon be adding a…
Advent calendar Door 14: Happy 3rd Advent! 🎄 Door number 14 opens and today it's all about Varthos: Heir to the Throne! Comment on an emoji that you think best suits the game and like the post to take part in the competition. You can participate right here on Steam. 👉 Tip: If you also participate on our social media channels, you increase your chances of winning! 🎁 Gift A Steam key for Varth…
Hello dear players, This is a quick announcement that the current playtest period is ending today ! · The playtest will officially conclude on Tuesday, December 9th, 2025, at 18:00 CET. 🙏 Thank You & What's Next We want to sincerely thank everyone who participated. Your feedback and bug reports were invaluable and will help us refine the game for its next major milestone. Good news: Playtests…
We are running a new PLAYTEST for "Varthos - Heir to the Throne," featuring an Early Access release candidate! Crucial Notes: The playtest is temporary and may be discontinued at any point, which will result in the loss of any progress made in this test version. We kindly ask you not to publish any material showing the new content until December 16th , when the Early Access goes live. Thanks a…
We’ve officially reached 14,000 wishlists! ːsteamhappyː We are absolutely thrilled and deeply grateful for all your support! It’s incredible to see such an engaged and passionate community. This milestone wouldn’t have been possible without you. Regarding our giveaway, all winners will be contacted directly via DM, so please make sure to check your inbox. ːnew_mailː
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